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makeste · 3 years

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BnHA Chapter 320: Deku vs. Class 1-A

Previously on BnHA: Flashback!Kacchan was all “fuck Deku and fuck his stupid goodbye letters, I need to speak to somebody in charge.” Endeavor was all “hello, I am Somebody In Charge.” Kacchan was all “listen up asshole, you need to let us go out and collect our wayward nerd because you stupidly left him alone with All Might and that’s a fast track to disaster right there.” Endeavor was all, “[self-incriminating silence].” Rat Principal was all, “okay sure, have fun kids.” Back in the present, class 1-A was all “hi Deku” and Deku was all “I’M FINE!!!!!” and Kacchan was all “THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU’D SAY YOU DUMB FUCKING NERD” and so the kids all got ready to fight, because OF COURSE they’re gonna fight. Sorry guys, but yeah it’s happening.

Today on BnHA: Kacchan is all “what’s up Deku you look like a possessed Rorschach test, so anyway how are the new quirks coming along.” Deku is all “they’re coming along like THIS” and uses Smokescreen to try and get away. Kacchan is all “PHASE ONE COMMENCE”, and Kouda, Sero, Jirou, and Ojiro leap into the fray to shower Deku with heaps of love and violence, because this is a shounen manga and kicking someone’s ass while simultaneously proclaiming your undying admiration for them is just how it’s done in these parts. The KoudaSeroOJirou squad then passes the baton to Satou, Momo, Tokoyami, Kaminari, and Shouji, who are all “fuck this mask” and do a bunch of stuff to tear Deku’s mask off because they’re the real heroes. Shouto is all “LOOK AT THE LITTLE CRYBABY, THAT’S RIGHT, GO AHEAD AND FUCKING CRY and by the way let us share your burden please,” and once again I swear this is all very deeply moving and touching within the actual context. The chapter ends with Tsuyu being all “look at me. I’m the cliffhanger now,” and damn.

lol what

I don’t think anyone was expecting that. I mean, not that I’ve got anything against Tsuyu or anything. anyways it’s a very nice cover and I love the colors and I hope this means Tsuyu’s gonna do something badass

also, “Deku vs Class A” -- pretty much the expected title, but it’s still got me hyped nonetheless fuck yeah let’s go

IIDA ANGST

Iida Tenya really said “fuck the uniform code, we’re leaving the helmet at home today.” sorry kids, prim and proper C-3PO Comic Relief Iida has left the building. can I interest you in some Serious Iida

meanwhile Kacchan is all “sup Deku, I heard you got a few more quirks, and might I just add that you look like the Snyder Cut of Detective Pikachu”

“you look like a tarred and feathered squid” okay easy there Kacchan. I mean it’s all true of course, but still

“thank you all for coming” OH EXCUSE ME SON, WERE YOU PLANNING ON GOING SOMEWHERE. LET’S JUST SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT

yep and there’s Smokescreen, right on cue

okay Horikoshi, I leave it in your hands. hopefully you can come up with some more interesting combos than my dumbass predictions lol

LOL THIS ISN’T A COMBO AT ALL

“explosions solve everything” -- Horikoshi Kouhei, 2021. something something shockwave, something something handwave ta-da no more smoke. lol okay then

oh, ouch

he would know, wouldn’t he. nice application of one of your many hard-earned life lessons, Kacchan

by the way you guys, just as an experiment, I’m going to try to anticipate some of the discourse this week in the hopes of preemptively addressing it and thus saving myself some time later on lol. so here’s our first test run!

ANTICIPATED DISCOURSE: “oh my god what a fucking hypocrite can you believe this fucking guy”

PREEMPTIVE REBUTTAL: it’s precisely because Kacchan has been in this exact situation himself that he’s able to recognize his past self in Deku now and call him out on it. just because it took him sixteen years to get it through his head that he can’t accomplish every single thing completely by himself doesn’t mean Deku has to go down that same path. so yeah, maybe it is a bit hypocritical, but if you insist that the only people qualified to call out stupid shit are people who have never done a single stupid thing in their own lives, then what you’re basically saying is that absolutely no one on earth is qualified lol. so yeah, I’d have to disagree

and one last unrelated note, I’m willing to bet the whole “you didn’t even say a word before you ran off” thing is possibly the first thing Kacchan’s said in this whole encounter that actually does stem from genuine hurt rather than his tough-love-harsh-truths strategy. I’M TAKING NOTES HERE HORIKOSHI. at this rate it’ll take twice as many chapters as DvK2 for them to hash out all the stuff between them, geez

anyway so I gotta say, so far Deku vs. Class A is looking an awful lot like a DvK3 wearing a hat, trenchcoat, and sunglasses lol

OH SHIT I TAKE IT BACK??

FUCK YEAH, YOU GO KOUDA. and I guess he ditched his mask as well! excellent

so far the strategy here seems to be “Kacchan says all the mean tough love shit while the rest of 1-A balances it out with warmth and kindness”, which actually works pretty well imo. Deku is one of those people that doesn’t usually need a Kacchan Translator anyway, but just in case, this is very efficient

mm but of course Deku is slingshotting himself away with Blackwhip. all right then, who’s up next!

FUCK YEAH

okay but seriously you guys, what is going on with Sero’s face in these last couple of chapters though, it’s really starting to unnerve me. is he trying to emulate Kacchan’s whole asymmetrical facial expressions thing?

in fact let me just quickly hit pause here because,

ANTICIPATED DISCOURSE: “SERO IS TOGA??!”

PREEMPTIVE REBUTTAL: no

oh snap looks like Jirou’s getting in on the action too!

poor Jirou probably spent days racking her brain trying to think of something she could bond with Deku over. is Horikoshi doing these in reverse order of the kids who have had the most interaction with him? that would explain why poor Kouda didn’t get a flashback lol

omg. well that answers that

so by my count, Satou and Hagakure are the only ones remaining in this first tier of kids who Still Appreciate Midoriya even though they’ve barely ever spoken two words to him in their lives lol. so they’ll probably be next, and then we’ll get to the next tier of kids who are pretty good friends with him but not quite besties. and then we’ll move on to the IidaRokiRaka trio, and then lastly, to the boy who is in a tier all his own

BUT FIRST, A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR

and by “sponsor” I mean the Dekuangst. just in case that wasn’t clear. indeed, many thanks to the Dekuangst for making this all possible

(ETA: okay so this whole “take me away” line seemed pretty weird to me, and sure enough it’s yet another one of those cases where only the verb is specified, and the object is left to the reader’s interpretation. so even though the translation says “take me away”, I’m pretty sure that what Deku’s actually saying is “take you away” -- as in, his loved ones will be taken away by AFO.

and that is literally the way he phrases it, though -- the verb used is “奪う” (ubau), meaning “to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal.” which, god, that hurts my whole goddamn heart though, because for him to say it like that?? not “AFO will kill you”, but “AFO will take you away from me.” he can’t have nice things anymore because of AFO. he can’t be around the people he loves because AFO will hurt them. he can’t have happiness because AFO will take it away from him. anyway so where the fuck is AFO right now, motherfucker I just want to talk.)

by the way can Ojiro just extend his tail to whatever fucking length he wants or what because it’s like twelve feet long in this panel lol

WOOO FUCK YEAH TOKOYAMI

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT!! BUT WHERE’S YOUR FLASHBACK? YOU’VE HAD A BUNCH OF INTERACTIONS WITH HIM, THAT’S NOT FAIR

okay so now Satou’s stepping in which is back to my anticipated order, so maybe Toko will finish his little moment afterward

dskfjfkk

“REMEMBER THAT TIME DEKU BORROWED SATOU’S FOOD COLORING” Horikoshi says, sweating. “AND REMEMBER THAT TIME HE, UM, SMILED IN HAGAKURE’S GENERAL DIRECTION”

actually I am curious about what Hagakure’s part will be because, you know, the whole traitor thing lol

(ETA: funny how we just skipped right over it huh. can we get a traitor reveal countdown started here? definitely getting close to that time.)

whoa lol wtf

MOMO??? THIS HAS MOMO WRITTEN ALL OVER IT DAMMIT

-- SWEET MOTHER OF FUCK

“SORRY MIDORIYA-SAN, I LEFT MY FUCKING CHILL AT HOME IN THE LOCKER NEXT TO IIDA’S HELMET” holy shit lmao

and here I thought she’d get a flashback to her time on the Baku Rescue Squad or something. but nope, no flashbacks from Momo, only terrifying sci-fi torture devices

poor Dark Shadow is such a trooper omg

“why am I the only one who has to make prolonged contact with his smelly disgusting self” taking one for the team there DS

FUCK YEAH KAMINARI NO JUTSU

THE PRICKLY BASTARD WHISPERER STRIKES AGAIN!! don’t suppose you brought any clean clothes you could sneakily force him into huh Kami

okay here we go, so now Shouji and Tokoyami are joining forces

um excuse me this is fucking awesome

wonder how he’ll break free? don’t think he’ll reveal Fa Jin until the end of the chapter, so maybe Air Force or something? idk

TOKO GETS AN EXTENDED MOMENT BECAUSE HE IS A TIER TWO PATREON REWARD LEVEL FRIEND YAY

WHY IS MOMO MAKING THIS FACE LOL YOUR THING WAS WAY WORSE

and Shouji just casually hitting him with what is easily the best comment from anyone yet. too bad Deku’s just gonna ignore it. you deserve better Shouji

KAMINARI OMFG

it only just occurred to me that Kami is currently trapped inside Dark Shadow right along with him lmao omg. realest one in the entirety of BnHA, right here. we will never forget your sacrifice

aaaaaaand Deku’s yeeting himself

do you really hate the thought of taking a bath that much my dude

oh shit the mask!!

-- oh shit the feels

o(TヘTo)

fuck. and I mean, we knew he was crying, that was a done deal. but still, to see him in this much pain is just...

and the acknowledgement that he knows they’re worried about him, but that it doesn’t change his mind one bit. this, right here, is why they have to be a bit harsh with him, you guys. because they’re up against the full, unbridled stubbornness of Midoriya fucking Izuku, and if they don’t match that stubbornness with an equal stubbornness of their own, they basically don’t stand a chance

(ETA: quick note that there is apparently another mistranslation here -- rather than saying that his friends are oblivious to the danger, what Deku is actually saying is that none of his friends have activated his Danger Sense once throughout this entire fight. which I had been wondering about, and it turns out Horikoshi actually confirmed it. so basically none of the kids bears any ill intent toward him, and there’s literal proof right there.

incidentally, as @class1akids pointed out, this also casts an interesting light on this chapter in terms of who hasn’t fought Deku yet. not to play the Hagakure Traitor Music for the billionth time you guys, but I’M JUST SAYING lol.)

anyway, but the good news is that they all seem to understand that. and the even better news is that we have reached the tier 3 friends!!

“OR ELSE” lol, great to see Shouto wielding his friendship just as aggressively as Deku once did towards him. I do love a good role reversal

p.s., ANTICIPATED DISCOURSE: “why is Shouto being so cruel to Deku can’t he see how hard this is on him”

PREEMPTIVE REBUTTAL: this is a callback to the classic “even heroes cry when they have to” Shouto line from chapter 137. Shouto is clearly following Kacchan’s lead here and going for the more ruthless approach, knowing that the gentle approach isn’t getting through to him (if anything it’s only making him more stubborn as we saw on the previous page). basically it’s his way of pointing out that even heroes are still only human, and so is Deku last time he checked

ah okay, and there Tsuyu is at last

okay real talk, I get why Tsuyu is included in the tier 3 friends, because she was one of the first people to team up with Deku going all the way back to USJ. but that said, this probably would have had more impact if their most recent interaction hadn’t been like 150 chapters ago

but anyway though it’s still a good speech. maybe not quite a cliffhanger-level speech, but a good speech nonetheless. in a way though, I’m glad to see that Horikoshi seemingly didn’t give a fuck whether he ended this on an actual cliffhanger or not for once

and that “headed toward the climax” part has me excited too, ngl. because if we really are getting to the so-called climax this soon, that makes me even more certain that there is indeed a DvK3 in the forecast. so I presume that next week (or I guess two weeks from now) will be the tier 3s along with the remaining tier 2s like Kirishima and Aoyama

and then after that, well... [orange and green banners being hoisted] [sound of screeching airhorns and vuvuzelas in the distance] [sound of All Might approaching in his car which I didn’t notice until I looked back at this page a second time whoops] THE PROPHECY WILL NOT BE DENIED

#bnha 320 #midoriya izuku #bakugou katsuki #asui tsuyu #tokoyami fumikage #kaminari denki #todoroki shouto #class 1-a #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #makeste reads bnha

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katsukari · 4 years

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How some (most) of the BNHA boys would dance with their s/o.

I was in the mood for some fluff, so, here we are. Still writing for them as adults. And I kinda went overboard with how many people I put on this post. Oops. Anyways, let the fluff commence!

Kaminari Denki

Dancing happens a lot with Denki, to me he seems like the kind of person who would always have music on in the background, so it just seems right that he would dance with you all the time.

He’s gonna have you dancing all over your apartment laughing until your lungs hurt. He’s got so much energy even after a long day at work, and being with you makes him so happy he just has this urge to grab your hands and swing you around.

Not gonna lie, your downstairs neighbors probably hate you guys for how often the two of you just start jumping around, most of the time at night when he gets home from work. You’ve received a letter or two in the mail.

Overall, a very joyful dancer.

He’s not opposed to slow dancing, but prefers messing around and making you laugh.

Midoriya Izuku

Dancing with Izuku is a rare treat. Something that happens on special occasions or if one of you is feeling even more lovey than usual.

He tries to be serious and romantic when he dances with you, he really does, but he just can’t help it. He’s clumsy and nervous and you’re so close and he’s so happy to have you in his arms the smiles and laughs just sort of happen. You don’t mind.

Will occasionally pick you up and spin you around just to get a reaction out of you. Low-key loves to show off how strong he is, but, mostly does it for you.

He’ll dance with you whether or not there’s music playing, though he loves it if there’s music and you hum along or sing to him.

He’ll goof off and dance with you that way too, though that mainly happens while the two of you clean.

Iida Tenya

He will probably dance with you the most. There really isn’t much rhyme or reason to it, other than your moods.

He enjoys the simple intimacy of it, your hand in his, swaying back and forth. It’s one of his favorite things to do with you. Will let you go out and spin around as much as you want, but prefers to have you close.

Expect him to press a kiss to the hand he’s holding, because he’s a tender man when it comes to you, and he loves showing you how much he cares.

Will always make sure there is music playing if you’re going to dance. It’s simply how things are done.

