[Despite having just told Ushijima to trust him, it's still the weirdest thing to hear that he is trusted by his bitter rival. Tooru's not sure if he likes that or not, but at least he doesn't need to jump through more hoops, even with being the antagonistic one 90% of the time. If not more. But that's not the important thing, the important thing is what's said next.
Which causes... some sort of pit to drop in his stomach. He can't place it, he should be furious at hearing this, but for some strange reason Tooru isn't and he does not like that either. Maybe it's the tone, it has to be, but then shouldn't he be smug? But the 2020 Olympics, that would make Ushijima older than him then. What a strange thing, Iwaizumi is now younger and Ushijima is now older. But, that's not important to focus on!]
Wait. You're telling me you're 25? And that you've beaten me to the Olympics now... What else am I going to lose to you at?
[Surprisingly, that bite in his voice isn't directed to Ushijima, but towards himself. Guess that's what happens when part of your life is dedicated to winning against people like Kageyama and Ushijima, and losing to them nearly every time.]
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Which causes... some sort of pit to drop in his stomach. He can't place it, he should be furious at hearing this, but for some strange reason Tooru isn't and he does not like that either. Maybe it's the tone, it has to be, but then shouldn't he be smug? But the 2020 Olympics, that would make Ushijima older than him then. What a strange thing, Iwaizumi is now younger and Ushijima is now older. But, that's not important to focus on!]
Wait. You're telling me you're 25? And that you've beaten me to the Olympics now... What else am I going to lose to you at?
[Surprisingly, that bite in his voice isn't directed to Ushijima, but towards himself. Guess that's what happens when part of your life is dedicated to winning against people like Kageyama and Ushijima, and losing to them nearly every time.]