#my bkdk journey

[kickbutts-singsongs]

I know no one asked, but I have exactly zero (0) people to talk about bkdk with irl so here you guys go

My BKDK Journey

Yes, this sounds stupid, but my god it’s been almost three years of an absolute rollercoaster of feelings and denials and tears and revelations…

and if you don’t mind, I’m gonna rant about it.

(not spoiler free)

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May 2021

To start off, i wasn’t always a bkdk shipper.

I shipped izu*cha at first (not saying it’s a bad ship btw; it’s actually quite cute. im just afraid people’ll be mad if I accidentally invade their tag lol), primarily because I assumed that would be the ship that became canon.

But also, my veryyyyy leasttttt favorite character… was Bakugou Katsuki.

When I tell you that I would’ve loved nothing more than to somehow spawn into the bnha universe and punch that brat in the face— AGHHHHHHHHHH

Now this wasn’t all his fault: A) I watched the dub first lol, and B) he reminded me of someone that i was not in a place to stand up to at the time, and his constant anger, yelling, and harsh treatment of Izuku—who i began to relate to—made me hateeee him.

There was a time when I literally said “if he died, I wouldn’t miss him.” <- this was later proven false lol

So, I was watching the anime dub with an absolute animosity for our resident deuteragonist, but on top of that…

I was watching it with a friend with a crunchyroll account who lived in another state that I was visiting and staying with for two weeks, so by the time i had to go back home, we’d only gotten up to the part where All Might was getting Inko’s permission to let Izuku stay at the UA dorms.

Anddddddd in my drive to consume more bnha once I got home, i somehow stumbled across an Instagram account that posted bnha sub episodes divided into parts,

but they only had season four and onwards.

Sooooo I never saw the second half of season three… more importantly,

I NEVER SAW DEKU VS KACCHAN 2!!!!!

(I will say that I had seen a couple photos/edits/etc, but I never knew what had been said, or why they fought)

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June 2021

At this point in time, I’d been exposed to a lot of the fandom. My fyp on both IG and Pinterest were filled to the brim with all things bnha (because this is what happens when one has a hyperfixation), so I saw a lot of stuff.

Especially fanart.

This is where I started learning about the different ships.

I saw a lot of the side character ships and thought they were adorable (kamijirou, todomomo, even kiribaku), but then I saw some with Izuku.

Izu*cha was a given for me. I didn’t think there was a single person that didn’t ship it. But then I started seeing fanart of ships like tododeku, shindeku, and bakudeku.

And my first reaction to finding out that people shipped my beautiful baby sunshine boi with the person who bullied him for years?????

HELLLLLLLLLLL NO

So with my (unknowingly) limited knowledge of their relationship, i was very much an anti (i never spoke out or anything, i just reallyyyy didn’t like the ship lol)

(And then, you know, I started to see all the bkdk hate online and kinda went “okay not touching that”)

But that began to change…

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August 2021

…after I saw a manga leak for the first time.

I was scrolling thru my feed and all of a sudden. BOOM!

I was like 😧

IS THAT IZUKU?????

And i looked in the comments and yes it was.

I checked out the page and found that they had an entire account of manga leaks and was so happy.

I quickly began to read from the very bottom of that account, and it started from right about where Izuku first began his vigilante arc (i had no idea how much was in between then and where I left off on the anime, but I was willing to read it lol)

And so I waited diligently for the leaks every week (a practice I have continued to uphold lol), until one day, i came across an untranslated series of panels from the latest chapter. I looked at it and it was of Katsuki and Izuku, facing each other in the rain (you know the one). I knew the leaks would be coming a day later, but I wanted to look through them anyways, so I did.

I didn’t understand a word they said, but the pictures and imagery of them as kids then middle schoolers then where they were now seemed so touching…

And then I came across a pair of kanji that I recognized.

I was like “wait WHAT???”

I zoomed in and went “that— isn’t that—? That’s part of Midoriya’s name, right???”

And then I was like “wait a second… omg that’s Izuku, isn’t it. That’s the freaking kanji for Izuku.”

And it was!!!!!

So inside I’m having a mini freakout cuz—

Bakugou just called him IZUKU

Fast forward to the next day, and I looked at the translated version, and found out that not only did he call him Izuku,

He

Freaking

APOLOGIZED

And I was like “huhhhhhhh”

What happened between now and the most recent anime episodes for this to occur???? For Bakugou to do a complete 180 and apologize????????

Well, I finally got my answers…

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November 2021

…when I started reading the manga.

I started from the beginning, cuz I wanted to see Horikoshi’s art style and the extra drawings and all the other stuff…

And when I tell you that Katsuki became a whole new character to me—

First, I read everything about early-on Bakugou— without hearing him yell in his dub voice—and realized “oh wow he really is just a kid with issues and a worldview that he’s now having to change.”

Then, I finally read what happened in that space between moving into the dorms and the beginning of season four (most importantly, DvK2).

Cried.

Then, oh then, I got up to where season five ended and the rest of the manga began.

. . .

Funny thing: back when I read the leaks to ch322, I remember thinking to myself, “huh. what did Bakugou mean by Shigaraki making swiss cheese outta him?”

😦

THE WAY I GASPED

AND THEN CRIED

OH MY FREAKING GOD

That was the moment where i truly ceased to hate Katsuki cuz holy character development batman

Then, of course, we see them in recovery

And then the vigilante arc and apology scene *sobs*

And then I was caught up.

(Btw I finished the entire manga up ‘til ch334 in just over a week. I read for nine days straight. During the school year. My emotions were all over the place goodness gracious I could barely concentrate.)

So that’s how I went from being a Bakugou hater to going “you know what he’s a complex character and he’s slowly becoming a better person” and realizing that he was now one of my fav characters and therefore cursed to die but I’ll talk about that later

Was I now a bakudeku shipper?

Hah nope.

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December 2021

I began my dive into the true essence of any fandom: fanfiction.

Over the course of winter break, I had started off with fics that had no romantic pairing (I just wanted to see my boi Izuku), but then somehow stumbled across Mastermind: Strategist for Hire and then read the entirety of the For Want of a Nail series (shoutout to Clouds btw ❤️) cuz I was like “ok whew no bkdk fics” which was my mindset at the time.