Not really one for other types of dance, but if you wanted to try, well, he’d give it a shot. At least once.

Amajiki Tamaki

He dances with you surprisingly often. It calms him down. Most of the time he’ll rest his forehead on yours, or bury his face in the crook of your neck, just breathing you in.

It never ceases to amaze him. The way you feel in his arms. The way you hold him. The way you choose to let him love you. All of it. Dancing with you is so special to him.

More often than not he lets you lead, content to follow you around the apartment, or stay in place. He could stay in your arms for hours.

If you sing to him he’ll melt, and on very rare occasion he’ll let himself hum along with you.

Don’t expect him to do more than slow dance with you though, get any more complicated or fast paced and he’s not going to be able to handle it.

Todoroki Shouto

Dancing with Shouto tends to be rare. He prefers to show his affection in different ways, but if you show interest in it he’ll make the effort.

He will for the most part let you dance around him while you hold hands until you decide you want to come in close. At that point he’ll wrap his arms around you and let the two of you sway to your hearts content.

He enjoys the contact, and he loves to watch you, to see the smile on your face as you twirl around the living room. So he knows that it’s worth it. Every second.

He couldn’t care less if there’s music when the two of you dance, so that is solely a matter of your preference.

I can’t see him letting loose enough to dance any other way, so he’ll probably stick to slow dancing unless you beg him to try something else.

Bakugou Katsuki

He does not dance, at least he tells himself he doesn’t. What he does with you is an exception. It doesn’t happen very often, but every once in a while you get to him.

He’ll let you spin into him and he’ll wrap his arms around your waist, resting his head on your shoulder, moving side to side. Sometimes you can get him to dance with you both facing each other, in those cases his hands rest on the small of your back, his head still on your shoulder.

Won’t admit it, but he kinda likes it. Having you pressed up against him, the fact that it’s often a time you share just enjoying each other’s company, no words said. It’s relaxing.

He doesn’t do any other kinds of dances, he can think of better ways to spend his time, though, you could probably find some way to convince him.

Mirio Togata

He is the biggest cheeseball of the bunch. Not to say that he doesn’t slow dance with you, he does, but the nature of your relationship is a playful one.

Dancing is common with the two of you. No music needed. Just the joy of the others company. Will do the most ridiculous shit to make you smile and will pull out all the cringiest dance moves as you bop around the kitchen.

He’ll pick you up and spin you around until you’re dizzy. He’ll let you twirl around him in your socks until you can’t anymore. He’s going to egg you on and encourage you to do whatever you want. It’s a judgement free zone.

Will never say no to dancing with you. It doesn’t matter what kind, if it’s you and him, he’s sure it’ll be fun.

Shinsou Hitoshi

Alright, hear me out on this one because I know this is a period piece and people don’t really dance like this anymore but it’s the look on his face. The look on his face. (Don’t get me started on Becoming Jane and Mr. Tom Lefroy) You cannot tell me that he would not be a smug s.o.b if his s/o wanted to dance with him. That is why this gif is here.

He would dance with you, of course he would, but he would be so pleased with himself every time. He’s not sure why it pleases him so much, perhaps it’s because you continue to want him near you, in almost every way, almost all the time.

Loves having his hands on your hips, your arms wrapped around his neck, as you slow dance around the bedroom. Will almost guaranteed have you pressed as close to him as possible.

Will on rare occasion mess around and do other dances with you. But they will be few and far between.

Kirishima Eijirou

He will dance with you as much as you want him to. Doesn’t matter when. Doesn’t matter where. If you’re in the middle of walking home or in the middle of an amusement park he will drop everything to dance with you.

He’s not the smoothest dancer but he makes you laugh and no two dances are ever the same. He’ll rock you back and forth as he spins you around loving the sound of your voice.

Doesn’t really care if there’s music, the sound of your laugh is more than enough for him.

Different kinds of dance aren’t uncommon, he loves a good challenge and will learn all kinds of them if you want to. If it’s a way he can spend time with you, and it counts as exercise, he’s sold.

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writing-for-me-at-this-point · 4 years

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Fight w/ S/o | Tenya + Eijiro + Katsuki | Angst, Fluff | HC’s

Request: Omg hi! Can I request angsty break up hc for bnha like they get in a fight for tenya iida, kirishima, and bakugo but can they end in a sweet makeup :) sorry if u don’t wanna do this, I don’t mind.

Word Count: 2030 words

Page Count: 5.6 pages

A/N: here we go! i hope you like it :)

Tags: @centerhabit

You didn’t even remember how it started, and as cliche as it sounds, it was true. You never related so much to such an overused statement. Anger from the fight filled your entire body, with a head as light as cotton- you almost felt dizzy, yet your body was buzzing with adrenaline. Filling your veins much like how it does when fighting and training. You needed to focus on what was important- becoming a hero. It was developing healthy habits so you don’t crash in your future, but here you were crying over a boy. But he was your boy, the one you care for- grew to love and still do.

Tenya Iida

- You both were fighting about something stupid. You couldn’t even remember.

- You started the night as you usually had done. Tenya sitting upright on the bed, with your legs on his, with you leaning against the wall. You were both studying, catching up on some notes and finishing homework before doing something else for your classes.

- Some cutesy shit ya'know?

- And you asked how his brother was doing, and he answered normally, but one thing lead to another.

- And here you both were, arguing with one another, not really yelling. Just speaking at a louder volume- kinda like Katsuki does.

- “Are you saying I don’t care about you or what you stand for, Tenya”

- “I’m saying you only care about me when were on the same footing.”

- “Same footing?!”

- This wasn’t good. Some of the guys had heard muffled yells and even got a bit worried too, like damn Iida is yelling? At his girl?

- It got so tense and the room just reeked of anger- something that never happened in Tenyas presence. NEVER.

- You stopped yelling, took a deep breath, and looked at Tenya, you knew the tears were in both your eyes.

- This fight was killing both of you.

- He looked so tired, his hair was messy from running his hands through it, the frown he carried held deep lines in his face- his flannel button up shirt you had gotten him was wrinkled from his own hands gripping at it during your argument.

- You probably didn’t look any better.

- “I’m gonna go to my room now…” You started, grabbing your bag as you did. When you turned to the door, you couldn’t look back at him, but you did turn your head.

- “We should probably take a break from each other for a bit.”

- Now, why you gotta shatter his heart like that, [ Y/n ]?

- You both kinda just laid in bed that night, either crying or kinda dead-eyed and staring at the ceiling or your phones. Who knew the contact you pressed on so quickly before felt like the whole world was holding your hand back.

- The weekend rolls by and your trying to save face. You decided to spend the weekend with some friends from middle school, catching up and what not.

- “How’s your boyfriend, [ Y/n ]?"

- "Honestly? We’re kinda… fighting?”

- BOI WERE THEY RILED

- You ended up explaining what had happened and it made you rethink about what was said.

- “Girl, you fucked up.”

- “Oh my god, I fucked up.”

- You kinda just looked at your lunch for a second before you saw your phone, and a text was waiting just for you.

Tenya

Are you okay? I love you.

- Your heart BROKE and MENDED at the same time before DROPPING.

- “I gotta fix this.”

- “I got the bill, go! Take care of that boy before I beat you!”

- You made it back to the dorms LATE.

- You didn’t even realize how long you were out and how far into the city you had been.

- It was 20:13, about an hour before curfew started.

- You settled your stuff into your room and sat on your bed.

- What were you gonna say to him? What would he say? How is he feeling? You feel like a dickhead. This wasn’t about you though, this was about him, god you just wanted him to be happy again.

- Your head was in your hands when the knocking was at your door, you didn’t even realize the door was opening till you heard it close.

- “Hey.”

- “Hello.”

- God his voice, it sounded tired and done with everything.

- “We need to talk.”

- Go and give the boy a heart attack [ Y/n ].

- “Wha- What do you mean? It was just a stupid fight?!”

- You heard his voice change into something more anxious and you tried to settle him down, and you spoke about how you essentially fucked up.

- He tried taking the blame but no, you knew you had to apologize and that what you did wasn’t right- you had to make it right.

- You both had tears in your eyes as you made up, and it was a long process before you really let yourself off the hook, and Tenya just wanted you to be happy again to.

- You ended up laying down in bed with him, his head on your chest as you ran your hands through his hair, catching up on what has been going on- everything settling into its routine, as it should be.

- When you ended up falling asleep first Tenya looked to you before smiling softly, a quick peck to your lips before covering you both with a blanket and you snuggled into his arms.

Eijiro Kirishima

- “Do we really need to do this now?”

- “Yes! Because you have a habit of evading serious conversations, [ Y/n ]!”

- “Excuse me?”

- You both ended up going off on one another, arguing back and forth in the empty training room, hands waving in the air desperately trying to get both your points across.

- “You need to stop this! Throwing yourself into danger like that won’t help anyone! You’ll end up getting hurt- or worse, killed! Do you think I would want that! That any of us would?”

- “You think I do what I do recklessly? You think I don’t have a back up plan in case something were to happen? Do you think THAT lowly of me?”

- “[ Y/n ], you know that’s not what I mean! You-”

- “No! You’ve made this very fucking clear!”

- You tried walking away, but he came after you, grabbing at your arm.

- “Eijiro! It’s done!” You yelled, irritation getting the best of you, flinging your arm away from him.

- You managed to shock him, your voice sounded so… hateful, did he really get you that mad?

- He didn’t mean to do it. Really! He was just worried about you, he didn’t want you getting hurt.

- But you got so mad, maybe he was in the wrong?

- He kinda just stood there like a confused puppy watching your figure disappear from his sight.

- ‘It’s done!’ Did that mean…?

- On your end you started to calm down, you don’t know why you blew your fuse like that, and it wasn’t a good thing to do.

- But you knew you needed to calm down before your temper got the best of you, and that you didn’t want to hurt Eijiro in anyway.

- You needed a shower, some pajamas, dinner, and then you can go back to him. Some time apart before talking about this again is the right way to do things.

- You made it to your room and grabbed some pajamas, going to take a rather… long shower before changing, putting your costume to get cleaned as you grabbed dinner and ate quickly, staying alone for the night.

- It was a while before you decided to talk to Eijiro again, now it seemed like you both were ready, right?

- Well, when you made your way to his room and knocked, there was no answer. So you waited and knocked again.

- You started to get a bit worried.

- Did… did you fuck up that bad?

- Is he okay? You didn’t mean it.

- You wanted to make this better.

- He… he deserves better.

- Your heart was racing and you wanted to make up with him, that this wasn’t his fault.

- Your head hit the door and you stood there with your eyes closed, thinking of the most worst case scenarios, not hearing the footsteps come up to you.

- “[ Y/n ]? Are… you alright?”

- Your head shot up.

- “Eiji…” You teared up, and went over to hug him, muttering apologies and while shaking a bit.

- “Hey, Hey- it’s alright. You’re making me think I did-”

- “No. No. You didn’t.” You pulled away.

- “I’m sorry. Really. I shouldn’t have blown up at you like that.”

- “I shouldn’t have said you were throwing yourself into things, or being reckless. I’m an idiot.”

- “Nah. I am.”

- “Are we really gonna do this?” He chuckled, watching you pull away as he opened the door.

- “Mm. maybe. Come on sharkie, let’s so cuddle.”

Katsuki Bakugo

- Oh god.

- He was in one of his moods again.

- Though Katsuki had a temper, he always valued communication, especially when your relationship became much more serious.

- And your relationship was strong because you always spoke and communicated well, making you love him more and more each day, which you didn’t think was even possible.

- So this situation you got into was seriously dumb, according to your standards, because it could’ve been avoided.

-You essentially were convicted of the big dumb. Too much Mina and Denki time you guess.

- Though you knew it was a miscommunication, Katsuki didn’t- so his anger was justified, but when hes yelling his head off and you can’t get a word in, it does get tiring.

- “Are you fucking kidding me? Like you could have just asked! Really!”

- You were kind of waiting this out, for his anger to simmer out before you spoke, it always worked before.

- You sat on his bed, arms crossed, as you watched him pace around the room.

- You loved him, you really did, but you also knew how he is- so the bored look on your face really got to him.

- “Are- Baby are you even fucking listening?!”

- Your bored look honestly hurt him, did you not care about what was bothering him? Yeah, he was yelling like an ass, but he was upset.

- You got in trouble with Mina and Denki, and though it was dumb, he didn’t want you in bad standing with any teachers.

- And that look on your face like you didn’t care.

- Fuck.

- “Katsuki, I am listening. Why would you think I wouldn’t?”

- “Because that look on your face says it.”

- You were shocked, you didn’t mean it in any way like that, and your surprised look only seemed to make him even more upset.

- Then it blew up, with him looking more and more heartbroken, his anger dissipating into sadness quickly.

- “Katsuki, please, it isn’t like that.”

- You’re ready to cry at this point, you’re making him feel this way? You’re responsible for this?

- He notices you’re both getting to riled up and he sits on the bed, not talking and lets you both take a breather, not really saying anything.

- “Are you okay?"

- "Yeah, you?”

- “I think so?” You muttered.

- He shifted next to you and brought his arm around you, and let you lay your head on him, his hand rubbing up and down your arm.

- “I’m sorry.”

- “It’s okay. I’m sorry too, I should have just asked you before acting like an idiot,”

- “I didn’t mean it, and it’s okay, we all become dumbasses once in a while.”

- “I know.”

- “I really am an ass.”

- “We know.” You smirked as you felt him stiffen.

- “Hey! I’m trying to-” He stops himself before sighing, a small smile on his face, bringing a hand to your cheek and pinching it. He brought his face into your neck and nuzzled harshly, tickling you and making you laugh, giggles escaping your throat.

- “Stop! Haha- Katsuki!”

- “What? I just wanna make it up to you!” He smiled maliciously, his hands coming to your sides.

- “Don’t you dare!”

- “Too bad!”

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edengarden · 4 years

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BNHA CONCERT BAND AU BC IM A NERD

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS OR HEADCANONS AKSJHD PLS ASK ME I LOVE BAND I LOVE MUSIC AND I LOVE THIS-

Izuku Midoriya:

Boy definitely plays a wind instrument. I’m assigning him clarinet

Wants to be first chair so bad, he practices so freaking much I swear

ALWAYS. IN. A. BAND. ROOM. with Iida and Uraraka. They’re always practicing

He’s so confused with music theory, please help him. He just,, WHY is it minor?? WHY IS THERE A SOLO WITH NOTHING WRITTEN?? WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE HAS TO IMPROVISE WITH THE CHORDS WRITTEN OVER THE BARS-

Ochako Uraraka:

ALTO SAXOPHONE-

She’s also comfortable enough to play 2nd or 3rd clarinet if needed, or even soprano saxophone

Doesn’t have her own instrument, she borrows from the school and she HATES the reeds, they’re crap. When someone gives her a good reed, she CHERISHES it.

