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[bakuhatsufallinlove]

Does Izuku Think His Feelings For Katsuki Are Gross? (or, DvK2's Endless Emporium of Nuance)

This is a pretty common sentiment I see repeated, and we all know the source of it: Deku vs. Kacchan 2.

Original Japanese and official English translation.

Crunchyroll subtitles

In one translation, Izuku expresses discomfort over this topic; in the other, he outright declares it to be gross.

That is quite the difference. I gotta say, Crunchyroll’s direct “This is gross” kind of shocks me, because it functionally ignores the key adverb “sasuga ni” and translates the line the same as you would if he hadn’t said it at all. The official manga translator, on the other hand, clearly made a decision about what Izuku meant by that phrase and then dispersed that meaning across the line as a whole.

So I understand why people have this straight-forward interpretation.

I’m here to offer some linguistic nuance, because my main problem with “Izuku thinks his feelings are gross” is not that it is completely wrong. It’s that it isn’t the whole story.

There are two really important phrases to take into account: kimi ni wa ienai and sasuga ni.

To illustrate their meaning, let’s split the line into two sections:

Note: Grammatically, kara belongs in the first section. I’m lumping it into the second section for the sake of isolating the core ideas expressed in the first section and maintaining clarity in the second.

Now we’re going to break the sections down into their constituent parts. This looks like a verbatim nightmare of a translation, because it is, but trust me, it’s a useful exercise.

Kara links the two sections by showing that the first section directly causes the second. Something worth noting is that Izuku does not use past tense here—he uses present tense and indicates a continuous, unchanged state. He has not been able to before and still cannot tell this to Katsuki. I would argue this also suggests he thinks the circumstances will not change for the foreseeable future.

Important Phrase #1: kimi ni wa ienai

Ienai is the negative potential form of “to say,” which means it is not possible for him to say it. Iwanai, on the other hand, is the negative present tense, and if he had used iwanai instead, that might suggest that he has some choice in the matter. Examples in English might be, “That’s why I don’t tell you this,” “That’s why I’m not telling you this,” and “That’s why I haven’t told you this,” which all express intentional withholding despite opportunity. To use a form that specifically denies the possibility serves to center limitation, regardless of desire.

The combination of the two particles ni and wa are used to emphasize, compare, and contrast. This is extremely telling just on its own. Izuku is emphasizing the fact that, compared to everyone he could possibly tell, he cannot tell Katsuki this. He might be able to tell other people, but when it comes to Katsuki, he cannot. Ienai does not specify where the limitation stems from, but ni wa sure implies it.

Now let’s dig into the phrase that does the most heavy-lifting in the first section.

Important Phrase #2: sasuga ni

Sasuga ni is the adverb Izuku attaches to the adjective kimochi warui (gross or creepy). It is typically translated “as expected” because this kind of adverb sounds awkward in English. “This is expectedly gross” is not a sentence people say much. You might also see it translated “as I thought,” “naturally,” “obviously,” or “indeed.”

And there is something interesting here: Izuku uses a second word that means “as expected” on this page.

Yappari, which can also be translated as “in the end,” “sure enough,” or “after all is said and done.”

I researched the nuances of these two phrases, synthesizing definitions and examples from four different Japanese dictionaries/encyclopedias and two forum boards for language tutoring from native speakers. My conclusions as related to their usage here:

Yappari indicates:

an outcome that was expected (example: “I tried, but sure enough, I failed.”)

something that remains unchanged [in the state it was previously or in other circumstances]

a situation where, no matter how you think about it, you end up with the same result (example: “I was really torn over it, but in the end I gave up on going.”)

Sasuga ni indicates:

[you, the speaker] must acknowledge that this is the natural result of the situation up to this point (example: “they grew up in a big family, so naturally they are good with kids.”)

something exceeds the permissible range, or that it may be permissible under certain conditions, but not others (example: “no matter how nice a guy he is, if he was accused of something unfairly, he’s bound to get angry.”)

You can see the meanings overlap, but the sentiments are a bit different. I saw someone learning Japanese say that every time they used one of these phrases, native speakers told them they should have used the other one instead. Another learner responded that, from their observations, the distinction appeared to be that yappari is used when the speaker had personally thought about and expected this outcome, while sasuga ni suggests that everyone would agree with this statement.

I’m not sure this is true across the board; usage always varies, even among native speakers, so generalizations are only useful up to a point, but I have to admit, a bunch of little things I noticed in my research do support this line of thinking.

If yappari tends to be more reflective of the speaker’s personal thoughts and expectations, sasuga ni’s “acknowledgment of a natural result” could indeed imply external validation. This is true of the equivalent English words, at least: naturally and obviously both suggest that any reasonable person would accept it as fact.

In fact, permissible as an idea kind of hinges on social norms—what is reasonable for someone to put up with? What behaviors sit within the realms of welcome, allowable, or excusable based on your relationship?

In my opinion, Izuku feels like he cannot say this to Katsuki because it exceeds the bounds of what is permissible between them. If sasuga ni implies Izuku feels sure that anyone would agree with his assessment, Katsuki is absolutely included in that.

Izuku is not saying, “I alone think this is gross, so I can’t tell you.”

He is saying, “Considering everything that has happened between us up till now, you would obviously see this as gross, so I can’t tell you.” Its grossness is a natural result of the situation—their history, the way their relationship fell apart, the way Katsuki lashes out, how he can barely stand Izuku’s presence, let alone his emotional honesty.

Chapter 10, during Deku vs. Kacchan 1

But remember that this sentence is a fragment: the subject of Izuku’s sentence is revealed in the second half, and it is the fact that he runs his mouth when he wants to win more than he wants to save.

This is what is gross. Izuku acknowledges that the behavior itself is unpleasant, and that any reasonable person would agree with that. His whole identity as a hero is based on saving people, so he feels some real discomfort when he has to recognize that sometimes he just wants to win. In fact, he can want victory so much that it supersedes his desire to help people.