But somehow (I can’t even remember how I found it) I came across a bkdk fic. It was called For Want of Izuku’s Toe Joint by Talavin (okay now that I think about it there’s probably a simple explanation lol).

I don’t quite know what compelled me to start reading it, but I did.

And I really liked it.

But not in the “I’ve been converted” kinda way.

It was like an “I shouldn’t be enjoying this why am I enjoying this?” kinda feeling. Like my head says no but my heart says yeah.

A really really really really guilty pleasure.

So, from that day on, whenever I came across any form of bkdk media, I would simultaneously feel discomfort and yet an odd sense of satisfaction.

A snippet of my daily life:

Me: *comes across bkdk fanart on pinterest*

Me: eww

Also me: *stares at it for like five minutes straight*

Me: who even likes this?

Also me: *saves pin to my mha board*

Me: not my ship

Also me: *scrolls down to more like this*

Bless my heart I was in such denial.

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July 2022

Bit of a timeskip, but nothing of note really happened in those last six months so here we go.

We’ve gotten to the point in the manga where the final arc is underway and Bakugou is about to KICK SOME BUTT

He’s revealed his Panser Strafe support item and I’m gushing about it to my friend (she kinda fell out of the fandom but still tolerated my rants bless her)

Oh, side note: it was then that I also expressed my concern for Bakugou’s “alive” status

Evidence:

For reference, some of my favorite characters are:

Beth March (Little Women)

John Reese (Person of Interest)

Joss Carter (Person of Interest)

Leonard Snart (Arrowverse)

Logan Echolls (Veronica Mars)

Fantine (Les Mis)

Eponine (Les Mis)

Jean Valjean (Les Mis)

Simon (Lord of the Flies)

Piggy (Lord of the Flies)

Grace Stone (Manifest)

Bubaigawara Jin — Twice (BNHA)

Wanna guess which of these guys died?

Trick question! It’s all of them (:

Yeah so anyways those following chapters really made me excited and nervous cuz YEAH KICK HIS ASS BAKUGOU but also IZUKUUUUU WE NEED YOU

hah hah.

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August 2022

Utterly gobsmacked. Cried. Disbelief. Horrified. Confusion. Anger. Went through the five stages of grief and then some.

Sometimes I hate being right 🥲

But the good thing that came from this was that my positive view of Katsuki only grew after seeing his utter faith in Izuku (and his thoughts being on him in his final moments???? 🥺🥺🥺)

And it was at this point in time where I could admit to myself “you know what? i see it. i see the appeal. i wouldn’t mind this actually becoming canon.”

Did I think that it would actually become canon?? No.

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September 2022

I don’t know how I thought Izuku was gonna react to seeing Katsuki’s body on the ground, but GOOD LORD IT WASNT THAT

Even sweet little blind me realized “oh wow he like really feels intense stuff for Katsuki huh”

(But some things I missed—cuz I was still a bit wired for izu*cha—were shigarakis implications “yeah u looooove the present I got u” and the freaking HEART that blackwhip caused??? when Izuku reeled himself back in???? like how did i miss that i read that chapter like fifteen times??)

So this is all to say that I’ve missed any and all actual bkdk hints up until this point. I finally lifted my head out of the izu*cha fog when…

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July 2023

…Ochako and Toga had their chat about romance.

The first actual hint was when Ochako had told Toga “I’ll give you my blood for the rest of my life.”

Little blind me became a bit less blind that day, cuz I was like “um. ochako? that— that sounded kinda like a proposal. like. a marriage proposal. ochako??”

And then those chapters just kept getting better!!

Bebe Ochako’s determination???

The Spirited Away moment?????

“I’m envious of your smile”????????

“YOU REALLY THINK IM CUTE?” “THE CUTEST IN THE WHOLE WORLD” LIKE 😭😭😭😭😭

For the first time, I was looking at the manga without the assumption that izu*cha would be endgame. And it only got better after I…

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August 2023

…got Tumblr!!!

Everything was downhill from here folks.

In the best possible way.

I came across some analyses of what was going on with togachako, and consequently led me to some bakudeku analyses. I read them and my goodness they made so much sense.

Like not even just personality-wise!! Those metas brought in actual things Horikoshi said about wanting to go outside the norms of shounen (and about not liking the Naruto ending 💀), and compared bkdk to tropes in different works of fiction, and even discussed how bkdk made sense narratively. They properly convinced me of the ship.

And then for good measure, I reread the manga in its entirety thru a bkdk filter, and lo and behold things took on new meanings and my eyes were opened.

I totally and irrevocably shipped them! And I actually thought they had a chance at being canon!!

(And then I binged so much bkdk fanfiction omg you wouldn’t BELIEVE like I read the ones with the highest kudos first and then just picked the biggest collections I could find and read down the line

It was like being on drugs like each fic gave me more dopamine than the last I was so happy oh my god)

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October 2023

And then finally, the day came.

The answer to “is bakugou alive yet?” became a yes.

We screamed. We cried. We jumped for joy. We told bakugou antis to suck it. But most of all, our bkdk hearts soared to see our boys make eye contact with each other for the first time in over a year 🥹

And from that moment on, I truly began to believe that bkdk would indeed become canon.

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And so, this concludes my 42672288 page rant about how I came to be a bkdk shipper.

Thank you for reading, and before I go, I want to ask:

How did you guys get into bkdk?

Did you convert over from izu*cha? Or perhaps tododeku? Or maybe kiribaku? Or are you one of the few who have shipped them since the beginning??

