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stark-tony · 3 years

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bnha ft social media fic recs

lol get rekt endeavor by Saccha (3.7k, G, gen, abuse) "How do you feel about your father becoming the number one hero?" "He'll always be number two in my heart."

In which Todoroki Touya grows up to be a hero, and channels his anger into pettiness instead of villainy.

the adventures of /u/goodfather76 by takamicchi (3.4k, T, tododeku)

Do What You Will, If That's What You Want by stanzas (225.5k, T, tododeku) “What do you mean you’re retiring?” Bakugou asks nicely, or at least as nicely as someone like Bakugou can ask. The question is phrased more like a demand.

“Call it a mid-life crisis,” Shouto answers, like Bakugou asked him what the weather would be tomorrow, and takes a deep sip from his coffee. “I’m thinking of changing careers.”

The world of heroes is quick to adapt to surprises, but Pro Hero Entropy’s (very premature) retirement announcement throws almost everyone for a pretty impressive loop.

extra, extra! by rythyme (pugglemuggle) (3k, G, tododeku, momojirou) Shouto & Creati: ACTUALLY Dating?! by Hitachi Hitomi at September 18, 2047 3:42 pm.

"Ever since heartthrob Todoroki Shouto and the Everything Hero "Creati" made their official debuts, the two 22-year-old heroes have been nothing but professional towards each other. But was this all a sham to cover up the truth?"

Or: The media thinks Shouto and Creati are dating. Hint: they aren't. A multimedia TodoDeku & MomoJirou fanfic told through news articles, gossip columns, twitter, tumblr, text messages, and more.

long nights and daydreams by dreamtowns (6.4k, T, tododeku) According to the public, Pro Heroes Deku and Entropy are an amazing Hero Duo, best friends, and the most eligible bachelors in the world. According to their fans, they’re head over heels in love with one another yet oblivious to the others’ feelings. According to their friends and family, they’ve been in love with one another since high school, but, for reasons unknown to them, refuse to act upon said feelings.

According to said heroes, they have been (secretly) married for six years.

extra-salty/twitter-verse by SportsAnimeRuinedMyLife (KnightOfRage) (21k, T, tododeku, kiribaku) In his third year at UA, Todoroki Shouto works in a burger place, catches on fire and falls in love. Only two of those things are on purpose.

Or...Todoroki Shouto's exciting adventures in customer service.

part one of the extra salty/twitter-verse

Class 2A Shenanigans by crossroadswrite (8.2k, T, momojirou) #todoroki’s-conspiracy-corner

hot milky @shinsou are you aizawa’s secret love child?

shinsou aren’t we all?

Several people are typing…

(Or, in which Shinsou gets into class 2A, and joins the class' server. Chaos ensues.)

build a world around me by aloneintherain (5.3k, T, todoiidadeku) “Wait.” Uraraka spins away from Izuku, and addresses the party as a whole, “We haven’t done Room King this year!”“But we don’t live in the dorms anymore,” Shouto says.“Like that’s going to stop us!”And that’s how Shouto ends up leading three dozen of their friends and family around their apartment. Their former classmates make small assessments about the colour scheme, the furniture, and it almost feels like they’re back at high school again, circling the dorms and laughing at everyone’s decorating styles.Except, this time, their family is here too. This time, they’re showing off their life: their kitchen full of leftovers; their bedroom with Tenya’s pyjamas discarded on the bedspread and Shouto’s book earmarked on the bedside table; their spare rooms with boxes still piled up in the corner and Izuku’s hero collection spilling out of the cupboard.(Post-graduation, Izuku, Tenya, and Shouto move into an apartment and start the Ingenium Hero Agency. It's not easy. But they make it work. Together.)

And Now I See Daylight by DancingInTheStorm (8.6k, G, gen) AnalysisOverload Current mood: HERO CON HERO CON HERO CON HERO CONAnalysisOverload reblogged AnalysisOverload Okay, let’s talk HeroCon. Look around, and you’ll see a lot of discrimination—against people whose Quirk is debilitating, against people whose Quirks scare us, against people who have trouble controlling their Quirk, against people who don’t have a Quirk at all. It’s easy to feel alone in a sea of discrimination.Enter HeroCon:X. A social media fic following Deku post-graduation.

that one catastrophe bnha youtube/buzzfeed au by Origamidragons (15.9k, T, gen) Kaminari walks up to Todoroki in the hallway after class and says, “Dude, I need your help.”Todoroki checks over his shoulder, twice, to verify that Kaminari is indeed talking to him. “Why?”“Yesterday you asked Shinsou-kun if he was Aizawa-sensei’s son,” Kaminari says, as though that explains anything at all.“...yes?”“Make a hero conspiracy YouTube channel with me.”

ascended fanboy by aloneintherain (5.2k, T, tododeku) “I want to honour them,” Izuku said softly. “When I cosplay, I just want people to see how amazing these heroes are.”Shouto brushed a thumb over his cheek, careful not to smudge his makeup. “They do. I promise.”Or: Izuku and Shouto attend HeroCon, five years post-graduation.

Downward Spiral by takamicchi (6.1k, T, gen, abuse) The internet was a scary place, as Midoriya "DekuAnalysis" Izuku was about to find out.Or rather... Endeavor was about to find out.

Number One In Our Hearts by SilverInkblot (9.2k, G, gen) With the burden of secrecy lifted, Yagi Toshinori can finally see his way forward.

see it all in bloom by aloneintherain (57.2k, T, tododeku, kiribaku, momojirou, bullying) Midoriya looked over the occupants of the room with butter soft eyes. “We should do this again. Seeing everyone in one place … it’s like we’re back in school again.”Todoroki said, “It feels like a family reunion.”(Social media fic, counting down the five months to Class 1-A's ten year reunion.)

#bnha recs #bnha #my fic recs #bullying tw #abuse tw

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authenticjapaneseweeb · 3 years

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Bnha bf scenarios!!!

I will take suggestions and stuff nothing I'll need holy water for tho

How you met

Broccoli boy 💚

He saw you on the first day of ua and saw your all might keychain. He stopped you at lunch and asked about it. You two became friends very quickly!

Lord explosion murder💥

You bumped into him in the hallway. You were not going to take no shit from this pomeranian! Nuh~uh! It almost became a quirk battle! Until Aizawa sensei stepped in. You become rivals but he dont hate you.

He hot and he cold…🔥❄️

You see him at the recommendation exams. He looks cold and scary, but you see he's just a sad bean! You took him out for crepes and you talked for 3 hours! You become good friends with him afterward.

Manly boi🗻

You are at a Crismon riot fan convention when you see a boy with spiky red hair. You walk over to the other cosplayer (yes you cosplayed too) and talk about crismon riot. The boy is hilarious and you are surprised that he is also in UA!