Izuku has intentionally emulated Katsuki’s practical tactics, but this is about instinctive response. He wasn’t standing there facing Muscular, thinking the winning move was definitely to scream, “shut up.” He was furious, so he wanted to win and make that guy shut up.

When the scale tips, he acts out. He talks shit. He screams at people and insults them, because that’s what Katsuki does. These are all unacceptable behaviors, socially-speaking. Katsuki constantly and intentionally acts the exact opposite of how he should to qualify as a Good Japanese Boy. Izuku, on the other hand, plays the part faithfully, at least until it demands he betray his core values.

Deku vs. Kacchan 2 showcases how neither Izuku nor Katsuki had fully accepted the heroism of their counterpart. Katsuki is uncomfortable with Izuku’s innate capacity to help others, to see their need and meet it without question. Izuku is uncomfortable with craving victory, with that indomitable drive to seek glory. They each admired All Might for the value they themselves embody, and they admired each other for the value they lacked, but that doesn’t mean their admiration was uncomplicated.

Katsuki is a loud-mouthed, aggressive jerk, but Izuku ends up acting just like him. He clearly feels conflicted about it. He’s annoyed and hurt that Katsuki pushed him away by being such a jerk in the first place. And, from his perspective, he fails every time he tries to wrangle their relationship into something less miserable. He might even be embarrassed over the simple fact that he has held on to these deep-seated emotions for years over someone who wants nothing to do with him. He wishes things were different. He doesn’t know how they could be, anymore. He wants to connect, but he can’t.

Izuku frames his inability to express this specific thought as natural and reasonable. Obviously, there’s no way I could do this. And honestly, he is probably right. After all, this is a very intimate, revealing thing to tell someone who seems to hate your guts and has for years.

At any other point in the story, Katsuki probably would have curled his lip in disgust and barked out Izuku’s exact words, “Gross.”

But in DvK2, Katsuki bears his heart to Izuku without restraint.

Katsuki confesses something painful and private to Izuku twice, at two separate moments.

Izuku has two confessions, too. Here's the first:

But the second he admits only to himself and the audience.

Maybe if Izuku had said his “image of victory” monologue out loud, Katsuki could have had his own moment of understanding:

Izuku’s reaction after Katsuki’s second confession.

Maybe Katsuki wasn’t ready to hear it, or maybe Izuku was too chicken to believe he was ready. Either way, he needed to voice both confessions, and he didn’t.

So the narrative punishes Izuku for failing to push past his own limitations.

In the battle of revealing their honne—their true feelings, their truest selves—Katsuki risked it all.

Izuku couldn’t do the same, and that’s why he loses.

Don’t forget that underestimating your opponent is one of the easiest ways to lose a fight in MHA.

But I want to reiterate, Izuku feels conflicted about this behavior and his own feelings, not ashamed.

Emotional conflict is borne from two or more simultaneous, contradictory feelings. Izuku admits that any reasonable person would see the way he unconsciously imitates even Katsuki’s bad habits as gross, but he also clearly tells us something else.

Izuku is directly expressing his own thoughts about it, and the most important phrase is nanoni, which according to online encyclopedia Kotobank, “indicates that the following is contradictory to the preceding matter” and specifically, “includes critical feelings about the contradiction between” those two things. The latter point is unique because other words often used for “but” (such as kedo, which he used earlier in the form of dakedo) do not necessarily do this.

In the final line, one little detail here is the orange highlighted nda. This is used to explain and correlate topics of discussion. The most obvious point of explanation is why he acts this way. But the use of nanoni to connect this thought to the previous one tells us that this line is also explaining why Izuku doesn’t hate it.

Katsuki is his image of victory, and that alone is the reason he does not find this part of himself unacceptable. Just like with sasuga ni, Izuku is telling us that he understands the way other people would see this situation, and he knows what he “should” feel, but then he tells us that he does not feel that way.

I know it is very easy to see “This is gross, so I can’t tell you” at the start of this monologue, skip right to “image of victory,” and walk away thinking that Izuku is ashamed of that specifically, but the details show that the opposite is true.

And let’s not forget the nuance of yappari, which implies that Izuku has personally thought about this fact over and over, but it has always been this way.

I have seen people say that Katsuki is the one letting Izuku set the pace of their new relationship and that Izuku holds back, with this presumed shame as the cause. But I don’t think that acknowledges Izuku’s perspective on their dynamic, nor the casual mutualism they build together.

Katsuki initiated DvK2: a unique, closed “event” wherein, for the first time, they each expressed their vulnerabilities as much as they were able. But immediately outside the confines of DvK2, Izuku is the one who reaches out, as a gesture of reciprocation towards Katsuki for having initiated this change.

He is asking Katsuki's opinion, but what this gesture means is, “I don’t want us being honest with each other to end there. I still want you in my life.”

And maybe for the first time in years, Katsuki actually understands what Izuku means, and reaches back.

Look at these fucking nerds.

Notice that Izuku responds to Katsuki twice. At the first response, Katsuki has offered his observations and given him valid criticism on his technique, which is a show of goodwill. But then, Katsuki continues even when the admission reflects a personal weakness, with Izuku's punch having caught him off guard. This is actual honesty, and it means that they didn't just resolve their aggression and reset to neutral peers, but that Katsuki wants to be close, too. And just like during their fight, understanding comes the second time around.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: from Izuku’s point of view, Katsuki’s shitty behavior was the only thing that stood between them, because Izuku’s core feelings for him never changed.

Izuku lets Katsuki decide what is permissible between them, because Katsuki is the one who pushed him away in the first place. He opens the door just enough to say, “Whatever you want to give of yourself, I will accept.”

After that, Katsuki is the one making the big gestures by taking time out of his own life to discuss OFA with Izuku and All Might and help Izuku by training with him, even inserting himself into situations when he isn't asked. At every point, we see Izuku receive Katsuki with warmth and then follow up with smaller gestures of his own.

