#AND WE STILL HAVE NO FUCKING FLASHBACKS OF HIS TIME WITH TOMURA OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE HAD IN MANGA
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wait a minute
stop.
stop it.
#bnha#bnha manga spoilers#mha spoilers#mha 423#I didn't hate this chapter before that#but now I am#because this is just cruel level of REMEMBER THIS?????#yes. I do remember this. I rewatched and reread this arc VERY recently#so... he killed Kurogiri with a punch like the one he did in USJ and again to save Izuku#I don't care honestly.#I reread this chapter and I cried again bc I REALLY refused to believe that Kurogiri died then#but he did with a death words to Shirakumo's friends and recall of old chapters#even if people want Tenko alive I doubt that Kurogiri will ever materialize again#and I'm deadly serious when I say that this is the worst part of this chapter#I worried for Kurogiri's existence ever since it was revealed that Shirakumo is in there#but that literally took FIVE YEARS TO APPEAR AGAIN HAVING AN IMPORTANT ROLE#and he left while crumbling just like Tomura's body before Katsuki hit him#and the last thing he thought about was about protecting Tomura even though he was partly Shirakumo's dead corpse appearing more and more#even Mic now understood that it's really is him in a way ending his arc from back in Tartarus with Aizawa#and you know what's worse??? TOMURA KNOWS THIS#the way he used “...........” with Kurogiri's name while the page literally showed his black smoke disappearing was heartbreaking before#it's worse now#like... okay he's dying too and he doesn't even know if spinner is ALIVE or not and he saw Kurogiri disappear#all while protecting him from harm one last time#AND WE STILL HAVE NO FUCKING FLASHBACKS OF HIS TIME WITH TOMURA OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE HAD IN MANGA#I'm getting more and more furious by the minute HAHA#I need to find that one sketch I did way back in 2019 with them after spoilers of Kurogiri in Tartarus#I NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT NOW AND I CAN'T DRAW#I want to just curl up and cry myself to sleep like a 13 y.o that found out the bird that she looked after died while she was sleeping#kurogiri
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1) “Nope, no flashback to Aizawa, Mic and Cloudy, we`re still at the lap of Napiness, right as Shigaraki`s about to wet his bed- well, wet his floor with his bed that is.”- What’d you expect when his alarm clock was the equivalent of an air-raid siren?
2) “Now please let`s go to the next page because she`s scaring me”- Sorry to say, the nightmare fuel doesn’t exactly run dry by this point. Shit’s gonna get dark here, mark my words.
3) “Oh, right, he needs an activation command. Well, I think the Doc can still hit a few buttons and unleash him, so y`all better move yo asses there ASAP, because the alarm is about to be turned off.”- Mirko moves super-fast, but sound is even faster, Doc never had a hope of pressing that button once Mic had a clear line of fire.
4) “Oh, sorry dude, you think you can actually stop Mic? Well, prepare for the biggest “fuck off” you ever heard on your entire life. “- He reserved that for Tomura – and more importantly, the Doc. Gotta a nice big earful of that slammed into his head before Mic’s fist did.
5) “OH SHIT I THOUGHT THAT THING WAS REALLY GOING TO BREAK ANY SECOND, HOW THE FUCK IS IT STILL HOLDING UP?”- The Doc wanted Tomura as protected as he could possibly before from outside interference – and also, given the tank seems to be similar to the one the High-end were incubated in, they’d need to be strong enough to contain them if they tried using their enhanced strength to break out. Granted, it’s unclear if this would stop Tomura if he wanted to break out, but luckily, he’s still not conscious…
6) “I CAN HEAR THE DUCKTALES MOON THEME PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND”- Well, he sure couldn’t, after getting his eardrums blown out by that sonic boom.
7) “OH THAT`S GONNA BE A GOOD PUNCH, ISN`T IT?
THERE`S NO TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE PAST MIC, BREAK EVERY TEETH THAT MAN HAS, SHOW HIM THE POWER OF THE BANANA HAIR, GO YOU LITTLE FUNKY LOUD MOONMAN “-The first of many, many karmic blows against this man to come. Karma has arrived, and it’s gonna be a messy one, given what he’s done to the humans he’s been experimenting on.
8) “YEAH MIC, FUCK HIM UP!
PAYBACK FOR MAKING YOUR HUSBANDO SAD! THAT`S THE SHIT! LET YOUR HANDS DO THE TALKING, AND BOY ARE THEY GONNA BE LOUD WITH THIS GUY”-Best part is how Garaki’s eardrums being blown means he can’t tell what Mic is saying to offer some excuse why he shouldn’t get punched in the face, so he can’t weasel out of Karmic retribution anymore.
9) “yeah yeah, cry me a river- you`re definitely gonna be crying once Mic is done turning your face into a pancake.”-This was actually genuinely disturbing for me the first time reading it. Those tears aren’t because his dreams and ambitions have been shattered, it’s because AFO’s ambitions through Tomura have been stopped. He might be a mad scientist, but at his core Garaki is a true-blue Kool-aid drinking believer in AFO’s plans and ambitions, and will sacrifice anything for them. Knowing that he holds such a detestable man on such a pedestal honestly made me hate Garaki even more.
10) “HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
AND THAT ONE IS DOWN
HOLY SHIT THEY OBLITERATED HER, SHE DIDN`T EVEN GOT A FIGHTING CHANCE”- The High-Ends are a unique case, because they’re both crafty and powerful enough that lethal force is the best preventive measure. Them being psychotic villains pre-operations mitigates the morality of killing them somewhat.
11) “OH FUCK THERE IS GONNA BE A TWIST
I DON`T LIKE THIS. I DONT LIKE THIS AT ALL”- Despite it all, he’s still smiling….
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BnHA Chapter 258: Have You Thanked Your Twice Today
Previously on BnHA: All Might gave Deku a book with all of the previous OFA successors’ names, quirks, and career stats. Kacchan barely glanced at the book and was all “nah, boring” and JUST LIKE THAT he decided we’re not gonna get any new info, which I don’t think is very fair or considerate Kacchan but whatever!! Anyway though, All Might did reveal that Nana could fly and so Deku is going to learn to fly, so that’s fucking awesome, and then Kacchan and Deku had a moment of being bratty siblings together which I framed and put on my wall, so that was also very enjoyable. Back at the 1-A dorms we learned that Todoroki can’t cook, and the kids had a New Year’s party and talked about how they’re gonna be second years soon and how everything is just SO GREAT AND GOOD AND LIFE IS GOOD, and elsewhere All Might sat outside the teacher’s dorms and had a gorgeous fucking conversation with Aizawa that gave me all the feels. The chapter then ended with a THREE MONTH TIMESKIP to late March when apparently everything is about to go to shit. So yeah. Quite a lot to process there.
Today on BnHA: Hawks spends basically the entire chapter very slowly explaining to us that he became best friends with Twice, and it paid off dividends on account of Twice deciding that Hawks is definitely trustworthy and he should definitely tell him exactly where Tomura is off hiding in the mountains of Kyoto, because that’s the kind of extremely sensitive strategic intel that real best friends don’t keep from one another! Can you guys believe Hawks spent all that time trying to cozy up to fucking Dabi of all people when this whole time Twice was right fucking there. I bet you Twice would never have asked him to kill Best Jeanist and tote around his remains in a knapsack. Anyway so the chapter ends with the heroes launching what I assume is a surprise attack in where I assume is Kyoto, which probably explains that whole “on that day the heroes vanished” bit from the previous chapter. So let’s all wish them good luck, especially because THEY BROUGHT THE FUCKING KIDS WITH THEM GODDAMMIT. Oh my babies. Please be safe.
so I think I’m gonna go back to the Friday schedule since it just works better for me. just gotta remember to take the translations with a grain of salt, but all in all the quality last week wasn’t too bad, and overall the pros outweigh the cons
(ETA: the quality actually went down a lot this time honestly, but Friday still > Sunday in terms of me having the time to read this, so it is what it is.)
well this is interesting!
“in the absence of Endeavor” ? ??? the what now??? “oh yeah did we forget to mention, he’s gone now. we did some focus groups and made a few tweaks based on what the fans said they wanted.” well shit. let this be a warning to you all. it can happen JUST LIKE THAT
um. but I mean, that’s all well and good but uhhhh. [nervous glance toward Ujiko, Tomura, the 100k army, and the 11 noumus] ...
but maybe he’s just absent for the cover though. (ETA: yeah this makes a lot more sense after reading the last page of this chapter lol.) anyway so here we have everyone flying, as all good heroes do, including Deku who doesn’t really need that floating quirk after all I suppose, since he can jump real good. BUT IT’S STILL NICE FOR HIM TO HAVE IT SO SHHH
also the flower!Kacchan eyes are becoming more and more frequent lately. Horikoshi is really having a lot of fun with that
and now we’re going back roughly two months ago! which is still the future as far as I’m concerned! so this is really weird to have a “flashback” that basically still takes place after where we last left off. but whatever
“a week after the ‘hospital’ tip” well thank you, that certainly does help. so Twice is jogging in and beckoning to his best bud Hawks so Hawks is like “?” and walking over
(ETA: this has absolutely nothing to do with anything, but I just wanted to say that it’s very possible this flashback is actually taking place on Shouto’s birthday -- January 11th -- given the timing, so happy birthday Shouto! you are getting so big!)
lol see this is one of those times where the whole ‘translation of a translation’ thing doesn’t really work sob. even with context I’m not quite sure wtf Twice is actually asking, but at any rate this at least does give us an idea of how the rest of the League is spending their time now that they’ve completed their whole villain corporate merger
so Spinner and Compress, who actually have a few brain cells to rub together between the two of them, are already deeply involved in running things, and meanwhile Giran, Dabi, and Toga don’t really give a shit and so are content to sit back and wait until their services are actually needed. incidentally I like to think Giran spends a good chunk of his free time just tormenting ReDestro in a bunch of really small and petty ways. like making him get his coffee, and having him call and cancel his cable subscription and stuff. it’s just nice
guys I have no idea wtf is going on in these four panels honestly
well you heard him. that’s the situation. nobody trusts Twice (or was he talking about Hawks?), and meanwhile he has to go poo. not exactly where I thought this chapter would be picking up after that fun little cliffhanger last week, but just goes to show this series truly is a magical Kinder Egg and you never know what you’re gonna get!