In jazz band also! With the same instrument, but she doesn’t feel ready for solos so she’s usually 2nd or 3rd. Bro when she has to switch from swing to straight she ALWAYS forgets and it’s the band’s downfall.

Tenya Iida:

TRUMPET TRUMPET TRUMPET TRU-

And he’s one of THOSE trumpet players, by the way.

“Sir the French horns aren’t tuned” yeah, he has perfect pitch

Literally plays flight of the bumblebee as warm up. Or has his own warm up scales. Never practices right before practice though, he thinks it’s “too late” for that

Has his own trumpet, it’s silver with hints of gold/brass. Takes care of it RELIGIOUSLY.

He HATES having to blow out spit onto the floor, but dude what other choice do you have??

Momo Yaoyorozu:

Sweet angel 🥺🥺 she’s an oboe player

Definitely bought her own instrument

Sight reading MASTER. she instantly gets the key bro, it’s so rare that she forgets an incidental

Definitely leads sectionals all the time. And she does it WELL.

When people (*COUGH* BASSES*cough*) slowdown, she’ll sway to the beat in hopes that they’ll follow her

Kyoka Jirou:

Electric bass or contrabass, give her either and she’s good to go dude.

Also has perfect pitch and knows her music theory WAY more than a high school student should know. She’s a genius.

Her warm ups? Jam sessions with Hanta and Todoroki. She just shouts a key and they go. It’s usually jazz, she plays a pretty constant pattern, Todoroki tries to improvise but hanta takes over pretty quick-

Definitely in jazz band as well. Also in a school competition band (like singer and stuff), also a one-woman-band. She’s in so many bands dude.

Shouto Todoroki:

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Also has a background in flute bc his parents wanted him to have ~versatility~

Knows all the theory in his head, like he knows what’s going on, he just doesn’t know how to explain it

*false note* “sorry my instrument isn’t warmed up, it’s probably my reed”

Has plastic reeds. And reeds ESPECIALLY for jazz.

Oh yeah he’s in jazz band! Loves that he’s like, the only tenor saxophone so he gets all the solos

Rikidou Satou:

TUBA PLAYER IN DA HOUUUSSEEE

Buddy actually brings the tuba home to practice, he drags that thing AROUND.

Always. Slows. Down. But no one knows it’s his fault most of the time, they blame Sero-

Firmly believes in the “basses are the foundation of the orchestra” mindset, he’s so proud to be a bass

Kouji Kouda:

Soprano Saxophone, but can also handle clarinet if the need comes (he just loves the sound of soprano sax you guys)

DEFINITELY in jazz band, but as a Tenor Sax 2 bc he knows if he went as a soprano sax he probably would’ve gotten solos

Is it Momo’s oboe?? Is it Kouda’s soprano sax?? No one knows the different except those two and Jirou

Plays Shostakovich’s jazz suite no. 2 as a warm up

DEFINITELY A SWAYER. He just gets into the mood of the music and SWAYS.

Tooru Hagakure:

Flautist!! She chose it as an 11 y/o bc it was a girly instrument but she really likes it lol

A mediocre player, she spends most of warm up with Mina tho, she thinks that she’ll get to warm up when she’s playing bc I mean— no one hears the flutes

Wanted to main the picolo for the sole purpose that it’s an Ear Destroyer. Aizawa heard the mischief in her voice and said no.

Sight reading?? What’s that?? She has no idea what’s going on, she just pretends to play and when she’s comfortable with the melody, she’ll just step in. NEVER notices key changes and signatures.

Yuuga Aoyama:

LASKHDSJ FLAUTIST!! Also clarinetist. He loves being able to stay where he is during practice even though he changes instruments it’s sort of funny

His cheeks get SO SORE when he plays clarinet though and he WILL complain.

“My flute is so heavy!” Kind of guy.

Definitely has his own instruments and takes GREAT care of them.

Wetting his reed with his saliva?? No, he plops it in a glass of water instead (the reeds are definitely his own, and expensive)

Tsuyu Asui:

Trombone gang bro.

Positions are burnt into her brain dude she’ll never go out of tune.

SO SMOOTH. SOOOO SMOOO- dude she plays so well?? It’s never spitty, but during jazz (yes she’s in jazz), if it’s a moody piece she KNOWS how to make it juuussssttt airy enough to be beautiful

Not that good with fast songs, but she makes up for her amazing ass vibrato and her range. GOD-LIKE RANGE.

Mashirao Ojirou:

FRENCH HORN!!!

Omg he plays like a king. And he’s so proud of being the ONLY one playing French horn, but there is PRESSURE, because a French horn is rlly tricky to tune dude. Have you SEEN it??

Always keeps his mouthpiece with him, as if he’s afraid someone will play his instrument?? Like no dude it’s good in it’s case but you do you I guess

He doesn’t stand out that much, but in the majestic pieces where he has a 5 measure solo?? He gives it his all and he pulls it OFF. Those moments are always the highlight of the piece

Mezou Shouji:

Bass clarinet!!

Once he managed to growl through bass clarinet and literally ALL the saxophone players were jealous AS FUCK

Buddy goes to a low E♭ like it’s nothing?? And then he goes up to like a high high C and you’re sitting there like THE FUCKING RANGE-

His warmups are like, quick scales and arpeggios. Bro he’s so steady when he plays and he could play for HOURS. Sore cheeks?? Don’t know her.

He so proud of being a bass clarinetist, but when he saw an octobass clarinet?? Aizawa better order one of those for him RIGHT. NOW.

Fumikage Tokoyami:

Baritone saxophone. Also lowkey really wants to learn bassoon because it’s such an old instrument

SKSKS he and Shouji sit next to each other, Tokoyami loves to read off of Shouji’s partition and create the WORST fourths you’ll ever hear. Even Midoriya told them to shut the fuck up once

In jazz band too!! Still plays bari sax

Such,, a good,, sound. So,, meaty,, and full,, and HOT. Bari sax is HOT!!

Plays moanin’s intro as a warm up. Search up the song. It’s bomb.

He loves to figure out new sounds with his bari sax. The Too Many Zooz type of sounds

Hitoshi Shinsou:

PERCUSSIONIST. Especially loves the bells, timpani, vibraphone and marimba.

He’s in the back judging EVERYONE. It’s so great for him, he gets to stand there and cringe and no one will know

Totally able to play 4 mallets like the king he is

Surprisingly enough, he’s rlly good in music theory. Like he could probably compose or transpose something no problem

Aizawa’s favourite, of course. Will ask him to sit in front while they play and circle the parts where he thinks something sounds off

Now that we’ve talked about the NORMAL band kids, I present to you,,, the gremlin band kids

Mina Ashido:

Percussionist as well!! She loves snares but you’ll see her pick up castagnettes even if y’all are playing something like Gymnopédie no. 3 she’s a bit confused but she got the spirit.

CANNOT READ SHEET MUSIC. Like notes?? No. She can do beats, just not notes. Let Shinsou figure out the ancient languages dude

Her and Hagakure don’t warm up, they just gossip together.

Did this to Bakugou more than once

SHE DROPPED SO MUCH EQUIPMENT LIKE HOW DID SHE NOT BREAK ANYTHING YET??

Denki Kaminari:

TRUMPET.

Buddy AIMS to have his spit land on someone sitting in front of him (rip Todoroki and Uraraka)

Thinks he’s cool because he plays trumpet, but he always loses count. God forbid Iida cant show up to practice because Kaminari will die

“Where are we? What are we doing? Which piece are we doing? Where are we starting?” Oh my god he’s so lost can SOMEONE please help him

Always gets in trouble during band camps dude. He and Sero are the Bad Brass duo

Eijirou Kirishima:

EUPHONIUM BABEY!! He thinks it’s so cool and he’ll get so insulted if someone calls it a “mini tuba”

DONT GIVE HIM SHEET MUSIC IN BASS CLEF HE HATES IT PLS JUST TREBLE CLEF

So!! Protective of his euphonium. His name is Johnny, by the way. He named his instrument.

When they finish practicing a piece, he’s the first to give feedback. Usually it’s good, like praises for classmates he heard and thought were really good!!

He’s so sweet. Willing to help others during practice and sectionals too!! It’s so sad that he’s literally on the other side of the room bc KAMINARI NEEDS HIS HELP-

Katsuki Bakugou:

Hehehe he’s a flautist. I’ve stood by this headcanon for like two years.

And he wants to be THE BEST. You never knew growling could be done through a flute until you met Bakugou.

CANNOT STAND slow pieces. He wants to go all out all the time, he always speeds up when the tempo’s slow.

Also in jazz band with what? Flute. Yeah, this is George Benson Time.

Will hit you with his flute if you ever think badly of him for playing flute. He’ll defend flute ‘till he dies.

Hanta Sero:

TROMBONIST!!! TROMBONE BABEY.

Will be so happy if he’s in charge of bass trombone?? Like yay??

Always wants to hit Bakugou’s head while playing.

Bro his playing style?? You know the like, lazy-ish trombone playing? But it’s just so full and smooth and heavy anyways? That type of shit.

In jazz band, he’s actually a natural at jazz, doesn’t practice that much so he’s like not even in a good position, buddy just slouches and sight reads.

I love Hanta sm guys I could talk abt trombonist!Hanta forever

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ciestessde · 4 years

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NOT My Hero Academia: Part 1 – Ch.11

Even after his feet were unfrozen, part of the stage was still covered in ice. So there was a short break.

When Izuku returned to the stands, Iida called out to him, "Midoriya! Congratulations on your win!" Izuku faked enthusiasm as best he could, "Right. Thanks!" "How did you win against Todoroki's ice, anyway?"

Still wearing a fake smile, Izuku sat down beside Iida. Before speaking, he went over how much Master said he was allowed to share.

"Well… I knew my physical equipment and abilities wouldn't count for much against Todoroki's speed and quirk… So I dodged as soon as the match began and shot him with a bullet filled with a potent knockout gas!" Iida's face was shocked. "They approved that kind of equipment?!" "Uh… well…" Izuku looked away from him toward the arena, "They said- as long as I provided my own equipment, and as long as the gun was incapable of firing real bullets, it was fine!" "Huh… I suppose that makes sense. They allow Aoyama to use his belt, as it's a necessary support item. With you having no quirk, any equipment you normally use would be necessary to even the playing field!"

'He's right… So why does it feel like that comparison is wrong?' Izuku looked back at Iida. The other boy looked… '… "contemplative" isn't the right word…'

Already, the ice was almost melted. "So now your in the final four," Iida said, "I hope my match against Hatsume… was informative for you." Izuku couldn't help noticing how the look on Iida's face changed when he said that. 'Oh, of course…! He's upset that he lost!'

Hoping to cheer Iida up, Izuku switched topics. "Yeah, it was… Hey! Do you know if your brother Ingenium has been watching you this whole time, Iida?" "He called me earlier, but he was busy with work… I'm actually glad though," Iida smiled warmly, "Even after coming this far, I still can't say I'm number one yet." Because of that smile, Izuku couldn't tell whether the change of topic was a success… or not.

Soon, though, they were distracted by the next few matches. Izuku pulled his notebook back out.

Tokoyami barely needed to put any effort into his fight against Ashido. It was practically over the same moment it began, and the tournament moved on to the next match.

Kirishima lasted better against Bakugo than Izuku would've thought possible. His hardening seemed strong enough to stand up to anything Bakugo's explosions could dish out. Meanwhile, Kirishima was wearing Bakugo down with a relentless barrage of physical blows. However, Bakugo was ultimately victorious, wearing Kirishima down, in turn, with some rapid-fire, weaker explosions. "AND WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT OUR FINAL FOUR!!" 'Looks like Bakugo was playing the long-game from the beginning…' Izuku scratched some notes down onto the paper in front of him, 'Since, for the moment, Kirishima can only turn his quirk either all-on or all-off, Bakugo forced Kirishima to keep it on.' Izuku sweated, once again realizing exactly what he could be up against in the final round.

But first, he had someone else to deal with. Someone with a distinctly different advantage over him. An advantage that almost had him more worried.

Unpredictability.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

There was another quick break before the Final Four matchups. Then…

"BOTH OF THESE COMPETITORS HAVE ALL SORTS OF GADGETS UP THEIR SLEEVES. IT'S A BATTLE OF EQUIPMENT AND SKILL! IZUKU MIDORIYA VS. MEI HATSUME!! START!"

Izuku tensed, wary and unwilling to make the first move. "Well, this is a little awkward. And I'm afraid it won't boost your reputation, either, but…" Hatsume said, rocking on her heels, "I aaactually was planning to forfeit during my match with Iida, once I was done showing off my babies… But Iida got blown away before I could!

"Anyway, what I'm trying to say is…" She walked over to the boundary line, "they've seen it all now. There's nothing left to show, so I'm out!" She stepped over the line.

Present Mic's voice reflected everyone's shock, "HATSUME HAS STEPPED OUT OF THE RING!" Izuku blinked, relaxing his stance. Was this really happening? "MIDORIYA MOVES ON WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER!"

The audience booed as he walked back inside. Why did this outcome make him even more nervous? '… Because next… I'm fighting either Tokoyami… or Bakugo,' he swallowed, 'And I'm pretty sure I know which it's going to be.'

What made his remaining uncertainty worse, though, was that -- while he couldn't see what was happening from the prep room -- he could still hear Present Mic's commentary… "BAKUGO'S UNSTOPPABLE!! TOKOYAMI'S COME THIS FAR WITH A SERIES OF WINS THANKS TO HIS NEAR-INVINCIBLE QUIRK, BUT… NOW HE'S TOTALLY ON THE DEFENSIVE!! HE CAN'T EVEN GET CLOSE!!"

'He could still turn this around if Bakugo doesn't figure out his secret weakness.' "HE'S BEHIND HIM!!" 'Who's behind who?!' "ALWAYS WITH THESE DUST CLOUDS! WHAT'S HAPPENED DOWN THERE?!"

There was silence… … Then Midnight's voice, "Tokoyami has surrendered! Bakugo wins!" "LOOKS LIKE OUR FINAL MATCH IS SET. MIDORIYA VERSUS BAKUGO!!"

Izuku got up.

'I can't even leave for the arena yet…!'

There was still Bakugo's prep time before the match.

He started pacing instead. 'So… it's us two…

'…How's this gonna go?'

