#theyre just so similar ur honor... it isnt my fault.........

[witchspeka]

Both Teru and Ritsu are very competitive, which you can see since their first interaction Ritsu, powertripping, looking to "test" his limits, tries to intimidate Teru, to assert his superiority Unfortunately, this is Teru he's up against, so he fails, and then Teru retaliates In the end, Teru comes out on top of their little ego battle Cause that's all it really is, Ritsu perceives himself as invincible as of right now, and Teru believes that two weeks was enough time for him to fully integrate Mob's philosophy into his belief system, thus giving him the right to preach to fellow middle schoolers Now, their competitiveness doesn't extend only to one another, they both view their relationship with Mob through this lens of competition. Which makes sense, theyre both keenly aware of how strong Mob is and have been deeply affected by the gap in their abilities Ritsu begins by fearing Mob due to The Incident, realizing later on that one of the reasons he wanted psychic powers so badly was so he could have a way to counterattack if the worst happened On the other hand, the incomprehensible size of Mob's power didnt awaken fear within Teru, but admiration Well. It was probably fear as well for those few minutes that he was floating in the sky But instead of fearing Mob, Teru begins to see him as an example to follow Mob is somebody who taught him a lesson, who is much more powerful than him yet is kind and forgiving That's what Mob becomes. A standard to achieve, a role model to follow

Ritsu, too, views Mob as a standard, as a goal, although much earlier than Teru does. In spite of not having powers, he views them as something normal, ordinary. It doesn't make sense to him while they're so far out of reach. Even once he gains powers, Mobs influence on him doesn't waver. Instead of psychic powers, Ritsu chases Mobs conviction and dedication to his goal, to living the life he wants to live

Ultimately, both Ritsu and Teru come to the same conclusion: that Mob isnt scary nor perfect, that he isn't what either one of them perceives him to be, he isnt a paragon of good nor evil Mob is as messy, complicated, and angry as the rest of them. And that's okay.

In the end, both of them make a statement to Mob, declaring themselves on equal footing with him

(Special mention to Teru being Mobs self-proclaimed rival as he fights "Shigeo") And they both fall back on this idea of competing with Mob; gone is the fear and admiration; both of them have gotten to a place where they can actually see Mob for who he is Where Mob isn't idolized or feared, where he's somewhere in reach of a helping hand.

#mp100 #mob psycho 100 #cine te a intrebat #ritsu kageyama #teruki hanazawa #back on my bullshiiiiiiiiiiiiit #just caught a horrible cold which makes me more delusional than usual so yanno what that meaaaaaaaaans #more ritsu and teru posting yipeeeee #theyre just so similar ur honor... it isnt my fault......... #teenagers with big egos and big inferiority complexes who may or may not have a penchant for violence who hold one kageyama shigeo in very #high regard #but theyre also. a lot more different than they are similar. maybe. idk i havent counted their similarities how should i know #i need to sleep the cold is getting to me BAD ill just post it fuck it