so Hawks is explaining for my benefit that Twice was apparently doing an impression of some guy named “Sanctum” who is the oldest member of the MLA
holy shit it took Hawks a whole month to figure out all of the Pliff members? I’m just gonna pass then. thankfully I’m not a spy and I don’t have the fate of the free world depending on me memorizing the organizational chart of a bunch of really boring people whom I really do not give the slightest fuck about. anyway godspeed Hawks
oh no
son of a bitch. we’re in for another long fucking arc aren’t we lmao. well all right then let’s go ahead and do the rundown
Black 1: Fuhrer King Bradley
Black 2: Flying Ace
Black 3: Mother Ginger
Violet 1: Super Mario and Just A Bald Man
Violet 2: Predator and Best Sweaterist
Violet 3: Vizard and Gang Badger
in conclusion, Horikoshi will never stop making Alien/Predator references, and I’m also seeing some strong FMA and Bleach influence here as well. hell, the Mario guy even reminds me of some of the fishman characters from One Piece. so basically we’re all over the place here
other observations: “the new world movement”, huh? are they moving on from PLF at long last? I’ll take Newm over Pliff any day tbh
and so they have a tactical force and a raid force. now that’s interesting as fuck, because who exactly are they planning to raid? now that’s a nice disturbing question to ponder
lastly, the black and violet color schemes are very interesting and I wonder if there’s any significance there that’s going over my head lol. for now I just think it sounds cool regardless
-- MOTHERFUCKER THERE’S A WHOLE NOTHER PAGE OF THIS SHIT FUCK ME I FUCKING QUIT
goddammit. fine
Carmine 1: Lefty Hair and Gerudo Princess
Carmine 2: Slidin’ Go Away and R2-D2
and I can’t see Carmine 3, oh well. meanwhile on the other side we’ve got:
Cleveland 1: Praying Mantis and Righty Hair
Cleveland 2: Jawa and Just Happy To Be Here
and last but not least, Cleveland 3: Badger’s Revenge
what I have learned from this is that I don’t really know what a badger looks like and so any remotely rodent-looking animal person with stripes on their face is going to be slapped with that label because I don’t have time to research what would be a more appropriate animal nickname unless we want to be here until next week. anyway
haha Hawks what the fuck
well that sure is encouraging. so how exactly are the heroes supposed to get the drop on them then? basically we’re fucked, is what you’re saying. well we all been knew so whatever
so Hawks is monologuing to himself about how he was able to nice his way into learning all of the army’s members without getting caught, and in the process he observed how all of the members are all “FUCK THE SYSTEM”, which they definitely have a point about but are also definitely going about the wrong way holy shit
so now he’s feeding some good rabble-rousing lines to Twice who is eating them up
yeah, because Twice famously loves ReDestro lol, oh wait
so Twice is all “I don’t wanna say something that’s not from the heart” because he is PURE and not a Sneaky Sam like SOME PEOPLE! but he understands Hawks’s point that he basically just has to butter them up and tell them what they want to hear, and now he’s running off with a hearty thanks
fffffson of a --
like, you all can see the breakdown in logic that occurred here, right? “some heroes are corrupt” -- absolutely! “kill all heroes” -- wait, what
like obviously there are some real world parallels here. but I very much get the feeling that the PLF/NWM’s movement is fueled less by sentiments of “our law enforcement system is trigger-happy, racist, void of empathy, and think they’re above the law” and more by the notion of “our self-proclaimed superiority gives us the right to do whatever we want and trumps other people’s right to be safe and free, particularly if those people are unfortunate enough to not have quirks.” like, there are a lot of other nuances we could get into here, but that’s basically the gist of it, so yeah. these guys are not to be sympathized with here
and now there’s a big double page spread basically confirming that what these guys really want is blood and anarchy
and the really interesting thing here to me is that we can see Tomura standing at the front of the pack in that bottom right panel. but on the very next panel, with the close-up of Hawks looking as serious as we’ve ever seen him, he basically says that the endgame of all this, the ultimate outcome that this is all meant to bring into place, is one thing and one thing only
yep. well fuck
anyway I have no idea why he’s thanking Twice, but I’m gonna go ahead and guess he unknowingly did something which might give the heroes the potential glimmer of hope which they desperately need. so I will go ahead and thank you too, Twice. you’re a good guy buddy
oh wow there’s a whole page of more meta about Twice! -- and OH SHITTTTTTT
LKDsjflkjsdlfklskgjlskjlfkjsdlfk oh my fkfdjflk how did this never occur to me, just. FSDKLFLSIFKjk
hahaha. :’) holy fucking shit. they have to take him out. they can’t win otherwise. the heroes are already screwed enough as it is with just one Tomura and eleven high ends to contend with; if Twice is able to use his quirk to multiply that exponentially, we can basically kiss the world goodbye. fuck
but Hawks came to realize that Twice is actually a good guy though as echoed above! which, yeah, and can you imagine if he wasn’t, though? shiiit
oh my god they are so cute
listen, I won’t lie, I’m reading this for my 1-A children first and foremost, so there’s a part of me that’s like “HOW MANY MORE PAGES ARE WE GOING TO GET OF THIS JESUS CHRIST.” but there’s no denying that Jin is a good turnip and his unexpected friendship with Hawks -- which I am happy to report is now confirmed to be genuine! because Hawks really does like him! -- is a delight to witness
OH MY GOD TWICE LMAO
“HERE, LET ME JUST DRAW YOU A MAP! (⌒∇⌒。)ANYTHING FOR YOU, BEST FRIEND”
holy fucking shit Twice. did you just save all our asses you beautiful bastard
so between this, and the “hospital” clue, that could be enough to track him down, couldn’t it? no wonder Hawks was so pumped after getting that call. what are the odds this chapter ends with the start of a hero-led raid on a hospital in Kyoto. oh shit oh shit oh shit
lolol oh fuck me
I swear to god Horikoshi if you end this bromance by having Hawks kill Twice for the sake of the greater good, I’ll. ... well I sure as hell won’t like that. please do not
AND JUST LIKE THAT WE’RE BACK TO SPRINGTIME OH MY GOD
what a time to enter the first fucking grade Dai-kun. godspeed little man. I love the little detail that he’s holding an Endeavor plush while looking at the All Might statue. drawing strength from both heroes. aww
and then of course we have this fucking march of heroes which I can only hope is them heading to that hospital! no wonder they all vanished. they all ran off to Kyoto to try and put a stop to the villains’ plans before it’s too late
but I don’t see any of the kiddos there, though? don’t tell me the villains are gonna try something while the adults are away and leave the kids to deal with it all on their own
oh shit no!!! hold up!!
DON’T TELL ME THEY REALLY DID BRING THE KIDS WITH THEM ON THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS “TIME TO GET OUR ASSES HANDED TO US BY NOUMURAKI TOMURA” MISSION NOOO MY BABIESSS
oh thank god
at least they don’t have the child soldiers on the front fucking lines, fucking christ
AHHHHHHHHH
SAY A PRAYER FOR KATSUKI’S WINTER COSTUME, EVERYONE. BE AT PEACE, SLEEVES OF GONDOR. FAREWELL BEST JEANIST TRIBUTE COLLAR
is this T chest thing on Shouto’s costume new? I can’t imagine that serves any sort of practical function whatsoever; he was probably just tired of looking boring
BUT!!!! those gloves, though!!?! now those are definitely new and I fucking love them. again I can’t really see them having much of a practical application given his quirk, but there is nothing wrong with upgrading oneself just to look sharp! boy wanted a facelift so he went out and got one
that’s some nice Anime Protagonist Wind they’ve got going on there in the mountains of Kyoto. real epic shit
1-B is there too!! and also Hadou, I think, unless that’s Pony? so that’s fucking awesome. we will certainly need all hands on deck
so that’s it for the chapter! not much happened, but we got a lot of Twice appreciation and learned that the heroes still have a few tricks up their sleeves! can’t wait to see how this will all go disastrously wrong. if you ask me, it’s probably when they decided that the best way to launch a surprise attack was to have fifty Endeavor-led guys gather all together and march up Main Street. but far be it from me to tell the heroes how to do their job I guess. best of luck not dying everyone
#bnha 258#hawks#twice (bnha)#league of villains#bnha#boku no hero academia#bnha spoilers#mha spoilers#makeste reads bnha#twice gave them more intel in two sentences than hawks managed to gather in months lmao#clearly did not learn a single goshdurn thing from the whole overhaul incident#but who can fault him though#he's just too pure#oh twice#I just want you to be happy#please don't die#and please don't be sad when you find out that your friend is a double agent#:(
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Woke up with some post-Kamino Shigaraki on the brain. Spawned from my realization some weeks ago that Tomura’s room is not (cannot possibly be) above Kurogiri’s bar, that the two locations are completely separate. Yet for all that we never see the police discover Tomura’s room, we also never see it again after Kamino, at least not outside of flashbacks. I can only assume Tomura and Kurogiri had to assume it was as compromised as the bar was, and, well--that lead to this.
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Tomura stands at the entrance to the room, staring around at it like he’s seeing it for the first time. He isn’t, of course, and it had been different back then anyway—emptier, practically bare. Now it’s got his computer, all his action toys, the dart board, boxes of loose paper, old drawings and stupid quizzes, maps and newspaper clippings taped on every surface, CDs old and new, and more books and magazines than he can even start to think about.
It’s hard to start thinking about anything. Everything feels “more,” right now. Sensei’s gone, and the world without him is huge and sharp-edged, beckoning and strange. Heroes took him, and he filled so much space that Tomura hardly knows where to place a first footstep without him. The rage pulses behind Tomura’s eyebrows, a spike of pain and resentment that isn’t enough distraction from the nausea of loneliness, of failure, of—
He closes his eyes and breathes in, flexing his hands open and closed. No time for this. Got shit to do.
He opens his eyes again and sets to work. It shouldn’t take him long.
Kurogiri comes in a few minutes later. He’s carrying a suitcase, tiny and red, a little mini-luggage to make a kid feel grown-up. It had, once. He must have dug it up out of the storage closet.
“Shigaraki Tomura, this is the only suitcase I could find. Should I—”
“Don’t need it,” Tomura cuts in. He shakes dust off his hands and moves on to the next shelf. Glossy paper withers and crumbles under his fingers, one magazine after another; he presses through them in the shape of a handprint on a kid’s art project, though each outline of palm and digits eats away at the edges quick enough. “Check it out, Kurogiri. I’m finally gonna let you get rid of all my trash.”
Kurogiri hesitates. Tomura rolls his eyes and returns his attention to the magazines. All those sheets of paper pressed together take longer than the newspaper clippings on the walls had.
“There is—nothing you wish to keep?” Kurogiri asks.
“Lug around with me while we’re on the run, you mean?” Tomura snorts. “No. We’re travelling light. Change of clothes, my hands.” He ignores the little flutter of guilt, talking about your family that way, because whoever that voice belongs to can cram it, I’m bringing my family along, aren’t I? Can’t get rid of them no matter what I do; who’s got room for anything else? “Throw some shit in a grocery bag so you’re not bugging me about food tonight.”
“It will be important to attend to your health. With shelter not being guaranteed, we—”
“Skip the lecture.” Tomura interrupts again, heat curling into his voice like tongues of fire around an oven range. “Drop the trash bags in whatever dump you normally use. Throw the suitcase after ‘em; I don’t need it and I’m not leaving it for the police to ooh and ahh at. ‘Where does this fit in our profile of deranged Villain Shigaraki Tomura?’ Fuck that. They’re not getting anything on me.”
Symbol of Fear. But symbols don’t have histories. They don’t have baby suitcases and favorite toys. They don’t have music collections—they sure as hell don’t have search histories. He moves to the desk, closing both hands over his PC tower, metal and plastic creaking and falling away to dust.
“As you say,” Kurogiri hums, and Tomura doesn’t bother trying to parse his tone. Who even knows if Kurogiri knows what he’s thinking, half the time? Tomura doesn’t have time to waste on placating him or comforting him (hah!) or whatever. There’s too much still to get rid of—anything personal, anything identifying, anything that would let heroes try to put together a picture of him. They don’t have the right, not now, not after everything they’ve done, and the even more everything they never did.
He scratches at his neck and moves onto the next piece of his history.
Should have left me my reset button, Heroes. I’ll go way farther without it.
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Shigaraki x reader Chpt. 2 (Fluff)
Reader-chan is a innocent civilian who "unfortunately" falls in love with our Tomura Shigaraki.
Sensei isn't the only person Tomura treasured. He never mentioned you to the League but Kurogiri knew. He met you accidentally at the store one day. It was nothing significant or something that caused a scene, he was waiting for his turn at the butcher. Kurogiri just happen to watch you hummed to yourself typing on your phone. He had to take two, no, maybe four glances to make sure he knew what he was looking at. It was you and Shigaraki in a photo together. You were giving Shigaraki a peck on the cheek. Kurogiri never see Shigaraki intimate or friendly with someone else especially a girl.
'Shi-SHIGARAKI TOMURA?!' Kurogiri was screaming in his head making him slightly dizzy. It was quite a shock, who would of thought Shigaraki would have the time and patience for romance. Trying to calm himself he thought to strike up a conversation.
Kurogiri found out your name and you weren't anything as he imagined you would be. Well, he didn't know what type of significant other Shigaraki would have to be honest. Y/n L/n, seemed to be a easy person to read. You weren't a pro hero just a civilian. You almost seemed normal except... your boyfriend was Shigaraki Tomura, the leader of the League of Villains. He wanted to pry into your reasoning why you chose to be with him but he decided that it was rude of him. If Shigaraki never mentioned you, then he had a good reason, right?
(Later, at the bar/hideout)
Shigaraki was reading the newspaper at the counter. Dabi sat on the couch with Toga asking him some questions for a quiz she was taking on her phone. "Dabi, are you a introvert or a extrovert?" Toga asked. Dabi sighed, "What do you think?" Throwing his head back on the couch, clearly not interested. "Extrovert! What traits would you most likely want in your partner?" "I don't know, a nice face and ass." "You're a whore Dabi. I agree!" Twice pipped in jumping on the couch with Dabi. "What? There's nothing wrong with a guy that has his preferences. I would like to show off my girl to other guys who can't even fuck her. Or even get a chick." Dabi jestured to Shigaraki who had his back to the group. Shigaraki ignored the comment. Kurogiri cocked his nonexistent eyebrow at him. Normally Kurogiri would ignore shenanigans but was curious since he knew a secret about their leader. He has yet brought up his meeting with Y/n to Shigaraki.
"Shut up Dabi! One day, Shigaraki will find a bloody maiden to sweep him off his feet!" Toga cooed. "Yeah chicks can't see how handsome he is with that hand! He's too hideous to love." Shigaraki decayed the newspaper in hand, "Shut up you idiots. Aren't you two suppose to be on a job right now?" Toga perked up, "Oh yeah! Leggo Twice, let's go hunt some cuties~!" Twice followed the young girl out the bar door.
Dabi turned to Shigaraki, "Welp, I got a date tonight. 'Cya mop head." He got up walk out the door, "Oh yeah? Who's the lucky guy?" Shigaraki sneered behind the hand. Dabi stuck the bird at Shigaraki who in turn flipped off him. There was a quiet moment after the bar door closed shut. "Does anyone know?", Kurogiri started. Shigaraki gulped down his drink, "Huh?". Kurogiri smirk to himself as he cleaned the now empty glass. "I met her yesterday. I never thought you would have a someone... let alone a girl like her." The blackmist looked up at him seeing one of Shigaraki's red eyes peeking through his hair and 'Father'. He was scratching his neck, obviously irritated. "... 'the hell you mean a girl like her? Stay away from Y/n Kurogiri." Kurogiri chuckled at the nervous male in front of him. Of course Shigaraki would be possessive. Now it made sense to why he kept her a secret. He wanted her all to himself. "I apologize Tomura Shigaraki. I'm actually pleased, there's nothing wrong in having a significant other. Do you keep her away from the danger you can bring? I can understand that but I doubt that's why." Shigaraki ceased his nervous habit, "I tried but she wouldn't leave me alone." Kurogiri replied by tilting his misty head a bit. "At first, I wanted nothing to do with her because she would be a distraction. But somehow we just kept bumping into each other and I was even more distracted! It was so irritating! I thought about killing her. The next time we met, it was the sixth time that month." He replayed the scene in his mind.