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Meanwhile, in the stands…

"Poor Tokoyami…" Uraraka said. Iida agreed. "Observe and learn now, and we'll get him back later!" "Right!" She shouted, clenching her fists and looking determined.

Suddenly, Iida's entire body started vibrating. "Whoa! What's that?!" "My phone," Iida replied calmly. But when he saw the caller I.D.-

-he decided to walk away before answering. "Hello. I lost, mother… I apologize if I've disappointed you…" "No! This isn't about that… Oh, Tenya… Stay calm and listen to me… it's Tensei… Your brother…" Iida froze. That tone of voice… and his brother… What was she…?

"A villain got him…"

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Hosu City

A lone, masculine figure perched on top of a water tank on a roof.

"You people haven't realized… How they're mired in vanity and hypocrisy…" they spoke to no one, or perhaps the crowds below, who were too far away to hear them, "hahh… These so-called heroes… in this twisted society. "But I… will make you realize…" They were interrupted, "We meet at last, Hero Killer… Stain!"

Stain swung the sword on his back in the voice's direction. If its owner had been corporeal, he probably would have killed them. "Oh, please, relax… We're on the same side… You're already quite infamous. I really wanted to meet you." The owner of the voice appeared to be a living shadow. But out of that shadow came another figure.

One that didn't have any eyes.

"May we have a moment of your time?"

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Back at the Sports Festival

Still waiting in his prep room, Izuku was sitting in his chair again, nervously tapping his foot and staring at the page of instructions and predictions in front of him -- when the door flew open.

Bakugo stood there, his foot in the air where the door used to be. "Huh?" He lowered his foot, his confusion turning immediately into anger, "Huh?! Why're you in here, stupid Deku?!" Izuku, despite his previous nerves… 'Now that he's here… in front of me…'

Without any emotion in his voice, Izuku said, "This is prep room two." "Huh?!" Bakugo glanced back outside the door, "Prep room… Ah, crap."

Izuku looked back at his notes -- but he wasn't seeing them. 'What's with my reactions lately? …Is it a side effect of that plant? … Maybe it lasts longer than I thought…?' "Hey, I mean I get that I walked into the wrong room… But giving your final opponent the cold shoulder? What's the big idea? Look me in the eye, Stupid Deku!"

Izuku looked up at him, that question still in his mind. Then it occurred to him… "We've been friends since we were kids, right? And you said that I've been acting weird… right?" Bakugo looked taken aback for a split second -- then the anger came back, even fiercer than before. "You damned nerd… Who the hell cares?!" He kicked the table over, and Izuku's notebook went flying. "All your stupid plans… You're asking me about your damned feelings? Who cares?! Just come at me with all you've got."

He walked over to the door, "And I'll crush you like the damned PEBBLE you are!" As the sound of Bakugo's footsteps faded, Izuku picked up his notes. He stared at his plans for the final match. '"With all I've got," huh? …Alright.

'I suppose… There's nothing else left TO do.'

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kumeko · 4 years

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Title: an eye for an eye

A/N: For the second @misteriida zine, which sadly got cancelled due to covid. The theme was Bnha Fantasy, so I couldn’t resist covering Iida’s arc in this world.

Summary: Paladins upheld the law. Paladins strove for justice. Yet, as Tenya held his brother’s limp hand, all that burned within him was a desire for revenge.

…

Standing in the middle of the hallway, Izuku glanced at the wooden door in front of him, and then at his best friend Uraraka. She looked just as nervous as he felt, her teeth worrying her lip as she slowly nodded. Turning back to the door, he timidly knocked. It was strange. Very strange. Usually it was the reverse; Tenya knocking on Izuku’s door to make sure he wasn’t just on time but early for their paladin lessons.

In fact, this morning, as Izuku tumbled out of bed, he had been afraid he’d overslept and missed Tenya’s knock. Only that wasn’t the case, Iida had been nowhere in sight when he and Uraraka left the dorms. The only answer, as impossible as it felt, was that he’d overslept.

“Tenya?” Izuku tried, knocking a little louder. There was no response, not even the sound of someone fumbling for their clothes. He bit his cheek. This was starting to feel serious. “Do you think he left early?”

“Maybe?” Uraraka reached for the doorknob. It turned easily. “It’s unlocked.”

“He wouldn’t leave it like that.” Swallowing, Izuku pushed open the door and stepped inside. Morning light shone in through the window, revealing a sparsely decorated room. There was a well-organized desk, carefully hung clothes, and a neatly made bed; all hallmarks of Tenya. “He’s not here.”

“That’s strange.” Ururaka followed after, glancing around the room. Her hands gripped the hem of her shirt. “He wouldn’t leave without us. Did he forget to do something?”

“Maybe? We should go—” Spotting an envelope on Tenya’s pillow, Izuku raised a brow and picked it up. “A letter?”

“What’s it doing there?” Uraraka peeked over his shoulder.

Flipping it over, Izuku’s eyes widened as he saw his name neatly written in black ink. He couldn’t explain it, the sense of foreboding that washed over him at the sight, only that he felt something heavy in the pit of his stomach over it. “It’s addressed to me.”

“Open it,” Uraraka murmured, her voice barely more than a whisper. He wondered if she could feel it too, this dread that refused to leave. “It might be important.”

“Yeah.” Mouth dry, he opened the envelope and pulled out a letter with a trembling hand. There were two pages filled with Tenya’s cramped writing. Taking a deep breath, he read the contents aloud. “To my friends, Uraraka and Izuku.”

I am sorry for any hurt I am about to cause you. I know that I am doing something wrong. Many times over the past few weeks, I contemplated telling you. You both give good advice, and I am sure that it would be the same in this matter. If I had told you, you might have talked me out of it. Yet, I do not know how to explain this to myself, let alone you. I have never been good with words, I am only friends with you because you reached out to me. Even writing it down now does not clear my thoughts. Where do I even start? As you know, my brother had been injured last month by the paladin killer, Stain…

-x-

Gripping his wooden sword firmly, Izuku swung down quickly. It hit the practice dummy with a satisfying thwack and small bits of hay floated to the ground. His armour clanked as he slid back into position. Looking over his shoulder, he asked, “How was that?”

“Great!” Tenya smiled broadly at his friend, giving him a thumbs up. Honestly, it was impressive how far Izuku had gotten in the span of a few months, especially since his background had nothing to do with any form of skilled fighting. Crossing the training ground, he stood next to Izuku and slowly adjusted his stance. “If you stand like this, though, you’ll be able to transfer your power better.”

Izuku frowned. “I knew something felt off.” He looked down, adjusting his footing to match Tenya’s. “This better?”

“Yeah.” Nodding, Tenya stepped back. There was something really fulfilling about teaching Izuku; maybe it was how quickly he picked things up or maybe it was just how open he was to suggestions.

Holding her practice sword loosely, Uraraka left her target and approached them. Mirth coloured her voice as she added, “That’s our class leader for you, noticing the smallest of issues.”

“It’s an important detail,” Iida countered, pushing his glasses up. This wasn’t the first time he’d argued this point, and it probably wouldn’t be the last. If more paladins noticed these things, they’d be better at their jobs. “It can mean the difference between life and death.”

Izuku nodded. “It does.”

Uraraka sighed. “Right, right. This is why people think you two need to lighten up.” She shrugged. “Anyways, Tenya, you really do have the best form.”

Iida flushed, pleased. He wasn’t a prideful man, but it was nice to hear someone had noticed all his hard work. Rubbing the back of his head, he thanked her before glancing at Izuku. “Though I think Izuku has the strongest attack.”

“W-w-what?” Flustered, Izuku shook his head rapidly. “The strongest? Me? T-that’s not…”

It wasn’t good to be humble to the point of ignoring your own strengths. Honestly, anytime they praised him, Izuku would immediately panic, as though they’d found out a great secret. It was strange.

Before he could ask, one of their instructors sprinted past them, heading toward the school’s front gate. Tenya barely turned around in time to catch two more instructors following after, one of them yelling for someone to get the school’s healer.

“What was that?” Uraraka asked, squinting toward the front gate. As the tall, imposing doors opened, they could hear a huge uproar as people poured in.

“It’s Stain!” someone yelled, their voice startling clear amidst the clamour. “He’s killed again!”

“Killed?” Izuku paled, glancing at them.

Without another word, they sprinted toward the gate. Iida had heard rumours about the paladin-killer Stain, that low villain who struck paladins in the middle of their rounds. There was no honour in his attacks, just a body count that was now in the double digits.

And now he had another death on his hands.

At the gate, one of their teachers, Kayama, was clearing a path through the students crowding the way. Unlike her usual playful expression, her face was tight with worry. Fiercely, she shouted, “Keep back. We need to get him to the medic.”

Behind her, Tenya could just barely make out Yagi and Aizawa. As the crowds thinned, he caught glimpses of a stretcher, of gleaming silver armour, of red blood.

“Who do you think it is?” Uraraka whispered, instinctively reaching for his hand. She trembled; he could feel the vibrations through his arm. Or maybe it was him shaking.

“I don’t know.” Izuku stood on his toes, straining to make out the injured paladin. “We’d have to check who was out on patrol.”

Tenya rubbed his chin as he recalled the patrol schedule. “If I remember correctly, Jean, Endeavor, Tensei…” His voice caught as he uttered his brother’s name. The stretcher cleared the crowds, providing him with an unobstructed view of the victim. A mop of black hair, the insignia of the runner, Atlanta, carved onto the breast plate, the Iida family sword lying next to him.

For a second, Tenya couldn’t breathe, couldn’t hear. In slow motion, he saw Uraraka gasp, felt Izuku grab his arm. Aizawa looked at him, pitying, before turning straight ahead.

Tensei groaned. In an instant, everything came rushing back and Tensei started to run. “Tensei!”

“I’m sorry.” Kayama stood in front of them, her trademark whip wrapped around her arm. Blood flecked her cheek and she shook her head. “You have to wait till our healers have checked him.”

“Tensei!” Tenya yelled again, trying to push past her. His world narrowed to just his brother’s form, quickly carted away to the school building. “TENSEI!”

“You can’t!” Izuku pulled him back, his voice thick with concern. “W-we have to wait.”

“Yeah.” Clearly shaken, Uraraka grabbed his other hand. “Let’s wait, together, okay?”

Kayama grabbed his cheeks firmly, forcing him to look at her. “Listen to your friends. I’ll get you the second it’s safe.”

Tenya looked at his brother one last time before slowly nodding.

-x-

Or maybe I should go even earlier than that. The Iida family have been paladins for generations, a line that’s been unbroken. Tensei has always been the ultimate paladin, the very person I aspire to be. My brother used to come back from the school, training me on his holidays…

-x-

“You ready?”

Standing in the middle of the armoury, Tenya adjusted the collar of his leather armour uncomfortably. At twelve, he was taller than almost everyone in his class, but still his brother’s hand-me-downs were a size too big. “I think so.”

“You think so?” Tensei poked his head in. Catching sight of Tenya, his eyes widened a fraction before he burst into laughter. Doubling over, he wheezed, “You look like you’re playing dress up.”

“Hey!” Tenya tugged on his armour again, trying to get it to fit on his frame properly. His cheeks burned red-hot as his brother continued to laugh. This was not how he expected today to go. “It’s…it’s just a little big.”

“More than a little.” Calming himself down, Tensei wiped the tears from his eyes. He straightened up and appraised Tenya. His lips quirked as he tried not to laugh. “Come here, I’ll fix it for you.”

Puffing his cheeks, Tenya trudged over to his brother. “It’s not that bad,” he mumbled.

Realizing he’d gone too far, Tensei tried to mollify him. “You’re right, it’s a good attempt.” He crouched, loosening and retying various straps.

Despite himself, Tenya could feel the difference. The leather clung to his skin tighter, though still not enough to be called a proper fit. When Tensei finally stepped away with an approving nod, Tenya begrudgingly admitted, “It’s better. Thanks.”

“Yep, you look like a proper paladin now,” Tensei replied, grinning brightly.

Tenya bounced on his feet, his fists shaking excitedly. “Really?”

“Really. Just missing one thing.” Tensei glanced around the armoury, at the spears and swords proudly displayed on the walls. Heading over to a small trunk, he opened it up and pulled out a wooden sword. “Your weapon.”

Eagerly, Tenya grabbed it. Sure, it wasn’t a real weapon, but it was the next best thing. Maybe, just maybe, if he impressed his brother, he’d even be able to hold one today. He could dream, at least.

Now properly suited, they headed over to the stables. In the paddock, Tensei had set up a single training dummy. The straw-stuffed humanoid-on-a-stick looked a little worn; no surprise, considering how many times Tenya had fought it with a stick.

But he didn’t have a stick now. No, he was using an actual wooden sword. Standing in front of it, Tenya frowned as he stared down his enemy. “You will be defeated today.”

“Good fighting face,” Tensei praised, crouching down next to him. His cheek twitched from supressed laughter but at least he was taking it seriously now. “Do you remember the stance I showed you?”

“Yes!” Iida held out his sword and adjusted his feet, shifting his weight so it distributed more heavily on his back foot. His armour bumped against him slightly as he moved.

“Close!” Resting a hand on Tenya’s arm, Tensei gently bent the elbow. “You need to relax your stance a little. If you’re too rigid, you can’t strike with enough force.”

Tenya tried to keep his expression serious throughout the training lesson, but it was hard. His brother only had so much time at home, and he chose to spend it training him. There was nothing more amazing than that. His brother was the greatest paladin of all time.

-x-

I can already guess what you’re thinking. The teachers and other paladins can handle this. Maybe. My brother is not the first paladin to fall to Stain’s hand. Even with all those injured, we still haven’t been able to catch him. No one knows where he goes or when he’ll appear. Besides, even if we did, they will try to capture Stain alive. To give him a fair trial, as our laws entail.

My brother is not the first to fall but I want him to be the last. It is not the paladin’s way to demand revenge. Justice, sure, but not revenge. I fear I desire nothing but the latter.

Iida paused at those last words, not sure how to continue. Where to continue. He leaned back into his chair, staring at the paper on his desk. He had spent the last few hours trying to find the right way to say goodbye to his friends, but that was impossible. There were no words to describe the strange mess of anger, fear, and loss that settled in the pit of his stomach. What could he say, to explain the way he felt when he sat in the recovery room, clenching his unconscious brother’s hand? Tensei’s pulse had been faint, so very faint. Even now, he could feel it, as soft as a bird’s wing. Death had been in the room that day and it was only a miracle that it hadn’t taken Tensei away.

His brother was alive, but only just.