Chapters 202, 209, 249, and 327.

The reason we see so much of Katsuki’s side of their relationship, especially after DvK2, is because his feelings are the ones that change the most: from dysfunctional to self-aware and accepting. He has struggled for years over Izuku’s place in his life. He didn’t understand Izuku or his own feelings, and he was wrapped up in denial. He tells himself again and again that Izuku is “beneath him,” when we know the truth is he always thought Izuku was better than him.

Comparatively, Izuku resolves his conflicted feelings about his admiration for Katsuki much quicker, because the source of his conflict was primarily external while Katsuki's was primarily internal.

Chapter 257

A little detail I love about the "I'm too blessed" moment is that Izuku thinks of his conversations with Katsuki as "normal(?)" with a literal question mark attached. Is this normal? He doesn't really know. But it's enough. Kacchan is Kacchan, explosive and outrageous and way too much, all the time. Maybe they'll never be what other people think of as "normal," but Izuku is happy just to have Kacchan as he is, and be there however Kacchan will have him.

Katsuki's ideal has always been Izuku; he tried to outrun that fact and failed every time. Meanwhile, Izuku’s image of victory has always been Kacchan, and he has just been waiting for Kacchan to want to hear that from him.

Everyone has been wondering if Izuku will ever tell him. Me, personally, I'm hoping their story will end with a mutual declaration of their shared truth.

"You have always been my hero."

#bkdk #bakudeku #mha 10 #mha 118 #mha 119 #mha 120 #mha 121 #mha 202 #mha 209 #mha 249 #mha 257 #mha 327 #deku vs kacchan 2 #meta #I hope you all appreciate the neurotic depths my research went to #never again shall I forget the difference between yappari and sasuga ni #I didn't mean to give a grand tour of Izuku being incredibly in love and receptive to whatever Kacchan wants to give him #it just happened!

[black-and-yellow]

anyway listen to Romeo

#points at your shoes #first of all. your kicks aren't even pumped up #bnha #hizashi yamada #present mic #mha #mic simulator redux now has just over 120 plays. Not quite level with the original yet but. there's time... #congrats to me on drawing one acceptable shoe #mic enjoyers don't unfollow me when i start drawing other stuff challenge made slightly more possible by an actual mic post #i have been thinking about him more recently and that cannot be good news

[nerdranttheories]

Taking Care of All Might

Warnings: None. There’s nudity but it’s not described. He’s just having a nice bath while you wash his hair, because I’m a sucker for intimacy.

When the door opens, you can already tell it’s been one of those days. Mostly because you watch the news whenever he’s out on patrol, but even if you didn’t, the way he just stands in the doorway, hovering, like he doesn’t deserve to step inside his own home is telling enough.

It could be any number of things holding him there, the top-ranked hero keeps himself to a higher standard than anyone else in the world.

“Come on in, honey. I made your favorite.”

Toshinori sighs, but doesn’t argue, and begins taking off his shoes in the genkan.

“It smells delicious,” he lies, uninterested in food or the smells of it since he had the the total gastrectomy. He tries to put on a cheerful grin anyway, because he’s All Might. You raise an eyebrow, but don’t hold it against him.

To take off his shoes he has to take off his whole suit (Bless David Shield and his design choices) so when your sunflower steps in the kitchen and puts his arms around you, he’s practically naked.

You sigh into his chest, listening for his heart and the slow ebb and flow of one lung.

He seems equally relieved by the physical contact, breath deepening and the tension in his arms going away, if only slightly.

“C’mon, eat. Then bath time.”

Toshi nods, and sits down at your kotatsu. It’s much taller than a normal one, so it doesn’t warm your legs as well, but it’s better for your his long legs. He hums in relief, the warmth probably feeling amazing on his sore muscles.

“So, how was your day today?” He tries, as he looks at the food. He fiddles with his chopsticks restlessly.

“Oh, the usual. I saw this really cute dog, do you want to see her?”

“Of course!” You stand up and move to Toshi’s side, scrolling through your phone with one hand and plucking up some food from his plate with your chopsticks.

“Open for me?”

“I can feed myself,” Toshinori protests.

“Do you want to see the dog?”

Toshinori sighs, but opens his mouth, like a baby bird. He grumbles slightly as he closes his mouth and takes the bite, but brightens considerably when you show him the picture.

“She’s so cute!” He melts at the fluffy little thing, so adorably furry that you can barely even see her eyes in the picture.

You want to say something cheesy like “but not as cute as you!” But you’re trying to make him take care of himself and not starve, so that takes precedence in your mind.

“Open.”

“Again?” Still, Toshi sighs and opens his mouth. Eventually he gives up altogether, laying down his chopsticks and letting you feed him until he’s holding a giant hand up and shaking his head.

“I think that’s all I can handle, dear. But thank you.” He gently guides your hand down.

“Anything for you.” You kiss his knuckle, and he still blushes like a schoolgirl. He wipes his mouth when you release him, coughing slightly. Thankfully there’s no blood this time.

“Bath time?” You suggest.

He nods, agreeing, and follows you to the bathroom where he takes off what clothes remain, his underwear and his pair of socks. You have to get the water going, so he sits on the toilet to wait, grasshopper legs bent out awkwardly. For now, you settle on the floor in front of him while you wait for the water to get warm, and you begin massaging his feet.

Toshinori moans lightly and hangs his head back, knowing better than to try and protest by now.

The knots are like steel, and you know you won’t be able to get them out in a single sitting. Not unless you had a few hours, and you know his hyperactive self won’t be able to sit still for that long. Even when he’s supposed to be sleeping, he’s up and down all night…

“I think the water’s warm,” Toshinori points out lightly.

You release him and he gets in, using the handlebar you insisted you needed for yourself. He narrowed his eyes at you, but eventually relented. It’s nice having someone who’s so skilled as a handyman around — a bit surprising, too. Who would think the greatest hero of all time would be so good at such a thing?

