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emotionalsupportemoboys · 11 months

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SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR

Just an idea I wanted to get out of my head. A quick Dabi x F!Reader where he gets the (mostly) happy ending that he deserves, god damn it. I may expand on this at some point, we’ll see. Contains vague spoilers for chapter 390.

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You’re watching the coverage and you see the moment when Touya’s badly charred body hits the ground. You were supposed to stay away, to remain in the flanks supporting the fight, but you book it to his location; Endeavor and all the others be damned.

The Todoroki family looks on in stunned silence as you drop to your knees beside him, crying his name and begging him not to die. He can’t see you, but he can hear you, and he croaks a single, pained word, “…Doll…”

Your heart shatters.

He was your world and you were watching it slowly slipping away.

You plead for him to hang on while searching for a place to lay your hands. Even in his fractured state of mind, he knows what you’re doing and he’s afraid that you might take a lethal toll on your body by using your quirk to heal him. It probably wouldn’t even be enough to save him, you were bitterly aware of that, but it wasn’t going to stop you.

“Don’t.”

“I have to try, Touya! I love you! I love you so much! Please don’t leave me!”

He knew this. You’d told him countless times before, but even so, he’s grateful that these are the last words he ever hears. Knowing that he was truly loved tempered the pain of failing to accomplish his goal. He just wished that he could stay to love you longer, to give you the normal life that you deserved.

You pour every ounce of yourself into keeping him alive and the chaos around you eventually fades to black.

. . .

It feels like everything is over in an instant.

His eyes flutter open and he briefly experiences the same sights and sounds from the battlefield before realizing that he was somewhere else; in a brightly lit, sterile room. He didn’t recognize this place, but you were sitting beside his hospital bed, fast asleep while upright in a folding chair.

He’s so relieved to see you that bloody tears well in his eyes before spilling over onto his cheeks. You looked different, healthy, and no longer war-torn. How much time had passed?

He’s not entirely sure what he’s expecting to see when he looks down at his hands, but the fact that he has both is startling enough. It takes some effort for him to move his tired body. He touches his face and finds smooth skin where scars and staples had once been. Was he dreaming? Was he dead?

He quickly decides that he didn’t mind either option, so long as he got to stay with you. He watches you sleep for what feels like an eternity before finally reaching over to take your hand.

You were solid. Real. Warm. Familiar.

“Doll?”

You wake to the sound of his hoarse voice and, for a second, you’re half convinced you must be hallucinating.

“Touya?” Your heart leaps inside your chest. You’d been praying for this moment for so long, having fantasized about it so many times that it almost didn’t seem real.

You throw yourself at him, pulling him into a fierce hug, which he reciprocates as best he can.

“Don’t cry, Doll,” he says softly while rubbing your back.

“You’re one to talk,” you sniffle, having noticed the crimson tears on his face. “Fuck, I love you so much, I’m so glad you’re awake.” You start sobbing in spite of yourself, “I missed you.”

He clears his throat, getting choked up as he squeezes you tighter, “I love you, too. More than anything.”

You enjoy each other’s company for a while, holding each other in comfortable silence, just as you always had. This man was your best friend, your lover, your fucking soul mate. You could have sat with him in silence until the end of time and it would have been more than enough just knowing that he was still breathing.

“How long was I out?” He asks quietly, expecting you to say a few weeks, or maybe a couple months.

You pull back to look at him wearing a sad smile, “Three years.”

“What!?” He blinks at you in shock.

You nod while squeezing his hand, “Just like Sekoto Peak.”

He probably shouldn’t have been surprised, it made sense considering his previous experience, though he was in much better shape this time around. His body looked damn near brand new, but he did still have some scarring on his torso, which would forever serve as a reminder of the pain and suffering he’d endured.

Over the course of the next few days, you explain how you’d found the best healers who’d survived the war to work on him. You also gently break the news about the villains losing and Endeavor still being alive, though he’d long since retired after issuing an apology to him and their family. You assure him that his efforts hadn’t been completely in vain, as society had made some changes for the better over the last three years, and the PLF was still working underground.