Tenya picked up his pen again. Would his friends understand? Food had lost its taste, sight its colour. There was only the red of blood, the red of hatred, the red of revenge. It left a bitter sensation in his mouth but it was something at least.

No, there was no way he could describe the white hot anger that burned inside him, threatening to consume him whole. It was something that could only be experienced and he hoped they would never understand.

Outside, an owl hooted. Tenya looked outside his dorm room window at the night sky. It was a cloud night, the stars barely visible. This was it. The hour was late and if he wanted to avoid the night patrol, he had to leave now.

Quickly, Tenya scrawled his name at the bottom of the letter before folding it into an envelope. Setting it on his pillow, he stared at his friends’ names. They would be hurt. They might never forgive him.

That was fine. This was more important than his own happiness.

Steeling himself, Tenya removed his paladin badge from his tunic. It was the last, final step. There was no going back now. The school would never take him back if he succeeded. And if he failed…

Before he could second guess himself, Tenya whirled around and left. One way or another, he was going to end it.

#tenya lida #bnha #uraraka ochacho #izuku midoriya #iida tensei #fanfic #fantasy au

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shibalen · 4 years

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♡ matchup for @shower-wizard

hihi! my first request! i was excited to do this. i looked up information on your signs and mbti, hopefully that’s all right :)

✩ Boku no Hero Academia

platonically, i match you with . . .

Iida Tenya

You two would make a great team! You're both reliable and care for the ones around you. While Iida's got the firmness and boldness of a leader you have the charm and the ability to harmonize. You'd work together like clockwork, instructing your classmates and helping them out any way you can.

If there's anyone you can trust, it's Iida. He was your first friend in ua and the first person to gain your trust there. If you don't like to talk much or be the centre of everyone's attention, no worries - he's got you covered so you could always be comfortable!

Honestly, he'll fight/tell off anyone if they're being loud and obnoxious and it's bothering you, no questions asked. We already know even Bakugo isn't a problem for him.

Iida has a strong sense of duty so you being nearby assures him and helps him worry less. Your loyalty is like his own, and it makes him happy someone shares his view on it. He knows he can count on you if there's ever the need.

He can't always tell how you're doing because you don't give away much, so he'll ask if there is a single grain of doubt. It's sweet but you can tell him if he's being too big a worrywart :)c

You explore different book genres together. Be prepared because he gives extremely long and detailed reviews of each one he reads, especially if you were the one who recommended it to him.

Coming from a higher-class family, Iida was likely taught how to play the piano from a young age. Though he doesn't remember much of it now, hearing you play brings back some of his old spark. Once he tries, it's more fun than he recalled.

Will take you to grand piano concerts whose tickets should have already been sold out? Sometimes you meet Yaomomo there too and other times three of you go together. You discuss your opinions on the way back while grabbing a bite to eat.

You can go to his house to practice archery whenever you'd like. His family definitely has a space for it. Iida doesn't know much about the sport himself but will cheer you on nevertheless! He learns all the vocabulary so he can understand when you talk about it.

Study sessions with the two of you are the best. It has gotten to the point where you make sure to announce them beforehand so any of your other friends can join you. you're the saviour duo (-人-)

Runner up: Denki Kaminari

romantically i match you with . . .

Shinsou Hitoshi

You know i had to. softness: check. dates indoors: check. cats: double check.

You encourage him so much. While he's definitely improved over the series, your support on his goals saves him from moments of doubt and dark thoughts. You gently remind him even the smallest progress pays off in the end, that steadily working on his shortcomings is better than comparing himself to others and doing nothing.

While he knows you're not easily deceived by others, he still keeps an eye out and making sure no one with ill intentions approaches you.

Ironically enough, the first time you met he probably tried to brainwash you during the sports festival. You'd already figured out his quirk though and just smiled at him and sauntered away. Boy was left kind of annoyed but also quite a bit intrigued.

Whether or not you're easily embarrassed doesn't matter cause Shinsou will tease you anyway. He's a little shit and enjoys cracking your mysterious demenour.

Be soft for him. Take his hand, compliment him and run your fingers through his hair. It won't take too long before he's the one subtly trying to hide his flustered face. And if you cuddle him and kiss his cheek while you're napping, I bet those dark circles would be a lot less visible.

Shinsou loves how comfortable you are to be around. He loosens up whenever you're interacting without even noticing it himself. He laughs and smiles more but if you point it out he'll either claim not to know what you're talking about or come up with a way to sidestep the topic smh

You go over to his house to study and see his cats, or vise versa, and before either of you have realized, you're snuggled up, drinking coffee/tea and exchanging book recommendations with a cat purring in your lap. Basically you're on a date now, congratulations! it comes so naturally.

You two just having a good time in a cosy café, people watching and lowkey trying to guess their stories.

He'll gift you with a lot of cute charms, bookmarks and other little things you might need. Shinsou's very observant so even if you don't tell him you'd like something he figures it out one way or the other. He just wants to see you happy.

"This is the same sheet music folder I've been planning to get. How did you know?"

"Can you imagine? This guy worked his back off asking—”

Shinsou, casually wrapping up a struggling Kaminari: "I just knew you could use a new one"

Everyone else is either lowkey scared of you or thinks you're the coolest couple. You seem like a relaxed but "mess with my s/o and you're dead" pair. Well, it's true for at least one of you.

You guys don't have a lot of pda going on but anybody who knows the two of you believes the compability is incredible. They're jelly.

❋ Kimetsu no Yaiba

Runner up: Izuku Midoriya

platonically i match you with . . .

First thing's first: the aesthetic you two have? 10/10. Tol and smol but both just emitting a calm and mysterious aura. Extra points cause you seem to have a very classy appearance so that adds to your reserved look!

Gyomei Himejima

Both of you are the type to be mistrustful towards others at first. However, although it may take a little time due to that similarity, once you have warmed up you'll be big softies for each other and it's the sweetest thing.

You dislike the same kind of people so you tend to prefer each other's company. That's probably how you met too, while steering clear from obnoxious people at a meeting. You decided to befriend him since he seemed like a more humble person to talk to.

Gyomei appreciates the way you carry yourself because you remain level-headed and kind. He thinks that is a difficult combination to keep up, as the world is far from being a fair place. Going off your infj-a personality type, he also admires that you focus more on inner peace and improving yourself rather than dwell on your weaknesses.

You are both loyal so you always have each others' backs. Your gentle nature is comforting when he's feeling emotional.

This man never fails to hear you out on your problems and give the best advice. It might not always sound like it cause of how blunt it is, but trust him.

A lot of mutual understanding. Can you read each other's mind at this point? rumors say yes.

You spend a lot of time together in quiet reading sessions. He'll read his scriptures and offer to explain them to you (though he sucks at it. . .) Feel free to rant about what you're reading too!

He'd carry you on his back, arms and shoulders and it's one of the most comfortable things ever. There is not always a reason for it. it's more like a quiet way to show he cares for you.

I can easily imagine you feeding and taking care of several stray cats together. You need to make sure he doesn't accidentally overuse his strength though while playing with them.

It's great you play the piano. Since he can't see you, listening to you play helps Gyomei form an image of you in his mind. Also, your music is therapeutic to him. He'll always come hear you play ♡

Some see you as an otherwordly pair, as in: how are you always so collected and wise? are you beings from another dimension? share your secrets with us.

Hear me out! You said you don't like rude people BUT I think Genya needs someone like you to relax more. He's stiff, short-tempered and awkward so your calm and gentle personality would help him feel at ease.

Genya Shinazugawa

Runner up: Giyuu Tomioka

romantically i match you with . . .

Tanjirō likely introduced the two of you, yet the first impression wasn't the best. Genya got too nervous, turned away to hide his blush, and ended up not speaking a word which came off as pretty arrogant.

He is so gentle with you! towards you, he's never disrespectful or mean.

But he apologised for his actions soon enough and quickly explained he wasn't very good with talking to girls. With such honesty, it didn't take too long afterwards before you came to trust him. For Genya, trusting you came easily because of how laid-back you were. He could tell you were being honest with him and it was that genuine kindness that sent butterflies into his stomach uwu

Genya's not the most talkative but his smile speaks for itself. He loves listening to you talk though. Then again, he could stare at you while you're reading him the world's most boring book and still be ( ˊᵕˋ )♡.°⑅

Boy will melt at the affection you give him. He’s very blushy about it but grows more comfortable overtime (on most part at least rip) Secretly happy he's one of the only people who gets to see that side of you.

He looks up to you for having traits he lacks BuT his favourite thing about you is your confidence and passion for what you do. it inspires him to become stronger too and confront his brother.

Teaches you how to defend yourself just in case you're in trouble and he's not there. He worries.

Genya thinks it's cool you do archery, cause he does shooting! You guys often chat about your hobbies respectively. Also, showing the other how to aim with their weapon and gently adjusting their position from behind? Yes, please.

Dates would include romantic walks in the woods, picnics and trying out foods from different stands or restaurants. Don't worry though, no one will bother you. With a big guy like Genya next to you, nobody will dare raise a commotion. though you might want to stop him from death-glaring or picking a fight with anyone who talks too loud

Indoor dates also happen a lot and whatever you may be doing, Genya likes to be holding your hand. It's just so small in comparison to his and he loves it (but won't admit it) If you two are cooking or if you're playing the piano, he settles with standing next to you and enjoys your presence (✿◡‿◡ )

In conclusion, a very sweet couple that balances each other out nicely. You being soft and down-to-earth and Genya being more hot-headed but still incredibly caring ♡ Did i mention i'm a sucker for height differences?

thank you for requesting i hope you enjoyed it! i’d appreciate any feedback you might have ♡

Runner up: Tanjirō Kamado

#anime matchups #shower-wizard #len's matches

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vanilluhbeaux · 6 years

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Not Another Au!

vanilluhbeaux (distinque

Chapter 3

: three

Prinicpal Nezu ran down the hall as fast as his little legs could carry him, which admittedly wasn't very fast, but it was the effort that counted—and he put in a lot of effort. It wasn't that the principal was fat—he preferred the term husky—the deliciously round man just did not like to look anything other than professional, and he'll be damned if he would dare break a sweat for any of these stupid students. Denki Kaminari and Mina Ashido, for example, were gifted students—he'd never seen a kid eat thirteen hamburgers in less than fifteen minutes before Denki arrived in his building, and Mina, well, she was pretty and could dance, he supposed—but they weren't gifted students. Together, maybe they could muster enough brain cells to form an average person—but separately? Whew. Honestly, he had a hard time believing how they survived all these years being born with the mental capacity they had.

That being said, there were students Nezu enjoyed. They all just so happened to have an IQ higher than three. Momo Yaoyorozu and Tenya Iida, for example. He would run to the ends of the Earth for those two. Their intellect was something to be marveled at—their test scores rivaled those from private schools across the entire country. And both of them were avid athletes—Momo being the captain of the volleyball team and Tenya being a forward on the basketball team. Back in his day, Nezu was quite the active student himself—he was the captain of the chess team and president of the debate club and those did count as sports in his spectated eyes.

For students like Momo and Tenya, he'd run to the ends of the Earth, and he wouldn't run a lap for students like Denki and Mina, who make up the majority of kids at his school. Go figure.

Knowing this, he didn't slow his stride as he ran down the halls to class 1-A, intent on reaching them before the school day ended. Ran by Miss Midnight, class 1-A was a class he watched very intently, for fear of disaster if he took his eyes off of them. He didn't necessarily fear the disaster itself, but parents like Aizawa, who feared the disaster more than needed. After all, people die everyday—and no life was worth more than any other—so what does it matter if it's your kid? Spoiler alert: it doesn't. But if he wanted to keep his life—much less his job—then he knew that he could not share that tidbit of information.

Still, it would be nice if everyone thought like him. He continued to run, passing a blonde student, who yelled, "No running in my halls!" He stopped in his tracks.

"I'm the principal!" he yelled back, turning around to look the students in his big blue eyes. The student remained unaffected, his blue eyes blank.

"And I'm the hall monitor," he said, his voice even and undisturbed, "who has the authority to give anyone detention." A slight manic smile broke out on his face as he raised his notebook, prepared to write a ticket.

"Shouldn't you be in class, Monoma?" Nezu argued back, placing a large hand on his hip. His students were going to be the death of him, he just knew it.

"Shouldn't you be in your office?" the student bit back, taking his pen and scribbling something in his notebook. He tsked and shook his head disapprovingly, saying,"This is going to be a huge blemish in your permanent record." With that, he ripped the note off of his pad and handed it to the principal with a disapproving glare. He tsked again before he walked off, looking for another victim to punish.

Crumpling the note up in his giant hands, Nezu took off again—though his pace was slightly slower than before. He turned a corner, and jogged until he came face-to-face with his destination—Class 1-A. The normally quiet class was brimming to life through the closed door, porbably due to the two new students who entered. Nezu heard that Todoroki was quite popular—albeit hot and cold—at his previous school, and Shinsuo seemed like he could stir the pot a little. He opened the door, and his large, black eyes scanned the room, finding the all of the students talking amongst each other in slightly hushed voices. It was a small, almost normal gesture, but it never failed to warm his heart. He loved when his students caught a break and—wait all of the students? His eyes darted back and forth, counting the students in his head, finding that there was one too many participating in the classroom discussion. Nervously, he asked, "What the hell is going on here?"

"Language, Principal Nezu!" Miss Midnight scolded, pointing a red finger in his direction.

"Yeah! You're supposed to use 'fuck' so that people know you're serious, Nezu," Denki chided, shaking his head. Nezu looked over and found Miss Midnight nodding her head in approval, and he sighed greatly. He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand found that he was sweating—fantastic.

"Why is everyone is class participating?" he said, opting to ignore the blonde wonder.

"Because Todoroki's a fucking idiot," Bakugou barked from his desk, his eyes ablaze, "and Deku...well, I don't know what he did wrong, but he fucking sucks anyway."

"That's not nice, Kacchan," Izuku called in a sing-song voice, not looking up from his work with the new student, Shouto.

"Kacchan's going to kick your ass," Bakugou replied in that same sing-song voice. "Both of your asses," he added.

"Didn't you say I get a pass if Mineta dies first?" Todoroki said, raising a brow. "Although we can fight. I'm with the shits."

"Face it," Mineta said, standing on his desk, "Tokoyami's gonna die first. He's probably going to croak as soon as we leave the building."

"Why me?" a dark boy with a darker aura, Tokoyami, said, crossing his arms. He rolled his brown eyes and stared at the small, purple haired pervert, and couldn't help the laugh that was forming on his lips.