(Flashback)
You held an umbrella over your h/c hair while waving to Shigaraki, obviously happy that you bumped into him yet again. He was soaked in his hoodie and you happen to see him across the rainy street. Shigaraki irks and thought how easily he could kill you right now. No one was around the area. His fingers twitched in his pocket ready to strike out and set all 5 of his fingers on your pretty neck. But as he watch you jogged to his gaunt hooded figure, he felt that weird stomach flip he would get when he saw you. Your face was gleaming and not a bit scared. It was clear that you wanted him by that innocent smile on your face. He chuckled lowly as he made his decision. 'This is has to be fate... She's doomed with me.' Shigaraki grinned widely and he felt elevated as he started to walk towards you as well.
(Flashback Ends)
"Does y/n know about your affiliations?" Kurogiri inquired in a serious tone. "Of course she does! Why wouldn't she? I don't beat around the bush that's annoying. I'm an honest guy after all!" Shigaraki waved him off. "When are you going to introduce her to the league then?" Blackmist was pushing Shigaraki but he couldn't stop his prodding, he was too curious now. "One day, now leave me alone Kurogiri." "....Don't you think it's inevitable. She's bound to be caught up. We could use her-"
"No, don't you dare ever think of that again! I can't use her." Shigaraki was pissed off now. "You mean you can't lose her, Tomura Shigaraki?" Kurogiri was pleased maybe a bit too much. This was too good, Kurogiri felt like he needed something interesting in his life instead of the mundane. The blue haired man was seething but he decided he still needed the warp gate for his future plans. Getting up and slamming the door, Shigaraki left for his apartment, wishing he can just go to your apartment. You had this refreshing air about you.
(The next day)
"It seems like a waste of time." Dabi was leaning against the wall. They were about to head over to one of the most popular areas in the city. "We need to keep ourselves in the spotlight. Everyone needs to fear that we are in their everyday lives. When we head out, we will leave our signature mark. Dabi leave fires to spread about the area. Toga, this time I will allow you to stab someone. Mr Compress, I don't need to remind you your role in this, as well as you Magne." Shigaraki was cocksure in this promising mission. It was a simple in and out job but with a significant mark in society. "Kurogiri will wait for you in your designated area for the warps back here. Twice you are our backup plan, if a hero is in pursuit, clone us and lure them away." Toga was already transformed into a different person, excited to finally be able to draw blood. "Got it boss! Let's go I can't wait~!" "This is going to be awesome! A total shitshow!" Twice fist bump and posing. Kurogiri opened different portals for each individual. "Showtime folks!" Compress rallies his teammates and they all walked in the portals.
Each member of the team stepped into the open. They were at a city park that had traveling amusement rides. Tents, stalls of merchandise as well. It was the perfect environment. Families, children were here, thinking to be safe. There was indeed some heroes patrolling the area, they had to be hidden in the crowds. Dabi was waiting by a stall pretending to be on his phone. He had a different coat with a long sleeves to hide the patchwork on his arms and chest. He wore a sanitary mask that covered the bottom half of his face.
Shigaraki wore his black hoodie, hands in his pocket. He was scanning the area as he pretended to look at merchandise. His job was to warn any of his members of pro heroes heading towards where they were located. Mt. Lady was in his line of sight, she was heading to where Dabi was at. He started to trail her.
Dabi silently put his hand on a near stall ready to light up the area. He felt his phone buzz from a text. It was from Shigaraki letting him know he was trailing Mt. Lady and they were heading to where he was at. Dabi tsk'd and put his hand in his pocket as cries were heard from children telling their parents there was someone bleeding from the rides. 'I'm guessing Toga found her victim already' He thought as he walked swiftly to blend in with the crowd.
Shigaraki and Dabi met up walking towards the outside of the park. They tried to look normal, a couple of guys hanging out but was quite difficult. They were not meant to be friends. "Damn, Twice wasn't kidding. You're face is gross." Dabi commented. Their leader wasn't able to wear the hand on his face. Only his hoodie and hair covered his face partially. "Fuck off staple face. Don't piss me off. We need to -" Shigaraki barked back but Dabi interrupted him by motioning his head towards someone, "She keeps looking our way." Dabi stated. Shigaraki glanced, a young adult female had a small smile on her face walking towards them. Dabi step forward to great the girl but she made a b-line Shigaraki. "Tomura-kun! I didn't expect to see you here!" You stood in front of him shyly, hands behind your back, you were happy to see him. "What are you doing here Y/n?? You can't be here..." Shigaraki was still, he wasn't thinking you'd be here.
Dabi was dumbfounded. The hot chick went for handyman? He felt like he was in a prank show right now. "You know her Shigaraki??" Dabi started. But you ignored the black haired stranger staring up at Shigaraki. "Shut it Dabi" scratching his neck. You preceded to talk, "I did sent you a text this morning saying I got the day off today and maybe we could spend time together... or have a date night finally." Shigaraki shifted his weight feeling a bit aggravated. He didn't like that Dabi was seeing and hearing his Y/n.
"Tomura-kun are you "working" right now?" You quoted lowering your voice, clearly knowing why he was here.
"Clear the area! There's villains on the loose! Don't panic and stay near a hero in the meantime 'till we captured them and clear the fires." Pro hero Jeanist yelled at the crowd that starting running to where the heroes are. "I saw the guy who started the flames!" A random civilian yelled and then gave Jeanist a description of Dabi. Shigaraki gears turned in his head remembering the plan. 'Right now Mange and Kurogiri will be waiting at the retreat location. I need to get there quickly.' But you acted before him, hooking your arm and steering him to the street in a calm manner to not draw attention. Dabi as well started walking in the other direction, scattering.
You manage to find a alleyway and released Shigaraki's arm a bit flustered by the proximity. He pouted, almost vocalizing a small whine as you let go of his arm, not wanting the feeling to leave. Yells and footsteps were being heard coming towards them.
Acting quickly and you pulled him against you, your back against the wall, hands on his upper back as his fisted hands on the wall by your head. His hood did a good job of masking both your faces, leaving outsiders to their imagination. You stared up into wide his bright red eyes peaking through his messy light blue hair. He watched you with childlike wonder, he felt your soft breathe fan against his face and he involuntarily licked his chapped ones. Shigaraki could almost taste you but didn't dare close the gap, he wanted to savor the moment. It was a bit inappropriate at the time but he couldn't help but imagine you kissing him greedily while squirming underneath him.
Your face was pink and warm. It was so intoxicating to be this close to Tomura. Everything about him made you feel alive. Your eyes looked at every detail on his face to burn the imagine in your mind. Intense red eyes with a scar down his right one, the area around his eyes were weary, worn down. His nose was shaped nicely, his wide scarred mouth was slightly opened and you thought he was holding his breathing. Shigaraki's breathe was shaky as he felt your hand on his face, trailing down. You could get used to this feeling of rush, romanticizing the whole situation you were in; pro heroes searching for you as if you created a felony.
"You two!" You two jumped when hearing Jeanist cough. You pulled away with a blushing face, looking to the hero. "It's dangerous here. You should head home." Jeanist warned and ran into another direction. Shigaraki stool still for a second watching you before pulling out his phone. After a minute of hearing him text, a warp appeared.
(At the bar)
Toga was back in her normal attire covered in a bit of blood, twirling like a child. Everyone was back in the hideout and the tv was on, watching the news. Kurogiri notices the new person in the room, and you waves when you recognize him. But you followed Shigaraki closely, staying behind him in attempt to hide from the strangers in the room. While the news reported that their mission was a success for scaring the public, everyone was more interested in you. "Ooooh Tomura kun, who's this cutie here? I'm Himiko Toga! What's your name?" Toga was practically jumping up and down in your face. "I'm Y/n..." "Hi Y/n! Let's talk about boys!" Tomura lazily sat down on his favorite bar stool crossing his legs,"Hey, fuck off brat."
"Yeah who is this Shigaraki? A hostage? A friend? Wait, you don't have friends loser!" Twice put his hand on his chin in a dramatic expression. "Y/n is a guest and everyone will treat her well. She's valuable to Tomura Shigaraki. " Kurogiri announced to the league. You smiled a bit to everyone, taking in their faces as Kurogiri introduced you. "So wait, does she know who were are...?" Twice continued. "She apart of us Twice." Shigaraki turned in a his seat a bit towards everyone, his hoodie still on. "Please sit lady Y/n." Kurogiri gestured to a sit next to your boyfriend. You blushed from the weird title, a bit confused. "You don't need to say that Kurogiri." "I felt that it's a appropriate with your relation to Tomura Shigaraki." You were still flustered as you sat on the stool. "Hey, hey! I don't want everyone to know about that!" Tomura pointed at the mist man. "Huh? What do you mean Tomura kun..." You pouted sadden, thinking about your insecurity. "Hey now Y/n that's not what I'm saying!" Shigaraki carefully worded turning to you.
"Then what did you mean Tomura kun?" Toga was eavesdropping in the conversation. She hopped to sit on the bar counter next to you. "He meant that he's fucking the new chick Toga and Mop head doesn't want everyone to know." Dabi suddenly said from his place on the couch. Silence took over the bar. Everyone ceased their individual conversations to look at the couple. Shigaraki was shaking in anger and you were a tomato. "WHAT?! SHIGARAKI'S NOT A VIRGIN?!" Twice was yelling now. Toga got super excited, kicking her feet like a child giggling. "So Tomura kun has a super cute girlfriend now!" "WAIT. DOES THIS MEAN THAT SHE'S THE MOM?! That won't stop me from asking her out." Twice asked Toga doing his antics. "Daddy Tomura kun and mommy Y/n chan!" Toga exclaimed.
Shigaraki chosed to ignore the idiotic madness behind him, "That is why I didn't want to tell them. Kurogiri give me a drink, the usual." "Yes Tomura Shigaraki. Y/n would you like a drink?" Kurogiri asked while preparing Shigaraki's drink. You could only nod in embarrassment. "Could you give me a vodka soda?" When Kurogiri placed it in front of you, you downed it. It burned down your throat but you didn't care. "Give her another Kurogiri!" Toga exclaimed. You shook your head, "I'm a light weight I shouldn't go too far" You already started to feel the warmth from the alcohol. "It's okay~ Tomura kun doesn't mind you a bit tipsy right?" Toga clasped her hands together, almost pleading. Shigaraki took the hood of his head as you thought a bit and replied, "Well, why not?" Toga cheered, "We're suppose to be celebrating! I finally stabbed someone today! I thought I was going to go crazy from not doing that in 2 weeks." Dabi sighed loudly from the dramatic irony.
Another drink was placed in front of you and it tasted worse than the first one. But you forced it down your throat and Toga clapped. Shigaraki watched as you grimaced to yourself with a slightly blush across your face from the alcohol. He knew you didn't drink a lot for a reason but he found it amusing that you were such a light weight.
"Oh Y/n what's your quirk? Tomura kun what's Y/n's quirk?" Toga asked. Shigaraki never asked about your quirk. He found out by looking into your records he attained. So he just shrugged to feint ignorance, waiting for you to reply with interest. "I can make stuff with my energy; creation. Here let me show you." You got up off the stool also tripping from the swaying. Lifting your arms, a ball of pink energy emerged and slowly morphed into a shape of a knife. Holding it in your hand you threw it to the wall of the hideout, landing next to Twice's head in a thump sound who jumped in fear. Toga cheered and Compress clapped. The lizard named, Spinner, complimented you saying how you would be a great asset to the team. "Oh I can do more!" You started feeling giddy from excitement from the people around you, particularly Tomura. "Tomura, I can also make guns! Oh and shields!" You molded a pistol, and twirled it around your finger before aiming at Twice again. For some reason it was fun to scare the male. "OH CMON MOM! NOT COOL. I'll be your good boy, baby." Twice winked. Shigaraki grabbed the self-made weapon from your hand, "Can you create bullets as well?" His interest was piqued. Maybe he could use you for future planning. "I can but it's harder because of how small they are..." He looked back at you after he decayed the gun away. "Y/n that's a cool quirk! I wanna show you my quirk! But to do so I need your blood~!" Toga jumped. "No." Shigaraki instantly replied for you after getting up from the stool walking to the door, "Let's go Y/n. I'm getting bored here." "Aww, wait Y/n gimme your number and I'll give you mine!" Toga shoved her cell to you and you clumsily put your number in as she did the same on your phone. You caught up to him as he was putting his hood over his head.
You got home with Shigaraki trailing after you. Closing your entry door, you locked it and put your shoes away. Shigaraki made himself at home, as always, taking off his hoodie, throwing it on the arm of the couch before falling heavily on it. You made your way to the kitchen to get a full glass of water and walked to your bedroom. It was a bit messy with clothes thrown about and you quickly put your bras and nightwear in the dresser so a certain someone doesn't see them. The tv was clicked on in the other room. 'He must be checking the news' you thought to yourself as you changed into shorts and a t-shirt. Wearing jeans all day can get uncomfortable. Cracked, wheezy laughter was heard from the other room. You shook your head at him to yourself. Letting your hair down and brushing it, you walked back to the living room. "Look Y/n! They're still talking about it!" Shigaraki looked grinned widely as he got up to approach you, engulfing you in his arms, and his hands fisted.