He takes his time processing all of this information, not quite sure how to feel. You help him through it, rarely leaving his side.

. . .

One week later, you walk into his room and sit on the bed to take his hand. He’d been doing well. You could see him slowly starting to envision a future for himself for the first time in years and you believed it was time to press forward.

“Touya, there’s someone very special who I want you to meet.”

He looks at you curiously, and with a bit of apprehension.

You smile fondly, “I think you’ll like him. He’s a lot like you.”

He narrows his eyes, but agrees to this meeting.

You step out and return a few minutes later carrying a small boy on your hip.

Touya knows as soon as he sees him.

His heart stops, his blood runs cold, and his stomach lurches. He tells himself that it couldn’t be possible, but there was no denying what was right in front of him, and the timeline added up.

“Mama!” The toddler says sweetly, beaming while tugging on the front of your shirt. He had a mop of white hair and big, beautiful blue eyes, just like his father.

He was the most precious and yet utterly terrifying little thing that Touya had ever encountered in his life. He stares at him in awe while fighting back tears.

You move to sit in the chair beside the bed and the boy suddenly takes notice of Touya. It’s rather endearing how the two gawk at each other.

“Touya, this is Seiko,” you say softly while ruffling his messy hair.

The look of pure love and devotion on your face as you gaze at your son—his son—makes his heart swell. His Adam’s apple bobs in his throat as he struggles to keep his emotions in check.

“The Sweepy Man,” Seiko says while pointing at Touya. “Mama, he ‘wake.”

“Yes, baby. He was asleep for a long time, but he’s finally awake. Do you wanna say hi?”

Suddenly shy, Seiko hides his face against your neck before mustering the courage to peek at the so-called Sleepy Man, whom he’d been visiting every day since birth. “Hi.”

“Hi,” Touya’s voice cracks as a single crimson tear escapes from the corner of his eye, yet he finds himself smiling. “Hi, Seiko. I’m…I’m your dad.”

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stupid-sloot-headcanons · 5 months

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Compared to other darlings gremlin Tomura’s darling has it really rough. I think one of the first signs that Tomura matures is him deleting all that footage AFO filmed. Sure he still keeps them captive and non cons them, but once he realizes that he truly loves them he wants to make sure that they aren’t humiliated and degraded like they were before

Meanwhile Dabi goes scorched earth and fucking sends HIS videos to Endeavor lmao. Like Dabi is so petty that he'll ask Darling on-camera whose fault it is that they're in this position with him and make them say it's Endeavor's fault

But post-gremlin Tomura regrets ever having those recordings and esp regrets him and AfO using it to taunt All Might. Like AfO sends it via an encrypted account to show that All Might can't save everyone: not Tomura, and not Tomura's captive either. Though AfO doesn't ever send anything too graphic: just stills and short clips of Darling at their mercy. There's one where he's got them in Tomura's lap while AfO politely asks them if they'd like a Hero to save them. And obviously they say yes and are crying, begging for someone to help, and AfO condescendingly reassures them that he's sending this video straight to All Might himself! Surely he'll come and rescue you soon...

But after AfO's imprisonment, Tomura becomes determined to keep Darling safe and eventually starts to realize how much he's harmed them and how that isn't what he wants from them. They're not just an outlet for stress, they're someone that he wants to BE with. It still is unfair and cruel to them, but his dream is to take what he wants and destroy this world; so, he'll take Darling because he wants them/needs them, and treasure them.

He's more attentive to their needs and lets them have alone time more often if they ask, and he'll actually respect when they say they don't want him to touch them. It won't stop him from jerking off NEXT to them, though. He deletes all the footage of them and uses the League's money to spoil them with anything they want. Any time someone tries to butter him up or flirt with him, he rejects them at best and threatens them at worst. Flattery does nothing for him, and EVERYONE in this organization knows that he's got his Darling. You're insulting them--and him--by trying to pull off a shitty seduction move like that. And nobody gets to insult them or humiliate them any more.