Pika pika⚡️

You see a boy at a manga shop and find he likes demon slayer as well!(water breathing, 1st form!) You talk and talk with him since he bought you a drink.you find out he is going to ua as well in the spring.

Shiggy👐

You were fighting some heros, and a portal opened up. A few people stepped out,including a dude with hands all over him. You hiss, "out of my territory before I make you bleed out at my feet." The girl with knives all over smiles at you. "You mean our territory?" Hand man coos.(author-chan smells communism!) He wants you for the LOV! You accept, only that you are still allowed to do your weekly killing sprees.(you and Toga are BFFs now LMAO)

Dabi🔥💙

You're trying to get out of the mall without being caught. You've stolen the most expensive pieces of jewelry and killed 3 people in the process. The pro heros are really in the way of your escape.until you see a dude with staples all over. He quickly burned a path for you through them, being the gentleman he is. A couple of weeks later, you end up joining the league of villains as well.

Confession!

Broccoli Boi

He calls you into a classroom after school and tells you "jehfhdbjehfkd!" (Translation, I think you're nice and I kind of like you!) You sort of get the hint. I like you too,izuku.

(That was short...sweat drops)

Lord explosion murder

He throws a bouquet at you and runs away,screaming,''don't tell those other extras!''

The note is short and to the point, and you can see he likes you. You yell "ok! I won't! I like you too…" you start dating him after that

He hot and he cold

He was very romantic and gave you a f/c rose and a very pretty note. The note said

"Dear y/n, I think you are very sweet and kind. I believe I have liked you for a while now, and if you do not feel the same way about me, please ignore this letter.-shoto"

Your brain responds with a very sophisticated jsbfyebvihdbd. After a while, your half dead brain cells work out he likes you! You also leave him a note on his desk. You 2 smile when he finds the note, and Mina decides to scream I SHIP IT I SHIP IT I SHIPP that makes you snap out of it.

Manly Boi

He straight up tells you. (Very manly) and you reply with an "I like you too…"

Pika pika

He gives you a pichu plush and tells you that you're cool and he thinks that you are really amazing. You blush, hug him, and give him a peck on the cheek,"I guess that means yes!" The budget Pikachu replies.

Shiggy

You are actually the one that confesses first. You give him a quick hug and tell him how you feel. You see him blush under the hand, and Toga walks in as you are cuddling. Toga blushes and walks out, and your handyman tells her to GET OUT

Dabi

He gives you the kabedon and gives you a f/c flower. He asked

If you wanted to go out with him sometime.your reply: fuck yeah!(*≧0≦)

Your contact names

Deku: izu-chan, cinnabon, cutey, broccoli boi, mini might

For you: puppy, honey, princess/prince

Bakugou: bakubae, thotsuki, king, pomeranian boi

For you: my queen/king asshole, bitch, teddy bear

Todoroki: ice ice baby, zuko-chan elsa, babe

For you: snowflake, baby, my love

Kirishima: baby shark, manly man, mt boyfriend

For you: pebble,sweety,cutey

Shigaraki: handyman, player 1, shiggy

For you:player 2, mine, pretty

Dabi: baby,raisin man, xtra CRISPY

For you: hot, beautiful, babe,

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rissachen · 4 years

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Birthday - Zawavember 2019

Here's my enrtry for Day 8 of @zawavember, a little late maybe

Characters : Aizawa, All might, class 1-A, U.A teachers

Genre : Romantic, Comfort (No hurt)

Enjoy! :)

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Shouta made his way to class 1-A, tired, he was up till 3 am this morning, patrolling the city on his shift, he stood infront off the class, bracing himself to deal with class 1-A.

He opened the door and the sound of a party popper made his ears ring, he shut his eyes momentarily from the shock and the brightness of the room, he opened them again and saw his students.

“Happy Birthday Aizawa-Sensei!” they shouted eagerly, as he spotted his students, even the irritated Katsuki sporting what seems to be a cosplay of his hero costume.

Ah of course, it was his birthday today, he forgetted it, though, what difference would it make, turns out, his class is turning a big deal out of it “Where did you get all this? And how did you know?” He asked, sounding surprised, as he saw every student of 1-A were wearing his hero costume, uniform seemingly forgotten, “We knew it from All Might-sensei!” Mina cheerfully said, the all black costume seemingly blending in with her black scelera, of course it’s All Might, who else would it be?

“And the costumes? What about your uniforms?” Shouta asked, pinching the bridge of his nose, “We got permission from principal Nedzu to cosplay as you for your birthday!” a floating version of his costume santured, as Toru cheerfully said, matching her friend’s Mina enthusiasm, his eye twitched in annoyance, of course it’s Nedzu with his amazing authorithy,

“How did you even get your hands, on them? I never signed any hero merchandise” Shouta asked, questioning how his students get his costumes, “We made them Sensei!” Denki pipped, of course, if there’s not one, made them, “We would like to thank you for your amazing work as our homeroom teacher so we thought of a way to surprise you” Tenya said, moving his hands in an animated way,

surprising Shouta, he should be one of the more sane ones from 1-A, he should have been against the idea of cosplaying as him, but he saw his class rep sporting yet the same costume as him and apparently, the rest of 1-A.

“We thought you like cats, so Sato-kun baked a cat themed cake and we all helped him!” Izuku, the problem child, said as he approached Shouta with the cat themed cake in hand, it was so adorable, Shouta almost cooed at the site of it, “Once again”, Izuku looked back to his classmates, as if on cue, they yelled for the second time that day, “Happy Birthday Aizawa-Sensei!” and started singing him happy birthday.

Hizashi sang it for him as soon as he knew his birthday, and Nemuri joined the fray along with Hizashi and sang it for him every year, he expected that he would only heard the song from his 2 idot friends but this year, he was in for a surprise, he didn’t thought he would hear it from his 20 students, somehow, his heart felt tight and his eyes began to prick, surprisingly not from their dryness.

“Blow the candles Sensei!” They chanted, the candle flickered off as he blowed them off, the rest of his students clapping and cheering, Izuku moved the cake to the teachers desk and returned back to his seat, “We hope you like the cake Sensei! Oh we should turn in our homeworks guys!” Kirishima said, the red of his hair oddly matching his all black outfit.

They shuffled as each of them digged through their bags, getting their homeworks, leaving a starstrucked Shouta standing infront of his desk. He would usually need to threaten them so that they would submit their homeworks, but this time, they willingly submit their homeworks.

“Thankyou for making my day easier with you all so willingly turning in your homework, I hope this would continue until you all graduate” He smiled in his oh so familiar what the students named, the Totoro smile, his students silently gulped, and when Shouta silenty rubbed his eye using his capture weapon when his back was to his students, it’s no one’s business.