Dating Shigaraki for a few months made you realize a few things about him. He was a mad driven man with a dangerous goal. That didn't stop you from being infatuated with the blue haired male. It made you want him more. He was so sure of himself and you loved that about him because you were indecisive. Sometimes he would have these bursts of emotions and it made him self mutilated his neck at times. It seems the only way to stop him was to reassure him. Taking in his scent and returning the embrace, he spoke in a hushed tone. "Say Y/n. You won't leave me right? You'll stay by my side." To other people it sounded whiny to ask that but it made you putty in his arms. He was such a infamous dangerous villain and he was basically telling you he needed you with him and you didn't have a choice. You pulled away a bit to look at his bare face. "I'll be with you no matter what Tomura. I want to help you achieve your goals." His face instantly brightened, smiling ear to ear, "Good! That's good Y/n." He released you from his gripped and he sat back down on the couch. As you made your way to the kitchen, you asked if he was hungry. After a reply no, you grabbed your leftover noodles and ate it next to him quietly as he flipped through the channels.
Shigaraki kept quiet as his thoughts ran through what happened today. But he was caught up in that alleyway. You two never shared a kiss. A surge of overwhelming thoughts consumed him and he found himself scratching his neck. It was actually out of character for Tomura to be quiet. He was actually a talkative guy, especially with someone he didn't mean being around. So you knew something was bothering him. Finishing up your food, you walked to the kitchen to put the dishes away. "Is something wrong Tomura?" After a minute of no reply, you decided he needed a second to himself. Maybe he was thinking of a plan for the League. As you were brushing your teeth in the bathroom, you heard him finally say something but you couldn't understand since you were away from him. Walking back into the living room he repeated himself, "I want to kiss you. Why haven't we kissed yet?" You froze in place from the sudden question. It wasn't that you didn't want to kiss him, it was the complete opposite. You were dying to taste him but was too shy to initiate it.
You struggled to squeak out an answer and he glared at you. Shigaraki felt a bit betrayed and angry. "You don't want to. Of course." "N-no no! That's not it at all! Tomura I-" "Shut up." He started to get up but you grabbed his shirt to prevent him from storming out. You hugged him from behind. "I just never kissed someone before..." You shyly confessed, buried your face on his boney back.
Shigaraki almost didn't believe a single word you said. How could someone so beautiful to him never be touched? Though... he can relate you to since he himself never shared a kiss before. He was honestly waiting for you to initiate the kiss. Knowing this sensitive information, he felt his chest flutter in excitement. "So that means everything about you... I will only be the one to ever touch you? This is Hah-" The blue hair male erupted into a small series of giggles turning towards you. You blushed heavily at his words, knowing exactly what he's implying. He was also talking about how you technically said you were a virgin. You wanted to call him a Tomura hentai or a pervert but you were happy as well.
A squeak was heard when he roughly pulled you towards him after he was done rambling on and on about how you were all his. His hands carefully gripped your hips and lower back. He started to lean in to you, intent on getting what he wanted. "T-t-tomura kun wait! I'm I'm-" You whimpered out, attempting to push him away with your hands on his chest. But he wasn't having it. "I'm done waiting Y/n." Shigaraki used four fingers to pull your head back to him. With his bruising force, your lips harshly pressed against his. He hummed in response to finally feeling your soft lips. Hands snaked around his neck, you waited so long for something so simple and intimate from him. With no experience from either side, it was a shy kiss. It ended quickly with Shigaraki pulling away first. Both of your faces had lust written all over them. Half hidden e/c stared into relaxed ruby eyes. Shigaraki couldn't help feel more confident and want more and more just by looking at your face. Taking a softer approached, he slowly leaned in till your noses were touching. The kiss this time was more heated. Your eyes fluttered closed. He pressed your body against his as close as you could be and your hands made their way to his fluffy blue hair. His lips danced on yours and you tried to keep up with him, he seemed to be getting greedy. You felt his tongue scrap against your bottom lip then a soft nibble to it. As you gasped into his mouth, he took advantage and slid his tongue in. Savoring every inch of your mouth, and your knees started to become weak. You couldn't help feel a smothering heat stab through your feminine lower region. You moaned into his mouth, slowly losing yourself to this volatile man. Shigaraki felt drunk as he finally released your sweet mouth. You were a mess under his gaze. Lidded eyes were glazed over, lips were swollen in a deep red color. Feeling proud of himself, he nuzzled his face to your neck.
After listening to your quickened soft breath, he realized the time. "You can stay the night if you want to..." You bashfully said looking away. He thought for a minute. He never crashed at your place before but he shook his head. Pouting a bit, you nodded, "When will I see you next time?" "I'll surprise you." He turned with his hands in his pockets ready to leave. He stopped when he felt your hand on his arm. Shigaraki looked at you, waiting for you to say something. You only leaned up to press a chaste kiss. "Goodnight.. Tomura. Be safe." His face was mixed in surprise and embarrassment. He still wasn't used to your constant 'be safe' goodbyes. It's not that he didn't enjoy it, it's just foreign to him. He could only nod in response.
You touched your lips not wanting the ghost feeling of his lips disappear. The blush on your face was still adamant. Walking back to your room ready for the night, you noticed he left his hoodie on the couch. You felt as it was a blessing in disguise from his forgetfulness. Quickly slipping it on, you took in his scent instantly feeling safe. It was like he was constantly holding you throughout the night as you slept in Shigaraki's hoodie. With a small smile, you feel asleep. Everything almost felt right in the world.
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My Hero Academia, season 2 - Episode 29
Alright, let’s get into this. It’s My Hero Academia, episode 29! Here we GO!
-PREVIOUSLY ON My Hero Academia, things went to hell in a handbasket.
-Opening!
-PRESENTLY ON My Hero Academia. So the train’s come to a stop, and the officials are trying to keep things calm…And Deku promptly hops right out and starts sprinting down the track, needing to get in the field…He pulls on the 5% charge, and takes a big leap, starting to really move…
-Episode 29: Hero Killer: Stain vs U.A. Students
-While the Nomus do their thing, rampaging wildly…And Gran Torino’s out in the field, doing everything he can to keep them off the people…
-But he’s not fighting alone, as a vicious fire catches one up! The flames of Endeavor, who has entered the field. I can only assume he was here looking for Stain, that seems like the sort of conflict he’d want to throw down in…
-Back to Deku, who’s trying to think through the Nomu situation. If they’re dealing with multiple, and if they’re anything like the one from the UA attack…He’s got a mess of a situation. To say nothing of Tenya being at risk…And that’s when he hears someone shout his friend’s name! Oh god, that can’t be—
-…So that’s…Even worse than I thought it would be.Deku just walked into a situation with two Nomus and the entire place is on fire, and it’s Manual who was shouting for Tenya, because of course he’s nowhere to be found…And that’s when all the pieces come together in Deku’s head. They’re in Stain’s current killing ground. The League of Villains would no doubt become aware of someone like him. This…Well, Deku doesn’t have all the data, but he has enough to know shit’s fucked.
-Meanwhile, Tomura’s watching the fun from afar, and staying out of it because of his injury. But he got a set of Nomus from whoever’s pulling the strings, who’s made six and let him have three…
-Then it’s to where we left Tenya and Stain at the end of the last episode. Tenya makes his big speech to take on the name of Ingenium, and dives in to try and literally kick Stain’s ass…Which does not go well for Tenya, as he ends up with a boot-spike in his side and a sword in his shoulder. And of course he’s full of fury, impotent rage at being unable to avenge his older brother, who he looked up to so ferociously…
-That man, so very humble, who lived up to the very ideal of heroism…The one who gave Tenya the entire dream of becoming a hero!
-What kind of hero would claim vengeance before rescue, kid? You have an injured comrade right there, slowly bleeding out. You have an entire city in chaos, in need of as many heroes as it can get. And yet you’re here, trying to kill him. What kind of hero does that make you? Not one worthy of living.
-Stain pulls the sword out of Tenya’s shoulder, and licks of the blood…And in an instant, Tenya’s body locks up. He’s helpless. Down comes the blade, to end his life…
-But a moment too late, as Stain eats a fucking Smash right into the face! Deku’s hit the stage to save his friend!
-Flashback to Deku’s thought process. His feeling that the pieces were connected. Running off the pieces of data only he had. Barely anyone would know the younger brother of Ingenium was interning. Even fewer would know he was in this city. Hardly anyone outside of UA would have the knowledge to recognize a Nomu. Add it together…And it all smells wrong. It sounds like a real risk. And if Tenya wasn’t in the field stopping Nomus…Then that meant he found the hero killer!
-And right as Deku put it all together, he found Stain, and put a ferocious punch right into his jaw…He’d seen the news reports, how Stain always worked in areas without a lot of people. And where would be less populated in a time of crisis, than the alleyways right next to a hero agency? It all fits. Tenya, can you move? They need to get gone.
-He can’t. Stain’s Quirk did something to him…And that’s when Deku spots the other hero. That makes this bad. With Full Cowling, and possibly some propulsion from Tenya’s engines, they could have gotten well away from Stain and to somewhere safe if it was just the two of them. But now that would mean abandoning someone to die. That’s not an option.
-And to make it worse…Tenya is still furiously wanting to take Stain down himself. And Stain’s deciding he has to kill Deku, too…Well. That’s…Bad. Deku can see the raw killing intent in those eyes. This isn’t a man who just makes threats he can’t follow through on. This is someone who truly, genuinely means to end his life.
-Deku manages to get his phone out of his back pocket, and send out a GPS ping. He’s found himself in the shitter. Now, all he can do is stall for time. Best case scenario, he might even be able to force Stain to retreat. Worst case…He just has to hold the line. He just has to survive. People will come. Stain will be outnumbered. It’s not a great plan, it’s not even a good plan, but it’s the best he can do with the score as it is.
-Tenya, of course, wants Deku to leave, that this has nothing to do with him…
-Then what hero could do anything, if they had to wait until it had something to do with them? They’re going to have a long talk later…But All Might told him something important. Meddling when it’s not your problem, trying to help just because you saw someone who needed helping…That’s what being a hero is!
-And now, Stain’s intrigued. Deku races in with a Full Cowling sprint…And rushes PAST Stain sliding under his legs before springing up! It puts him under one swipe and over the next, and he comes in with a 5% Detroit Smash to Stain’s skull! He managed to hold it, managed to move almost like Katsuki’s crazy explosion-flips…
-But Stain, Stain licks the tiniest part of his blade…Catches a single drop of Deku’s blood, and his body locks up immediately. So. That’s…Really bad. And then Deku sees the blood, and puts it together. He didn’t get stopped from a grazing cut. He got stopped when Stain got his blood. That’s, that’s important…If he can survive this, at least.
-Stain is, admittedly, impressed. Deku thought through that strike well. He used clever tactics, and put them to work fast. You’ve got a lot of spunk, kid. You might just be worth keeping around. These other guys…Not so much. And he steps forward, to finish Tenya off…
-When a gout of flame forces him back! Whose flames…?
-Shoto’s, of course. Brought into the fray by his father, when he caught Deku’s ping. And recognized the number. A location ping, from someone like Deku, without any information, had to mean something was rough. He kicks out an ice field, forcing Stain back and lifting up the injured parties…He’s got pros coming fast, all they have to do is hold the line!
-Shoto manages to get all three behind him, his fire up…And Deku lays out what he figured out about Stain’s Quirk. Keep him from getting your blood! …Right.
-And then a knife hits Shoto’s cheek, thrown hard! Stain sprints in fierce, and while Shoto blocks his first strike with an ice wall, Stain gets in close to lick the wound…Until Shoto kicks up enough raw fire to force him back! Tenya’s left watching, as they fight for him, his rage burning past his logic…
-Shoto, though, doesn’t have to play nearly as nice as Deku about this. So shut the fuck up, Tenya. You’re an embarrassment to the name you claim you inherited. While Deku starts to be able to move…And manages to force things with a Full Cowling when Stain tries to catch Shoto! He’s able to grapple Stain and launch him back, as Shoto, with two fresh knives in his arm, tries to figure out the limits…
-Especially since the others can’t move still, even though Deku got locked down last…Stain realizes in his head that the kid must have blood type O. While Shoto pulls Deku back out with an ice attack, and he shares his theory. He could move first. That means at least one of three things. One, Stain can only hold a certain number on lockdown. Two, the amount of blood affects how strong or long-lasting the effect is, since Stain only got a drop of his. Three, it has to do with blood types.
-And Stain outright admits, it’s blood types. As we get the big Quirk explanation pause moment. His Quirk, Bloodcurdle, can lock down someone with even a drop of their blood, for up to 8 minutes. It goes from O, A, AB and B in terms of effectiveness.