Which makes AfO taking over his body so much more depressing, because Darling can tell immediately that he's not who he used to be. AfO still uses them like he uses everyone else, and as a result the League gets very protective of Darling while Tomura is dormant; Spinner especially doesn't like leaving Darling alone with AfO in Tomura's body. And it gives Tomura even more motivation to fight against AfO from within and destroy everything in society on HIS terms. But now he actually has a family and his Darling to live for.

He finds that so strange, having people like Spinner and Toga and Darling that make him want to live. He used to just accept that once he destroyed everything, he probably would be fine dying once he got what he wanted. But now he doesn't want to die because he's got them to worry about. There was one night after he defeated Redestro where he had climbed into bed with Darling and quietly told them: "I don't know if I can love anyone, at least not in a good way. But for what it's worth...I do love you. You don't have to feel the same way. In fact, you shouldn't, not after everything I've done to you. I'm sorry I can't love you in a way that's good and what you deserve. I want to try, though."

#.bnha #yandere tomura #.tomura #yandere bnha #.myshit #tw: dubcon #tw: noncon

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fluff-n-cookies · 4 months

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Endeavor - Intro/Headcanons

Endeavor is a very underrated character.

yes he was an abuser, but he is trying to be a better father. and even though hen still gets mad and doesn't really know how to show his emotions he's still trying. As someone who doesn't have the best relationship with her father, and also as some one who is trying to be a better person I can appreciate that.

I feel like if somebody were to give him a chance, somebody that has little to no knowledge of his past or status he could actually have a stable and healthy relationship with such a person.

but that on it's own is boring so make it a reader who was just recently put in an orphanage as she was saved from her neglectful parents and has no other family. we'll keep her around the age of 4-15 as those were the years that endeavor missed the most with his kids.

now, how would these two meet? I have a couple ideas and I'll write a fanfic (or fanfics) for the most popular one. (there's a poll below for y'all to decide.)

option 1 : Bus stop

reader is around 5,6,7 years old and quirkless.

so you and Endeavor have a similar morning commute at the same bus stop, at the same time, every morning. you go to school, and him to his agency. and while Endeavor never really cared for this, one morning you happen to forget your coat at the orphanage. (not that it kept you warm anyway.) the sight of a child in winter, cold and alone, practically pulled at his heart strings. a feeling overcame him I suppose, a need to protect and provide perhaps. and begrudgingly he got out a sweater, all warm and fluffy and lent it to you, grumbling something about giving it back to him later. now all snuggled up within the oversized cotton fibers of the sweater, warm and happy, all you could really do is mumble out a little thank you. Imma bout' to pull a grinch but Endeavor's heart grew 3 times that day.

Option 2 : support hero

reader is 15 and quirkless but uses support items to help her if she needs anything.

you are the apprentice of his main support hero, a wild, spunky woman who spends her days drinking, drunk, or hungover. ( I mean... good for her.) and yes while she does teach you, she usaully leaves all the real work to you. at this point she's your apprentice. so when Endeavor comes it's not her that really helps it's you! you repair, you improve, you operate the rest of the support heroes, honestly he should give you a raise. and it's nice, having you around I mean, you just always seem to make his day better, either by showing him cat memes, or explaining your latest obsession to him, or just being your self. it's a talkative and optimistic x furious monster that will fight to the death for them dynamic or a brings instant noodles to share for lunch x uses his fire quirk to actually cook the instant noodles with his fire quirk dynamic.

Option 3 : Dabi

more of a Endeavor-Dabi mix for the drama. reader is 4 and gets her quirk in the story. her quirk is a heightened version of shoto's quirk which I'll expand on if this is the fan favorite.

you are the product of Dabi and a fling he had when he was 19 or 20, and while he may not have the most money or have the money, he still tires to protect you and and make you feel as cherished and loved as one can. growing up he never really showed you what a hero was. all you need to know is that they are not good people but don't tell anyone that lots of people don't know that and might get angry. now this is fine and all, Dabi protects your innocence while also protecting you from the world that hurt him. but one thing he negelcted to teach you is who is a hero. because the description he gave you "people attempting to 'save' people and fight 'bad guys' using their quirks often with swarms of people around them." only applies to heros in action and/or heros that the public actually like. so when Endeavor is placed to patrol in a relatively bad neighbourhood (it's the best one dabi could afford HE"S TRYING C"MON) around the time kids go and comeback from school to make sure they get home safe is when he meets you. a little girl with white hair like snow and sapphire blue eyes that glisten with joy.