In any case, I’m happy you’re here. And while it may have taken me a couple years, I’m happy that I’m here too :)

(and thank you @animelover32456)

#this may just be me screaming into the void #but at least it’s out there #bnha #mha #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bakudeku #bkdk #my bkdk journey #midoriya izuku #bakugou katsuki #my thoughts #and also I’m going to admit without admitting that I might or might not have made some ocs a mere two months after I started bnha… #and the two leads were very much bkdk coded 💀 #I was going to make a next gen au and so over the course of two years I carefully crafted 20 students (names personalities and quirks) #and I had some cool villains #honestly some of my quirk ideas were awesome #maybe one day I’ll post some of them… we’ll see #but if anyone asks if I ever made any ocs NO I DIDNT

[meteormind]

Respect Her Journey

I want to talk about this piece of art that Horikoshi drew that probably has bkdks hissing and screeching at the sight of, and izuochas fist-pumping and going yeaaah! my ship is endgame!

Nono, don't be afraid, look at it! It'll be okay I promise.

It's beautiful, I hate it, you might say, as a bkdk.

Anyway, this was the tweet I lifted this art from.

Oh yes, pay attention to them falling! Some people might take this to mean falling in love, or whatever. I cannot comment on what Horikoshi meant by this statement, because he has proven to be a cryptic little nuisance of a troll. I will however, examine his inspiration for this piece and tell you why this is not him saying that Izuocha is endgame.

Um, incoming spoilers for Spirited Away if that wasn't obvious. If you've not watched it, I implore you to do so yesterday. It's a one of the greatest movies of all time.

Spirited Away: a story about Chihiro, a timid girl who ventures into the spirit world for the sake of her parents. (Wait? What? Sound familiar?) There's more.

In order to redeem her parents, she starts working in an environment that showcases all the worst parts of capitalist society

She befriends a boy named Haku, who she goes on adventures with

She meets No Face, a child-like spirit who lacks love and eats people while taking on their characteristics

She gives Haku back his name and breaks his curse with the power of love

She saves her parents and returns to the normal world having grown from her adventure and faces the future with confidence

Can we please appreciate the parallels between these two stories?

Bathhouse -> Hero Society: The overseer takes Chihiro's name, who becomes Sen. Just like Ochaco becomes Uravity. The public no longer sees her as a child. She is now a hero and they are free to expect things from her, like to fight in a war on their behalf. Urakaka is now fighting against her own bathhouse.

Haku -> Deku: Chihiro gives Haku his name back, just like Ochaco gives Deku a new meaning to his name, breaking the curse that Deku means "useless". Ochaco draws strength from at first, but she has since come to realize he is not invincible and that he himself needs saving.

No-Face -> Toga Himiko: Chihiro fascinates No-Face. Just like Toga Himiko the unloved girl, is fascinated with Ochaco for her goodness and being everything that she longs to be. Urakaka's character arc is tied up with Himiko and her struggle to save her smile.

There's probably more to unpack here, but these are the few that stood out to me right away. I'm lazy.

Now that we've established that Ochaco is Chihiro and Deku is Haku, remember that this falling scene in the movie is the climax. This is where Chihiro recognizes Haku for who he is and gives him back his identity. It is both a hello and a goodbye.

OOoooh! But Haku and Chihiro are in love! a certain braindead subset might retort--just no. I shouldn't have to mention how problematic it is to ship a ten year old with anybody, or that Chihiro is based on a real ten year old girl that Miyazaki knew--there is plenty of evidence to suggest that Haku is Chihiro's dead older brother, but I won't get into that. Look it up if it interests you. In short, it's platonic. PLATONIC.

Anyway, though Chihiro and Haku have benefitted from their friendship, ultimately they are headed in different directions.

Just like Ochaco and Deku are headed in different directions.

So please, please, don't hate this art. It's beautiful. Just like Ochaco is a beautiful character who has worked hard to be who she is. Stop trying to pigeonhole her as the love interest. It's insulting and she's fought that role kicking and screaming.

I also leave this with you. It is an excerpt from an interview with Miyazaki on his movie Spirited Away:

I felt this country only offered such things as crushes and romance to 10-year-old girls, though, and looking at my young friends, I felt this was not what they held dear in their hearts, not what they wanted. And so I wondered if I could make a movie in which they could be heroines...

I'm not saying that Horikoshi is absolutely taking Miyazaki's intentions as his own, but it's something.

#bkdk #bakudeku #dkbk #dekubaku #bkdk is canon #bkdk meta #mha meta #bnha meta #mha #bnha #uraraka ochaco #midoriya izuku #spirited away

[red-sneakers]

I keep seeing people (many smart, cool people I usually agree with) say Izuku would easily kill someone. That though a hero, he can be murderous. And, to be fair, I like this take MUCH better than when people talk about Izuku like he’s an uwu cinnamon roll bottom-as-a-personality. Izuku is tough and strong, and you bet your ass he can be one scary motherfucker.

However.

Izuku’s whole thing is that he wants to save everyone. Everyone including villains. That is central to his character. Remember the first time he throws a smash without breaking his arm? Yeah, that was because he subconsciously held back from using a killing blow on a Nomu that was threatening the life of his friends.

And more recently in the war arc, when the vestiges ask Izuku if he can kill Shigaraki, Izuku says he wants to try and save him. Save The Big Bad. That’s huge, and unless I’m mistaken, pretty unusual for a shonen protagonist. And it’s clearly a big deal to the manga/anime plot, because the “can you kill Shiggy” question is Nana’s test which Izuku passes. Izuku’s drive to save, though it often gets him hurt, is shown as his greatest strength.

Of course, any good hero story must have a few climatic moments in which the hero loses sight of their greatest strength. Oh, you thought I wasn’t gonna make this about bkdk? It’s always about bkdk, babyyy. 😎

The first time Katsuki sacrifices himself to save Izuku is also the first time we see Izuku go completely feral. All rational thought demolished, eyes glowing monstrously, he charges like a rabid animal with, in my opinion, no thoughts of “saving.”

And he almost loses OFA because of it.

[major manga spoilers below]

After that fight, Shigaraki/AFO takes note of Midoriya Izuku’s greatest weakness: Bakugou Katsuki. That’s not my bkdk brainrot talking, that is canon. In the fight currently happening in the manga, Shigaraki singles Katsuki out and tells him the only reason he’s interested in him is that Katsuki is “the closest person to Midoriya Izuku.”

Shigaraki uses Katsuki as bait in the hopes of provoking the feral, irrational side of Izuku that only surfaces for Katsuki. He says he’s making a mangled corpse out of Katsuki as a “present” for Izuku.