-Of course, knowing his Quirks only does so much. And carrying both injured out of here is a bad plan, especially with Shoto having a deep injury on one arm. So Deku cooks up a simple plan: He’s going to get in close, try to force Stain to turn his back to you. You keep the ranged attacks coming. It’s a shit plan, but the best one they have on the board…
-As in Shoto’s internal monologue, he’s been concerned about Tenya ever since the attack, but didn’t have the closeness to reach out…And we see a flashback to the encounter with his mother. When he told her everything…And saw her smile again. It was her happiness, her dreams for her son, that made him able to take his father’s internship offer, and see the real challenges and work of the number two hero…That put him in this city, on this day.
-All of it started, because of Deku’s simple words. All of this happened because Deku was willing to push, and push, and keep pushing, and refuse to let him stay in that tunnel-vision icy rage. And now they stand here, to defend another soul who needs to be broken free of that kind of narrow focus, and see freedom again…
-Deku ends up taking a slice to one leg, as Stain goes in for the kill, only to barely avoid Shoto’s flames. He’s moving faster now, more ferocious. This isn’t a game anymore, this is him intending to kill to survive…
-Down on the ground, Tenya’s still furious that he can’t do anything, that he’s not able to avenge his brother…Then shut the fuck up and stand! You want to be a hero worthy of your brother’s name?! (Stain gets a lick of Deku’s blood, locking him down, and Shoto forces his attention back to the rest of them with an ice wall) Then START ACTING LIKE ONE! He kicks his fire to full burn, holding the line…
-As Tenya’s blood starts to boil, and he feels the first inkling of movement in his fingers…!
-Credits!
Well that got dense. And intense. All of these rich plot-meats coming together, these amazing character beats flowing into one single fantastic fight…We’ll have to see how it goes from here next time, in episode THIRTY of My Hero Academia! Wait for it!
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3 Fandoms!
Got tagged by the lovely @just-a-secret-helper ma bestie on this whooole site! luv u boo
Rules: Choose any three fandoms and answer the questions, then tag 10 people you want to know better
Top 3 Fandoms:
1. BNHA
2. One Piece
3. Shaman King
The first character you loved:
1.Deku!! Could relate to him to some level, and i loved the hard work he put in not losing his kindess on the way! A real role-model if u ask me
2. That’s gotta be Sanji! He’s so COOL! Always sticking by his principles even if it kills him (which happens more often than u’d think), not to mention he is a badass cook! I almost gave up on my plan on becoming a doctor to try becoming a chef, but then Chopper hit me like a truck.
3. THAT’S GOTTA BE YOH! My boy! I love him so much! All he wants is to have a chill life and hoo boy, can i relate to that. And just like him i got on the hardest path possible for that... we are not the brightest heheheheh!
The character you never expected to love so much:
1. Id say Kirishima! Dude is a simple jock on the outside but he’s acutally very uncertain of himself and that is relatable af! Comparing himself to those around him all the time and still trying to become as good as possible! Neve give up Kirishima! Im rooting for u bud!
2. Id say Robin... ever since she joined the crew i was suspicious and not exactly sure what her role there was. But after Enies Lobby she grew a lot on me and now i rly like her! Not to mention that her knowledge will be useful to get to Laftel, im sure of it.
3. Not gonna lie, im not usually a fan of villains. Usually am with the ppl on “cool story, still murder” vibe. But Hao is SO FUCKING PRECIOUS! I mean, he HAS to make up for all the shitstorm he made to get to where he is imo. But after readin Mappa Douji, u will have to think twice on his beliefs.
The character you relate to the most:
1. Tbh id say Kirishima! Upon closer inspection id say the boy has too much going on and still trying his darnest, cant be more relatable than that ehehhehe
2. Tbh ive felt too much like a monster in my lifetime not to relate to Chopper. Wanting to fit in when surrounded by ppl who dont give u even a small chance at being a friend is rough and by the time i got to Chopper’s arc in OP i was feeling like that in school. Everytime i watch those few episodes of Hiluluk flashback i have to hold out on crying a bit, part bc of feeling like u want to fit in and part bc their relationship reminds me a lot of me and my dad and hoo boy am i gonna cry now
3. Chocolove. Sad but going for the smiles! Make comedy your weapon and any weapons fall before your hand made kangaroo
The character you’d slap:
1. Everyone would say Mineta. Id punch him tho. Bakugo on the other hand deserves a backhanded slap to the face!! Im from the not so well recieved opinion that the whole bullying he put deku through was not smth to be treated as lightly and even tho i get it that this is a lighter themed show, i would rly like for this toppic to be adressed sometime soon. I agree, however, that he is just a kid and should not be held accountable for this through his whole life, but to me, he still hasnt come to the conclusion that what he did was wrong. i dunno, i just want them to get along, but i need more development on this part reggarding bakugo
2. Luffy, of course. He is a great guy, dont get me wrong, but he NEEDS to learn to be a bit more careful. He almost dies with such a frequency that ANY insurance company would turn down ALL Gold Roger’s treasure if they had to take him in
3. Hao tbh. If he’d just go through the Shaman Fight like everybody else he would have won. Didnt need to fuck up half the character’s backstories just to do that.
Three Favourite Characters (In Order of Preference):
1. Deku, Aizawa, Nedzu
2.Chopper, Sanji, Ussop
3. Matamune, Yoj, Chocolove
A Character You Liked At First But Don’t Anymore:
1. Id say Shigaraki Tomura... i kinda liked the whole bratty vilain trope, but now he’s just outshined by everyone else hehehe
2. Im kinda sorry to say Vivi... I rly miss having her in action, i hope she gets to travel alongside them again sometime soon
3.Tao Ren, he was ok as a rival and all, but when he Vegeta’ed he lost a bit of the impact i thought he would have. A powerfull ally, yes, but he wasnt exactly my favourite as one of yoh’s allies
Three OTP’s:
1. Ozuocha, Todomomo, Kouteri (thanks tumblr)
2. Franky/Robin ; Sanji/Pudding ; Chopper/ That reindeer mink (yeee)
3. Yoana ; Ren/Jeanne ; Jun/Lee
Ye im not gonna tag anyone (mostly cuz i don rly have many friends in here that i talk to a lot [except for A, of course]) but feel free to try this, its a fun exercise, also, tag me so i can look at chu, will ya?
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BnHA Chapter 236: Mr. Stark I Don’t
Previously on BnHA: We kicked off Year Five Of This Bullshit with another Tomura flashback! Once upon a time there was a boy named Tenko. Little Tenko was very cute and happened to have a real prick of a father who forbid his kids from talking about heroes and punished them severely when they broke that rule. Like, he locked Tenko outside for hours and even fucking hit him when he found out he looked at that picture of Nana. It was super fucked up and very unpleasant to read, and on top of that Horikoshi peppered the entire chapter with hints that the supposedly quirkless Tenko was slowly developing his Decay quirk, so much of the chapter was also spent waiting for that shoe to drop. The chapter ended with a sobbing Tenko hugging his dog Mon-chan (a very good boy) and thinking that he hated everyone, as the scene slowly faded to black. After that we don’t know what happened. Presumably Mon-chan went to live on a farm with lots of other puppies where he could spend the rest of his days in cute doggy bliss. I’m sure Horikoshi will allow me to continue indulging in this theory.
Today on BnHA: Horikoshi doesn’t let me indulge in shit! Horikoshi is all “lol bitch you thought!!” Horikoshi shows us the dead dog!! Horikoshi shows us the scared and sobbing child! Horikoshi shows us the sister! Horikoshi shows us the grandma and grandpa and the mom! Meanwhile poor Kotaro is all, “I suddenly wonder where my whole family has gone,” and goes outside and sees All Of That and is horror-struck. Through a series of terrible but also hilarious coincidences he accidentally smacks Tenko with a big stick, and Tenko suddenly realizes he’d like nothing more than to just STRAIGHT UP!! MURDER HIS DAD!! and so he does. And that’s basically it, guys. That’s my summary of the chapter. I would also like to add that for some reason I ended up fucking loving it in the end, though it was a real roller coaster back and forth until those last few pages. So yeah. Might want to steer clear of me, because I’m sure that’s some kind of red flag there. This motherfucking chapter, guys. I don’t even know.
(All comments are my unspoiled reactions from my initial readthrough of the chapter. I did a quick edit for grammar and clarity immediately afterward, and added one or two ETAs in the process, but aside from that there are no changes.)
thank you anon but rest assured I’m already filled with a deep and profound dread. so we’re good
oh. heh
well that’s just. okay. sure. so a whole nother chapter of this. okay yeah that’s great
oh sweet jesus mary joseph oh shit oh fuck oh SHIT
THAT’S NOT A FARM!! HORIKOSHI!! WE HAD A DEAL! YOU SET ME UP
holy shit!?!? and this is only the start of the chapter oh god. oh god oh god. MR. STARK I DON’T
no thank you I want to return it. reason: item exactly as described. I don’t know what I was expecting. we knew exactly what was going to happen. but I still -- !!
how is the anime going to show this?? no one even wants to watch the senseless blood and violence for once. does Japan do those warning things where a “the following program includes scenes of graphic violence that may be disturbing to some viewers” screen appears before the thing airs? if not they should probably consider it. maybe change “some” to “all”, because let’s be real
anyway so guys I’m waiting for Horikoshi to email me my free shipping label so I can send this back, but in the meantime let’s continue to read I guess
WOW
THAT’S A DEAD DOG. THAT DOG IS LYING IN PIECES IN A POOL OF HIS OWN BLOOD, HUFFING HIS LAST HUFFS. HORIKOSHI REALLY DREW THAT. THAT IMAGE WAS BURNED INTO TENKO’S MIND FOR THE REST OF HIS EXISTENCE AND NOW I GET TO LIVE WITH IT AS WELL. WELL THAT’S JUST REALLY FUCKING GREAT. YIPPY SKIPPY
OH JOY
HANA GO BACK INSIDE, IF HORIKOSHI GRAPHICALLY DRAWS YOU BEING BLOWN INTO CHUNKS BY THIS FUCKING QUIRK I’M FUCKING DONE AND I QUIT. AND I KIND OF NEED TO CONTINUE UNTIL I AT LEAST LEARN BAKUGOU’S FUCKING HERO NAME, SO I’M COUNTING ON YOU HERE OKAY
by the way, this is weird though. because that didn’t look anything like the prior instances where we’ve seen Tomura use his quirk! there was no crumbling apart, no dust ominously drifting away on the breeze. it was more like poor Mon-chan just kind of fell apart into pieces. is this because the quirk is still developing and not yet at full power? or is this more AFO shenanigans in play. it at least explains why it was plausible for their hands to be intact once everything was said and done though
really I’m just trying to talk myself into believing that this didn’t actually happen and is all some grand fucked up psych out and his family is actually fine. I saw this post going around about Tenko’s mole (you know, the one on his chin) not being present in all the scenes last chapter, and the theory was that the scenes where he doesn’t have the mole were not actually real and were implanted by AFO. I personally think this is a reach, but I’m also prepared to 100% subscribe to this theory if and when anything happens to this precious baby girl when I click to the next page you guys. we shall see
okay so Hana’s apologizing because I guess she’s the one that ratted him out to their dad? girl it’s okay you were under a lot of pressure. it’s not like it’s your fault Kotaro flew off the deep end and started beating your brother
anyways but this is currently the least of your worries though oh god. she hasn’t noticed yet, and Tenko’s sobbing and trying to talk to her but his voice isn’t working??
is that because he’s traumatized, or because this is in fact a fake memory? not being able to warn a beloved person of an imminent danger is basic nightmares 101, I’m just saying. I’m actually a bit more convinced than I was just a minute ago
anyway so now she sees the dead dog, and I have a new least favorite panel in the entire series, great
hello, I hate everything about this. what the actual fuck
now she’s turning to run and I SWEAR TO GOD if Tenko instinctively reaches out to grab her... shit. I fucking...