POLLS!!!

thx for reading!!! byyeee.

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commander-revan · 4 months

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So I finished reading through the Naruto manga for the first time last night, and I had some thoughts about how similar parts of Obito's and Touya's stories are. They have very different pasts and different reasons for becoming 'villains' in the worlds they live in, but they do have several things in common.

When they're younger they're both bright, energetic, and determined kids that both have a goal of becoming an important person in their communities (hokage/hero). While Obito didn't really have family or parental figures in his life, given that he's Uchiha there's most likely a sense of legacy he's trying to live up to similar to Touya, and they're both working towards their goals so they finally feel seen by those around them. They both feel ignored by the people they consider important (Rin and Minato/Endeavor) in favor of those who are seen as more skilled than them (Kakashi/Shoto), so they train harder and harder in an effort to finally be noticed.

Both of them 'die' tragically young at the age of thirteen, though in very different ways. Obito dies with Kakashi whom he had finally bonded with, and Rin whom he loved though he still didn't have the courage to tell her his feelings. While Touya 'dies' alone, waiting for a father who won't show up for him until he's already gone.

However, they're both saved by a major villain that was thought to be long gone They're revived and healed using rather unethical science (White Zetsu/Nomu). And they both come out of the experience with weaker power than what they once had, and scars covering a large portion of their bodies.

While Touya never buys into AFO's plans and immediately breaks out and runs home, Obito has to stay and recover. Part of him even feels indebted to Madara, even though he is a bit creeped out by him and his philosophy. Eventually, though, he gets out too with the 'help' of one of the Zetsu's. However, when they both arrive to reunite with the people they're trying to get to, they see something that sets them on their dark paths.

They come to different solutions for what they want to do (Infinite Tsukuyomi/getting revenge on his family) but they both spend time walking the world and see how more than just their personal situations are fucked up. They see how much injustice there is in their societies, and how the people up top that are supposed to protect others frequently harm and use them. (The world of Naruto is quite a bit more fucked up than MHA, but the point still stands.)

After that, they both go by an alias (Tobi and Madara/Dabi) and start setting their plans in motion, eventually teaming up with the villain who saved them. Later on, they both fight their past loved ones (Minato and Kakashi/Endeavor and Shoto) who don't realize who they're fighting initially. Though once they do finally get it, Obito and Touya point out how they should have realized it sooner.

(This is a minor one that I didn't quite know where to put, but they do both show up to the final battle with white hair and outfits.)

They both end up fighting and losing to the one that they've always envied (Kakashi/Shoto), but they get back up and do something violently self-destructive that has the power to kill a lot of people that neither has complete control over at first.

During this, and the pain they're experiencing, they both start having flashes of a life that could have been. A life that should have been so simple to have.

That's about where we leave Touya, he's down, but he hasn't been completely saved yet. Meanwhile, thanks to Kakashi and Naruto's efforts, Obito begins to realize that there is hope still in the world, and that not all of it is hell. And he ends up fighting with them to take the bigger threat to the world down. Until he eventually sacrifices himself in the end to save Kakashi (and Naruto), just like he did during his first death.

If Obito, who did way more heinous things than Touya has ever done, can be saved and redeemed in the end, then I believe Touya can too. But, unlike Obito, I think he's going to get to live afterwards.

#my hero academia #dabi #touya todoroki #league of villains #bnha #dabi meta #bnha meta #naruto #obito uchiha #madara uchiha #Naruto meta #toya todoroki

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bnhaobservation · 11 days

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How do u feel about Endeavor being back on the battle field? I'm all cool for a good fight, but I thought it was a bit strange since his biggest flaw was prioritizing hero work over his family. I mean, I get why Shoto and everyone else is there, but he just sticks out to me. Granted he is the number one hero, but my point still stands. Seems counter productive given literally everything his arc is about.

