
so are we not gonna talk about them being 15 years apart because damn.

I understand why you would feel that way. Yes, in relationships where one person is significantly older than the other, there can be and usually is an imbalance of power. Especially considering Yiyoung is younger and much more inexperienced in comparison to the the Director. However, I don't believe that the Director was purposefully "toying" with Yiyoung. My reason for this was already explained in detail by the wonderful jae-san. You can read it here if you'd like: http://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/5407802/

I saw someone point out the panels where Kageyama goes from running with his sister and grandpa to just running with his grandpa (where Kags clearly is ahead of him) to running behind Oikawa and Iwaizumi, and that him running alongside with Hinata means that much to him and is a testament to both of their growth as players.
the way my heart broke seeing it cut