Shouta walked back from 1-A, carrying the cat themed cake with him, his steps somehow sounding a bit lighter, seemingly in a good mood, he returned back to the teacher’s room and heard the familiar sound of a party popper, “Happy Birthday Aizawa!” He heard yet again from his coworkers, even Nedzu was there, they sang them another happy birthday, he wasn’t expecting to hear another happy birthday sanged to him yet again, this time by 10 of his coworkers

“We hoped you would still have space for another birthday cake!” Toshinori said, as he showed him another cat themed cake, this time in a smaller size and different cat theme, “Thanks” Shouta said, as he made his way to his teachers desk, beside Toshinori, “Well, I have a class to teach, see you all later, once again, happy birthday Aizawa-kun!” Toshinori said as he exited the teachers room.

His coworkers were very kind, giving him little presents, Nemuri gave him a cat themed handkerchief, Hizashi gave him a cat themed mug, Ken gave him a cat themed sweatpants, Nedzu gave him a grey cat phone strap, matching his outfit, and Thirteen gave him a cat themed bowl, they made him had that prickling sensation on his eyes again, he said his thanks, stored his gifts away, and made his way to the canteen, as it was already time for lunch.

“Happy Birthday Aizawa!” Lunch rush said, as he was about ask for a bowl of rice, he blinked, seemingly caught off guard, “Uh, thanks, how did you know?” Aizawa asked, “Your students cosplayed as you and I was curious, so asked what was the occasion and they said that it was your birthday, so I knew from them” Lunch rush said.

“Here, especially for today, cat themed lunch! Enjoy!” Lunch rush, true to his word, he gave him a cat themed lunch, the rice balls were shaped to cats and the nuggets and even the eggs were shaped into cats.

“Thanks Lunch Rush, I’ll be sure to enjoy the lunch” Shouta said, a little smile painted across his features. He made his way back from the canteen and got a few more ‘happy birthdays’ from students of a different class, who seemingly saw 1-A’s cosplay of him.

He made his way to the teacher’s lounge with the cat themed lunch, he almost bumped into Nemuri who just exited the lounge, “Hey, someone’s here to meet you” Nemuri said, “Who?” Shouta asked, “Why don’t you go and take a look for yourself? He’s in the teacher’s lounge” Nemuri said, pointing to the direction of the teacher’s lounge.

He entered the lounge and was met with an indigo haired boy, Shinsou Hitoshi, his student that he helped train to move in to the hero course.

“Hello, Aizawa-Sensei” Hitoshi greeted him with an awkward wave, a blush on his cheeks, seemingly a little bit embarrassed, “Hey, Midnight-Sensei told me you were here to meet me, is there something wrong?” He asked as he took a seat on the sofa across Hitoshi, “Oh, um, I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to you Sensei, thankyou for taking your time to train me, so I got you a little present, I hope it would be useful for you” Hitoshi said as he gave him a his gift, wrapped in cat theme paper,

“Oh, thankyou” Shouta accepted it, “I just want to give the present to you, so I’ll be going now, good bye sensei” Hitoshi said as he made his way to the door, “Bye”, Shouta replied, as the door closes. He unwrapped the gift while eating the cat themed lunch and took out a black cat embroided to the top right of a sweater, the cat shapped into an S, and this time, he let the tears fell down slowly, as he was in the private space of the teacher’s lounge.

He returned the lunch tray back to Lunch Rush, saying his thanks again for the cat themed lunch, reciving occasional ‘happy birthday’s’ from some of the students catching up on class 1-A’s antics as he made his way to the teachers room.

He returned to the teachers room and found a lot of cat themed wrapped presents on his desk, “What‘s all this?” He asked, to Hizashi beside his desk “They’re from 1-A yo!” he replied, and the prickling sensation on his eyes came back, he stopped the tears before they threaten to spill, and tug the presents away along with Hitoshi’s present. He carfully took his black folder from underneath the cat themed cakes, and made his way to his chaotic class, 1-A.

The reminder of the day went by smoothly, aside from the occasional ‘happy birthday’s’ he received, soon it was time for him to go home, Nedzu had reliefed him from patrolling today, saying that he should spent it with his loved one, like he has any, tasking Hizashi with the patrol, he wanted to say no, but he knew his friend deserved rest, so he accepted it, not without taking Nemuri along to patrol, saying it was to accompany him.

He was now figuring out how to bring 2 cakes, a bag full of presents, and his own stuff, back to the dorms, he was hoping to catch a glimmer of the man of his dreams, Toshinori, all day long they never bumped to each other so he hoped against it, he already had to much surprises today, surely he wouldn’t meet him again right?, when suddenly a tall figure approached him, “You need help on that Aizawa-kun?” Toshinori said as he saw the amount of stuff he was going to bring back, “Oh, If it’s not a bother too you” Shouta said, feeling guilty for burdening his coworker, “Not at all, let me help you carry one of these” Toshinori said as he took the cat themed cake and the bag of presents.

“Thankyou All Might-san” Shouta said as he carried the other cat themed cake and made their walk towards the dorm, “Your welcome Aizawa-kun, and please, call me Yagi now, I’m no longer All Might” He replied, a smile across his lips, “Why? Since you can’t transform anymore doesn’t made you less than an All Might you know”, Shouta said,

at that Toshinori only blinked, he laughed than, heartily, the sound was somehow soothing to hear for Shouta, “Thankyou Aizawa-kun, then continue to call me All Might!” He said back, “It’s nothing to be thankful for” he said, and somehow they were now infront of Shouta’s room, time passes by quickly when you're with that one person you're just unwilling to part from.

“Thankyou for helping me carry the cake and my presents, All Might-san” Shouta said as Toshinori placed his cake on the table, “Your welcome Aizawa-kun, oh, I haven’t give my presents yet” Toshinori said as he made his way to his bag, taking out his present for Shouta, “Happy Birthday Aizawa-kun, here’s your present” Toshinori said, handing him a cat themed wrapped present, “Thankyou All Might-san” Shouta received it, their hands slightly brushing, Toshinori blushed a little, “And um” he stuttered, clearly having something more to say, “What is it All—“ Shouta was cut off with a pair of soft yet warm lips, it haven’t registered yet for him, that Toshinori, the man of his dreams, was kissing him until he pulled back, blushing red, “Um then, enjoy your birthday!, I uh should make my way back home, you should forget um, uh, the kiss, until then, goodbye Ai—” he interrupted Toshinori as he pulled him down by his tie, and kissed him, soft yet firmly, his hands made his way to Toshinori’s neck, and Toshinori found his hands into Shouta’s black locks, tugging him, deepening the kiss while lifting him up.

The two separated after a while, catching their breaths as their cheeks flushed red, “All those gifts and this was my favorite” Shouta said as he catched his breath, a smile tugging on his lips “Well, I sure am good at giving gifts” Toshinori said, “You sure are” Shouta said, a hint of pink on his cheeks as he smiled, “You should stay and help me finish all this cake” Shouta said as he gestured at the cakes, “I wasn’t planning on leaving you, Aizawa-kun” Toshinori said, a smile also formed on his lips, “Call me Shouta now” he said, “Then, call me Toshinori”, Toshinori replied back, “Okay, Toshinori” Shouta said as he tested the waters, Toshinori blushed hearing his name being called, “We should eat then Shouta”, Toshinori said as he called out to him, his name slipping out of his lips, he smiled as they made their way to the cake.