-- WHAT DID I JUST -- !! !!!
son of a bitch. fuck. I’m literally frozen in place and having trouble willing myself to scroll down to see the rest of this. like, can we seriously just stop here. fuck!!
shit. I need a minute. holy fucking shit. I want an actual apology from Horikoshi, and an explanation for why he thought his readers apparently lacked the imagination to fill in the rest of the blanks themselves. like, I was perfectly fine with all of this just being Very Much Implied, dude. seriously
fuck me. I’m just gonna do it. power through the rest of the chapter and assess the resulting psychological damage once it’s all over and done with. okay deep breath. we’re going in
oh honey. oh baby no. oh my god the “crack crack” sound effects again, and the lines of blood appearing oh god
and of course he didn’t realize what was happening at first, didn’t realize it was him. honey it’s not your fault. but you now officially have Murder Rights to All for One, and if anyone else gets to deal the final blow I will fucking sue
hahaha, fuck
at least he didn’t go into the same level of detail as with the fucking dog. but I’m still calling the police, holy shit
if anything, Tenko’s reaction actually makes this even worse than Mon-chan’s death, though. and you know, also the fact that it was a six-year-old girl. who died terrified and in agony and not knowing why this was happening to her. fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
somewhere Ito Junji is reading this and wishing he’d come up with this shit. Nakayama Masaaki is taking notes. Stephen King is waking up in a cold sweat thinking to himself that for some reason he really wants to start reading shounen manga all of a sudden
sob now everyone is running outside except for his father. of course. saving the best for last. it’s almost as though someone fucking engineered all of this to make it as psychologically damaging to the kid as possible! but who could possibly be twisted enough to do something like that? oh hey there All for One, you sure look happy. why are you smiling so much. what do you mean, it’s a secret. you son of a bitch
hey do you guys want to see the expression of a mother seeing her youngest child screaming and sobbing and covered in blood and surrounded by the bloodied remains of a dead dog and something else that is hopefully unidentifiable because if not holy shit for real? anyways, do you? you don’t? sure you do. Horikoshi thinks you do, so here it is
t-minus five seconds before the level of Horrifying escalates yet again! five... four... three...
oh shit??
did he do that thing again?? disintegrate them without even touching?? or did we just jump-cut to right afterward? because if it’s the latter, you mean to tell me we did that with the mom and grandparents but couldn’t do it with Hana and the dog!? and if it’s the former then that’s really interesting though, because I was under the impression he’d been incapable of that until just a few chapters ago when the grown-up him awakened the ability in the middle of Deika City. maybe it’s something he can only do when under extreme mental duress
oh wait, never mind, I scrolled a bit further down and it seems like his mom is still alive. I guess that was Hana he was reaching out towards there. anyways so here’s his mom’s horrified face again
actually, wait. before we click to the next page, let me go back to the four panels right above these, because this is actually really interesting and deserves more analysis
I really like this actually. Horikoshi acknowledging that even though his mother and grandparents were very kind and loving, they were still complicit in his suffering in a way because they knew what was going on, and they let it happen. this is actually huge, and I’m really grateful to Horikoshi for calling attention to it and pointing out how damaging that was. I’m actually very pleasantly surprised to see it acknowledged
but maybe I shouldn’t be, because this is after all something that’s very important to the story’s themes of heroism. my thoughts immediately ran to Horikoshi’s own favorite hero, Spider-Man, and the whole “with great power comes great responsibility” thing. if someone needs help, and you’re in a position where you could do something but you choose to not take action, then you do bear some responsibility for what follows. “when you can do the things that I can, but you don’t, and then the bad things happen, they happen because of you”
just, this is a theme that has always resonated with me, and one of the most important themes of hero stories in general. and obviously I’m not saying Tenko’s mom and grandparents are in any way bad people, or that what happened is their fault, because it’s not! but all the same they could have done something and they didn’t, and if you were to ask me what I think is the most essential, defining aspect of what makes someone a hero, I would say it’s that. the difference between stepping in, and not stepping in. if you were to boil it down to one single point, that would be it. a hero is someone who helps
anyway. so I really like that. maybe I won’t send this chapter back after all
OR MAYBE I WILL AND NEVER FUCKING MIND!! I DON’T!! FEEL SO GOOD!! MR. STARK!!
holy shit you guys. I have no words. somewhere the person who wrote Mufasa’s death scene is taking notes. the person who wrote Littlefoot’s mom’s death is shook. the person who wrote Bambi’s mom’s death is rubbing their chin and thinking, “honestly mine is still more traumatizing, but I can still respect that”
meanwhile I, a millennial forged in the ashes of all of those childhood-defining fictional tragedies, am going to just suck it up and move on because fuck. my whole life has been preparing me for this day
oh my fucking god
fuck me why did I laugh. I fucking lost it just now. fucking gallows humor, idk
just. his entire family is being blown to little bits in the backyard, and Kotaro cracks open his fucking door and peers his head out like “hmm I thought I heard something just now. hey, where is everyone. did I miss something.” no you didn’t miss anything Kotaro, go back inside
he looks like a kid who’s not sure if he just heard the ice cream man driving by
sob. “better go investigate”
look what happened while you were taking your fucking nap, Kotaro. JUST LOOK! your son disintegrated your whole entire family and uprooted a fucking tree somehow. jesus christ
you know, the irony is I bet you that despite all of his hang-ups, he’s probably thinking “okay maybe a hero would come in fucking handy right about now”
oh shit
“you think this is a fucking joke?!” Horikoshi screams, shoving this page in my face. “you’re just going to sit there and keep making your cute little remarks?? A FAMILY IS DEAD!!” okay jeez I get it fuck
oh no, oh shit for real though I can’t
he’s so scared and traumatized and now he knows, he knows it was him who did it and he can’t bear it, and even though he hates his dad, he’s still his dad, and he’s terrified and looking for comfort from anyone at this point oh god
and for Kotaro to see his son like this, and the rest of his family dead in such a horrifying way! just!!
and fuck me, because if he reaches out to try and comfort him, if he ends up dying because his better instincts finally take over now of all fucking times; if he tries to help and Tenko knows what’s going to happen when they touch and tries to stop him but can’t...
okay but what
Tenko’s quirk is really behaving strangely though. like this is ridiculous. at this rate he’s gonna take the whole house down with him
also there’s no way all of the neighbors just sat by all la dee da and didn’t go to investigate afterwards. 100% AFO had a hand in all this. shit
now also feels like a good time to point out, before we wrap this all up, that with Kotaro being the only one still alive now, there is no one around to shout “Tenko, no...!” when that hand is reaching out to his forehead. so I’m very curious to see how Horikoshi plays this out, because now more than ever I’m suspecting that the altered memory theory is really true
(ETA: well. shit.)
anyway, so now what looks like a tree pruner is just randomly falling into Kotaro’s hands, for some reason. just like we all expected
of all the ways I imagined this actually playing out, this was not one of them
hmm, interesting
so did he disintegrate the pruner and then get pissed at his dad thinking he was trying to hurt him again? and then instinct just took over? guess we’re about to see
oh SHIT!!!
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
just, imagine like another 7 paragraphs of me just typing out “shit” over and over again. I don’t feel like actually doing it, but that’s basically an accurate summation of my thought process right now
I bet even AFO wasn’t expecting that. I picture him whistling softly from his hiding place nearby, watching all of this go down and making that excited Andy Dwyer face to nobody in particular
holy fucking shit, holy hell
guys I just decided this is actually my favorite villain origin story of all time. just like that. holy shit. this page though
okay you know what, let me just finish this up, and then I’ll try to sort out all of my messed up feelings. one more page to go I think. probably his hair turning white
why didn’t his hair turn white. Horikoshi you’re such a fucking troll
(ETA: or did it start to change though?? it’s really hard to tell with the shading on this page tbh. but it does seem to be lighter than his shirt, and closer to the shade of his pants instead. but I can’t tell if that’s just due to the lighting here or not. anyways.)
anyways, wow. so that’s the end. let me just sit down here for a moment and try to process this
that page, though. that mental break. the idea of him being so overwhelmed by the pain and trauma of what just happened that when his dad shows up and tries (from his perspective) to hurt him again, his mind just goes !! and snaps and goes “you know what, this is better, let’s just reframe all this shit to make it a good thing so that we can cope, because to hell with that. big fat nope to the alternative, right there! yeah no thanks we are not going to do that”
and him realizing that he finally has the power to stand up to his father and stop him from hurting him. and probably a part of him is also irrationally blaming his dad for being the reason this all happened, because it’s much easier to assign blame to something tangible here, rather than it all being a freak tragic accident that no one could have prevented. (or worse, his own fault. which it isn’t, but I’m sure he subconsciously blames himself regardless, so)
and even better if the person to blame is someone you already hated. so yes, that’s much better, let’s just do that
and that whole “somewhere deep in my heart” thing, I don’t buy that for a second to be honest. but I do believe that he believes that. that for his own self-preservation he desperately latched on to this idea and convinced himself that he’d wanted this all along. that it felt good. fine, then, I’ll become a monster to save myself
I keep going back to look at his face, though. and just. holy shit. if you’d told me a week ago or even five minutes ago that Horikoshi would write out the entire thing, all of it, in all of its sickeningly detailed glory, that he would just say “fuck it” and go all out, and that I would go from “take it back” to “okay I’ll allow it” to “you can pry this incredibly fucked up chapter out of my cold dead hands” in the span of three pages, I would have thought you were insane. and yet here we are. and it is insane. and I’m fairly disturbed by my own heel-turn here actually, but I can’t deny it though
just, shit. that was so good. I’m blown away by how good that was. Deku, stop looking at me like that
you know what, you don’t get to judge me, kid, okay. shut up
anyway guys, so that was one hell of a ride. I learned some things about myself, like that I will follow this maniac of a mangaka into much deeper and more fucked up chasms than I ever expected. and Tomura learned some things about himself, and I have a lot of Concerns about those things, but I guess that’ll just have to wait until next week! all the best until then, everyone
#bnha#boku no hero academia#bnha 236#shigaraki tomura#shimura hana#shimura kotaro#bnha spoilers#mha spoilers#makeste reads bnha#I'm working from home and it's a slow day so this recap is earlier than usual#do you know who is not having a slow day#shigaraki f***ing tomura#holy hell my man#I'm so sorry kiddo
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BnHA Chapter 230: League of Thots
Previously on BnHA: We learned all about Twice’s past, which was a lot like Oliver Twist, if you’re like me and you never actually read Oliver Twist and only have extremely vague memories of watching one of the movie versions as a kid and seeing some poor wretched child asking for more oatmeal and falling in with some lovable scalawags. Although I’m pretty sure Oliver Twist never hit a dude with a motorcycle and made a bunch of clones of himself because he was lonely and then the clones all tried to kill each other. But like, other than that, I still kinda got that vibe, idk. Anyway so Twice is great and we all love him and feel sorry for him, and the Metahuman Liberation Army ripped his mask off because they’re dicks, and then they broke his arms because see re: the part where they’re dicks. But once his arms were broken, Twice, who’d been having an ongoing identity crisis due to not being sure whether he was one of his own clones, realized he couldn’t be a clone since he was still alive and hadn’t melted into a big blob after taking all that damage. So then he got all empowered, and he made like a dozen fresh new clones of himself, and now they’re gonna fuck up the MLA’s shit hopefully, and good riddance.
Today on BnHA: The League of Twices surges forth to do battle with the forces of evil and it’s my favorite thing ever. What started out as a dozen quickly multiplies exponentially -- we’re talking literal exponential growth here -- until Re-Destro’s Army of 116,000 people actually find themselves outnumbered. Up in his tower, Re-Destro is all “gee Skeptic you sure did fuck up spectacularly :)” and Skeptic quickly makes himself scarce, leaving Giran all on his own to antagonize RD about how royally screwed he is. Back in the thick of things, Dabi continues to attack The Night King, but it turns out he’s able to create new ice from just about any water source, so that complicates things a bit. Meanwhile Dabi is apparently starting to roast himself with his own quirk, which is very interesting and a huge clue as to how he came to be where he is, all scarred up and presumably Presumed Dead, and it’s all very intriguing. But before we can ponder that much, we cut to Ujiko, who’s getting tired of watching the League kick ass so effortlessly and decides to throw a Gigantomachia-shaped wrench into the mix just for the hell of it, waking the big guy early so he can join in on the fun. Well you won’t see me complaining omg.
(All comments are my unspoiled reactions from my initial readthrough of the chapter. I did a quick edit for grammar and clarity immediately afterward, and added a couple of ETAs in the process, but aside from that there are no changes.)
oh my god
first of all, y’all know I love it when Horikoshi really gets into the nitty-gritty of how someone’s quirk works and hammers out all the little stipulations and provisions about what they can and can’t do, etc. but then to do it with this adorable little chibi Twice sketch is almost too much. we’re only on the first panel here; if this is an indicator of what the rest of the chapter is gonna be like, fair warning that I will probably have a number of little fangirling breakdowns
anyhoo, so this definitely clears some things up. the translation could be a little clearer, but I’m gonna take this to mean that he has a two-clone limit, period, and can’t make more than two of any person or object until the existing clones disappear. meaning that this can’t actually be used to create entire armies, which is a smart move on Horikoshi’s part in terms of keeping him from getting too op. this is especially important because we know his clones can use the same quirks as the original. so yeah, that could potentially get out of hand real fast without a few limiters in place
but! there is one exception to the “only two” rule, which we’re now seeing in action! a quirk hack, if you will. which is that if he clones himself, each of those clones is then capable of using the same Doubling quirk under the same rules. so each clone can make an additional two clones. which is dope. like, past a certain point, you actually have to start using math to keep up with him. and that part is in fact pretty motherflippin’ powerful, even if each duplicate is weaker than the last. it’s definitely not something you want to fuck with. I would sure hate to be a person, or army of people, who have done just that and are now going to have to feel his wrath. oh man
so because this is a Flashback Arc we are now cutting to another flashback, but this time a more recent one involving the Shigaraki Squad all hanging out in the ol’ Villain Shack
-- holy shit
okay but this is so fucking smart, though. these guys keep thinking of things that would never, ever occur to me because try as I might, I just can’t get on the same level of thinking outside the box that they’re at. obviously they’re a good deal more primed to think of creative applications of their own quirks, having lived with said quirks for most of their lives. but still
anyways, look at me, I’m practically beside myself being impressed even though Twice wasn’t actually able to do anything lol. but just, even the fact that they tried is impressive to me. leave no avenue unexplored. god this manga is so good
anyway so now we’re cutting back to the present, and Twice is thinking that he wants to repay his friends for accepting him. “that’s all I ever think about!”