Shigaraki/AFO expects Izuku to lose his head when he sees Katsuki’s body, and so do us readers. But as I’ve said before, this story is a hero’s journey, and we must see the hero learn from his past and overcome his weaknesses. We do see Izuku start to lose control, just as Shiggy/AFO wanted, but with the help of Mirio and the vestiges, Izuku manages to control his heart and fight rationally, despite his world (Katsuki) literally ending. Deku is still on his way to becoming the world’s greatest hero by saving to win.

All of this is to say: Midoriya Izuku might have scary dog privileges, but he’s not a killer. He might have been, once, for Katsuki. Only for Katsuki. Overall, Izuku’s aversion to killing, his drive to save, is what makes him my #1 hero.

#bkdk #bakudeku #dkbk #dekubaku #izuku midoriya #midoriya izuku #deku #bnha meta #bkdk meta #mha meta

[class1akids]

Oh, please do share your favourite OT3 fics if you don't mind! And thank you for the answer!

Here we go:

Of Respite and Odyssey, Balm and Halcyon, Rapture and Godot, Lear and Pierrot by JayJEx (T, 54K, 1/1 - Shoto POV) and it's companion fic Of Silk and Scars, Pride and Poison, Bildungsroman and Commedia, Harlequin and Cordelia by JayJEx (T, 58 K, `1/1, BKG POV) - established BKDK + Shouto returning home, canonverse, future fic, lots of Class A, really funny

we dance in twos, not threes by Jumpingjedirose (T, 47K, 3/3) - Shouto POV, UA - 3rd years, achy get together fic where BKDK get together first and Shouto is just bad at realizing his feelings

the distance of the differences by starburstsunshine (T, 86K, 4/4) - Deku POV. Established OT3, Midoriya amnesia fic. Exquisite.

triptych for the heart by SilverStudios5140 (G, 11K, 1/1) - Shouto POV - very dreamlike - Shouto moves to the countryside on a journey of self-discovery (starts with no relationships)

for rent by todobakutodo hours (snowandfire) (T, 2K, 1/1) - established OT3, apartment haunting

Curse of Baytown by surveycorpsjean (E, 70K, 8/8) - Fantasy AU, established BKDK, cursed prince Shouto.

the universe must have my back, you fell from the sky into my lap by lelex (M, 28K, 1/1) - AU, pianist Shouto, meet-cute, established BKDK

sharp teeth and soft hearts by ethydium (T, 58K, 18/18) - UA fic, established TDDK, quirk accident

Guildy Pleasures by Mysecretfanmoments (T, 6K, 1/1) - AU: streamers, established BKDK

All That Still Matters by chalk (T, 4K, 1/1) - established OT3, canonverse, soft and domestic

Kiss Me Too, Won't You? by Jumpingjedirose (T, 6K, 1/1) - Shouto doesn't know he's in a relationship

a rose by any (other) name by HeyAssbuttImBatman (E, 57K) established TDDK + Katsuki's hilarious quirk accident

Marks on My Heart by Dark3Star (T, 82K), established BKDK, medic Shouto, soulmates

WIPS I'm reading

I’d give up forever (to touch you) by hiro_academia (bioplast_hero) (E, 48K, WIP) - MCD - Ghostsuki and TDDK

The long way home by allslurp (M, 90K, WIP) - established TDDK + BKDK exes - this actually depicts the hard negotiations of bringing in a third into a relationship

In Media Res by whileyouresleeping (E, 73K, WIP) - established BKDK + roommate Shouto - it has a companion fic: Interlude by whileyouresleeping

#bnha fic recs #ot3 #todobakudeku #class1a weekly reading list #rec list #tdbkdk

[beybuniki]

I remember seeing a post about jokingly liking and drawing a ship and then it slowly consuming you entirely I feel like that’s your bkdk journey

i'm not jokingly drawing them! i genuinely like them! i just don't see them romantically involved idk how to explain it to u guys, but also i realized a lot of my disinterest stems from the fact that i dislike 90% of the interpretations that i see of them but let's not get into that, dabi needs me more

#also baby deku def had a crush on bakuguo but i just dont care about the middle and high school yaoi idk #it gets interesting when theyre 23 and bakugo has a crisis and then at 50 they both have a crisis #but lets focus on the present #*i* like to focus on the present #beybunaski

[denkisauce]

/ so please, just this once, stay /

4/4 end!!!! thank you for sticking with me on my bkdk she-ra journey <333 theyre in love!!!

pt 1 // pt 2 // pt 3 //

#this was actually the first frame i did back in APRIL #and then was like was like wait actually im gonna do the whole scene #sorry i held onto this the adhd has been strong with this project #BUT I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AHHHHH #canon. canon canon canon #bakudeku #bkdk #dkbk #dekubaku #decchan #bakugou katsuki #katsuki bakugou #izuku midoriya #midoriya izuku #my arts #my stuff #considering also reposting the whole thing as one contiguous thing 🥺

[oshiawaseni]

do y think at the end OFA'll disappear with AFO and Deku'll become a quirkless hero? (Maybe it could slowly fade, like All Might.) I hope that OFA disappears 'cause by the end of the manga the status quo of hero society MUST CHANGE and I believe that with All Might fighting AFO without quirk but with support items's the PERFECT setting to graft this change: ex n.1 hero who for years supported the strength of quirks, now becomes the symbol of the heroism that's born despite one's weaknesses.

You've pretty much got the answer yourself!

My thoughts are two options here: OFA disappears from Izuku, leaving him with just the stockpiling quirk that AFO gave Yoichi. It's an okay end, but it doesn't really slice through to the heart of the series like Izuku finishing the way he started does.

The difference being that Katsuki now loves him, and considers him his hero: quirk or no quirk. And this way Izuku, the symbol of the weak and different, is shown fully embraced by the symbol of quirk society: Katsuki.

