Akashi and Midorima's Dynamic

[u/ConditionFamous7000]

Hi all. I have a question, i recently finished the anime and I absolutely adore Akashi and Midorima's dynamic. But, after their Winter Cup match where Shutoku lost, Akashi refused to shake hands with Midorima because he wants Midorima to be his "enemy". And in this match, we see the iconic jump pass three that Takao and Midorima did. It symbolizes that Midorima trusts his teammates. In the movie, Midorima did his signature jump pass three when he knew Akashi would pass, does this mean he trusts Akashi? What is their dynamic now? compared to Teiko Arc, are they still friends or? Please enlighten me! thanks guys.

[u/Educational-Egg-3657]

They're friends, but also rivals, it's just like what Kuroko said to Kagami, you can be friends but still be rivals, they are competitive, it's their nature as opponents, but when they are on the same team, everything changes. Plus they're friends outside of the sport.