weekly reminder that Twice is in fact the nicest guy in the series. and it’s all the more impressive since he lacked any kind of good influence when he was growing up. dude is a fucking saint if you think of it like that
lol. well no one ever said saints couldn’t be violent sometimes
so now the MLA goons who were formerly watching on the sidelines are all “oh shit” and they’re rushing in to try to help contain the situation
only to be confronted with this
you see?? math. Twice to the nth power. holy shit
also the title/attack name Sad Man’s Parade is so good and evocative that I assumed it must be a reference to something, but when I googled it just now all I got was links to articles and reviews of this very chapter. but I still think it must be a reference though. we’ve had a lot of them recently, including last week’s title, which as @herongale pointed out to me was a reference to The Killing Joke. so if any smart person can figure this one out, please let me know. it sounds like a song or something maybe
anyway I just clicked to the next page and it’s the most badass thing I’ve ever seen so let me just share that with y’all
things I like:
Twice’s face
that last panel. just. that
Twice holding Toga all protectively fffsdfasd
and did I mention that face though. holy hecking fuck my lovable lil LoV mascot is suddenly all grown up and making me feel things. going after all of my weak spots at once! protecting his friends: check. all scuffed up and covered in blood all sexy-like: double check. and last but not least, that look of utter, fearless determination: checkcheckmotherfuckincheck
jesus christ. first Giran and now you. more like League of Thirst, fml. what was that he was saying in the previous chapter about his scary looks?? you know what Twice, you can fuck right off with that noise. I can’t believe you were holding out on us this entire time
anyway so now here’s Re-Destro to chill me out before I completely lose my shit
ah, nothing like that arrogant pointy mug to bring me back down to reality right quick. really can’t wait until someone knocks this guy down off his high horse
and now he’s turning and casually remarking to Skeptic that it’s rare to see him fail. and holy shit though, there’s something about this scene that just sent a chill down my spine
and why did I get flashbacks to that poor lil dead mouse guy just now, though. the thing about Re-Destro is he’s the kind of guy who can and will be all smiles right up to and including the point where he happily snaps your neck for having displeased him. and that is scary as fuck. just look how quickly Skeptic noped the fuck out of there
look at him omg
he sure got the message right away, didn’t he? better go fix things right the fuck now if you enjoy being alive, dude
holy shit. he is genuinely scary. that one panel there may actually be scarier than anything AFO ever did. I suddenly had a rush of appreciation for Overhaul of all people, yes you heard me right, because at least he was just unabashedly Straight Up Evil. none of this pretending to be all nice with this cold dead look in your eyes bullshit
just, I really don’t like how it just seems like he could snap at any time and you’re never quite sure what the final trigger might actually be. it’s terrifying. but I guess that’s the kind of vibe you’ve got to have if you’re looking to be a villain so bad that the actual villains are fighting against you lol
now Giran is straight up not giving a fuck again, and acting like he’s not tied to a chair with one remaining hand and trapped in a room with this profoundly unsettling man, and as usual I love it
you just keep on being insolent and sarcastic you sexy piece of shit. you’re doing great
lol now Re-Destro says they’ll overcome quantity with quality, and wow. that may just be the most delusional thing this asshole has said thus far. have we even been reading the same arc?? are you really trying to say that your Metahuman Army of Jackasses is in any way even in the same league as Tomura’s merry band of ragtag prodigies? just go ahead and admit that they’re wiping the floor with you
and as if to prove my point
tbh I’m genuinely starting to feel like any one member of the League could singlehandedly take out Re-Destro’s entire force. and they haven’t even introduced you to Gigantomachia yet!! my god. RD’s horribly discomforting general vibe aside, this arc is like watching a horror movie play out where none of the victims realizes how screwed they are until it’s too late. and also you’re rooting for the killers because they’re likable and sexy
I do have to hand it to Parka here though because he’s somehow not dead yet in spite of all that, which is legitimately impressive
Dabi even says that his ice is almost gone. you’re living on borrowed time Baskin Robbins
ooh now we’re getting a quick panel of Compress doing his thing while Dabi carries on
Compress are we getting your flashbacks next. I can only begin to imagine what kind of tragic and relatable things you’ve been through and how hot you probably are too underneath that mask. how long until you’re my new favorite character. I’m onto this arc and its games by this point, Horikoshi. you and your motherfucking League of Thots ffff
Dabi is all “why do I have to help you?” lol. classic Dabi
eh what’s this
before I click to the next page, I’m just going to assume he’s talking about the twelve million Twices headed their way
yep
new favorite panel alert
oh my god. this is amazing. more of him to love
LMAO
FUCK YOU AND YOUR CAREFREE SELF-AWARE MANGA HORIKOSHI KOUHEI. I CAN’T LEGALLY MARRY A SHOUNEN MANGA SERIES SO WHY ARE YOU TORTURING ME LIKE THIS
and Compress is all “wow that sounds like something from a hero story,” and then we’re cutting to another Twice panel so that we can’t see him turning and winking at the audience
Twice says that the League are his only friends in the world and that they’re all precious to him. actually, he didn’t say it so much as he straight up yelled it. nicest guy in the fucking world I’m telling you. what a good egg. what a chaotic good little boy scout
lmao now he’s drunk on power and ambition
lmao go for it. THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER
(ETA: also I just realized what I said before about him not being able to make an army is clearly blatantly untrue, since even though he has the two-clone limit, that hardly matters if there are like 17,000 of him and each of them can clone two other people. he truly is a beast.)
oh my god
are you telling me that you guys are kicking so much ass that it’s actually backfiring on you. “that was such a good plan that we had, but unfortunately we didn’t take into account that we’re straight up gangstas who kick ass and take names”
hell, if the Army’s all gone by the time G-Man gets here, you can just sic all the clones on him and see if it finally gets you somewhere! I’m past the point of putting anything past you guys now. I’m pretty sure you can do anything. I’m glad you’re on our side. oh shit wait
anyway so Compress is checking his dandy pocket watch and says Giganto should be there in one hour and five minutes
are they taking travel time into account?? or wait, I guess Ujiko can just warp him over to their location once he finally wakes up. right
Twice is telling them all that Toga’s in trouble and needs help! yessss help her. I got so caught up in your tremendous badassery that I almost forgot
HEY WHAT THE
RUDE. WHO DID THIS
oh go figure
you know it really is incredible how quickly Horikoshi can get me back on that “so are we going to get any Dabi flashbacks” train though lol. I really should know better by this point. quash those hopes. this manga is not a charity; we don’t give out flashbacks for free just like that
and yet. my brain says no but my heart says “pleasepleaseplease”
so now Ben & Jerry’s is saying that he can also control the temperature of the ice. um, what? it’s already ice; how much colder can it possibly get? unless you’re talking about making it warmer, in which case I hate to break it to you but then it’s water and not ice, and you obviously can’t control water so
oh wait he just means that he can use his ice to freeze other stuff and make More Ice. oh
RIGHT, DABI??
and now Klondike here is launching into some kind of speech, oh joy
hoohhhhh boy
[sidles up to Dabi] hey there boy. that last part sound like anything you’ve heard before? jog any memories for you there bud? provoke any thoughts? spark any reveries??
Dabi you’re really one hell of a closed book, you know that? fuck my life
(ETA: but also! so the real colors of the MLA finally come out, huh. for all their talk of freeing people from oppression, they’re no different from the people they want to overthrow; it’s just that they want to oppress the people who don’t have quirks, or whose quirks are “weak.” no doubt the original Destro had a similar philosophy. can’t imagine quirkless people making out too well in this brave new world of theirs. in fact I wouldn’t be surprised if there was eventually a mass genocide of anyone quirkless. it would get real dark real fast.)
oh shit
everybody sHUT UP, WE’RE GETTING DETAILS ABOUT DABI’S QUIRK AND ABOUT HIS SCARS AHSLDFJASLK
okay first of all, !!!@KLK!L!!!LK!”!!!GGKK
and second, Horikoshi continues the trend of putting the brakes on the League’s powers getting out of control, even as he shows how much they can still kick ass when unleashed to their fullest potential. that’s a hell of a balance to strike
and third, !LJ!L!!!!”!”“!DSFLSDIW for reals though because this is the first we’ve ever gotten as far as actual details regarding those scars and their possible origins, and holy shit but I can’t. finally some more info on the mysterious house elf
and meanwhile Compress is sitting in a mess of melted and frozen Twices, and thinking that it would be great if they could have Haagen-Dazs face off against Gigantomachia. but like, the way he says that kind of implies that he doesn’t think he’s gonna last that long lol. which I’m in agreement with. Dabi you can go ahead and take this popsicle fucker out now
-- !!?!!
okay Horikoshi you can’t just CUT TO UJIKO LIKE THAT WITHOUT WARNING you ass. give me a sec to brace myself first would ya
and poor little John standing there in the corner. John-kun ;_; god that’s so fucked up to just draw him chilling there all but forgotten until he’s actually needed
and what do you mean “if you were to die here.” underestimating them much? but if you want to toss them a bone though sure go ahead
so does this mean he’s going to unleash another High End?? because I’m all out of puns for those, so I’ll have to come up with a new shtick and I can’t just do that off the cuff you know
oh, nope. even better!
yooooooo things about to get lit up in the club omgggggggg
YESSSSSSS
okay first of all is he literally uprooting fucking trees just by waking up from his nap slkjdlfffff how many more ways can Horikoshi come up with to show us how much of a fucking beast this guy is. holy fuck
and second, YESSSSSSSSS. THAT’S RIGHT YOU ARMY MOTHERFUCKERS! PREPARE TO TASTE SOME PAIN. JUST LOOK AT THAT. HE’S GONNA STIR UP SOME CALAMITIES AND SHIT. ALL YOU FUCKERS GONNA DIE, AND I’LL BE RIGHT HERE, WATCHING CONTENTEDLY AND CAPSLOCKING ABOUT IT
hahaha this arc is making me want to be a villain. I can’t help it. they make it look like so much fun. shit
#bnha#boku no hero academia#bnha 230#twice (bnha)#dabi#mr. compress#bnha spoilers#mha spoilers#makeste reads bnha#I like how tomura vanished off the face of the earth after disintegrating all those redshirts#did he actually fall asleep#you're missing out on all the fun kiddo#calamities are stirring and your mascot made 80 thousand copies of himself#I guess he's just resting up for the final battle with re-destro once everything else is destroyed#that's gonna be good#though part of me hopes giran gets to deal the final blow#that would be the cherry on top of this perfect arc#either way I'm looking forward to it
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BnHA Chapter 226: Oh Shit We’re Caught Up
Previously on BnHA: The still-captured Giran warned Re-Des that the League wasn’t going to give a shit about rescuing him, and reminded him that if the League sicced a Noumu on the Army they were as good as dead. But Re-Des was all “nah they don’t have any Noumus to sic at the moment” and give an annoyingly thorough summary of his deductive reasoning. Meanwhile in the town, Kizuki, a.k.a. the Rita Skeeter of BnHA, pestered Toga for an interview. She seemed to have done her research, too -- she knew Toga’s age, and that she ran away from home after graduating middle school. None of Toga’s friends or family saw it coming, apparently, and Kizuki -- whose quirk allows her to turn anything she touches into a bomb -- wanted to know the deal. She allowed Toga to suck up some of her subordinates’ blood, then promptly exploded it. She then asked Toga why she’d abandoned her normal life. In response, Toga smiled one of her crazy smiles and was all “a normal life? what’s that?” Lol okay. Anyway, the last few pages were peppered with as-yet-unexplained flashback scenes, so I’m guessing we’re about to find out just what makes this girl tick at long last.
Today on BnHA: We explore Toga’s backstory in a series of flashbacks. Basically her quirk gave her a fascination for blood which her quirk counseling never properly addressed, and so one day she just snapped and killed a dude. But she was such a cute little kid though. Whatever Toga I still love you. Anyway, so back in the present, Kizuki tries to psychoanalyze Toga and makes her out to be a victim of a society that doesn’t have a place for her. Kizuki says that Toga will become a martyr for the Liberation Army’s cause. But Toga is all “fuck that” and breaks free of Kizuki’s clutches, transforming into Ochako using the last of the blood she took back during the forest arc. Kizuki mocks the seemingly useless transformation, stating that she knows Toga can only change her appearance on the outside. Unfortunately for Kizuki, this isn’t entirely the case, as it’s revealed that while transformed, Toga is able to use the quirks of whoever she turns into. She proceeds to float Kizuki way up into the air and then release her, splattering her onto the ground. Like, she’s definitely dead now, oh shit. Anyways so it’s pretty awesome, albeit grisly as all heck. Now to wait for the rest of the League to follow suit and kick some Liberation Army ass.