Well…

As someone who has written a fanfic in which Enji takes a period of leave from work to stay with his son and support his physical and psychological healing you might picture my first reaction to ‘Enji goes back on the battlefield while Touya is taken away to receive medical care’ had me think “NO! I WANTED HIM TO STAY WITH HIS SON! I WANTED HIM TO PROVE TO HIS FAMILY THEY MATTER MORE THAN WORK!” but the problem is, of course, I’ve a western mentality which prioritize family over work while in a Japanese story at most you can judge them of equal value or prioritize work (in the past you would have to prioritize work now things are shifting so you can archive a balance).

Part of the HUGE problem we have with the Todoroki family is that it is a family with some strong Japanese views which clash a lot with western ones so that we often end up disappointed with what’s going on with it when it’s actually much better than what it looks to us.

Now this is also the moment in which I make a PREMISE. While I’ve a general understanding of Japanese beliefs due to reading and researching on it and know how those beliefs are represented in manga and anime (often in an excessive, over the top way to deliver a point and not in a perfect reproduction of how they are in real life), most of those beliefs are changing and, anyway, I’m not Japanese so don’t take me as 100% reliable. What follows is what I managed to learn and understand as well but I’m just a person and I don’t own The Truth so I might have made mistakes.

Also this is complicate and would require a much longer meta. For simplicity sake I’ll try to summarize things so I apologize in advantage if things come out unclear. Feel free to ask again if something really sounds too messy to be understandable.

So…

I’ve discussed about it in another post but in the ’70, ’80 a father like Enji would be considered a model father in Japan. This kind of view is shifting so BNHA actually criticizes what Enji does, but not as hard as the western audience would like because… it’s a recent shift so, while Enji has to prove he’s going to be a better father… for the Japanese audience he doesn’t have to put as much effort as the western audience feels he needs to put in it (never mentioning sometimes the manga forgets that what Enji did is bad and has other characters do the same without criticizing them at all…).

There’s another problem in addition to this.

Chap 302 and part of the chapters that followed disappointed many because while the family reflected on their behavior… they didn’t seem sorry enough for what they did to Touya, they talked about fighting him, stopping him but not about saving him, were focused on apologizing to Hawks, to society but they hardly felt like they were understanding his pain. They don’t try to reach for him emotionally, showing him empathy and understanding. Enji claiming he’ll look after Touya after he wins All for One is more an Enji claiming he’ll make sure he’ll take responsibility for his son, will make sure he won’t trouble society further than that he finally will give him the emotional attention Touya needed. Enji will understand he has never looked at Touya (as in paid attention to him, tried to understand him), that he has to apologize to his son only short before he’ll realize his son will try to nuke Japan and Rei will also do so when she’ll see them both about to explode.

That’s because for a Japanese audience the biggest sin Endeavor committed isn’t abusing his child to the point he did what he did… but to have a child who did what he did. As Shouto said Dabi is their family’s crime/sin, meaning the family isn’t supposed to see him as a person they’ve mistreated, but as a sin they’ve committed against society, a sin of which Shouto too, Shouto who, poor kid, had no hands in Touya’s mistreating, is blamed by society (I’ve discussed about this in another post), he is punished for it by having to fight Touya (chap 352). And also note how Horikoshi expresses the change in views.

While having Shouto (and Enji) fight and kill Touya as a punishment for what Touya did to society would have been perfectly fine in the past, Enji makes clear he can’t kill his son no matter what and class A expresses sympathy for Shouto, they find unfair the fact he has to fight his brother, even the journalist who wanted to demand the head of the Villains cut herself off when she realizes she’s asking Enji to kill his own son.

So it makes sense Horikoshi had to absolutely send Enji (and Shouto) back to fight All for One.

It’s not because Enji has to play Hero again, but because he and his family are considered directly responsible for Touya’s crimes against society and therefore they have to atone by giving their all to save society even when this is asking a lot from them.