Of course, his skill with a hammer and some nails aren’t the only thing that attract you to him, as you carefully pour warm water over his downy-soft hair.

He practically melts into the sensation, groaning. It makes something flutter in your chest, watching those blue eyes disappear under the shadow of his brow to let just the tips of his blond lashes reach out into the yellow bathroom light. The hardness of his face softens, gritted teeth relaxing as the aches and pains seep out of him. His pale skin flushes into a more healthy color from the steam, and makes him look far more vibrant than he had when he stepped in your door. Poor thing.

You lather your hands with shampoo, and just as carefully wash his hair, careful to not get any soap in his eyes. It’s amazing he doesn’t have to wear glasses after all of those years of sun exposure and working relentless hours as a hero. Just goes to show it’s all just genetics.

“Thank you,” All Might murmurs when you’re done rinsing out his hair.

“You’re welcome. Yell if you need anything, yeah?” You’re planning to leave him to soak, but long, skinny fingers grab your wrist, lightning-fast.

“Wait! Can you… Uhm, can you sit here with me?” Toshinori turns shy, looking away and not making eye contact. You chuckle and push his wet bangs back, kissing his forehead.

“Sure thing, just let me go grab my book.”

He sighs in relief, especially when you come back, a pillow and a book under your arm. Your free hand finds his, ignoring the dampness, and he rests his face against your arm.

He won’t say “I love you.” He’s too scared after a life of losing people. But you think you can feel it, in moments like this.

#this is has been in my drafts for a while #I lost both of my contacts #and new ones are going to be $120+ #so it seemed like a good time to finish this #yagi toshinori #all might #small might #all might x reader #all might x you #bnha fanfiction #mha fanfiction #my writing

[remcadll]

Thanks for the queer rep Horikoshi

#BNHA #BNHA 364 #AFO #daruma ujiko #MHA Spoilers #BNHA Spoilers #I mean. we all know Ujiko is in love its so obvious but I didn't think that he would be so direct abt it like 😭 #there is no heterosexual way to explain this like actually none zero room for debate #but maybe.. fighting chance for canon spinaraki? potentially? 😳 #at least on spinners side maybe perhaps please?? #This is actually so funny though like 120 year old gay war crimes scientist is BNHA's first love confession

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what do you mean they’re not in this chapter??

#we’re very close to 100 days since they last saw each other #and this current battle just started so hey maybe we’ll beat Bakugo’s record of being gone 120+ days #😔 #mha 354 #mha spoilers #bnha spoilers #bkdk #dkbk #bakudeku #dekubaku #:’)

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I WILL TREASURE THESE PICS!! BABIES!!! 💜

Pfffft ha ha! 🤣🤣🤣

This is one of the toughtest fights yet. And again, I saw this? I'm fainting! Of course, I'm running. I'm taking off! Then, at a safe location, I'm fainting from shock and exhaustion.

AAAAAAWWW!!! COMING IN CLUTCH WITH THE SUPPORT!! 🎉🎉

Even in a crisis, they promoting their business! They are serious! I ain't mad at them though! Make your money!

I still want to go to their café.

AND BACKUP HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!!

#kiya reads #bnha #mha #bnha vigilantes #bnha vigilantes 120

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Izuku Midoriya Whump | MHA

Ep.01 - Crying x2, bullied x10, bruised (flashback), scared Ep.02 - Scared, suicidal, crying, breakdown Ep.03 - Crying x3, training torture, breakdown, collapses, carried, trips Ep.04 - Crying x2, arm busted, falling from the sky, unconscious, nervous Ep.05 - Finger busted Ep.06 - Knocked down (explosion), bullied Ep.07 - Knocked down (explosion), hit from the back, punched, thrown, crying, arm busted, passes out Ep.08 - Unconscious, weak, sling Ep.09 - Squeezed/pushed around Ep.10 - Fingers busted, protected Ep.11 - [ep. includes Aizawa whump❗] Ep.13 - Legs busted, crying, bandaged Ep.15 - Paralyzed fear Ep.16 - Crying Ep.19 - Crying Ep.20 - Fingers busted, punched x2, manhandled Ep.23 - Finger busted x5, arm busted, pain, unconscious Ep.24 - Bandaged, right arm shattered, hand disfigured Ep.25 - [ep. includes Bakugo, Shoto, Iida whump❗] Ep.27 - Punched (back) x2, pinned, splat on the wall x2, bloody nose, exhausted Ep.28 - Thrown x2, bloody nose Ep.29 - Small cut grazed, paralyzed [ep. includes Iida whump❗] Ep.30 - Leg sliced, arm hurt, exhausted, carried, face kicked, SNATCHED Ep.31 - Bandaged Ep.33 - Slips Ep.37 - Backhanded/knocked down, punched, used as human hammer, thrown, spine-slammed, pain Ep.38 - Threatened, choked, terrified Ep.40 - Blown off cliff, exhausted, nuts punched, comforted Ep.41 - Punched Ep.42 - Gut-kicked into wall, bleeding forehead, knocked down, arm busted, crushed Ep.43 - Carried Ep.44 - Arms bandaged [ep. includes Tokoyami whump❗] Ep.45 - Knocked down, tumbles x2, devastated, ambulance-care, says 2-days of unconsciousness/fever, crying, guilt Ep.46 - Arms disfigured, punched Ep.48 - Paralyzed fear Ep.49 - Crying Ep.50 - Punched, crying, comforted Ep.51 - Crying Ep.52 - Knocked down (explosion) Ep.54 - Pinned, scratched Ep.60 - Crying Ep.61 - Knee'd in the face, thrown, angry, pinned, restrained Ep.63 - Gut-punched Ep.66 - Slams into wall, bloody nose, exhausted Ep.67 - Bottling feelings/can't concentrate Ep.72/73 - [eps. includes Kirishima whump❗] Ep.75 - Knocked down, pinned by spikes, spike grazes [ep includes Lemillion & Nighteye whump❗] Ep.76 - Multiple cuts, bleeding, 100% power/extreme pain (delay) Ep.77 - Power overload/dying, crying [ep. includes Lemillion, Nighteye, & Overhaul whump❗] Ep.83 - Fingers-internal bleeding Ep.84 - Thrown x2, shot with beam, stuck holding beam up Ep.85 - Knocked down, knocked unconscious, pinned, thrown x2, kicked Ep.90 - Vision Ep.98 - New power/uncontrollable, panic, vision, slapped x2 Ep.99 - [ep. includes Shinso whump❗] Ep.101 - Paralyzed fear (interview) Ep.105 - [ep. includes Shoto trauma❗] Ep.106 - [ep. includes Natsu whump❗] Ep.107 - Head stabbed with hat, bleeding [ep. includes Aizawa trauma❗] Ep.108 - [ep. includes Shigaraki trauma❗] Ep.117 - [ep. includes Shigaraki whump❗] Ep.118 - Uneasy Ep.120 - Protected [ep. includes Aizawa whump❗] Ep.121 - Arm bit Ep.122 - Knocked back, angry, crying, arms busted x2 [ep. includes Aizawa & Hawk whump❗] Ep.123 - Feral, pinned, protected [ep. includes Bakugo whump❗] Ep.124 - Body exhausted [ep. includes Dabi trauma❗] Ep.125 - Body exhausted, knocked back Ep.126 - Shard headache pain x2, passes out, knocked down, body exhaustion Ep.128 - Bandaged, comatose Ep.129 - [ep. includes Hawk trauma & whump❗] Ep.130 - Coma cont. Ep.132 - Hospital flashback, scars Ep.134 - Gut-punched, bullet grazed x2 Ep.135 - Suicidal/depressed, trampled, confronted Ep.136 - Intervention; depressed, restrained x3, thrown, emotion anguish, pierced ice wall, guilt, body exhausted, crying, scared, collapse, passes out Ep.137 - Scared, mental breakdown Ep.138 - Comforted