(As always, all comments not marked with an ETA are my mostly-unspoiled reactions from my first readthrough of this chapter. I’m caught up with the manga now at chapter 226, which, wait, this is chapter 226. Oh shit lol. But I’m posting this a week after I first read the chapter so any ETAs will reflect that.)
okay so we’re opening with a flashback to a news story or something?
injured but didn’t kill? that doesn’t sound like the Toga we all know and love :’)
hey what the
is Toga not her real name??? didn’t we get confirmation from Gran Torino back during the Pizza Delivery mission? what’s up with that
(ETA: this is really weird, though. they never once refer to her by name during any of the flashback scenes. maybe this is just for stylistic purposes? I don’t think her name is supposed to be any sort of big secret but who knows?)
anyway so yeah
that just means she lub him, guys. that’s just how she is. poor Saito
(ETA: btw Caleb Cook pointed out on his Twitter that this looks to be the Deku lookalike from the previous chapter. so if he was one of AFO’s kids, that’s kind of interesting that AFO had no issue with Tomura hiring his son’s killer later on. I don’t personally think there was any AFO relation though.)
oh wow
rude. that’s my best girl you’re talking about. she’s just a little vampirish, what? Vlad King can make people’s blood fucking do tricks, and you don’t see anyone accusing *him* of being devil spawn. smh
awwwww
cats do this all the time and people fucking love cats! I’m telling you, these are double standards!
oh hey we’re back in the present
so Kizuki is all “so you think you’re living normally? lol you weirdo” basically
and she’s looking at the smiling blood-covered Toga and is all “so this is your ‘true face’“
she’s calling her “the very embodiment of the dark side of superhuman society.” girl what
okay look, I’m not saying Toga doesn’t have a screw or two loose. and yes, she is very fond of blood. but if we’re going to call someone the literal embodiment of the dark side of society then can I interest you in a few other choice candidates, though?? Toga is what we like to call Mostly Evil. there’s a big difference between Mostly Evil and All Evil! Mostly Evil is Slightly Good! whereas with All Evil, well, with All Evil there’s usually only one thing you can do. (accuse them of being the protagonist’s Secret Dad.)
anyways
nooooo my sweet demented child is coughing and teetering onto the ground
jesus it’s almost like she’s been FUCKING BLOWN UP FROM THE INSIDE OUT good grief
and now Kizuki is all “you poor thing.” hey Kizuki you can fuck off right now thanks
HEY
LADY UNLESS YOU WANT TO CATCH THESE HANDS YOU HAD BETTER STEP AWAY FROM MY POOR HURT CHILD AND STOP TOUCHING HER FUCKING FACE
-- oh shit, though!!
[flips open notebook; clicks pen] don’t mind me lady please continue
I mean, I would imagine one of the goals of the program would be to embrace the fact that you’re different. that’s hardly an isolating thing in a society like this one where everyone is so unique that the established word for their superpowers literally means “individuality”
(ETA: on a reread, it actually sounds like the program is intended to do just the opposite of that and the goal is to get everyone to fit in. how the hell they expect to accomplish that in a society where everyone has wacky abilities is beyond me! no wonder the program has issues if this really is the case though.)
but anyways I’m sorry to interrupt, please keep talking about quirk counseling and how it didn’t work for Toga while I sit here and quietly take my notes
you guys oh no she’s too damn cute. I can’t
oh boy
?? and why the hell not, though? sure it might freak some people out that she likes her steaks a little rarer than most, but I don’t see why they couldn’t have accommodated this the same as any other quirk. people donate blood all the time; couldn’t she have gotten a legal supply for her own medical needs? the live animals and such are a bit weird, true, but again, it’s not all that different from what your cat would get up to given half the chance. I feel like they could have found other outlets for her to channel some of that bloodlust, while helping to sate any physical cravings with the aforementioned donated blood supply. if you ask me, whoever counseled her dropped the ball honestly
(ETA: and her parents, too. this makes me want to rewatch the first season of Dexter actually. too bad Toga’s parents weren’t like Dexter’s dad.)
anyway let’s watch society fail poor Toga
well that didn’t take long
see this seriously doesn’t make any sense to me though. IT’S QUIRK SOCIETY, GUYS. NO ONE IS FUCKING NORMAL. WHY CAN’T YOU BE BETTER PARENTS. HOW ABOUT THAT ONE THOUGH
I honestly can’t decide if I’m glad we got more insight into Toga’s headspace, or annoyed that they went and gave her Secret Angst. the problem is I don’t think she needed Secret Angst in order to be a good character, or a likable one. I’m not so sure I really like the implication here that It’s Not Toga’s Fault, Because Society Failed Her. like, I’ve talked about my feelings on this kind of thing before. I prefer It Is Her Fault But She Owns It Though. just because I like when characters take responsibility for their own shit and it’s not just excused or handwaved
but on the other hand, Toga is the type of character who doesn’t need redemption so much as rehabilitation. so it is good to get some kind of an idea as to why she went off the rocker, in that respect. idk. I have mixed feelings, maybe by the time I post this recap I’ll have sorted it out more in my head lol
(ETA: yeah so after reflecting on it some more, it’s more like she was always the way she is, and was just repressing it, and then one day got tired of repressing it. being told she should act one way when she felt like her true self was someone totally different. so it’s not really “society fucked her up” so much as “she was already a little kooky and they just failed to properly address it until it was too late.” so that’s fine, I guess. it’s about what I expected. and hey, at least we got some cute Baby Toga scenes out of the bargain, so.)
anyway now Toga’s making to stab Kizuki and shouting at her to shut up. oh damn
OH DAMN
(ETA: oh you might want to be careful with that Detnerat merch though, lady. seems to be on par with Hammer Tech in terms of reliability.)
DID YOU BLOW UP TOGA’S FUCKING FACE HOLY FUCK
HOLY SHIT SHE REALLY DID
if that’s the case then why are you guys trying to kill her
oh for fuck’s
said sacred text will gloss over exactly how she died though, I suppose? you guys are such fucking hypocrites. you act like you’re the saviors of the world bringing freedom to everyone, but those ideals only seem to hold up so long as they’re convenient. “blah blah blah society is so evil and doesn’t care about people like you. meanwhile we will straight up murder your ass, but never fear, your death will help ensure that no one else has to endure the cruelty of this apathetic world”
like, imagine beating someone with a stick, while screaming at them about how society wants to beat them with a lot more sticks just like this, but not to worry though because their death will make sure no more people get beaten to death with sticks by society. I’m really bad with metaphors you guys, but do you feel me though? just, fuck these guys so hard
I like that Kizuki apparently seems to think Toga is actually dead, though, because honestly. she should be, lol
...or maybe she doesn’t think that, because now she’s asking Toga to correct her if she made any mistakes with her conjectures
and Toga is rolling out of her grasp and ducking off!
GO TOGA!! RUN LIKE THE WIND! I DON’T LIKE HER EITHER! EXACTLY, YOU’RE NOT UNFORTUNATE, THAT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING. she’s trying to make you out to be some helpless little victim, but it’s like, bitch, she chose to be evil in order to live her best life so go fuck yourself
TOGAAAAAA
THANK YOU!!! FUCK OFF WITH THAT SECRET ANGST BULLSHIT. STOP ACCUSING HER OF FAKING IT LIKE YOU KNOW HER SO DAMN WELL
she says that just as everyone else kisses people that they like, she sucks blood from the people she likes
EYYYYYYYYY
YESSSSSSSSS TOGA THIS IS WHY YOU’RE MY BEST GIRL
oh my god. okay so someone sent me an anon ask early Thursday afternoon (ETA: this was last Thursday April 25; I read the chapter on the 26th) to the effect of “the mystery has been solved; she CAN use quirks”, so I’m getting an inkling that we’re about to see Toga do some zero gravity bullshit and I’m here for it. but unfortunately I’m spoiled for it. please give me time to read the new chapters when they come out, guys. since I’m writing down my reactions, I’m not able to just read the manga on my phone as soon as chapters come out; the whole process takes me a good hour or two usually, and I prefer to read on my computer since the keyboard comes in handy when I’m typing out a novel in response to whatever bullshit is happening lol. so with work and everything, that usually means I don’t get around to it until the late afternoon/evening most of the time
anyways I know I probably sound bitchy but it’s not really a big deal. but I just wanted to bring this up now, because if and when Horikoshi finally reveals Kacchan’s hero name 17 years from now and I get spoiled on that before I read it, that’ll be a different story lol. I will rampage, guys. or more likely I’ll just learn to turn my asks off on Thursdays and Fridays until the chapter is read! anyways!
-- hold up, quick question, can Toga heal herself by transforming into someone else?? it just occurred to me, and I need to know right this instant
so Kizuki is all “I see, you keep a stock of blood!” and I was like “duh” but then I remembered Kizuki didn’t read the Basement arc. so
oh
well that answers that. shoot
-- except hold up, again! because Spoiled Me knows that’s not actually the case! she can use quirks too! so maybe it can heal her. I mean, this lady didn’t even know until one chapter ago that Toga used blood to transform, so I don’t know where she’s getting all this “I’m well aware!” bullshit from. you don’t know shit
so she’s laughing and mocking Toga and saying she probably just wanted to look cute when she dies
...I mean, I was about to get indignant, but in all honestly why did Toga transform into her though?
so basically she transformed into her because she envies her? is that why she listed her on her list of People She Officially Likes?
but her saying that she wants to get closer to the person she loves makes me think she hasn’t given up. if she’s anything like All Might (you know, because everyone is always comparing Toga to All Might), thinking about Izuku is probably helping motivate her to stay alive!
lol, yep
and oh shit I think the thing is happening!!
holy fucking shit, wait up. I was all “so what, she’s going to float her to death?” and then it all of a sudden occurred to me just how fucking deadly Ochako’s power actually is, which I never thought about before because this deadly power was safely in the hands of the sweetest, kindest girl in existence who’s never tried to use it for anything remotely sinister aside from that one time she tried to crush Bakugou with hundreds of rocks
but like, she could float her all the way out into space, if she wanted! but the much more likely option, especially given that this is a series where falling from things actually hurts, is that she could simply float her up and then fucking splatter her on the ground holy shit
aaaaaaand up she goes!
yeah that’s right lady. “only her appearance changes” my ass
holy shit
SHE’S ALREADY SO HIGH, HOLY FUCK THIS IS TERRIFYING SHE REALLY IS GOING TO DROP HER ISN’T SHE
now she’s running around and tagging all the rest of them too!
holy shit!!!! I can’t! my brain’s going like a mile a minute because not only did Toga just get 1000% deadlier, but Ochako did too, retroactively! and just, so much newfound respect and awe for my girls
HOLY SHIT
SHE DIDN’T EVEN KNOW??! you seriously never once realized this this entire time??
quirk counseling has failed her in more ways than one. she could have gone to U.A.! she could have made an amazing hero. honestly she still could aside from the fact that she doesn’t want to. (and also, y’know. the murders. and such)
ahhhh now she’s coughing up blood, so I guess that’s a no on the “can she heal” question then
honestly that makes no sense if it only transforms her on the outside. half of the outside is based off of what’s inside! if you’re changing appearances that should mean your entire body transforms. particularly if she can use quirks! it means her DNA is transforming too
but whatever, for the sake of enjoying the story I’ll just shut up about this now though
anyway so Kizuki is all “it can’t be”, just as thousands of villains have said before her, usually immediately after it was incontrovertibly proven to them that Yes It Can Be Though
she’s asking if Ochako’s quirk got stronger just now because of her fear of death
and Toga is all “nope”
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT
SHE DID FUCKING SPLATTER HER, HOLY SHIT!? HORIKOSHI “LET’S CHOP OFF ALL FIVE OF HIS FINGERS!” KOUHEI STRIKES AGAIN
and fucking lol at Toga thinking she’s just like Izuku because her body is all beaten up and dying. :’D Deku you’re such a terrible role model
and so I guess she’s fully on board with Tomura’s whole “destroy everything” plan now, then. well shit. I wonder how quickly they’ll be able to heal her up. what with her being so absurdly powerful all of a sudden, I wonder if her injuries will have a lasting effect on her ability to use her quirk, similar to what happened to Aizawa after USJ. might be a good idea honestly
lastly, “cute is evil” makes absolutely no sense, but damned if I’m not 100% on board with that slogan. just something about it that I like. or maybe it’s just due to the context here, lol. whatever it is, I’d buy a coffee mug with that printed on it
and here we go. so that’s it for new chapters until May 10th or thereabouts. if only there was something coming out in the interim that could tide my superhero cravings over. like a new Avengers movie or some shit. lol
(ETA: I have to hand it to Endgame, it’s done its job distracting me and then some. I’ve seen it twice now and it’s just as devastating the second time! I’m just about finished working my way through the five stages of grief now though, so we’re good. but now that I’m done wallowing, I need my villain arc to come along and cheer me up again. come on Tomura. do your thing boy.)
#bnha#boku no hero academia#bnha 226#toga himiko#uraraka ochako#lol sort of#bnha spoilers#mha spoilers#makeste reads bnha#methinks it's time to go back and figure out how many different people's blood toga has collected#the only two I can think of off the top of my head are deku and camie#the latter is probably a non-issue since she only had an infinitesimal amount#and in all likelihood she'd run into the same problem as monoma if she tried to duplicate ofa#camie on the other hand is a whole different can of worms#she could potentially do *so much damage* you guys#and who knows how much blood she has since she had her in captivity for days#this is a potential gamechanger as far as villain plans go#can't wait to see what they get up to after this arc
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