While most of the western audience want Enji to atone toward his family (and some don’t even believe at this point there’s something he can do to be forgiven), the Japanese audience want him to atone also toward society for the damage Touya caused.

And note how Horikoshi went at it by having Natsuo, the one who was the most vocal critic of how Enji neglected his children and caused Touya’s ‘death’, be the one who tells his father to go fight, to leave them behind, that it’s better if he does because he would be of no use to them there, his family having suffered enough heat already so he can go fight. Enji goes to fight after having ‘permission’ from his family, represented by Natsuo only merely because we know differently from Rei and Fuyumi Natsuo resented him for his neglect so if Natsuo says it's okay if Enji goes we as readers are meant to assume it is since for Enji's family it's okay if he goes (the fact that we ultimately agree or disagree though remains up to us).

Anyway the message here is that Horikoshi is trying to archive balance, to have Enji give equal importance to his family and his work but, at the same time, have Natsuo also accepting that what Enji does as Endeavor is important.

Enji being willing to die to be with his son and Natsuo accepting his father can’t stay with them (even if they’re seriously hurt) but has to go back to fight because his work is important too because if All for One wins they’re all lost are two faces of how Horikoshi is trying to archive balance between ‘work is important’ and ‘family is important’.

In a western story, we probably wouldn’t content ourselves with this sort of balance. We had to see Enji neglect his family for too long in favor of his work, to have emotional ‘balance’ we would now need to have the story allowing Enji to neglect his work in favor of his family because the lesson here would need to be he should always have prioritized his family and never neglect it.

If he were to do something like leaving his family to go back to work, no matter how important that work is, we’ll expect him to be punished by, for example, losing his family which he has neglected one too many times.

Think at the movie “Devil’s advocate”, when Kevin Lomax neglects his wife for his works he ends up losing it. Choosing his work over her is represented as selfishness, caused by his sin of vanity, not as the right action because work is important.

In “Baby boom” J. C. Wiatt’s choice to leave her old work to spend more time taking care of her adoptive daughter is pointed as the right one. In doing so she’ll manage to start a better activity and even find love.

In “Kramer vs. Kramer” Ted Kramer’s attempts at taking care of his son which lead him to neglect and therefore lose his job and end up with one that pay him less is rewarded as ultimately he’ll be the one who’ll get custody over his child.

In “The family man” a man is lead in an alternative reality to learn that being with the woman he love and having a family with her is much better than having a work that allows him to gain millions.

We generally make movies in which work is less important than family, that neglecting work in favor of prioritizing family will lead to a reward and the opposite will lead to punishment.

In BNHA instead the goal is to have Enji view his family and his work as equally important… which is a BIG step forward considering in the past a Japanese father wasn’t expected to care for his children and nurture them (that was a mother’s job), that his duty was just to work and bring money at home and cultivate relations with his boss and coworkers by drinking with them in the evening and manga and anime tended to remark this depicting stories in which the children were learning to appreciate how it was right their fathers would neglect them in favor of their work, because their work was surely more important than be with them.

Even when criticizing the father’s actions the story would go out of its way to depict the father’s work as fundamental for the salvation of the universe and the son would ultimately forgive the father for the neglect. As I said it’s an over the top representation. Plenty of fathers in real life don’t have a work that requires them to fight for the survival of the universe and could genuinely spare some time for their kids but stories presented them as doing as such so as to pass the message fathers’ jobs are important and growing up means accepting this and loving them anyway and putting aside the fact you felt neglected.

Of course I’m not Japanese, I live in a country that recognizes a child’s need for attention from both parents as one of the child’s primary needs, that if this need isn’t satisfied the child can face psychological damage and the father is considered neglectful. The ‘but he’s saving the world’ doesn’t cancel or excuse the fact with his neglect he’s harming his child.

So back to the topic at hand… I understand why Horikoshi sent Enji (and Shouto) back to fight All for One, and I understand why Natsuo had to be the one who sent Enji to do so, basically giving Enji the pass to leave his family behind. I understand the way Horikoshi is trying to represent this represent a positive shift from a past view that was much, much worse… or, if you prefer much, much more different from ours.