I read that when mangaka hand in their first three names (like a draft) of their manga for consideration in being serialised, they also include the last page they would like the manga to end on... Hori knew how he wanted to end the manga, before it even started. And I’d like to think I know Hori's writing well enough to say he's the kind of writer who would bookend his story’s beginning and end with perfect contrast of each other. ESPECIALLY because BNHA started very bleak, and uplifting themes of dreams and hope and love are at the very core of this series.

So what do we see at the very beginning of BNHA? Katsuki bashing up Izuku when they were kids and Izuku noting the disparity between an individual’s value, of lives not being equal and the unfairness of it all that he was taught very early on because he was born lacking.

The way this will be inverted at the end will be with Katsuki and Izuku together - Izuku probably won’t have his quirk anymore - and we will get some kind of opposite to Katsuki’s “hate” and rejection of Izuku and his hurting him: Love. Acceptance. Warmth. Think chapter 322’s embrace, but even better. 💕

(And yes I think Hori will drive home the theme of their perfect teamwork together before the end. Probably in the final battle and then might have Izuku be a quirkless hero working together with Katsuki with the help of support items.)

Now that Izuku has dropped his ideal date “with a boyfriend,” I am pretty convinced the final scene will be bkdk’s crepe date, for Kohei to make it REALLY obvious to readers that they are now boyfriends, but even if it’s not this date specifically, I still think the final page will either be them holding hands or hugging each other. It’ll be a really loving final page, fully encapsulating Izuku’s journey of being somebody who was born different and thus rejected by quirk society (Katsuki), to somebody who is being loved and accepted by it (also Katsuki).

But I do think there will be a lot more emphasis on their personal relationship and romantic love for each other in general. Basically it is impossible to end this series in an open ended way that doesn’t appreciate their absolute love for each other, just as they are. 💕

It all started with bkdk, so it’ll end with bkdk. 😌 🧡💚

#asks #bakudeku #bkdk canon #sorry for the bit late response 😭 I got a bit side tracked #and anon I’ll answer you soon too ❤️ #livefreebutwisely

[aromanticannibal]

#mumblings// #god knows whats happening #mha

[z-mizcellaneous-z]

So uh, I have witnessed your journey of binge watching sk8 the infinity. And well uhm,

the bkdk parallels, pedo, love hotels, pure queerbating, daddy issues, gay, gay, gay, gay, homosexual gay.

Are you okay?

im. what the fuck. WHAT THE GSDFIUBFONHJSDHGIO

THEY ARE LITERALLY SO FUCKING GAY

YOU HAVE TO BE BLIND AND ILLITERATE TO NOT FUCKING SEE IT

REKI AND LANGA. CHERRY AND JOE. CHERRY AND ADAM. ADAM AND THE SERVANT. THEY ARE ALL GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

BEING LEFT BEHIND AND REALIZING HE WANTS TO BE BESIDE HIM. THE BKDK PARALLELS.

LANGA.

JUST.

LOOK AT HIM. LOOK AT MY QUEER AUTISTIC BOY THAT I WOULD FUCKING DIE FOR.

#sk8 #sk8 the infinity #langa #reki #reki x langa #cherry x joe #cherry x adam #asks #answered asks #mutuals #moots my beloved #<33 #mizismiz

[andypantsx3]

so yesterday when you posted about Class 1-A vs The Curse of Rule 34 i immediately read it and i loved it and so i read a few of their other fics and loved them and so i was wondering if you have any more fic recs that you’d like to share? it could be reader insert, oc or neither tbh i just trust your judgement in fics so i’m sure anything you recommend will be great! (also i love your writing so much i stumbled upon it multiple times in a03 and then tumblr just to realize it was yours before i decided to follow you (i tend to be really picky on who i follow idk why) because i went through your masterlist an read everything and then re-read everything)

Ahhh hello my love, I am honored by your follow!! You're literally so sweet and I can't tell you how much it means to me that I made the cut lol. Please don't feel pressure though, I'm always happy with just an occasional visit too!!

I definitely recommend anything in my fic recs tag - the fics I recommend here on tumblr are generally character x reader or character x OC and they range from smutty to fluffy lol.

My guilty pleasure though, and the majority of my fave fics are gen or ship fics!! I actually hardly ever read x reader fic--absolutely no idea why I am this way--but if you're up for some gen or ship fic, I'm happy to rec a couple others.

I'm not sure what you're into at the moment but I will give you some of my faves!!

Don't Ask Don't Tell by Ms_Chunks Bakugou/Uraraka. I probably don’t even need to describe this one since this is the flagship Kacchako fic lol. But Bakugou and Uraraka explore the compatibility of their quirks and create a pair combat style, and fall in love along the way. I fucking love the way the author uses the chemistry of their quirks to parallel the compatibility of their personalities, and Uraraka is such a bad ass in this one ughghgh I love it.

who lives, who dies, who tells your story by aloneintherain Todoroki/Midoriya, though mostly gen. Examines Toshinori’s life post-retirement and the exploits of class 1-A post-graduation, through narrative and social media blurbs. I’ve never read anything that manages to be so bittersweet, so hopeful, and so funny all at once.

Thanks for Saving Me by Esselle Todoroki/Midoriya. This is a pro hero Shouto/quirkless science nerd Deku fic that is one of my all time faves. This is the type of shit my fics wish they were doing. This author is out here peddling the slightly-sugar-daddy-but-also-slightly-a-little-bit-of-a-shit Shouto agenda and it is absolute perfection. I routinely reread for comfort.

Slow to Start (But Quick to Burn) by mousapelli Kirishima/Bakugou. It's an ABO AU where omega Bakugou slowly figures out how to manage his relationship to alpha Kirishima, while Kirishima is predictably kind, patient, and understanding. This fic is totally stuffed full of domesticity--lounging around doing laundry and homework together, baking together, and napping together. Actually my all-time fave comfort fic, I have read this probably a million times.

journey to the past by aloneintherain Gen fic. A time travel fic where the members of Class 1-A go back in time to protect Izuku during the various stages of his life, as villains with a time travel quirk attempt to target the future number one hero while he's still a kid. It's so good and sweet and heartfelt and lovely and the author does an amazing job exploring Izuku's relationship with several of the major characters.

