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Hello! I am curious about your tags on this post. How do you personally like characterizing embarrassment with Bakugo?

(link but it's just my prev post!)

hey!! thanks so much for asking :D

don't take my word as law, of course, (in general and) because Bakugo is actually a character who i project A LOT on in terms of like... perfectionism, insecurity, self-doubt and shame (kin moment LMFAO)... so most of my characterization comes from the way eye react to embarrassment, both my own and other's, in situations of all different kinds (like romantic ones, or slapstick ones, etc). it's a feeling that i've literally always hated.

but/so, because i lean more on the Bakugo whose personality (in Cee's words) is insecurity based, i think he tries to avoid embarrassment at ALL costs, because embarrassment = defeat and/or therefore, shame.

in my mind, it's related to his journey of going from overconfident + feeling on top of the world, to... realistic and capable of humility, both in terms of his skills AND personality. even if he's at a point where he can confidently (and aggressively) say he's a good hero/lover/friend/etc... there's still (or, there becomes) this desire in him to avoid the potential failure of being too much or doing too much (aka: acting like the same person he was before and during high school)

so i'd say... i like characterizing Bakugo as being shy and hesitant and careful (in a sense) before he's confident that he has you (or whatever thing) FOREVER. like a built-in safety feature to avoid doing something he'd regret, or become embarrassed by his treatment of others... until he knows for sure he'll get the result he wants. it's part of why i think he's such a hard worker, too :')

(and in a non-romantic context, this might be: not talking about a new move w/ his quirk that he hasn't perfected, or saying he's won XYZ when he hasn't yet.)

there's also the similar depiction of him sort of... leaning into the feelings of embarrassment (defeat) for the end reward... but as someone who has always like. despised that kind of shame and exposure... i just don't really see it being something he likes. but it makes sense too as another result of that journey.

i really, REALLY hope this makes sense!

#i honestly really hate depictions of 'tsunderes' per se bc like.... if i tell u to stop. it's bc im embarrassed and i want you to STOP #so like... objectifying that (without consent) is just.... ugh #but that's just why i think he's more... soft and 'vanilla' and questioning than like wildly easy to jostle / rile up / make embarrassed #it freaks him out. makes him feel small and bad for things he actually does regret #but on the other side of things... #i do think there's a base level too where like. u can tell when the c*ckiness is written from a point of like............ idk #concise consideration #vs when it's just someone who has not grip on who bakugo is AT ALL #like ofc there's always gonna be his pride #but that doesn't make him..... immediately the opposite of insecure and thoughtful in his own right #or easy to tease #it's all about how u explore it #dunno #still hope this made sense #i am so bad at explaining sh*t #adjkfhadjkfhaksjdfhkad #but kiss to u anon #and thanks for reading if u did! #caitie answers #gen #bakugo thoughts #anon