#whump #emotional whump #whump list #whumplist #anime whump #my hero academia #my hero acedamia #mha #mha spoilers #mha whump #my hero academia whump #my hero acadamy whump #deku #deku whump #izuku midoriya #izuku midoriya whump #aizawa #aizawa whump #bakugo whump #shoto whump #bakugo #shoto #iida #tokoyami whump #tokoyami #kirishima #kirishima whump #lemillion #lemillion whump #nighteye

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @jazwritesalot. Thank you! 🥹🫶

1. How many works do you have on A03? 120!!

2. What's your total Ao3 word count? 497,454. I have over 25k I haven't posted on A03 though so tack that on and I'm looking at roughly 520k in total.

3. What fandoms do you write for? I currently write for BNHA/ MHA. I used to write for Durarara, HP, Fruits Basket but that was a looooong time ago when I was in my teens lol

4. What are your top five fics by kudos? Fair warning: most of them are NSFW. 1) Take a Bite of Me, 2) Another Day, Another F*ck, 3) more than a learning curve, 4) Need Your Touch, 5) Wrong Size

5. Do you respond to comments? I try to, but I get extremely lazy after a bit and then months later, I respond.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? It would have to be my MCD KRBK fic that I never posted on AO3. It's on Twitter in full but both of them end up dying in the end, one earlier than the other.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Almost all my fics have a happy ending but the happiest one I have thus far is "more than a learning curve". It's completely self indulgent so I wanted it to end in a cute way 🥺

8. Do you get hate on fics? I've only thankfully gotten it once and it was on a collaboration fic. I don't let that stuff bother me though 💜

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Absolutely. Almost 3/4 of my fics on AO3 and Twitter are explicit. I have the most fun writing them.

10. Do you write crossovers? Nope. I don't watch/read enough or have enough creativity to do something like that.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Once. I was very young and found it when searching for my fic title online. It was under a different name and everything. I was so upset that I deleted the fic on my end and stopped completely.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Nada. But I would be over the moon if it ever happened. I would need to give approval first before anything, though. I don't want to come across it one day and nothing was said to me, y'know?

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes! I've done several actually. Some haven't ever been posted publicly but I have a few on AO3 like "Challenge Accepted" and "Pain and Pleasure" that I did with some mutuals on Twitter. It was very fun and I adore doing it 🥰

14. What's your all time favorite ship? KiriBaku! They have my heart in a chokehold. I'm trying to get into others from different fandoms but this one is hard to top.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Hidden Behind a Whisper. I loved loved writing this one when I started and I do go and add some from time to time but I've lost half the motivation I had when I first began. It's sad 😭

16. What are your writing strengths? Dialogue and action scenes. The way I write is like imagining a movie scene, and I write each movement someone makes and go from there. In example, Kirishima putting a hand around Bakugou's waist, Izuku kissing Ochako's forehead, things like that.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Repetitiveness. I tend to say the same thing over and over and have to copy paste my document into a website to see which words are used more than they should. Half the time it's either "that", "just", or "but".

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? If you feel it would add more to your story, speak to someone that knows and is fluent in that language and can read over the dialogue to be sure it is correct. Do NOT use Google translate. It's hardly accurate and a terrible source for translation.

19. First fandom you wrote for? HP. It was a Dramione fic and I was I think 14? It's still up online to this day 💀

20. Favorite fic you've written? "more than a learning curve" if we're talking mildly mature. "Need Your Touch" for Explicit.

I tag whoever sees this and would like to participate! 🫶🫶

#kitkatrix #fic writer

[owlf45]

I missed out on voting for DfO in candor, so here's my 2 cents if you'll accept it: DfO is Boring. Hisashi could be anyone hero/villain/vigilante/civilian/abusive/neglectful/absent/doating/alive/dead/nomu fodder/entirely made up by Inko, anything at all & people pick 120+yrld sociopath Shigariki Sr.? Who had Kurogiri made to take care of Tomura? Waste the infinite narrative potential of Hisashi for discount Darth Vader angst? OfA and its vestiges' drama is more than enough for Candor (and nearly any MHA fic in my bitter opinion), leave DfO for Crack fics.