And probably a fic rec closest to the Rule 34 rec would be:

A Demolition Boy & his Cryptid BF by kewltie Bakugou/Midoriya. This is a social media fic similar in style to Class 1-A vs The Curse of Rule 34--it’s a youtuber AU where bkdk are youtubers in different genres, and the internet has a conspiracy theory that they’re together. Another really good send up of fandom and fandom culture, and another one of my faves.

I hope at least one of these is something you're in the mood for!! And please send some of your faves my way!! I'm a slow reader but literally always open to more recs!! 💕💕💕

#bnha fic recs #ask andie #fic recs

[mimithealpaca]

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#bkdk #bakudeku #katsudeku #ktdk #bnha #mha #kirideku #krdk #miles morales #spiderverse #comics #manga #artists on tumblr #paint tool sai #clip studio paint #csp #pinned post #mimithealpaca.txt

[dekusheroacademia]

Btw... I recently posted a 6k bkdk :'D where Deku's quirks go wild because he has too many feelings for Kacchan...

if you wanna read it!

#bakudeku

[prettyboykatsuki]

I am begging for your thoughts/elaboration on BKDK and “absolute love corrupts absolutely/becomes ruthless amorality” from the tweet you reblogged <3

i'll try my best!!! idk if it'll make much sense tho

but basically, bakugou and deku respectively are characters who's actions, words, and emotions adominated by a strong and central set of core beliefs that they rarely stray from. the both of them are very different in how these beliefs come to be, but on the surface they function the same. they share a single-minded focus, and are driven so absolutely by these beliefs that it inspires their hero classmates to follow in their shoes. in short, they're characters who while on the surface seem very different, are similar in this one specific way.

what's important to know also is how these systems are developed over time. deku as a character is driven primarily by his martyrdom. it's one of his failings as much as it's one of his strengths, but arguably his inability to fault the hero system means he is loyal to it through every single incident because to shake that would make his entire belief system crumble in and of itself. the deku / allmight and endeavor bakugou parallell is a very obvious one but truly and most of all - both deku and allmight are incapable of understanding how the hero system has damaged the world in maybe equal or less parts than it has saved it. but dekus is ultimately because of a sense of fondness for hero society he is unable to process in himself.

bakugou is a character who builds his belief system on the absolute efficiency. many of his emotional failings and inability to be vulnerable he only accepts because he is able to justify and intellectualize his emotions in how they will aid his journey in becoming number one. his pragmaticism isn't from nowhere. rather he's a character who's so perceptive and rational that aside from his emotions, he can use evidence and observation to cement his own beliefs. he is wildly disinterested in ethics or ethical behavior in a way that comes off comedic and believes his own dogma to be absolute - only accepting the beliefs of others if they prove strong, reliable, trustworthy etc.,

in short, both of these characters are extremely able to justify whatever actions necessary to reach their achieved end. much of their arcs respectively is learning to not do that and see outside of their bubble.

in the case of love, both of them are intensely bad at understanding their own emotions (but bakugou much less so) that i don't doubt that love in all forms is able to corrupt them completely. because the unfamiliarity vulnerability of love, the tender intoxicating warmth of that would probably destroy the defenses they've built for a long time. neither of them cope well with emotions and how those emotions absolutely dominate their will at times.

both of them would immediately jump to justify themselves in that case. it's not that they won't know. it's that that their devotion to the cause is blinding, and if you are to become a part of their personal cause, i find it hard to imagine that the wouldn't justify their every move to save or protect you.

the only difference being that bakugou knows it's selfish and doesn't care - he will rationalize and tell people what they need to hear. he'll lie if he has to.

but deku will convince himself that it's for some greater good and truly believe that because he's incapable of understanding his own desires. both of them are just sort of like that

#return to sender #it's not about willingness to commit atrocities #i just think they are able to justify whatever they do and get away scot free #that makes them ruthless i suppose #neither of them are truly above using their status nor do the embody moral goodness in such a way that matters #idk if this makes sense jkfkjs

[kewltie]

when i write something i tend to have a goal, or actually a specific moment or scene, i aim toward. for this specific scene in stepdad au i had this image of izuku surrounded by his sleeping children and talking about how he wants to protect his kids from becoming like their villainous sire so that they dont walk the same path as him. it was very clear in my head and i knew what i wanted but i have to build to get there.

i like nontraditional family unit as someone who grew up with both parents, divorced, and then raised by a single mother i have a lot of respect for the nontraditional family unit!! stepdad au is one of part of many of AUs that centered around that lol. i like that katsuki who literally been a bachelor most of his life suddenly stumbled his way into like a family and now he's juggling parenthood to these small tyrants and HE'S TRYING HIS BEST.

i think i talked about this before how im not a big fan of kidfics bc they dont really have much of personality and that they're more used as a tool to get the couple together rather their own char arc so for me it was really important that each of the numbers had a very distinct characteristics that you can pick them apart among the crowd. i wanted each kid bounce off e/o bc hey they're siblings should act like ones and have a storyline outside of bkdk's love story. so theres a lot of focus on the kids as much as bkdk's storyline bc izuku (and now katsuki also) world revolves around them. izuku put away his mate/husband to SAVE HIS KIDS!!

heroes comes in all shapes and sizes and not all heroes wear cape, ya know the quote but it's exactly what it is here. izuku's path didn't lead to ofa and becoming a hero but in his own way, even tho it seemingly small in the grand scheme of things, he put everything on the line to get his kids away from their villainous sire so they wont fall on the same dark path as him. he has no quirk and didnt have support from anyone for a long time but he planned this for many years just to finally put his husband away like idk that's fucking stone cold. izuku hid his true intentions and acted the part of the good spouse, the good omega, and kept producing kids and raising them for his mate but he was actually masterminding a plan to bring his husband down and escape with his kids like HE DID THAT!!! ON HIS OWN!!! how could ppl not admire that audacity, that fucking bravery????