'Best Birthday ever', Shouta thought as he ate the cake along with Toshinori while chatting about his chaotic day, the smile on his face grewing into a full fledged smile.

Thankyou for reading :)

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bolbianddolanhouse · 4 years

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BNHA self insert AU [Book 2]

Beginning of Book 2 Read here to catch up!

Chapter 11: Oh Shit, He’s on X-Games Mode

It’s Saturday, day of our roof Ki Ki! Hoshi and I kept everything low-key as possible. For the most part, I slaved away in my room, making the cyberkid outfits for the twins. Not going to lie, it was all very exciting to be sneaking around like this. Wonder if this was like when my mom did things under my dad’s nose in the dorms? To answer your question....no, I didn’t tell my parents that I’m doing this. Might get in trouble but FUCK IT! We’re just a bunch of kids, groovin’, vibin’ and extremely gay.

First ones to show up were the twins for the make over. Lucky us that the class rep went to bed early tonight, so he didn’t see the twins come in. Same thing with the others, some resided in the dorms and they snuck in everyone else in the group ahead of time. We got things JUMPING! It was something out of those voguing videos I showed them. Some came in drag, some in casual cosplay and it was overall really cool. I was in my halter top and parachute pants and Hoshi in his himbo outfit. We all danced and hyped each-other for hours, in those moments, I didn’t care about the time! It was just perfect.

“Thanks for coming!” I said to the twins as they were packing up their set up��“here’s something extra for an amazing night.”

They see me handing them cash and they shook their heads “We don’t want your money, it’s cool.”

“Huh? Why not?” I was confused.

“Mifa and I were thinking that we’d just come when you ask us to mix master for these things” Dore smiled her trademark goofy smile “We’re been wanting to do this kind of thing, play want we want, play according to the vibes of the place! Your group gives off the vibes we wanna play for, so we’ll be reserving saturdays for Ki Ki’s.”

“Deadass?” I responded “I’m so happy you two like the vibes we give here! So I guess it’s cool if we do this again next week? Same time?”

“Hell yea!” chanted the twins.

They leave and I check the time, it’s 5am.

“Aww shit, Hoshi, we gotta go to bed!”

Hoshi yawns “Yea, get’s go” He says as we make our way to the room “ya know, that was the most fun I’d had in a while. You really showed out on the dance floor.”

“You did really good too!” I praised him “When you threw in that C-walk, I knew it was game over for your opponent!”

Hoshi laughed “Shut up! That rocket launched death drop was the queeniest move I’ve ever seen! It could totally be passable as a fighting move.”

We got to our room and just flopped onto bed.

“Hope you don’t mind my stinky-ness” I apologized “I’m too tired to take a shower.”

“I don’t mind it” he said as he took off his shoes “we’ll just shower later.”

“Ight then” I turned to my comfortable position “night night!”

“More like, good morning!” Hoshi snickered before laying down to shut his eyes “see you when I wake up.”

A few days ago, we got Hoshi’s bed in the room along with one of those foldable room dividers. It feels weird not sleeping in the same bed as Hoshi but everyone needs privacy every now and then. Wonder if he feels the same way? I’ve noticed that he’s developing to be a little more independent from me, it’s not concerning, but is he doing it because he feels like a burden? Whatever it is, I don’t feel like I’m a position to ask.

-Later in the day-

“Hey did you guys hear the music last night?” asked one of the girls in our class “It was so weird! It was like there was a dance battle with the people cheering and the beats were something else!”

Hoshi and I were sprawled out on the commons room couch “I’m sure it was the intel students.” I answered to make us sound innocent.

“It wasn’t them” the class rep spoke up “I checked outside my window to their dorms, no party of any sort!”

“Oh then do you think it was inside the dorms?” asked Toei-kun.

“Who knows? I didn’t see anything” the class rep responded “but next time, I’m going to investigate!”

“Aww don’t be lame! What if it’s the 3rd years?” I commented.

“I don’t care! It’s a nuisance!” he crossed his arms “Call me lame all you want, thank me later.”

I gave Hoshi a look and he gave me one back. Crap, we gotta be careful now! Wonder what mom would do....wayment! I got an idea.

“Oop, I don’t like that face” Hoshi joked “what dangerous little idea is floating in ya head Lili?”

“Oh wouldn’t you like to know weather boy” I teased and giggled “Can’t give all my ideas out like that!”

“Oh just kiss already!” cried out one of the girls “seriously! I can’t stand all this tension, pining and coy looks. Literally, everyone here doesn’t care if you two are a thing” she stands up “We. Ship. It!” she said with claps after every word.

Everyone in earshot agreed “We don’t have a thing for each other!” Hoshi and I yelled back.

“Stop it everyone!” sensei said as he walked into the room “I’ll tell you this, your mom and dad said the same thing but everyone knew your dad had the biggest dumbest crush on you mom. He told us behind closed doors.”

“Wait, how did my mom not know?” I asked as I know my mom doesn’t let anything slip by her like that.

“We didn’t say anything, some of us wanted her too” he admitted “so it was a competition for her heart and attention. So this scene reminded me so much of those days where she’d pop in to help us with strategy or english homework and Iida-kun would be all over her, not letting any of us shoot our shot.”

“Ew you wanted my mom sensei?”

“Well...at the time I did” he flushed in embarrassment “but I accused her of doing naughty things with your dad on the night of the school dance because her purse was in his room. But it was a coincidence and she hated me ever since” he sighed “Never get on her angry side is what I learned from all that.”

“Wow, that’s mega messed up sensei” Hoshi shamed “no wonder you’re single.”

The whole class hollered at that roast and you could see sensei’s life crumble...he never did recover from that roast.

But I told Hoshi about my plan for next time, since the twins don’t want my money, I’ll pay Sube to warn us when the class rep is on his way to the roof. I asked her to be on guard for us and she said yes when she saw the money. Every weekend from then on out, we didn’t get caught...or so we thought.

-3 months later, parent meeting at UA-

“Thank you so much for coming to this meeting!” chirped the principal “this is a better turnout than some of the other departments.”

“Shall we get started?” spoke up Midnight “Theres a lot to discuss.”

“Yes, well, there’s some issues within the dorms” started the principal “every weekend, there’s a commotion going on for hours after lights out. Nobody knows were it’s coming from but that’s within the hero dorms.”

“Weird, Lili hasn’t mentioned anything about it” Tenya chopped “and she’s a light sleeper!”

“That’s because she’s part of the problem” the principal pulled up security images “your daughter and her friend have been recorded coming back from something at around 5am. Oddly enough, it looks like they didn’t leave the premise.”