Its pretty heavily implied that the timeskip in BNHA when quirks first developed happened during the modern era (since it mentioned human technological developments like going to the moon halted entirely while society adjusted to quirks). So it would be more like 2100s or 2200s after the timeskip. I agree though, the timeskip is probably ~150 years the most from my own timeline I made

Heard loud and clear though: DFO Not Wanted

#heres the thing. heres the thing. im ambivalent about dfo #theres a lot of people who love dfo and theres a lot of people who despise it #not to say i dont value ur input but i care less about why people like/dislike the trope itself than whether or not it adds something to— #candor specifically #or detracts from candor specifically #my asks #candor fic

[massivecheesecakewolf]

Plan to prevent afo with time travel.

Or trigger time travel au

A DP x MHA time travel au but not what you think.

3 teenagers are preparing for their plan after All for one defeated all might, and that green kid, and took over japan and already on the way to take over the world with his nomu army. The group in America got a very risky plan to stop him with time travel by making a very powerful trigger and inject it into the mage casting a very powerful time spell-like sending them into 120 year into the past as their plan ( headcanon that MHA took place 300 years after Danny Phantom), sure enough as the nomu are invading the town the group does the plan but the trigger is too powerful and send the group further then necessary from a quirky land to one with ghost.

Vlad is in his mansion when 3 teenagers suddenly appear out of nowhere in front of him and after getting the answer from them becomes shocked that people will get superpower called quirk (and get evidence by one of them displaying a power), amused that society just after the age of quirk decided to be a superhero focused society, and horrified about a man called all for one who made a monster army and takes over the world. While his obsession always wants Maddie, Vlad does mental gymnastics to get an idea to take the teenagers in to learn anything about quirk as he can for his plan for Maddie. Surely this won't get his life to be crazy, right?

Tldr it is about 3 teenagers went too far back to stop AFO and appeared in front of Vlad, just before Danny becomes a halfa,who took them in to get them to be part of his plan ( also unknowingly be on a path of redemption). It is a time travel Vlad redemption au ( no phantom planet)

Also obsession can change but it is slow

The time traveled group age:15.

Name: Luka Hall

Quirk: mana ( he got a mana pool that he can use to cast spells like power like fireball or healing but the more powerful the spell the more mana needed to cast and he needs to rest when his pool is empty and the pool is growing when he trains ( and also temporary with drug like trigger)

birthday: April 21st

Extra: after going back in time becomes extremely against trigger as that went badly. Also have trauma by his sister dying in front of him while going back in time which causes the group to go too far back

Name : Alfred Banks

Quirk: chemistry touch ( can understand the chemistry of things he touches and can alter the chemistry but not knowing what will happen.)

birthday: October 16th

Extra: the one who makes both the plan and the trigger.

Name : Mikey Graves

Quirk : ghost hand ( can summon 2 ghost arm that he can control that act like a arm could like punch and pick up stuff and also while no one knows it yet can effect ghost as the arm can interact with ghosts even intangible)

Birthday: June 8th

Extra: the jokester of the group and wanting to give Vlad a chance when he wants to take them in, also surprisingly reasonable as he explained that only Vlad believes them

The plan before it goes wrong

Inject powerful trigger into Luka

Luka send us 120 year into the past

Go to Japan

Find and interfere with that asshole (AFO) plan

When we grow old use Luka to cast any youth and age expansion spell

Find and help All Might

#danny phantom #my hero academia au #my hero acedamia #dp x mha #time travel to save the world #time travel #trigger time travel au

[bakuhatsufallinlove]

Omae: Complexity of Self-Expression and Intimacy with the Japanese “You”

(Update: I have written a follow-up to this post wherein I exhaustively examine Katsuki's "you" pronoun usage, including every time he uses omae. Please be sure to read both posts! :D)

The anime adaption of chapter 322 is rapidly approaching, so I wanna talk about something really interesting: as far as I can tell, Izuku is the only person Katsuki has ever used the pronoun omae (おまえ) towards in-canon. Furthermore, he has only used omae towards Izuku on three occasions.

The first time is after Deku vs. Kacchan 2 in chapter 120.

The second time is right after his apology in chapter 322. (Katsuki actually uses omae four times in a row in this scene.)

(We'll get to the third time later, just you wait.)

Why does Katsuki address Izuku differently in these scenes? To answer this, we’re gonna commit some language nerdery.

First, let’s be real about the fact that Japanese pronouns can be complicated. There are a ton of them. You learn the common uses—like you could say that, broadly, omae tends to be used by guys for their friends and romantic partners. But the reality is that in a high-context language like Japanese, pronouns can come across wildly differently depending on who uses it, to whom, with what tone, and in what context.

It is difficult to generalize real-life usage, so to be clear, I am talking about MHA as a piece of media. I could try to tell you that omae is rude but also friendly but also condescending but also comedic but also confrontational but also affectionate—and so on, but that wouldn’t help you understand what Katsuki’s omae to Izuku means and why it feels significant.

The thing is, Izuku and Katsuki can each say omae and mean completely different things, because their normal way of speaking tells us how to interpret their words.

When Izuku speaks, he is polite and considerate. He uses the boyish first-person pronoun boku (僕). In Japanese, avoiding second-person pronouns is the polite thing to do; you use the person’s surname and an appropriate suffix instead, and this is the tactic Izuku uses to address others. When he does say “you,” it is usually the familiar kimi (君) towards Katsuki.

We see Izuku use omae in only a few circumstances: he uses it towards himself during inner monologues when he is trying to figure out what to do or compel himself to act, and he uses it when he faces All For One.

Both of these involve what I think of as “tough talk”—Izuku talks tough to himself to push past his fears and be a hero. With AFO, he is talking to a villain, someone he has to defeat. From someone like Izuku who speaks with such politeness and humility, omae reads as aggressive and confrontational.