even tho izuku did all that, he feels like it wasnt enough bc how long it took the plan to took shape like izuku didn't just come with this plan in a day and execute it within the same week or months. HE PLANNED THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS and finally he got enough tools in his arsenal to pulled it off (evidences and waiting for his children to be old enough to carry it out). thats pretty badass but izuk doesnt see it that, its the duty of the parents to protect their kids and izuku think he's just doing what he must!!! but even then he wishes he didnt have to wait that long to carry them away from the abuse of their sires but for his plan to work he had to stay lowkey, underestimated, and the good spouse/omega so he had to watched his children suffered but he cant do much against it. it's a hard thing to watch and endure and izuku will always regret how he couldnt do much for them and i think even tho he managed to save his kids and put away his husband, it always live in him how he could HAVE DONE MORE (even tho unlikely). so when katsuki says something about thinking he's doing just fine in his eyes, it's someone ELSE not him that tell him hey, you're not such a terrible parent and izuku's guilt lessen just a lil.

izuku isnt the perfect parent but he's trying and katsuki definitely isnt made for parenting either but he's learning AND TOGETHER they're learning to be what the numbers need and this journey is what tied them together and fall in love even tho katsuki is like half way there already but god, izuku showing him that even with no quirks, izuku can do crazy shits for his children!!!!!!

#on writing #verse: stepdad au

[sasukesun]

Thank you very much for answering my ask Bella!!! I consider that everything you said is very interesting and honestly I have noticed it's true that many fans feel uncomfortable with the relationship between Sasuke and Naruto, the same as how the Naruto's sexuality is a topic of discomfort for many readers.

It also seems interesting to me using bkdk as an example, since I consider that it's possibly due to the popularity of the manga that this ship is one of the most vocal and always searched for validation that proves their ship, the comparison with SNS is constant and above all the excuse of that Horikoshi has been inspired by Naruto, therefore this would be equivalent to bkdk = SNS. However, this is where I would contribute, like you said, even if both ships have similar moments at the narrative level, they have a different weight and intention that is far from the shippers view more than anything because the moments of "my body moved by itself" in bnha have an interpretation according to the work. In case of Midoriya it's to show that he can be a hero, above all he marks a path that is followed much later, Midoriya is going to save to whoever needs it hero, villain, friend or enemy, at the same time that it's a parallelism with All Might his mentor. In Bakugou's case something that many shippers seem to forget is that supposedly at the narrative level Bakugou must redeem himself and learn to be a hero for which even if his body moved on its own to shield Midoriya, this is further explained with the character finding the part of the sacrifice that a hero does and that he owes Midoriya for the past. These are other moments but there are others that can be read as romantic if one simply empties the characters of their narratives and characteristics, which doesn't happen with SNS, Sasuke had no reason to put Naruto's life and dreams above his own ambition, Naruto never stopped looking for Sasuke and never gave up on him because that was never an option, Sasuke had more than one opportunity to kill Naruto and he couldn't, even in his final fight turns off the Sharingan when he was going to deliver his final blow.

I think what makes SNS so special, is that they chose each other to be a special person, they both could have just been ex teammates, but Kishimoto made them choose each other over and over again, even when Naruto had Konoha telling him to give up on Sasuke, or Sasuke knowing that Naruto was the only bond he had left, that killing Naruto was necessary not because he represented a power level threat to fulfill his plan but because he could never be alone while Naruto was alive, etc, there are so many moments between them that take your breath away. In a certain way I envy their relationship because how these two love each other so deeply.

your addition about bkdk is great! you said “midoriya is going to save whoever needs it” and it’s true, that moment adds to izuku’s narrative and journey to become a hero, especially because izuku doesn’t even have one for all in that moment, and yet he is dedicated to save people even when you might think he’s not capable of doing it by himself, like- that moment is much more relevant to his hero narrative than to his relationship with bakugou, much differently than naruto and sasuke in land of waves, in which sasuke changes naruto’s heart forever and his sacrifice makes him realise how much influence naruto has over him, and that scares sasuke. you’re absolutely right and i’m glad my last ask made sense to you. naruto and sasuke are truly special, most gay ships i see around in shonen are 100% shipper glasses… itafushi, bkdk, akiangel, never read haikyuu but i can tell that the ships are also like that, the fandom seems messy af… and then people say that they are like naruto and sasuke… please

#ask #anonymous

[dekusleftsock]

Hey, I have ah... thoughts(?), and to preface I'm sorry if this comes across as rude! That's will not be my intention.

It's just been stuck on my mind that in your BKDK meta's (and just generally), you've brought up nihilism quite a bit. I myself am I nihilist - well, more specifically I'm absurdist (relating to or supporting the belief that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe) - but for all intents and purposes, I live in a predominantly nihilistic way of thinking.

And back to it being in your meta's, you often paint nihilism as being an inherently pessimistic; such as:

"Nihilism and cringe culture is stupid and causes actual issues for ya brain. ESPECIALLY a young brain, and I’ll argue till the day I die that it’s part of the reason gen y and gen z’s mental health is so terrible."

"It definitely is! Nihilism doesn’t take all the emotional heavy lifting optimism does; But I also think that nihilism being so common nowadays is because of propaganda and, I can’t talk about this enough apparently on my account, the alt right; Nihilism is great in authoritative societies because it creates stagnation. (or just societies who don’t want change lol) When you feel that there is no way to change, nothing happens."

"THIS SAME MESSAGE, these same BIASES, these same DOG WHISTLES only hold us back from change. They continue the constant nihilistic outlook on the world. It’s a domino affect; so long as people think that there is no hope, that they should always be shameful of who they are and they can’t change that, so long as we continue to be nihilistic, nothing ever happens."

In retrospect, it seems that you believe nihilism IS pessimism.

I don't entirely understand where you got this impression, is all I'm trying to say, haha. I would consider myself quite the optimistic person, even to a fault at times (when I'm uhm... not in a depressive spiral/panic attack - general anxiety disorder is NOT FUN I'll say that much lol).

What I'm trying to say is, contrary to popular belief, Nihilism is not synonymous with cynicism or despair.

Of course, you could argue saying in nihilism, Ethics and Morals become non existent and are merely thought to be invented by humans, therefore it is inherently cynical.