"It's basic horror movie plot—the black guy dies first." Nezu was going to have a heart attack.

"That's racist, Mineta. And there's two other black people in class—Izuku and Mina. Who's stopping them from dying first?"

"One of the leading causes of death in black women just so happens to be black men," Mina said, putting a hand on her desk and turning to face Tokoyami. "So if I die, it's probably going to be your fault. Or Izuku's." A stroke maybe? Was their principal going to have a stroke?

"If anyone dies it's Izuku's fault," Denki added. Oh, he was going to have an anuerism.

"Stop it—all of you!" Nezu said, putting his hand on his temples and sighing. "So the curse has been activated?" he said, looking directly at Momo and Tenya, who were partnered up and seemingly ignoring the spectacle that was unfolding in the class.

"Sorry Sir!" Tenya said, standing upright and bowing, "I didn't get a chance to talk to Todoroki before he violated our rules! As a class representative, I take seventy-five percent of the responsibility—though Momo should take twenty-five percent as she did only have one job."

"It's kind of hard to say 'Don't talk to the green-haired kid' without acknowledging the green-haired kid exists, but go off, I guess," Momo added from her seat, rolling her dark eyes.

"It's fine," Nezu said, propping himself on one knee and touching Momo's shoulder, "Sometimes things just happen. The important thing is that we learn from the past and move on, and try not to repeat past mistakes." She smiled at him and leaned into his soft touch, feeling his warmth. "And moving on means accepting that Class 1-A has two new students, so we need to update the class photo! If everyone could please gather around outside."

The sun beat down on Shouto's head and warmed his scalp, and he found himself moving towards a large tree, some of its green leaves strewn across the ground haphazardly. He sat down against it's trunk, leaning his head against the hard bark, finding it better than letting the sun beat down on him. His eyes darted back and forth between the students in the class, finding that they seemed to blend into each other but stand apart at the same time. He took special notice to Momo, ducked off away from most of the class to laugh with the same purple haired girl from earlier, a bright smile on her face as she stared at the smaller girl. They made up an un-cohesive whole, bright colors jamming into each other at odd angles to form a picture that he found different, but not bad to look at. As he looked on from the outside, he seen Izuku break away from Ochako and Tenya, making his way towards him.

"You look lonely," he said, his voice bright and happy. He took a seat next to him and said, "It's not often we get to come outside for class, and we all haven't been together for a while."

"It's nice, I suppose," he responded after a while, looking at the teenager.

"You going to the water park today? You can ride with me, if you want."

"I already told Bakugou that I'd go, and I don't wanna be looked at as a liar," he laughed off, looking Izuku in those bright green eyes. "But riding you—with you sounds nice."

"I've never had any complaints," he said, shrugging, "but sometimes I get a little too crazy with the aux cord. Denki thinks he knows trap, but Mina and I know trap."

Shouto opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by the principal, shouting, "Scooch together everyone! I don't want to have to use up more space than I have to!" As directed, the class got together, finding themselves close to him, underneath the tree he found himself in. Izuku stood up from his spot and moved closer to the girls, seeing as he was one of the shortest boys in the class and he wanted to be seen in the picture. Todoroki moved towards the center of the class, finding himself sandwiched in between Denki and Tenya. "Say cheese!" The camera let off a bright flash and temporarily blinded him, and he felt a strange sensation wash over him. It was cold, freezing, filling up his entire being and shaking him to his core.

And just like that, it was over.

His classmates rushed over to the phone to look at the picture, and he hung back, not wanting to crowd the principal. He looked around and found Izuku staring at him, and he wandered over to him, and found himself staring down at the phone, anyway. It was a good shot—the background was pretty and their uniforms were wonderful—but there was something off putting about it. There was something not quite right at what he was looking at.

"Where's Tooru?" Mina said, squinting.

"Right here," a short girl said, raising a hand,

"No, dumbass," Denki said.

"That's rich coming from you," the principal muttered under his breath.

"We mean like in the photo. You don't show up," Mina said, and Denki hummed in agreement, scanning the photo. The small girl pushed her way to the front and gripped the camera in her own small hands, staring down at it with intense eyes. She furrowed her eyebrows and stuck her tongue out a little, letting it rest on her face. The school bell rang in the background, and a few moments later students began pouring out of the building.

"I'm right here," she said, zooming in slightly, "I'm just little." Her voice was light but carried over the noise of everyone leaving the building, meeting up with their friends. The class let out a collective sigh of relief before splitting off, Izuku sticking to his side and grasping his hand lightly, his head turned away and laughing at something Ochako said. His hand was small but rough in his hand, and he noticed a large scar running across his palm and he felt responsible, for a reason he could not name.

"My car's this way," he said, leading him into the crowded parking lot. The students pulled into the parking lot quickly, whirring past them without regard for their safety, and Shouto wondered if it really took a curse for a casualty to happen in their school. Still, he stuck by Izuku and followed him throughout the parking lot, until they stumbled upon a bright red, but awfully small vehicle. Proudly, Izuku patted the hood, saying, "Jeezy sent me the car because I'm always wearing their shoes." He opened a door and hopped in, prompting Shouto to do the same.

"Jeezy?" he asked, "Like the shoe company?"

"Exactly," Izuku confirmed, revving up the car and pulling out of the parking lot. He handed off his phone to Shouto to key in the directions, which he did, but then he found himself scrolling through his playlist. Glancing over, Izuku smiled and said, "Pick anything you want."

"Say no more," Shouto complied, tapping the screen once before a familiar beat came on through the speakers. "My dad was an old hip-hop head," he said, before the words came in, "I knew this song like the back of my hand when I was six."

"It's not the original," Izuku said, before continuing, "It's the City Girls and you know we'll out-fuck you, so get out my face before I touch you, heaux. Don't you know? Can't you understand? If you fuck with me I'll take your man!" He spared a glance over at Shouto, who sat in the passenger's seat with a slightly perplexed look on his face, but he said nothing. Slowly, a smile broke out onto his face and he shook his head, his soft hair fluttering in his face.

"It's almost like the original," he offered, a laugh on the ends of his lips. "Though, I never really cared too much for the original—anything my dad liked, I hated."

"You and your dad don't get along?"

"My dad's in jail for severely abusing me for most of my life."

"You're oversharing, but okay."

"Oversharing would be telling you that when we get to the house, my mom might be high." Izuku shot him a confused, disturbed look, prompting him to add on, "She's not a crackhead or anything—but my dad really fucked her up and she smokes a lot of week to mellow her out."

"You were right, Shouto," Izuku said, pausing for just a moment, "That would definitely be oversharing. Do you do that a lot?"

"Only with people I trust."

"You just met me—but that was cute."

"Shut up and let me flirt," Shouto said, a fake sigh leaving his voice as he tried to sound exasperated.

"You don't know how to flirt if you call that flirting."

"Maybe you could show me how sometime," Todoroki proposed, not missing the smirk that crossed Izuku's eyes.

"There's a lot of things I could show you," Izuku promised.

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if there are any references or jokes you do not understand, feel free to hit me up and I'll explain! Next chapter is where things really start to takeoff—I was going to add it in this chapter but I felt like it would crowd the chapter.

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BnHA Chapter 294: A Half-Assed Escape

Previously on BnHA: Mirio was all “SURPRISE I’M BACK THANKS TO OUR RESIDENT SEVEN-YEAR-OLD WHO RECENTLY EARNED HER BACHELOR’S OF BEING A TOTAL BADASS.” Kacchan was all, “you know what, Dabi’s been trending long enough, time to remind the fandom what a real G looks like,” and he blasted his little bleeding body back into the fray and was all “FROM HERE ON OUT CALL ME DYNAMIGHT!!” Mirio was all, “AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... oh, you’re serious,” and Kacchan was all “!!”, and so that’s the story of how my son got murdered twice in one day. Meanwhile in the Todoroki Drama Zone, Deku was all “STOP MURDERING MY FRIEND” and Dabi was all “THAT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS” and fandom had a whole big debate about Whether Or Not Dabi Trying To Murder Deku’s Friends And Mentors Is Any Of Deku’s Business, which went exactly how you think it went. Anyway, so then Deku yelled at Dabi, and Endeavor was all moved by his manly words and randomly went to go uppercut Machia in the chin. And, seeing as how the Momoserum finally chose that exact moment to kick in, Machia is now down for the count.

Today on BnHA: The Miriosquad handles the Nearly High End Noumus, freeing up Jeanist to jasphyxiate (okay that one doesn’t really work so well) the rest of the League. Compress is all “TIME FOR THIS MILD-MANNERED SIDE CHARACTER VILLAIN TO SHINE”, except that by “shine” what he actually means is “use his quirk to punch a literal hole right through his own ass to free himself.” The rest of the chapter is basically just a back and forth between him and Jeanist, with Jeanist trying to recapture him, and Compress repeatedly thwarting him by chopping more holes out of himself because HE’S FRESH OUT OF FUCKS, AND THE ONES AT THE STORE ARE ALL SOLD OUT, MOTHERFUCKERS. Anyway, so with Compress basically dying and all, Horikoshi is all “you know what that means”, and delivers a freshly-baked villain flashback revealing that Compress is a descendant of Harima Ouji, a.k.a. the Peerless Thief, a.k.a. some famous guy whom Gentle mentioned this one time for like two seconds back in the day. The chapter ends with Compress finally demasking himself and dumping Tomura back onto the ground, a.k.a. The Worst Possible Place For Tomura To Be. ( •﹏•)

WHY IS CRUST HERE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD

-- OH WAIT, SHIT. OH

AIZAWAAAA you’re alive and receiving medical help thank GOD. HOW MANY EYES DO YOU HAVE. AND MIRKO!! HOW MANY LIMBS DO YOU HAVE, OMG

so is this Aizawa dreaming about Crust’s final moments, then?? jesus. with All Due Respect to Crust’s memory, does Aizawa not already have enough misplaced guilt on his conscience as it is?? “nope, we’re gonna keep piling it on. that’s all he is now. three limbs, an indeterminate number of eyes, sexy hair, and Guilt” well shit

motherfucker y’all really out here placing an oxygen mask on Gran Torino’s corpse. fucking shounen characters. each one comes with a lifetime warranty

DAMN YOU HORIKOSHI WHY DO YOU KEEP SHOWING THESE CLOSE-UPS OF HAWKS’S UNCONSCIOUS FACE ALL WHUMPED OUT AND EXHAUSTED. HOW MUCH MORE OF THIS ARE WE GOING TO GET. ARE YOU PLANNING ON KILLING ME WITH THE UPCOMING CONVALESCENCE ARC, BECAUSE IF SO, AT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCY TO TELL ME AHEAD OF TIME SO I CAN MAKE A WILL

for a moment I considered going back and checking my previous recaps to count how many times I’ve already made a joke about Dabi’s fire incinerating Hawks’s wings but not touching so much as a hair on his five o’clock shadow, so that I could calculate whether or not I could possibly get away with making that same joke one more time. but then I realized I could just do it in this kind of roundabout way I’m doing right now instead. so there you have it

FFFFFFFMT LADY AND MIDNIGHT NOOOOO

PLEASE BE ALIVE. PLEASE RESPECT THE SIGN ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE ONE THAT SAYS “NO LADY CHARACTERS ALLOWED TO DIE”, WITH THE FINE PRINT AT THE BOTTOM “AT LEAST NOT UNTIL HORIKOSHI GIVES US LIKE TWENTY-SIX MORE OF THEM FIRST IF THAT’S THE WAY HE WANTS TO PLAY IT.” IT’S A GOOD SIGN, PLEASE RESPECT ITS WISHES!!

so anyway though, Jeanist is giving a speech about how god knows how many people all worked together to bring Machia down. and now RHA is getting in on those fabric puns too, I see. “A SINGLE STRAND MAY BE THIN BUT TOGETHER THEY FORM A STRONG ROPE” oh so you think you guys are funny eh? I’m a frayed knot

MEANWHILE EXCUSE ME BUT WHY ARE YOU FUCKING CRYING BLOOD, HOLY SHIT

fffffff. so much for him taking over as the Number One once all this is over. so let’s just recap real quick, because Horikoshi has long since made it clear that one of his plot goals for this arc is to wipe out every single member of the Billboard Top Ten. so how we doin?

Endeavor - was just figuratively eviscerated in front of the entire nation by his homicidal zombiepunk son. also burnt half to death and possibly down a lung. will almost certainly be forced to retire after this one way or the other

Hawks - lying prettily in a medical tent. wings status: gone. hair status: still perfect

Jeanist - WELL I THOUGHT HE WAS FINE BUT APPARENTLY HE’S OUT HERE DYING, JESUS CHRIST

Edgeshot - MIA, last seen fighting Re-Destro. I really want him to have kicked RD’s ass because fuck that guy, but realistically they probably fought to a draw at best

Mirko - alive but in critical condition and missing something like 1.5 limbs

Crust - dead, currently haunting Aizawa’s traumatized dreams. now he’s gonna be triggered the rest of his life by people giving him the thumbs up, THANKS A LOT

Kamui Woods - was set on fire which is His Weakness. thoughts and prayers

Wash - last seen floating hospital patients to safety as Tomura’s wave of decay descended towards him. probably dead ffff

Old Man Samurai - haven’t seen this fucker in a hot minute, who even knows where he’s wandered off to

Ryuukyuu - currently being treated for her wounds, looked pretty bad off. but it’s hard to tell how hurt she is since most of the injuries were acquired in her transformed state. SHE BETTER GET WELL SOON

anyways, so yeah. so much for the top ten. guess that’s another reason Horikoshi brought Mirio back now, huh

so there’s a big panel of everyone fighting the Noumu while Machia lies there all “blurgh.” good riddance my dude. it took like twenty chapters and a hundred people to stop this guy so I really fucking hope he stays down. you’ve had your fun

anyway so Jeanist is sending another steel thread towards Dabi! and he’s all “just a bit more!!” fklklj this is gonna go real well isn’t it

meanwhile Mirio’s fighting a Nearly High End with all of these weird rock formations jutting out of its skin. go on and kick his ass then, Mirio

“each of these guys is probably just as strong as the Noumu from Kyuushuu” hold on I thought Ujiko or Tomura or someone said that wasn’t the case? not that Mirio would know I suppose. anyways let’s just hope he’s wrong cuz if not these kids are probably screwed

kLSDKFHLSKHGLKLK OH MY GODDDD

IIDA FUCKING TENYA YOU’RE A PEACH. THINKS THE NAME IS OUTRAGEOUS, CHECK. USES IT ANYWAY, CHECK. “JUST BECAUSE I DON’T UNDERSTAND DOESN’T MEAN I CAN’T BE SUPPORTIVE.” WHAT A CLASS ACT