“Why isn’t the teacher more aware of what’s going on?!” out-bursted one parent.

“They have a point” Ita spoke up “my daughter and her friend were attacked a few months ago in those dorms, and even then Minoru didn’t know until the damage was already done!”

That got the other parents muttering to themselves “I’m capable of protecting your kids! They wouldn’t have hired me as a teacher if I wasn’t!”

“You and I both know that the Rat Man didn’t run any sort of background check!” Ita argued “Aizawa was hired because of his quirk but didn’t have any type of teaching credential! And neither do you! Like seriously Minoru, why the hell did Nezu hire you?!”

“I ask myself that everyday since that Rat died and asked us to bury him in the school garden” Midnight sighed stressfully “Stupid Rat had too much power and knew his word was law!”

“Can we stop talking about Mr. Nezu?!” butted in the current principal “Look, if you think you can do a better job at finding out what they’re up too, I invite you to do so.”

“Fine, I will” Ita huffed.

“Me too!” Tenya gave an affirming chop.

“Us too! We’ve been noticing our daughters sneaking out on Saturdays” said Kaminari “pretty sure they’ve been hired to mix for whatever this is.”

None of the other parents said that they’ll help, so the meeting went on as planned. Ita and Tenya decided to snoop on the following Saturday...

“This really takes me back” Tenya sighed “just us hanging out, under the stars, with an urge to kiss you.”

Ita blushed as she felt her husbands arm wrapping around her waist “Please contain yourself Tenya, I’m trying to see what’s going on. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve used Mimi’s quirk” she said as she squinted to control the quirk “better stop grabbing my ass and grab those binoculars!”

“But it’s been so long since we’ve gone out alone” he picked up the binoculars “just one little makeout under the stars? Please love?”

“The faster we bust this, the sooner we can do whatever you wanna do with me” Ita said as incentive “And I mean anything, anywhere, as long and rough as you want it~”

Tenya put the binoculars immediately up to his face “I’m focusing on the target as we speak!”

After a while, they finally saw something “Hey, did you see that? The roof access door opened!” Ita perked up.

“Whoever they are must’ve stolen the keys!”

“Actually, the roof access door is the only door in the dorms that isn’t secure” Ita admitted “it might as well be dead-bolted with a piece of gum! I’d go up there to smoke with Aizawa and Shinso all the time.”

“Ah! I was wondering where you’d run off to” Tenya came to realize things from the past “can’t believe all this time, the roof is where you were. No wonder you and Shinso were so close and how Aizawa oddly favored you.”

“Yup, HOL UP! Look Tenya” she refocused on the roof “more people are showing up to the roof! That means that they’re all students.”

Suddenly the lights set up turned on, revealing the faces of the people on the dorm roof. “I don’t believe it, there’s Lili and Hoshi, Dore and Mifa” observed Tenya “there’s at least 15 people on that roof, and are some of them in...drag? Is that the correct word?”

“It is! Aw you remember!” Ita gushed at their partner “watching all those drag shows really stuck in your head huh?”

“We’ve been married for almost 19 years, of course I remember drag terms” Tenya said confidently “But what are these kids doing? There’s no way this a conspiracy meeting, why would you dress in your best drag just to talk?”

“GOD you’re making me so wet right now” his wife growled, biting her lip “careful babe, I’m close to just saying ‘fuck it’ and teleport out of my clothes.”

Tenya took off the binoculars and turned to her “You are really tempting me” he laughed “if this was a real mission, we’d be breaking so many laws right now.”

“When has that ever stopped me?” Ita giggled as she turned to face her husband “Or is it a crime to show my husband how badly I want them?”

“God I wanna-” the distant sound of electronic music interrupted Tenya “oh? That’s weird.”

Ita looks again and zooms in on the action “Are they? WAIT! Tenya! They’re voguing in pairs” she says in disbelief “it’s a vogue style dance battle! These kids are having a Ki Ki!”

“Oh my! That person with the feather boa is really sissying that walk” he said peering in the binoculars “Looks like it was just a misunderstanding, I don’t think this is a bad thing.”

“Me either, if anything, we can blame the lack of extracurriculars in hero schools” she said matter of factly “This isn’t something I’d bust them for but I’d like for them to do it openly and in a safer location.”

“I see” Tenya responded “what’s the next step?”

Ita rubbed her eyes to deactivate the quirk “We can either report this to the principal as a misunderstanding and talk to Lili later OR we can talk to them now and report later” she blinked fast “Which-ever we do, it will start a debate on whether there should be extracurriculars in hero schools. And you know my feelings about that.”

“I’d say we leave them- what the?” Tenya was refocused on the dorms “Ita, Denki just pulled up to the dorms.”

“What? I can’t see right now, can you tell me what he’s doing?”

“He’s entering the dorms...OH Kyoka is with him too!” He commented “and they’re going in the elevator. I think they’re going to crash the Ki Ki.”

“Stupid Denki!” Ita groaned “he’s going to ruin everything because he doesn’t understand what a Ki Ki is!” she grabbed Tenya’s arm “We gotta zip in first before he busts in and opens his mouth.”

He puts his hand out “Do what you do best darling” he encouraged his wife as she puts his hand on her chest.

“Hee Hee, oh you! Just like old times” she giggled “Hang on!”

They teleported to the roof of the dorms and everyone froze in fear.

“Mom? DAD?!” Lili screeched “Wha-what are you doing here?!”

“Hi Lili, and hello to y’all too!” Ita warmly greeted “sorry to zip in like this, but there’s a nuisance coming up on the stairs.” she turns to her husband “Stand your ground! Let’s defend these kids!”

“Right!” yelped Tenya as he got in his fighting stance “Let’s do this!”

The others we murmuring on who were we talking about until the roof access door swung open. Out stumbled Denki, swatting away a bird, and Kyoka.

“Why don’t this bird leave?!” Denki winced “OW! Not the face!”

“You’re hopeless!” Kyoka cringed, then her gaze shifted to her kids “Dore and Mifa! Do you have any idea how late it is?!”

“But mom we-”

“Mom’s right babygirls” Denki stopped them from responding “You’ve been sneaking out and that’s not very cool” he noticed their outfits “and that’s not appropriate clothing! We talked about this girls!”

“Denki, Kyoka...please listen to us” Ita spoke up before the situation escalated “I agree with the sneaking out, not okay, BUT these kids aren’t doing anything bad. I don’t see why you don’t agree with their cyberpunk aesthetic.”

“It’s too revealing and just strange!” Denki pointed at the his daughters “I said they could dress however they wanted when they move out pay for their own things. And as long as they live under my roof, I will have a say in their decisions! I don’t want them to be like you, running aloof with your partying and making out with random boys!”