Katsuki, on the other hand, is always aggressive and confrontational. He uses the masculine, somewhat boastful first-person pronoun ore (俺) and the second-person pronoun temee (てめえ) towards just about everybody. Temee is an extremely rude, combative word; Japanese descriptions usually point out that it reads like fightin’ words—it’s what you’d call an opponent, someone you are confronting, challenging, or belittling. As mentioned, you’re supposed to avoid “you” words to be polite, so the fact that Katsuki whips out temee constantly and makes up insulting nicknames instead of using anybody’s real name is just like, damn, dude!

Unlike Izuku, Katsuki sounds like he is challenging everyone all the time. This means that, coming from him, omae actually seems gentler.

After Deku vs. Kacchan 2, he opens his sentence with omae, and Izuku looks startled by this.

They just had a huge, emotional fistfight, and Katsuki… isn’t addressing him as an opponent, like he always has before. For once, he is addressing Izuku not as his enemy, but his equal.

This scene is the first time Katsuki properly grapples with the truth of their mutual weaknesses and comes to an understanding about it. It leaves him frustrated and unsure, but he walks away seeing himself and Izuku as being on the same side.

Because he takes All Might's words to heart: they are two halves of what makes a hero. They need to learn from each other and push each other to truly reach their best—as rivals, not enemies.

In chapter 322, Katsuki talks Izuku through how he felt about him all these years. He goes over all the things he's had to face to see how wrong he was, to see his own weakness and Izuku's strength. The whole time, he uses the "you" word he always has: temee.

But when it comes time to tell Izuku his true feelings, he calls Izuku by his given name, apologizes, and then right away he says this:

This is a direct call-back to the core question that Katsuki posed to Izuku during Deku vs. Kacchan 2: "Is my way of admiring All Might wrong?"

The second half to that question has always been, implicitly, "Does that mean yours is right?"

Here, Katsuki acknowledges Izuku fully as All Might's successor and affirms that Izuku's path is not wrong, using omae to tell him so. And then he uses it three more times to convince Izuku to come back with them and fight together, "because saving people is how we win."

To me, omae in this scene comes across with such softness. He's speaking with more humility than we've ever seen, both in what he's conveying and his word choice. (There is a whole other conversation to be had about Katsuki's word choice for "I'm sorry," but that is for a different time.)

This omae is not just a sign that he sees Izuku as his equal, it's expressing care for him. Katsuki sacrificed his life for Izuku, telling him, "Stop trying to win this on your own." He is trying so hard to make Izuku understand: Come back, I was wrong. Come back, I care about you.

Which brings us to the third time Katsuki uses omae: chapter 362.

That's right, the infamous "Can I still catch up to you?" / "Can I still reach you?" line uses omae.

Here's the thing that's unique about this omae: it's in Katsuki's head. This is internal monologue; he isn't talking out loud to Izuku, he isn't trying to convey something to him face-to-face, he is just thinking about Izuku.

The word choice isn't for anyone else's benefit or any external purpose: this is just how Katsuki sees him.

I can't overstate how soft, vulnerable, and sincere this moment is for Katsuki. And what gets me about him thinking of Izuku as omae is, it makes me wonder, "How long has he thought of Izuku this way?"

When did Izuku stop being temee in his head?

Changing how you address someone is a big deal in Japanese. Whether it's a name or suffix change (Deku -> Izuku) or a pronoun change (temee -> omae), it represents a significant shift in the emotional dynamics of a relationship.

It crops up a lot in media as a dramatic moment of intimacy, sometimes even being a part of love confessions. This heightened drama is exactly what we see with Katsuki's apology when he calls him Izuku.

Katsuki addresses only Izuku with his given name and omae, and in the whole run of the series, he only uses omae in a few select instances. I would argue that this is really important, subtle character writing.

Looking at the scenes, at least to me, each omae reads as progressively more honest and intimate. Each time Katsuki uses it, he is reaching for Izuku. Each time, it means more.

#bkdk #bakudeku #mha spoilers #bnha spoilers #mha manga spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #bkdk apology #meta #mha 120 #mha 322 #mha 362

[megansabode]

PINNED POST

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Rules for submissions:

- sfw only, no lemons or limes

- no proships, must be minorxminor or adultxadult

- i will not do ships for characters under the age of 12

- no extremely odd ships (includes animalxhuman, 120 year old x 18 year old, etc.)

- i have the right to decline any submissions that i don’t want to write

Fandoms I’m in:

- MHA (my hero academia)

- ATLA (avatar the last airbender)

- TDI (total drama island)

- THG (the hunger games)

- Grey’s Anatomy (although, i’ve only gotten up to season11 and i haven’t watched it in full for a while)

- LOK (legend of korra, kind of, i haven’t watched the series in full yet)

- SK8 (still watching)

- JJK (still watching)

Other:

- most oneshots (especially mha ones) have already been posted on ao3 @/megansabode, atla oneshots are posted on ao3 @/ nowarinao3

- i can do au’s, just be specific

- i do have my own fantasy au of MHA, which i’ll do a post about soon, and i’ll link that post soon in a masterlist after i make it, which i may make oneshots in

- i don’t really write fully romantic scenes, i’ve only written kissing with tongue once or twice and that’s about as far as i’ve gone

- i’m shit at maths (you can tell if you’ve read ‘Will You Remember Me?’, my amnesia bakugo x remembering in 1080P HD izuku fic)

- usually i age up the characters because 1. i’ve written too much of them at high school in my main fic (a bkgxreader called leaf in the wind on wattpad and ao3) and 2. it’s more fun that way (and it doesn’t feel icky)

that’s about it!! happy reading <33

(this post may be edited to become a masterlist in the near future when i post more oneshots)

#mha #submission rules #bnha #literature #oneshots #atla #tdi #sk8 #greys anatomy #lok #jjk #thg

[anti-katsuki-lounge]

Man I hate how Hori retconned Endeavor’s abuse to facilitate his redemption. Like, in the most recent episode, it’s essentially puts most of the blame on Touya and Rei

Oh yeah, that’s perhaps the biggest issue I have with not only Endeavor, but MHA as a whole. The retconning is absolute ass. Turns out Endeavor didn’t smack his wife, she just tripped. Turns out Shota didn’t expel 120+ students, he just suspended them for a week.