AND KACCHAN IS RESPONDING WITH AS MUCH DIGNITY AS HE CAN MUSTER

WOW, SON. IT’S ALMOST AS THOUGH YOU HAVE A HOLE IN YOUR TORSO, OR SOMETHING!! although listen up, real talk, the fact that Kacchan of all people can’t muster the energy to yell at someone questioning his ability to kick ass is HIGHKEY troubling and we may be in need of an intervention here soon :/

now Jeanist is finally turning his attention to the League! was... was it not already on the League. omg

ACTUAL SCREAMING AHHHHHH FUCK FUCKLK LK AHHLKHKFFFF

hey so um. what the actual fucked up hell. my soul left my body. imagine if you saw the reflection of this panel on your bedroom window. you would never sleep again

OKAY RHA TRANSLATORS ARE YOU HAVING YOURSELF A LAUGH AGAIN

THIS CANNOT BE WHAT HE’S ACTUALLY SAYING RIGHT. BUT IT’S RIGHT IN THAT UNCANNY VALLEY OF NOT BEING QUITE SURE, THOUGH... (　ﾟдﾟ)

(ETA: just a next-day clarification here, apparently my sleep-deprived ADHD word-skipping brain completely skipped right over the “a” in that last panel, so what I read was, “and Shigaraki’s limp noodle.” so yeah, the moral of this story is always read the speech bubble carefully before you start making running jokes throughout the rest of your post, folks.)

oh wow he’s really freaking out lmao

to be fair though, I’d argue that Dabi has gotten pre-tty close at this point :’) thrilled for him, really I am

but anyway, well then figure something out you big dramatic robot-armed fiend. didn’t you just say you could touch your own ass? can you not just Compress yourself to break free?? does it not work on you? or would you be stuck afterwards lol

(ETA: I was picturing him compressing his entire body at once, not just chunks of it. ghhhlkh.)

holy shit Jeanist. are you stupidly trying to cut off their air, or are you going for more of a sleeper hold (jleeper hold??) thing instead. the latter would be way smarter and faster and probably safer as well just saying

but unless Spinner is just being super dramatic, it sure looks like he’s fucking strangling them djslkjlk. this will certainly cement his popularity among the villain stans. good thing you’re not running for office any time soon bud

anyway so I have no idea what these guys are trying to do now. what is this

do you even have till the count of 5 at this rate. I mean

OH MY GOODNESS

HE’S REALLY FUCKING DOING IT!! HE’S COMPRESSING HIS BUTT!! OMFG. TOMURA HIDE YOUR NOODLE!!!

WHAT THE FUCK

DID YOU COMPRESS A PIECE OF YOUR OWN ASS. FUCKING WHAT. PUT THIS MAN’S PICTURE IN THE DICTIONARY NEXT TO THE WORD “LOYALTY”, HOLY CRAP

HOLY SHIT COMPRESS

“HOLY SHIT DID THAT GUY JUST PUNCH A HOLE THROUGH HIS OWN ASS IN ORDER TO SAVE HIS VILLAIN PALS. FUCK IT, HE DESERVES TO ESCAPE”

jeez, talk about... A HALF-ASSED ESCAPE ATTEMPT :D :D :D hahaha. but real talk though, Horikoshi has clearly never tried to leap twelve feet straight up in the air multiple times in succession with only half his glutes though. everyone, I regret to inform you that this panel right here on the left may be slightly unrealistic

also where the hell is he going to go?? did you pack a jetpack away in one of those little marbles sir. and what about Dabi?? and Skeptic too, I guess, but we don’t really care about Skeptic

(ETA: at this point I had to stop reading for about two hours because I had to go out and take care of something; that’s also why this is being posted later than usual lol. anyways so where were we.)

oh my lord

the existence of a translator’s note here implies that the earlier line about Compress being able to reach Tomura’s junk was not, in fact, ad-libbed. hmm. hmmmmmmmm

anyway so now he’s grabbing Compress again because OF COURSE HE IS, so now we’re right back to square one! except now Tomura and Spinner are secured inside of little marbles, and presumably Compress is the only one who can release them

oh nevermind he’s just maiming himself again instead, SHEESH

Skeptic a man is dying please have some goddamn respect

so, uh. is he gonna die, though??

I really can’t tell wtf is going on here, this is the most confusing the art has been in a while. Horikoshi put all of his spoons into that creepyass close-up panel earlier, that bastard

OMG WHAT ARE YOU SERIOUS

DON’T FUCKING TELL ME THE “COMPRESS IS RELATED TO THIS THIEF GUY FROM OLDEN TIMES” THEORY IS ACTUALLY TRUE WHAAAAAAT. OH SHIT

so apparently Harima was a Robin Hood type guy who stole from... heroes?? wtf. are heroes the 1% in this scenario. y’all didn’t have any Fortune 500 CEOs to steal from?

THAT’S THE BLOOD THAT FLOWS THROUGH YOU, OH SHIT. and in a related oh shit, the fact that we are getting a Compress flashback now of all times doesn’t bode super well for him. ffff

MEANWHILE THE TODOROKIS ARE STILL TODOROKI-ING

listen here boy if you touch one freaking hair on Shouto’s candy cane head I swear to god --

WHAT DID I FUCKING SAY!!!

SHOUTO NOOOOOO. WTF YOU’RE LITERALLY THE ONE GUY WHOSE WEAKNESS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FIRE. DABI YOU SHIT, YOU BETTER WATCH YOURSELF!! I’M PRINTING OUT A COPY OF THAT COMPRESS PANEL!!! KEEP AN EYE OUT ON THAT BEDROOM WINDOW YOU PUNK!!!

SO NOW POOR SHOUTO IS UNCONSCIOUS AND FALLING!! SOMEONE SAVE HIM!! WHO CATCHES THE CATCHER

COMPRESS LITERALLY HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS HAPPENING

PLEASE DON’T CALL TOMURA LEADER OF THE “PLF” YOU KNOW I CAN’T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY WHEN YOU DO THAT. ARE YOU DYING. ARE YOU JUST A FUCKING HEAD NOW WTF

(ETA: “masks are removable, makeste” you know what it’s been a long day okay lmao. or I suppose Compress is really the one who is lmao.)

GASPPPPPP

okay. okay. looooool okay then

WHY WERE YOU COVERING THIS SEXY MOP OF HAIR UNDER THAT HOOD YOU TOOL. IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED SO GOOD WITH THE TOP HAT. I’M SO MAD AT YOU RIGHT NOW

as if it wasn’t enough for him to demask himself, he also had to get all shirtless and then do this weird attempt at a sexypose too huh

hard to say exactly how much of his torso is currently missing, but safe to say that’s proooooooobably not good. :///// fuck

on the other hand, Kacchan also has a torso hole and he’s still flying around like he just drank a dozen red bulls, so

this man lost his ass and he’s still out here monologuing like it’s the last two minutes of The Prestige. one might say he is monologuing his ass off

so he let Spinner and Tomura free, but is Dabi still trapped in his marble?? wasn’t he all on fire and stuff?? hopefully he can still turn off his quirk in there because if not that’s a pretty fucked up way to die. somewhere out there Snatch’s ghost is all “YEAH I’LL SAY.” oh how the turntables

last but not least, sooooooo. Tomura. back on the ground. that’s. um. ...shiiiiiiiit

#bnha 294 #mr. compress #...and actually that's pretty much it lol #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #makeste reads bnha #sorry this is up later than usual (and mostly unedited as well)#just one of those days

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BnHA Chapter 289: Looks Like the Gang’s All Here

Previously on BnHA: Horikoshi was all “you guys don’t really need to know what’s gonna happen to Deku and Shouto right now” and cut away to Toga and Ochako before anyone could get a word in. Skeptic utilized the power of Freak Shounen Coincidence to magically zero in on Ochako and Tsuyu amongst the fleeing crowd. Toga was all “IS THAT OCHAKO” and immediately leaped down to fight them, ignoring Spinner’s heartfelt speeches about Villain Found Family because fight now, hug later!! Down in the streets of some unidentified crumbling city, Ochako was approached by a sweet old lady and was all “I better help this sweet old lady who is definitely not leading me into a trap”, which unfortunately turned out to be poor decision-making on her part. Anyway so now she and Toga are going to throw down. AND ALSO, P.S., BEST JEANIST IS STILL ALIVE, and that doesn’t really have anything to do with anything right now, but BY GOLLY I JUST HAD TO SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS.

Today on BnHA: Iida and Hadou are all “is it our turn yet”, and Horikoshi is all “yes”, and so the two of them finally burst onto the scene and are all “hello Shouto, Gigantomachia is on his way, btw do you need help” and so they all get ready to fight Tomura together. Meanwhile in Unnamed Ochako And Toga Fight Town, Toga is all “what’s up Ochako, oh is this the All Might doll Deku gave you, I guess you must like Deku as well, just like me, we truly are the same, btw I can use other people’s quirks now” before she vanishes in a flurry of knives and ambiguity, as mysteriously as she came. So that’s a thing that happened. The chapter ends with Gigantomachia and the League STOMPIN’ ONTO THE SCENE, JUST IN TIME FOR ENDEAVOR TO WAKE UP AND BE ALL “OHHHHH SHIT.” YOU’RE DAMN RIGHT, “OH SHIT.” Finally the pieces are in place for Dabi to reveal his true identity to Hadou and Iida, JUST LIKE WE ALL EXPECTED.

before I start, thank you so much to everyone who sent birthday messages on Wednesday!! I had a good day; my quarantine impulse purchase guitar that I ordered months ago but had been backordered finally arrived, and so now I can do something productive with my time as I continue to while away these months in isolation! not to say that capslocking over fictional characters and their shounen escapades doesn’t also count as being productive lmao. anyways, my fingers hurt so typing is kind of a bitch right now, but I’m having fun still. IF KAMINARI CAN DO IT THEN SO CAN I

anyway so let’s see what mishaps my various catastrophe-prone children are getting up to this week

okay there are several things happening in this panel which I want to comment on

IIDA!!!

HADOU!!!

“some time after” jesus fucking christ though, how long have Deku and the rest actually been fighting?? like it’s absolutely absurd to imagine that they’ve been managing to hold off Tomura for more than a few minutes, and yet everything we’ve seen these last couple of chapters suggests that this is indeed the case. which is just pure insanity tbh. excuse me sir, but I have an emotionally maturing son, a homewrecking grandpa, and a sleep-deprived one-legged platonic husband who are all in DIRE NEED of medical attention just FYI

lastly, I direct your attention to these two cool cats in the background who are both riding on hover surfboards. living it up like it’s Back to the Future. why are there two of them. do they both just happen to have the exact same quirk. what are the odds. ARE THEY TWINS. I want to know everything about them dammit

anyway so Hadou is asking Iida why he’s tagging along, because unlike the others, he can’t fly and is thus vulnerable to Tomura’s attacks and such

well Hadou I’ll have you know that it his DUTY AS THE CLASS PRESIDENT to tag along and THAT’S WHY

oh shit you guys IIDA SAID “FUCK THE LAW”

“plus Bakugou-kun, whom I am not particularly close to, but nonetheless hold nothing personal against!” well uh, kind of a weird distinction to make there bro, but okay. listen everyone, it’s a tense situation; if Iida feels the need to clarify the ins and outs of his interpersonal relationships with each of the people he’s rescuing then please just respect that okay

anyways though have I mentioned how much I fucking love Iida Tenya though you guys. feels like I haven’t mentioned that enough. I LOVE HIM. there

FINALLY

AFTER THREE WHOLE WEEKS WE FINALLY CUT BACK. OH MY GOD. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG OF A TIME THAT IS TO BE HOLDING YOUR BREATH. [EXHALES]

is it bad that my immediate reaction to this page was A LOT OF LAUGHING, though. fkldlksh this entire situation is SO ABJECTLY TERRIBLE that if I were Shouto I would almost be fighting the urge to look around for a hidden camera at this point. ASHTON KUTCHER WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING HERE. OH THANK GOD, IT WAS ALL JUST A PRANK

anyway so uh. heh. how screwed are we at this point, exactly. oh and also, whose speech bubbles are these. who the fuck would look at this situation and these bleeding children and say “HA!” what kind of monster. just ignore that paragraph right before this one please

OH SHIT, OH SHIT, OH SHIT

TOMURA I CANNOT BELIEVE I’M SAYING THIS, BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO AFO FOR ONCE AND JUST LEAVE

pretty please. we kind of have a situation here. not that I wouldn’t love to see what this icy flamey boi could do if push came to shove, but I also have had just about enough of watching children get maimed for today though

OH SHIT

THE TIMING OF THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AT ALL BUT I DO NOT CARE!! THE CAVALRY HAS ARRIVED THANK GOD

“WHAT UP GUYS, WE BROUGHT YOU SOME TERRIBLE NEWS” FKLSHLKHLK

WELL GEE IIDA THANKS SO FUCKING MUCH!!

lmaoooo a wild Lida has been spotted what the fuck is this translation though

I don’t know which is better, the “Lida” (DO YOU EVEN READ THE SERIES BRO), or the “CHRIST” gkfhkg. CLASSIC LIDA

OH SNAP HADOU

sobbing at Manual cradling the still-warm corpse of Gran Torino like a tiny baby khlk;h. BUT ANYWAYS HADOU SAW HER TEACHER ALL BLOODIED UP AND IS READY TO THROW DOWN, YESSSSS, THE MY LADIES ACADEMIA ARC CONTINUES

(ETA: listen you guys, there were many things at the end of this chapter that brought me joy, but perhaps none more than the inclusion of Hadou in the final two page spread looking all serious alongside the Todorokis, as if she has any fucking clue at all wtf is going on slfkhlkhgghsl. what I wouldn’t give to see her and Deku and Iida all making frantic bewildered eye contact at each other throughout the next chapter lmao.)