But I don't believe that's quite true. The base structure of nihilism is of course, denying all meaning, but that doesn't mean people will become selfish by default. That's sort of silly in a way, I think. If cynicism is "believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity:" then saying a nihilist will be pessimistic by default seems cynical to me! That by having no meaning or higher place of being that your good morals will lead you to, you will be bad because there's nothing to motivate you, seems... immature? Not immature, more ahm, worrying? If abandoning all meaning makes you do bad things, I'm quite concerned actually- like, that's a socially moral backbone of overcooked spaghetti.

Even if you deny all meaning in the world, that doesn't mean you inherently begin to act selfishly! Nihilists I know still do protests, donate to charities, and actively work to make the world a better place (and absolutely are not right wing.) because even being nihilist, I and many still care about other people. Altruistic deeds often lead to greater well-being for others and yourself, and it’s silly to be selfish if that's true. If there is no meaning, that means the only thing you live for is other people and experiencing life. It’s about how often nihilists learn value the journey, at least as I see it. So, what to do to live life at it’s fullest and help others do the same? Thing that are, quite frankly, resolutely un-right wing and fascist.

"When you feel that there is no way to change, nothing happens.""

Re-quoting that because it stuck out to me most, as that's... by definition, pessimism, not nihilism. Having no hope, is pessimism, seeing no way for change, is pessimism, etc etc.

(Not to mention, being nihilistic doesn't mean you're depressed by default, either. That's also a common misconception.)

If hope means thinking there's some sort of inherent meaning in life or inevitable afterlife, I... guess I don't have hope? But I still have hope for change socially and politically, I still have hope for my future generations, I still have hope for happiness.

(For the record: I agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY at how awful cringe culture is, I despise cringe culture. It makes me sad seeing people make fun of people for enjoying life, shipping things, etc. The hate on furries makes no sense to me, especially, like... why? I digress.)

ANYWAY I think you've conflated perspective with philosophy. If you still hate nihilism, that's fine! Go on about it! I'm not saying philosophy should be free of any criticism (as long as you aren't harassing people, of course).

Just... I don't think you understand what nihilism actually is, currently.

TL;DR:

pes·si·mism:

[ˈpesəˌmizəm]

NOUN

a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future:

ni·hil·ism:

[ˈnīəˌlizəm, ˈnēəˌlizəm]

NOUN

the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless.

Thank you if you've read all that! I love your meta's, you seem like a super cool person :)

Hey no worries dude! I can take criticism, especially when it’s justified! (Edit: if I forgot to reply to anything or missed something lmk, I just didn’t have the time to really read through all of it atm lol)

You’re definitely right with pessimism being what I truly mean. Tbh with you, I’ve used nihilism to a default for years, but I did know the difference and just.. keep forgetting sobdodjdudj

To clarify: there is nothing wrong with having the philosophy of nihilism!

What I do have a problem with is pessimism. Seeing the worst in the world and people, having no hope, etc.

I also followed the nihilistic philosophy for a long time. But, before I say this, again, there is nothing wrong with having this philosophy… however, it still does have a lot of ties to nazism and the alt right. I kinda lumped pessimism and nihilism together in a lot of contexts, but that doesn’t change that it is an aspect of nazism to some degree. And I also feel it’s important to say that because it really is an important aspect WITHIN nazism, and also has some cultural significance due to its connection. (Which, as of now I have not properly talked about other than passively mentioning it and I will most definitely get to that at some point)

Not all nihilists are nazis but all nazis are nihilists, you get what I mean?

And, another thing I tend not to say, I hate the IDEA of pessimism, not the people who believe it. Why? Because I see it in people who are at their worsts points. People who have been knocked down over and over again. It drowns you in a constant cycle.

So, even when I WAS talking about “nihilists”, I did not think any were inherently selfish or bad. (Again, a communication end on my part) Rather the idea itself of pessimism. I hate no one! Other than like, REALLY terrible people who did SA or like femicide or something. I see pessimistic people as a victim of the system, not those who continue it. The IDEA spread on a massive scale is not an individualistic issue, rather an idea we have as a society and a mindset we have on the internet. (Also if I say I hate people and it isn’t in an ultra serious context of genuine issues that hurt people by their very existence, then I don’t actually mean I hate them, I hate the ideas they have but, again, ultimately see them as a victim to a system)

Hell, I know I talk a lot about how annoying dudebros are and how I hate people in the alt right, but god. I’ve seen all of my siblings go down the same pipeline. All of which were mentally ill and traumatized.

There IS a correlation between kids who were bullied/needed help and school shootings in the US. Part of it is this pipeline, part of it is the general mindset the US has on mental health issues.

Also, as just a last tidbit of my thoughts, it definitely IS immature to limit any of our ideas on ethics, morals, and philosophies. Or maybe, the term you were looking for was ignorant. Idk, I’m not you, just trying to help dibdisndidb

ALSO ALSO, WHOEVER YOU ARE, YOU DONT HAVE TO BUT LIKE, COMMENTING AND CORRECTING A NEW POST WHERE I USE THE WRONG TERM WONT MAKE ME MAD! I welcome it even; I promise you I don’t bite, a lot of people don’t take criticism well but I personally do so don’t be afraid! (Nothing wrong with not taking criticism well, again, victim to a system) If anyone has any genuine thoughts/criticisms to my posts be my guest! I may challenge it a bit in some cases, (hell I sound a bit aggressive sometimes but I don’t mean to be, and when I sound aggressive tell me about it and I’ll tone it down lol) so please don’t be afraid to hit me with what you’ve got! In fact I WANT you to! I don’t like spreading misinformation, the entire point of my account is to spread KNOWLEDGE so I don’t want that knowledge to be wrong.

If I find the time I’ll go through all my recent posts and fix/edit some things but I also have life, hw, school, and relaxing time I usually do in the day so it might take a while lol.

Final also: I really did know the difference between these two things which is why this makes the problem even WORSE bc I’m supposed to KNOW THIS and I literally SHOULDVE DONE THIS, but I am also an adhd bastard who has memory issues eobdodndudjudbd

Thanks for the correction! Keep them coming if you have them y’all!

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