Retconning is one of the worst things one can do in a story. While it can be done right, it’s very rarely done so because of how difficult it is to do. MHA shows exactly why you shouldn’t retcon things as it ends up weakening your narrative and serves as a means of trying to get you to care about the characters who have done absolutely shitty things by handwaving it away.

#mha critical

[sc-the-doodle-bugs]

Facts About Me (If You're Wondering):

(you can find most of this stuff on one of my posts)

Name: Soul_Catcher

Nickname(s): S.C.

Gender: Demigirl

Sexuality: Straight, Asexual

Pronouns: she/they

B-day: Sep. 13th

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Things:

Fandoms or things I'm into:

Book Series/Novels:

Keeper of the Lost Cities (book series) [Kotlc]

Harry Potter (book series) [HP]

The Unwanteds (book series) [TUW]

The Candymakers (book series) [TC]

The Hunger Games (book series) [THG]

The Inquisitor's Tale (book) [TIT]

The Glass Secret (book series) [TGS]

Maybe a Mermaid (novel)

The Secret Zoo (book series) [TSZ]

The Land of Stories (book series) [TLoS]

The Story Thieves (book series) [TST]

The Prince Warriors (book series) [TPW]

The Someday Birds (novel)

Prisoner B-3087 (novel)

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (novel)

Anime:

Assassination Classroom (animation) [AssClass]

My Hero Academia (animation) [MHA]

Drifting Home (anime/movie) [Drift. H.]

Hitorijime My Hero (anime) [H.MH]

Sasaki and Miyano (anime) [S&M]

Given (anime) [Given]

Love Stage! (anime) [LS?]

Number 24 (anime) [n24]

Black Butler (anime) [bb?]

Animations (because it's different):

Alphabet Lore (animation) [AL]

Who I Choose (Minecraft Animation) [WIC]

Otomes (I love otomes...)/Visual Novels:

Dangerous Fellows (Otome, visual novel) [DF]

Underworld Office (visual novel) [UWO]

Charlie in Underworld (visual novel) [CIU]

Tokyo Debunker (otome/live 2d) [TD?]

Video Games:

Genshin Impact (game) [Genshin]

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 1, 2, & 3 (game) [MHP]

Poppy Playtime (game) [PP]

Doors (Roblox game) [Doors]

Piggy (Roblox game) [Piggy]

Rainbow Friends (game) [RF]

Cookie Run Kingdom (game) [CRK]

Hastune Miku: Colorful Stage Project SEKAI (game) [Pjsekai]

Ensemble Stars Music! (game) [Enstars]

Bang Dream Girls Band Party! (game) [Bandori]

Twisted Wonderland (game) [Twst]

Danganronpa (game) [Dng]

OMORI (game) [Omori]

Webtoon:

The Schoolbus Graveyard (Webtoon) [Sbg]

High Class Homos (Webtoon) [HCH]

Multiple/Other:

Five Night's At Freddy's (game, book series, animation) [FNAF]

NIJISANJI En (vtuber) [Nij En]

The list above will expand as I continue to keep reading or watching videos about lore.

Favorite Characters (or I simp these people):

Dexter Dizznee (Kotlc)

Venti (Genshin Impact)

Aira (Enstars)

Favorite Ships:

FeDex/Detz (Fitz x Dex, Kotlc)

XiaoVen (Xiao x Venti, Gen Imp)

Drarry (Harry x Draco, HP)

Marellinh (Marella x Linh, Kotlc)

Alexheed/Samex (Alex x Samheed, TUW)

Ruikasa (Rui x Tsukasa, Pjsekai)

Hiiai (Hiiro x Aira, Enstars)

Sasayano? Misaki? (Sasaki x Miyano, S&M)

Main Doodle Bugs Account:

@the-doodle-bugs

Main Blog:

@family-of-freaks

Other Blogs:

@scs-blog-of-lore-and-prompts

@sc-roblox

@sc-picrew

@sc-sketchbook

@sc-virtual-sketchbook

@sc-minecraft

@sc-podcast

Group(s):

@chaos-squad-tdb

@virgo-squad-fof

YouTube Channel:

Soul_Catcher

Other Accounts on Other Websites:

Wattpad-Soul__Catcher

Archive of Our Own-SC_soulcatcher

Quotev-SoulCatcherX

Discord:

soulcatcher #9126

Friends:

@alexandra537264

@neko-sufis-world

@leaf-and-judith

@tsutsujinothere

@nia1sworld

@vanillathecreator

@axie-axolotl

@martysgachaworld

@in0ts0phia

@jacktrades-junkyardstudios

@jassygay

@simyona

@axie-the-simp39

Goals:

10 followers (completed)

20 followers (completed)

30 followers (completed)

50 followers

70 followers

100 followers-goal by the end of this year (hopefully)

120 followers

150 followers

175 followers

200 followers -goal by the end of next year, hopefully

Guidelines:

Ask anything you'd like, but please be respectful about my opinions when I answer them.

I accept any religion, any gender, any race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and whoever you are! I don't accept pedos, bots, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and abuse. It doesn't matter who you are, as long as you're not mean towards me or my mutuals, thanks!

Just so you guys know, I check Tumblr every once in awhile... So it might be some time before you get an answer.

You can also ask my Gacha OC's anything. And you can ask for drawings by me. (I'm still trying to get used to virtual drawing, so most of them will be on paper.)

-Soul_Catcher 💞💞💤💤

[coracat]

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