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT DEKU

ARE YOU PROPPING YOURSELF UP WITH YOUR ARM THAT’S IN SPLINTERS, I CAN’T EVEN BELIEVE YOU RIGHT NOW. SOMEONE PLEASE SLAP SOME SENSE INTO THIS CHILD. SIT YOUR ASS DOWN

LMAO TODO’S READY TO TAKE AFOMURA ON. THE SHARED HERO BRAINCELL HAS ALREADY EXPIRED. FUCK IT LET’S DO THIS

“true, I already watched him murder my dad, my boyfriend, my other boyfriend, my teacher, and dozens of other people, but gosh darn it, I just feel like the fifteenth time’s the charm you guys.” shit, I ain’t even mad. who’s up for yet another episode of Todoroki Shouto Attempts to Murder a Bitch

-- “TIME TO CUT AWAY!!” laughs Horikoshi as he gleefully dodges out of reach before I can punch him, that SON OF A --

goddammit. you’re just lucky that I’m invested in the girl power fight too

YESSSSS OCHAKO

DON’T BE SORRY FOR KICKING ASS! NEVER BE SORRY FOR KICKING ASS

damn, looks like she managed to touch Toga’s shirt but not Toga herself. both of them are so fast

now Toga is monologuing from the shadows

we’ve all been there, Toga. sometimes you see someone you really like and it’s just like, ahhhhhh gotta kill them am I right

lol I love Toga so much you guys, but I’m also kind of wincing in anticipation of whatever essays are gonna materialize out of the fandom this week explaining how hero society has failed her utterly and she is just a victim here. CAN YOU NOT SEE HOW SHE JUST WANTED FREEDOM TO BE HERSELF AND MURDER A BUNCH OF PEOPLE flhkklhl

OH SNAP SHE WENT AND TOLD HER THE THING!!

and it was fucking awesome and scary as shit, Ochako. like damn, still sends a chill up my spine just thinking about it

anyway so now Toga is continuing to explain that she can use the quirks of whoever she transforms into

and Ochako is kind of freaking out, which I don’t blame her for, since it’s probably really upsetting to hear that your stolen blood and quirk were used to murder a bunch of people. shit

so now she’s all “WTF WHY WOULD YOU EVEN TELL ME THAT”

??? was this somehow the wrong answer?

for fuck’s sake. Toga you literally came down here to ask her if she would be willing to kill you, and here she is telling you “I would never be happy about killing someone, that’s fucked up”, and you’re all “......”

like come on though, what else do you want her to say?? and why does Ochako look so shocked now

OOP

LMAO

THEIR FACES DKSLHFKG. TOGA NO THAT IS MEAN. and jesus christ Ochako it’s just a toy. I know it has Sentimental Value and shit but is this really the thing to be getting distracted about right now

FOR FUCK’S SAKE

JIN-KUN WHOM OCHAKO HAS NEVER FUCKING MET?? THAT JIN-KUN??!

OM NOM NOM

this entire confrontation makes absolutely zero sense to me you guys. just. Horikoshi was all, “this is the kind of stuff girls talk about when they’re battling to the death, right?” just, are you okay my dude

anyway so Toga has somehow deduced that Ochako got the doll from Deku, which means that she and Ochako are exactly alike in every way, and this is somehow an important plot point, and now they’re finally getting back to the fight lulz

OH SHIT

OCHAKO BOUT TO SLAP THE SHIT OUT TOGA WITH THIS BOOKCASE ON A STRING AND THIS LOUIS BAG OH FUCK

so now Toga’s all excited and she’s all “THERE’S SOMETHING I OUGHT TO TELL YOU, I’M NOT LEFT HANDED EITHER” oh snap

fuck, it almost feels like she’s trying to warn her. Ochako idk maybe you should run shit I do not like this ( ﾟдﾟ)

but of course she is not running, and she’s all “I’ll have you take responsibility for your actions”

HEY NOW

WHAT IS FUCKING HAPPENING, DID TOGA JUST FUCKING MURDER TSUYU, WHAT THE FUCK. I AM TERRIFIED, I DON’T WANT TO SCROLL DOWN, SHE THREW LIKE FOURTEEN KNIVES INTO THE DARKNESS, WHAT THE FUCK

IT’S POSSIBLE THAT I MAY HAVE OVERREACTED

so did Toga just Swip a bunch of knives for no reason and then abscond, lol what. CAN ANYBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THAT ENTIRE SCENE WAS. ASIDE FROM GETTING TO SEE OCHAKO TRY AND YEET A BOOKCASE AT SOMEONE

fuck, she was crying??

DID MY GIRL TOGA JUST KILL AN OLD WOMAN, NAKEDLY LURE OCHAKO INTO A BUILDING, ANTAGONIZE HER INTO SAYING “I’LL MAKE YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE YOU FELT LIKE IT”, STEAL HER DOLL, GIVE HER DOLL BACK, TELL HER “OH SO YOU LIKE DEKU TOO HUH? BTW I CAN USE OTHER PEOPLE’S QUIRKS”, AND THEN RUN AWAY CRYING??? BRUH

-- OH SHIT, OH FUCK

[SIRENS BLARING WILDLY] [AUDIENCE LEAPING OUT OF THEIR SEATS] [T-SHIRT CANNONS BOOMING IN THE AIR] [VIKING WAR HORN SOUNDS IN THE DISTANCE] FUUUUUUUUUCK

well never the fuck mind about Ochako and Toga and WHATEVER THE FUCK THAT ALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, I guess, BECAUSE!! MACHIA MADNESS HAS ARRIVED. SPEARS SHALL BE SHAKEN!!! SHIELDS SHALL BE SPLINTERED!!

AND LOOK WHO WOKE UP FROM HIS NUMBER ONE HERO BEAUTY NAP RIGHT ON CUE, TOO!!! ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS... IIIIIIIIIIT’S TOUYA TIMEEEEEEEE

#bnha 289 #iida tenya #hadou nejire #toga himiko #uraraka ochako #todoroki shouto #todorokibowl 2020 #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #makeste reads bnha

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BnHA 6th Popularity Poll Reaction Post - Risky Spoiler-Dodging Edition

hey guys, so seeing as the results from the 6th popularity poll were leaked today, I figured I would do a separate reaction + analysis post this year, rather than piling it in as an extra on top of the chapter reaction post tomorrow. I figure this makes more sense anyway, since they’re really two completely different things. also this way I can write as much as I want lol.

also, just fyi, I am still completely unspoiled for chapter 293. and probably the smart thing to do to keep it that way would be to log off tumblr and hold off posting this until tomorrow, but I apparently have no impulse control today so oh well. anyway, so I’m hoping you guys will keep this spoiler-free if you don’t mind! as always, I would prefer to just jump right in completely unaware tomorrow like Troy returning to the study room with the pizza boxes lol.

okay so this first part is just going to be my predictions. fyi I am writing this part on Wednesday night, and then I’ll add on the results part on Thursday or Friday (ETA: Thursday, apparently, since I am impatient.)

okay so first of all, just as a refresher, this poll was open to Japanese voters from Aug 3 to Sep 30. meaning chapters 279 through 285. meanwhile last year’s poll took place around the tail end of the MVA arc. so between then and now we had Heroes Rising, the Endeavor Agency arc, and the War arc up to the part where the 1-A kids took on Gigantomachia in Gunga, and started battling Tomura in Jakku. so technically only a couple of arcs, but a LOT of stuff going down in them. oh and season 4 of the anime as well

so! firstly, I predict that my truculent africanized honeybee son will hold on to his crown at #1, coming off a year in which he did some internship-boosted soul searching, borrowed OFA in movie canon, and finished out the voting period as the my-body-moved-on-its-own character development MVP. like CALL ME CRAZY lol, but I’m pretty sure his title is safe. and then after him will be Deku and Shouto as usual

Aizawa should hopefully also have a strong showing because the dude had a banner fucking year. reunited with his old dead friend, took on Tomura with his hopelessly inept hero pals, and then chopped his fucking leg off. he had better be in the top 10. his fucking leg died for this, idk what else he has to do

Endeavor also stands a decent chance of doing well given the internship arc and the final episode of season 4. which I’m sure will go down just swimmingly if that does happen lmao. especially if he somehow manages to rank higher than...

Dabi, which I don’t think he will btw, but you never know. anyways though, but I’m thinking Dabi’s going to have a stronger showing than in past years (in the last poll he only got 367 votes and was ranked 19th). mostly because of his fight in the Gunga mansion, and his cheekily censored name reveal to...

Hawks, who is also going to rank pretty high here, I think. might be he loses some points for killing off Twice, but his back was basically to the wall there. and he has always been very popular, and I think season 4 will also give him a boost, along with his heavy involvement in the first half of the War arc

Tomura was already in 6th place last year and I think he cracks the top 5 this year. he’s gotten exponentially more popular since the MVA arc, and got a boost in the last poll even though his flashback had only just barely happened, and he hadn’t finished Awakening yet and all that stuff. anyway, so he’s only gotten cooler and more tragic since then so I think he makes a big play here

Kirishima, Momo, Tokoyami, and Mina should also hopefully do well, since the poll opened right in the middle of all that Gigantomachia action, and Toko had just got done being an absolute badass and protecting his birb dad. I don’t think he’ll quite make it to the top ten, but he should

and last but not least, I’m hoping that Mirko will come out and take the polls by storm, although I have no clue how popular she is in Japan lol. she’s clearly Horikoshi’s favorite though. she SHOULD be everyone’s favorite, but I mean, we’ll see how it goes

anyway that’s it as far as predictions! and so now, through the magic of writing stuff at different times, we will fast-forward to the part where we actually find out the results!

OH MY GOD YES, STEAMPUNK KHLKSLLKL. HERE FOR IT. JOLLY GOOD SHOW. 5 STARS

Kacchan looks SO COCKY and SO HAPPY and SO ADORABLE, YES I SAID IT. he is adorable as FUCK. I don’t quite know what it is about this particular Kacchan that just screams “LOOK HOW FUCKING CUTE MY STUPID, LOUD SON IS WITH HIS BIZARRE WINDOWPANE-LOOKING CONVERTIBLE SUNGLASS GOGGLES and his POORLY TIED CRAVAT”, but I think it’s because he looks like if a Digimon character and a FMA character had a baby

anyway, so it looks like most of the people present here are more or less who we expected to see. except that I can’t tell for sure if that’s Dabi or Shindou, and if it’s Shindou I’m going to punch somebody in the face so you will have to excuse me

Iida wearing a TRENCHCOAT and a TOP HAT with ENGINE EXHAUST GOGGLE ACCENTS is my new favorite Iida of all time. take note how there is no possible way he can wear those goggles with them sitting on top of his hat like that. plus he’s already got glasses on. these are just purely for aesthetic and IF THAT AIN’T JUST THE STEAMPUNK WAY

Deku out here speaking softly and carrying a lead pipe. Kacchan you best look out. seems like he’s done watching you take first place year after year while he languishes in the number two spot. your only hope is that he trips while attacking you because his boots are unbuckled

Shouto’s standing over there with the rest of the non-first-and-second-place characters, but what are the odds his results are actually within spitting distance of Deku’s same as always. anyway he doesn’t mind, though. also his outfit is by far the most sensible one here, but if you look closely he’s got some sort of fire extinguisher/jet pack thing strapped to his back that’s got a control switch on his belt. Shouto are you jetpacking or putting out fires

Kirishima out here all “I’m not sure what steampunk is so I’m just going to take off my shirt and pose”

AIZAWA WITH THE EYEPATCH SKLKSDLKFJLSKJLDFKJSLDFFJLDKSJFL:KS. SIR. SIR. also, lowkey furious that Horikoshi refuses to show us the automail leg that he is clearly sporting here but which we just can’t see, SHOUTO MOVE GODDAMMIT

Endeavor has TWO fire extinguisher-slash-jetpacks. THE BETTER TO... WHATEVER. look at you here in the top ten again. you really live for that controversy

HAWKS OUT HERE WITH HIS STEAMPUNK BEATS BY DRE AND HIS WEARING A RING ON EVERY FINGER. nice to see you’ve still got your wings there, kiddo. then again Deku still has both of his arms too so who even knows what is going on

BUT SERIOUSLY THOUGH, IS THIS DABI OR SHINDOU. as if I don’t know the truth deep down in my heart. y’all I am gonna flip lmao. it’s not that I dislike Shindou, strictly speaking. but just... I can’t explain what it is, but if you put him and AFO next to each other and told me “you can only punch one”, I would be having a serious crisis. just, THIS FUCKING GUY, idek. STOP SMILING

Tomura looks like he just wandered onto the set here by mistake and has no idea where he is or what is going on. it’s because you’re wearing a bigass severed hand that’s blocking your entire view, Tomura. just take the hand off your face my sweet murder dumpling

anyway! so I managed to also find a link to the full poll results while somehow managing to avoid spoilers, and then I wanted to compare the results to last year’s poll, and so I made... this

hopefully you can all see this. if you’re on desktop you might be screwed, but on mobile you should be able to click and enlarge it. I mean, assuming you actually give a fuck about boring poll analysis spreadsheets lmao

anyway, so there were actually 13k fewer votes cast this year which is a bit of a surprise. is the series not still growing in popularity? do people apparently have better things to do during their quarantine lol

anyways but despite this, and despite getting 8k fewer votes overall, Kacchan still managed almost twice as many as his closest competitor. well fought, Deku. please put down that pipe

I somehow always underestimate the power of ship popularity to influence these things. but for example, it looks like Present Mic got that Vigilantes Trio bump. ride that wave for all it’s worth my man! hell, you got me on board

Iida fucking Tenya somehow got some sort of POWER BOOST out of NOWHERE which I can’t explain at all lmao, but I’m here for it. NOT BAD FOR AN OLD MAN

Sero managed to get the exact same number of votes in both 2019 and 2020. clearly the most loyal fans in the business

Mirko being all the way down at #20 is, of course, a travesty, and I hereby nominate her to be the one to punch Shindou in the face

ngl though, the lack of a single female character in the top ten hurts just a bit. it’s not overly surprising, but still. the worst part of it is that even if you kicked Shindou to the curb and moved everyone else up one slot, it would still be all dudes since Mic beat out Momo by a margin of a little more than a hundred votes. hard to stay mad at Mic for too long, though. ah well

Tomura actually lost a bunch of votes which is a genuine surprise to me. I know the villain standom isn’t as dominant in Japan as it is in Western fandom, but still. you can go ahead and punch Shindou too I guess

Tokoyami lowkey doubled his vote count over the past year while hiding down there at #18. he is slowly becoming more powerful. biding his time

anyway so I think that’s it! I mean not really, but I’m getting kind of tired lol. so just, you know, insert the usual gripes at Overhaul’s ranking here, although we can be happy about Magne making her way onto the list (r.i.p.), and Mineta and AFO taking a very satisfying slide down (all the way out, in AFO’s case; good riddance you bum). Hadou also got a huge boost which is awesome. Mustard’s persistent ownership of the #36 spot will forever remain a mystery to me, but oh well

anyways, this was fun. and I really do feel like everyone is looking away on purpose so that when Deku brains Kacchan with that pipe in about two seconds from now, there will be no witnesses, oh my fucking god

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