“WATCH YOUR MOUTH DENKI!” Tenya raised his voice “that’s my wife you’re bad mouthing! She was young when that happened, she’s nothing like that now!”

“Denki, shut your mouth before you say something regrettable” harshly whispered Kyoka.

“This is some real tea” Lili commented “the twin’s dad is kind of a bigger asshole than I thought!”

“And I thought my dad was controlling!” Hoshi blurted.

“We are going home this instant!” Denki demanded “you can deal with the rest of this but my daughters are my business, lets go girls.”

“NO DADDY!” screamed the twins.

“Excuse me?! Did you just use your no-no volume on me?!” Denki was appalled by the display of rebellion.

“We don’t want to go home yet!” Mifa said as she grabbed her sister’s hand “Dore and I like mixing for them, we feel like ourselves with them and I don’t have to hide anymore!” she takes a deep breath “Mom, dad... I’m gay and there’s nothing you can say or do that will change my mind.”

“And I support her 100 percent” Dore added “I feel like my truest self in this style, the sounds I produce for them and their dancing in response to it makes me feel so good! Like music mixing is something worthwhile and not something I do for money or because somebody asked me to.”

“Girls, is that how you truly feel?” Kyoka walked up to their daughters “Come here, I won’t yell and I’m not upset” she holds her arms out “I just want to hug you” the girls run into their mother’s embrace “I love you and accept you no matter what, no need for rebellion. If you want us to be more understanding, then I’ll listen and let you be yourself in a safe environment.”

“You’re on their side babe?” Denki was having mixed feelings about the situation “I’m sick and tired of being upstaged by you! Miss Perfect Spouse, Parent, Agent, Innovator and everything else!”

“Woah, me?” Ita questioned “Nobody asked you to compete with me! Honestly, it’s like you want me to kick your ass when you wanna challenge me.”

“I challenge you in a dance off!” Denki pointed at Ita “Winner gets to report this, loser has to buy the other a coffee.”

“I see you brought up our little wager from 1st year huh?” Ita smirked “I accept your challenge! Lili.”

“Yes mom?”

“Pull up my hype playlist and pick the 8th song” Ita said as she took off her light jacket and holsters “Hold these for me babe?”

“Gladly! Kick his ass darling” Tenya said as she plopped her things in his arms “kiss for good luck?”

“Yes please!” she eagerly got on her toes to kiss her spouse.

Denki turned to his wife “Will you kiss me good luck?”

“What happened to your tough guy act?” Kyoka sneered “I thought you were too cool for good luck kisses?”

“Aww man, I did say that” Denki recalled and turned around to see his opponent “no matter! You’re going down!”

“Bring it you dumb Pikachu!” Ita teased “Are the beats ready?”

“Locked and loaded mom!” Lili responded and grabbed the mic “Up on the floor is battle of the parents! We got my lovely mama in all white and this man’s in the black track pants, get up and get hype y’all! Pump the beats!”

Lili started the requested song and the two started their battle.

“Get it Shawty by Lloyd!?” Tenya gasped “Denki doesn’t stand a chance!”

Everyone watched as the two danced battle style. It was a close call up until the end of the bridge of the song where Ita flipped into a death drop, causing everyone to scream in shock on how on beat it was. The song ended and the two did their final pose.

Lili picked up the mic again “Alright, alright, alright! That was really close, not gonna lie fam.” she pointed at the two panting adults “Who do yall think won this one? Is it my mom? Or this man’s right here?”

Everyone cheered when Lili hovered her hand over her mom and fell silent when hovered over Denki. “Oof that’s cold” Ita said as she wiped her forehead with her arm “it’s been a hot minute since I’ve strut my stuff like this! But I still got the moves hehe.”

“I hope you’re happy Denki” Kyoka sighed “Lets go home.”

“Do you still love me babe?”

“Yes but you’re the worst dancer” she giggled “I knew you wouldn’t win, but I love that determination of yours.”

“You were amazing darling!” Tenya said as he picked up his wife “I’m proud to call you my wife.”

He starts attacking her with kisses “Tenya please! You’re embarrassing me in front of the kids!”

“Hm? Can’t I love my wife publicly?!” He paused his kisses “Does it embarrass you Lili?”

“No but please get a room!” Lili snapped “It’s one thing to do this at the house, another to do this at our Ki Ki.”

“Oh right!” He puts his wife down, remembering why they’re there “We’ll be off now.”

“But please know that this has been brought to the attention of the school for the wrong reasons” Ita spoke up “But that doesn’t mean that has to be stopped! I will report this as non-lethal activity and fight for extracurriculars in hero schools.” She smiles “So that way, if passed and approved, you can do all this in a safe environment and at a more reasonable time.”

“You mean it? You’ll do that for us?” said one in the group.

“Of course! I’ve been an advocate for well-rounded education in hero schools for quite some time now” she explained “yeah you’re training to be heroes and fight crime, but you’re still kids! You should be able to do non-hero activities in school, make friends outside of your program and express yourself.”

The couple left and the group packed up early. Later, the petition to start extracurriculars in hero-schools started as promised. The group decided to hold off rooftop Ki Ki’s for a while until there was a say on the matter.

-Late May, in Homeroom-

“Okay class, settle down” sensei said to start class “I’m excited to announce that we’ll be training at the USJ in two weeks in duos.”

I gasped as turned to look at Hoshi and they had the same idea.

“BUT! I’ll be choosing the pairs” sensei broke the news, the class groaned “No complaints! I’m doing this so you can work with others in different situations. In the real world, your friends aren’t going to the same agency as you and new people cycle in and out all the time. This training will help with that.”

“Aww wack” I slumped in my seat “I work best with you!”

“I don’t do well without somebody on the offense” Hoshi replied “there’s only so much I can do.”

Sensei announced the pairs and I got stuck with Toei-kun. Now, Toei is the class dumbass. You look at him and wonder how the hell he got into UA! He got in through recommendation of his grandparents, UA alumni. He’s got a good quirk but his reaction times and strategy are the absolute worst. I guess it doesn’t matter, I’ll be the brain-cell of this team.

What can I say now other than it’s spring time? Iwa’s birthday passed, the sports festival passed and I didn’t do that much better than last time. But since then, I’ve had a support item done for me and a costume re-vamp. I got ribbon twirlers as my quick use lasso so I can stop using the ones in my hair. My costume got added sleeves and new obi with durable fabric. Plus, I’ve upgraded my mask for something in the same shape but that will actually protect my eyes. It’s so weird to know that I’ll be turning 18 soon, mom tells me that’s legal adult age in American culture! I planned a party but I didn’t account for hero school dorming when I planned it when I was 12. But that won’t stop me! This year it falls on a Friday, so I can celebrate day of at the dorms and a family celebration at home on the weekend. I told Hoshi all the details and he’s making sure everything will go according to plan.

-Mid June, Training in the gym-

“Come on dude!” I groan at my partner “I can’t save you every time! All you had to do is take two steps to the left to avoid that rock blast!”