Does it make me happy?

Honestly, despite understanding why Horikoshi chose to handle things in this way… I WANTED TO SEE ENJI BE WITH HIS FAMILY, FINALLY PRIORITIZING THEM. Actually I wanted all the Todoroki be together, which means Shouto too. I wanted them to have a moment a little longer than what they had for a reunion.

But maybe there will be time for this later.

Actually it’s possible even Touya will go back on the battlefield (as well as Himiko, Spinner and Compress) because, although All for One had told Tenko/Tomura he chose nothing, Tenko/Tomura actually chose the League. They were his friends, the ones he wanted to protect and be a Hero for. So it’s possible it will be up to them to call Tenko/Tomura back, to also BE THERE as ‘Heroes’ who’re there to save Tenko/Tomura.

If the League were also to be involved in defeating All for One (and therefore indirectly protecting society) it would probably easier for them to have a better ending. After all it’s a shonen trope that if a bad guy/adversary joins forces with the Hero against the main enemy then they’re kind of absolved from their crimes.

It is, of course, as unreal as it can get, but in manga it has always worked just fine (think at how in a big classic like “Dragon Ball” the enemies that change side are easily accepted and no retribution for their past crimes is demanded [okay, sometimes they die first and then get resurrected because “Dragon Ball” had always been big in its resurrecting policy]) so Horikoshi might decide to deploy it here as well. We’ll see.

In the end, as much as I’m more involved in the Todoroki family than in the rest, this isn’t the Todoroki family manga and the battle against All for One has to take precedence.

But hey, if Horikoshi or someone else were to decide to make a spin off about the TodoFam I would surely buy it!

Said all this I apologize if it felt confusing, I remind everyone this is just my opinion and since I'm not Horikoshi it has the same worth as everyone else's opinion and I thank you for your ask!

I love to talk about the Todofam so thank you for giving me the chance to do so!

#Todoroki Enji #Todoroki Shouto #Todoroki Touya #Todoroki Natsuo #Todoroki Rei #Todoroki Fuyumi #Ask

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x-neurotoxin-x · 1 month

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i remember the comparison i was going to make!

i was going to say hawks/shigaraki but I think dabi/shigaraki would have made sense!

so with shigaraki, he was trained by a villain to be “the signal of destruction, etc, etc” and the hero society is like “oh no!!!! afo is bad an abuser for this!!!” whereas dabi was trained to be an extension of endeavor to surpass all might and the hero society is like “okay but you need to keep quiet because your dad’s career :(((((”

both are wrong and both people were affected long-term but only one of them is seen as “valid trauma” whereas the other is being called a brat/selfsh/entitled and people sympathize more with shigaraki than dabi even tho they both were traumatized

Oh my gosh, don't even get me started on this topic because I have so many thoughts on the differences in how Shigaraki is treated vs Dabi.

Shigaraki is sympathized with and recognized as a victim by the narrative, multiple characters, and the fandom. Dabi is not. It's crazy to me because they both experienced similar trauma in the way of grooming and psychological & emotional abuse. The only differences being that Touya has more positive feelings towards his abuser and Shigaraki developed negative ones and Afo is a villain while Endeavor's a hero.

The drastic differences in how they're treated makes me kinda sick. I do not understand how Deku can look at one abused grooming victim (Shigaraki), say "you're someone who needs to be saved" and become determined to help him no matter what while in the same breath looking at another abused grooming victim (Dabi) and go "Well, Endeavors a good guy! You're the problem!" (Same comparison with telling Shouto he should forgive Endeavor.) Society too, the way Touya's boardcast was met with "Wow, he's annoying" "stop airing out your family's dirty laundry" etc and essentially brushed off while in recent chapters Tomura is literally just going on about destruction and shit and there's panels of society agreeing with him and cheering him on like "Yeah, do it!" Other heroes are a little less drastic of a difference but they're still recognizing Shigaraki as a victim to at least some extent while completely disregarding Touya as a selfish brat who's just trying to defame Endeavor, some going as far to imply they think he's lying (Hawks) or say "well endeavors a good hero so idc" (Burnin). Even just how Shigaraki's arc/final fight has been going compared to Touya's is... Holy shit. Like, it's great Shigaraki is recognized as a victim and shown sympathy for the abuse and grooming hes suffered, and it's great Izuku is trying so hard to reach out to him and save him. But Touya? He's treated like the cause of the Todoroki family's problems, and the entire fight he was yelled at, victim blamed, and treated like a bratty child while actively trying to kill himself.