“Sorry Iida-san, I really thought I was done for that time” praised Toei “We make a great team!”

“Actually Toei-kun, according to the class ranking” the class rep held up a clipboard “Your team is in last place, Iida-san is the main point earner in both combat and rescue. Which is weird because we aren’t doing rescuing practice, she’s earning points by rescuing you.”

I peer at the clipboard and saw our points and scoring “Oh man, sensei is giving us pity points at this point! And we still aren’t close to begin to surpass the next team!”

“Hey, points are points!” Toei commented, unaware how badly we’re doing in the ranking “We’ll be tops in no time! We’re two of the best!”

“Ho! Don’t lump yourself with her Toei” warned the class rep, pushing up his glasses “Sensei paired you and her together because you’re one of the bottom students, Iida-san had a higher standing than you in everything.”

“Oh” Toei quickly deflated “Man, I really thought I was doing well.”

“May a suggest you take up some tutoring with the class rep?!” I chimed in “They have the best grades in the class!”

The class rep blushed “I mean- um, I do have good grades” he covered his face with the clipboard “You don’t have to talk so highly of me Iida-san, it’s not fair.”

“Can you Hashima-kun?!” Toei perked up “Don’t be shy! I need help, won’t you please tutor me?”

The class rep nods, still beet red. That made me curious, does he still like me? It wasn’t that long ago when he confessed to me and we had that awkward date. But why does he still act like this?

-Later in the dorms-

There was a knock at my door.

“Who is it?”

“It’s Hashima, may I come in?”

I quickly put on a shirt and kicked my dirty laundry under the bed “Okay, come in!” I say as I causally pretend I didn’t just do a boob check on myself.

“Were you busy?” he says as he walks in.

“Oh not at all! I just finished reading the book for literature” a total lie but I wasn’t going to admit I was groping myself in the mirror for like an hour “What brings you to my room? Hoshi is studying with his partner.”

“It’s alright, I came to give you this parcel that’s addressed to you” he hands me a flat packing box “it was in the mail bin and I guess it was overlooked.”

“For me? Thanks” I accepted the box and saw who sent it “Oh! It’s from grandpa Hakamada!” I rip open the box “Oh FUCK! It’s the silks I asked for training! I’ve been having such a difficult time getting my hands on real silk to test out” I gush “I wanna see if this is more effective than muslin since it’s stronger and looks prettier-” I catch myself geeking out “Oh um, sorry, I really get into fabrics and fashion heh.”

“Oh it’s quite alright” the class rep responded with a smile “It’s like me with hero facts and history. Say, can I ask you a question?”

“Uh sure?” I could tell that it had to do with our brief dating.

“Did you like me at all when we dated?” He sat at the foot of the bed “I was just remembering all the things I said and how I didn’t do what you wanted to do.”

“I wanted to see if I could” I sighed “to be honest, the moment you set that boba drink in front of me, I wanted to call it all off.”

“That would’ve devastated me but why did you stick it through?” He was shocked at my honesty.

“I wanted to seem like I was a likeable person” I sat on the bed “And if you confessed and admire me, then I must be, because I don’t think of myself like that. Like, what makes me so special? What’s something you see in me that I don’t? How do you feel around me that I don’t feel?”

“You didn’t have to prove all that, I would’ve understood if you wanted to leave at any point of that date” he looked at me with meekness “Lots of people think you’re likeable, I for one think you’re amazing! I wish I was as brave and bold as you are.”

“What?” I was confused.

“You just openly express yourself and not care about what others think! You stand up for others and win every time” he turned red and his voice got racked up in nerves “And- um, you’re really pretty. N-NOT THAT I WISH I WAS PRETTY! But, you’re also really nice. I saw when you started sewing that dress for the dance just to not go and give it to Hanagi-san. All the makings of a hero” he sighed “I’m jealous of Togata-kun, he sees you all the time and get’s treated by your generosity everyday. Bet he’s a better man than I am, lucky you.”

“We’re not-”

He puts his hand up to silence me “Say what you want about it, but you and Togata-kun are perfect for each other” he stands up to leave “For someone who doesn’t remember names very well, you sure picked up on his real fast.”

He leaves and I sit there, feeling very attacked. Oof, is it that obvious? I can’t know for sure until I hear it from the source.

-Chapter 11, End-

#mha #bnha #self insert au #book 2 chapter 11 #not canon #will update regularly #ask me anything #//Palma-sama Speaks #a delayed chapter due to the more pressing irl events. I decided to postpone this so I don't clog the tl with something not contributing #BUT! I have it here now and I'm putting it out there...these kids support the Black Lives Matter movement and against police brutality.#Protest aside... this is one of the last chapters in this book! And I swear I'm gonna post that character sheet before this book ends!!!#Yall like the parents interacting? Bc I do as character development with the canon characters in my AU #Also! Rat principal is deceased at this point of the story and it's an important plot device for late (shhhh!)#Next is one of my favorite chapters in this book! You could say it's the rising action of the story... hold on to your gay hats kids!#My goal is to finish this book by the end of Pride month! Not because the kids are gay but bc it gets G A Y E R... so stay tuned!

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Bookshelf Briefs 9/2/20

Yay! Sean’s back!

Barakamon, Vol. 18 + 1 | By Satsuki Yoshino | Yen Press – I had thought this was something like an epilogue to the series, but it ends up being more of a hodgepodge—there’s a number of 4-koma strips, there’s interviews and yes, there is a short “years later” mini-chapter that assiduously avoids showing us Naru looking older, though it teases it. Instead, the majority of the book is an artbook, showing off color illustrations. And that’s the reason to get it as well, as you’re reminded that the art was also a big strength with this series. The pieces are very character oriented, showing Handa and company in a variety of poses and places, and it adds to the overall peaceful feel that we got from this series. I’ll miss it. Also, show us teenage Naru, you cowards. – Sean Gaffney

Goodbye, My Rose Garden, Vol. 2 | By Dr. Pepperco | Seven Seas – I never actually reviewed the first volume of this series—it came out in the height of COVID isolation, and I was bogged down in other things. It’s quite good, though, being a fairly tortured yuri drama without quite tipping over the edge into melodrama, although the reason it reads so well is that it balances on that edge quite nicely. Here we learn the story of Alice and how she became everyone’s favorite suspicious person, as well as the tie that binds her past with Hanako’s. As for the two of them as a couple, we aren’t there yet, and may not ever get there—it’s unclear if there’s a happy ending coming here. Nevertheless, you hope for one—these two need some good things happening to them. – Sean Gaffney

Goodbye, My Rose Garden, Vol. 2 | By Dr. Pepperco | Seven Seas – I really wish I liked this more. I like the setting—England in 1900—and two heroines who love books (and talk about Oscar Wilde and Sherlock Holmes!) and want to thwart society’s expectations of women while still being constrained by them. But everything just moves so fast! I found myself wishing this was a romance novel instead so it could have a little time to just breathe. They love each other, they find out secrets, Alice’s mom and fiancé conspire to get Hanako sent away, Alice finds her, more secrets are revealed. Nothing really lands with any emotional impact because it’s cruising right along and, in fact, comes to an end in the next volume. I will probably see it through to its conclusion but am overall kinda disappointed. – Michelle Smith

Horimiya, Vol. 14 | By Hero and Daisuke Hagiwara | Yen Press – This is the manga that never ends. It goes on and on, my friends. Given that the writer and publisher seem dedicated to avoiding the original ending of the webcomic, there’s not really much that can be done here except ‘everyday high school life’ shenanigans,’ to the point where I was for once reasonably pleased when Hori’s sadist/masochist tendencies come to the fore again, as she spreads a childish nickname for Miyamura just so that he’ll get mad at her. That said, despite the two being a seemingly close couple, at the end of the day Hori is still a horribly flawed character who needs constant validation and can’t trust her own feelings. She’s the most annoying and most interesting part of this. – Sean Gaffney

I Don’t Know How to Give Birth! | By Ayami Kazama| Yen Press – This is an excellent combination of biography, information, and comedy, as the author and her husband take us through the steps they took in order for her to have a child—more steps than you’d expect, as they eventually need in-vitro fertilization—and how she felt as she went through the process, ranging from “why am I doing this? My husband is the one who really wanted kids” to “I am getting in touch with my inner animal!” Scattered throughout are facts about preparing for nursing your child, Japan apparently not teaching expectant mothers how to push, and the lack of meds in their non-Tokyo hospital. All this is done in a fun way, with the author’s self-portrait having an arrow in her head. – Sean Gaffney

An Incurable Case of Love, Vol. 4 | By Maki Enjoji | Viz Media – Should you sacrifice your dream for love? Well, not if you’re in a romance manga, but it’s a question that’s thought about long and hard in this volume, as Nanase discovers that Dr. Tendo is getting an offer to study abroad so he can research a condition that killed someone he knew in his past. He is seemingly fine with abandoning it and staying with Nanase, but another patient with the same condition shows that he’s not as cool and collected as you’d expect. As with previous volumes, this strikes a good equal balance between the medicine and the romance, and there is also some lightness of tone, such as Nanase mistaking her lovesickness for a heart condition after the two spend the night together. – Sean Gaffney

A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 | By Umi Sakurai | Square Enix – The more we see of Kanda’s late wife, the more we see how much her death has devastated him, and we are grateful for Fukumaru for being there. That said, Fukumaru is a big, awkward, untrained cat, so this inevitably leads to events like the cat breaking precious pictures and the like. The cat is also somewhat jealous of anything that gets in between him and his master. So it’s a nice mix of cute ‘the cat is destroying the house and acting like a cat’ antics and ‘the cat is basically the one thing keeping his owner away from despair.’ Kanda’s utter adoration of Fukumaru’s cuteness (made funnier by the fact that, to most everyone else, Fukumaru’s pretty goofy-looking) may be the best part of this. – Sean Gaffney

My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 1 | By Shinichi Fukuda | Square Enix – Wakana has an unusual hobby—he admires and creates traditional Japanese dolls. In part because of this, he’s become a loner, but that changes after his popular high school classmate Marin discovers his talent with a sewing machine and convinces him to help her make a (sexy) cosplay outfit. Marin is passionate but not a skilled seamstress, so she hopes Wakana’s experience making doll clothing will be of some use. My Dress-Up Darling is rated “mature.” The first volume does include some risqué images and topics of conversation; however, it’s not overly explicit. Later volumes might become more so, but right now the story itself is surprisingly wholesome and the characters endearing. I’m really looking forward to reading more of the series and seeing Wakana and Marin’s relationship develop. But perhaps even more, I’m hoping to see Wakana follow Marin’s example and become more confident in himself and his interests. – Ash Brown

My Hero Academia SMASH!!, Vol. 5 | By Hirofumi Neda| Viz Media – The last volume of this series really does not stray from its mandate of ‘gags.’ We see 1-A and 1-B team up for a rescue exercise, the highlight of which is seeing that even the SMASH!! author thinks that Itsuka is a better Momo than Momo is. There’s some of Deku being such a hero fanboy that it’s hilariously creepy, and everyone participating in comedy training. (I was not prepared for Uraraka’s fantastic Aizawa impression.) There’s tanabata festivals, held back by a personality change in Bakugou (this actually comes up TWICE). And we end with a “years in the future” that isn’t really, with only Deku left to be the straight man. I’m happy this is ending now, but it was also a good deal of fun while it lasted. – Sean Gaffney

Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 8 | By Sorata Akiduki | Viz Media – As expected, ‘making the relationship public’ gets put on the back burner, mostly as reality is far too complicated for things like that to go smoothly. Instead we spend much of this volume transitioning into a new arc, featuring Shirayuki and Ryu going up north to snow country to study as herbalists there… with the added addition of Izana, who is traveling there incognito to annoy his brother and to study Shirayuki further. In between these things we get a story looking deeper into Obi, who I sometimes get the feeling the author would be more happy making the lead character. It adds up to a good solid volume of the series, though I suspect the next volume will set a better pace. – Sean Gaffney

Teasing Master Takagi-san, Vol. 9 | By Soichiro Yamamoto | Yen Press – The rule of thumb in this series is that Takagi is more readily able to admit her own feelings to herself than Nishitaka is to himself. His embarrassment and wariness of any action that he’s goaded to by Takagi leading to a “ha ha, so you like me!” moment drives whatever he does, and the moment he gets over this the series ends. (Mostly—the unlicensed next-gen series shows he never quite gets over it.) Takagi CAN occasionally be embarrassed—my favorite chapter in this volume, where they’re sending texts to each other, ends with her blushing—but for the most part is content to tease him every day and patiently lead him to a point where they can be a couple. It’s not happening anytime soon. – Sean Gaffney

To Be Next to You, Vol. 8 | By Atsuko Namba | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – On paper, To Be Next to You looks like standard shoujo fare. Nina Uemura is in love with her next-door neighbor, Kyosuke Tachibana, and to try to forget him, she started going out with a classmate. But when Kyosuke collapses with a fever on Christmas Eve, she bails on her boyfriend (Miyake-kun) to take care of him. Miyake-kun realizes that whatever happiness they can achieve together will always be vulnerable to being swept aside in an instant, and breaks off their relationship. What I love is how skillfully Namba-sensei has shown Nina’s maturation process throughout this series—she’s definitely not the same oblivious girl we encountered in volume one—and that we get little moments like Miyake-kun telling his friends what happened and them crying on his behalf. Between this and That Blue Summer, I have become a true Namba fan. I hope we get more from her soon! – Michelle Smith

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