(the fandom, too, treat Tomura and Touya's trauma different. The amount of people I've seen devalidating Touya's trauma to a sickeningly degree- literally to the point there's people that say he WASNT abused or going on about him being a brat and calling him ableist terms saying he should have been abused to "get him to knock it off" or the victim blaming bc he was groomed into seeing the abuse as love so they say he wanted it. Like bro. Yall are sick. Ive never seen anybody talk about Tomura like that and he's generally recognized by the masses as a victim. But that difference is a whole OTHER issue i can't even get into here.)

It's just bizarre to me because even all for one points out the similarities, and him and Garaki recognized that Endeavor messed up Touya's head so bad that Afo's grooming wouldn't had worked on him. Yeah, Endeavor has been trying to change/own up to what he's done or whatever and there's definitely a difference in afo and endeavor when it comes to, like, Afo is a terrorist and shit but when it comes to the grooming and shit, they're basically on the same level. It's just fine if it's a hero doing it tho? That's brushed under the rug and resolved with a press conference? And again, the total contrast in how their victims are treated is really what's sad to me because Touya deserves the same sympathy Tomura got.

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heliads · 1 year

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Requesting a Clove x reader fic where the two have known each other since childhood! While Clove is an aspiring Tribute, the reader is from a super privileged District 2 family who’s exempt from the reapings, for some reason. (they were close allies with the capitol, ever since the first rebellion?? they train peacekeepers or make high-tech weapons?? Idk.) The reader always knew that Clove dreamed of participating in the games, and as her BFF (best friend-turned-girlfriend), she’s always supported her in her endeavors. Hell, her main motivation in learning hand to hand combat, even though she will never need to, is just so she can spar with Clove whenever Clove can’t train with anyone else. the reader probably still sucks though.

About a year before the 74th Game, the reader realizes just how close Clove is to being “ready.” And it scares her more than anything. She still tries to support Clove, and she still helps her practice occasionally, but she is clearly losing her enthusiasm each time Clove discusses or demonstrates her progress. Whether or not Clove has to convince her, the reader eventually spills out her fears for what will happen in the arena, verging on begging her not to volunteer next year. No matter how much she wants to trust Clove, she can’t fight down the dread that now shadows her 24/7. 23 enemies (especially the other Careers, they can’t be allies forever). Mutts. Bad weather. Dehydration, starvation, illness. There are too many things that can easily go wrong, so how could she possibly be okay with her best friend/girlfriend leaving?

This is of course an angst request, but here’s where you can decide if it stays that way! Does this become an AU where Clove later decides that she won’t volunteer, even if it means throwing so much away? The glory and her many years of preparation? The expectations of her peers, teachers, neighbors and family? (But that’s okay, the reader is willing to use her own family name to back her up if she has to.) Or is Clove just too far invested, and there’s no turning away from her life purpose? If that’s the case, then… the reader needs a big fucking hug, and she’ll be there to say goodbye before Clove leaves for the capitol.

just realized that this actually works as a prequel to my other clove request, which is dare i say iconic. also anon you must know that if you offer me a chance for angst i will never turn it down! !

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If someone were to listen to the gaping cavity in your chest, you think they’d hear the thud of a throwing knife against a target instead of regular heartbeats. It certainly feels like that, at least; you must have spent hours in the training room just today, and that’s not even mentioning every other day in your past and future.

That’s how it must be, though. Someone has to train until they’re as close to perfection as a human being can get. Someone has to be able to kill twenty-three other tributes until they’re the only one left standing. Someone must do all this, and that someone must be Clove.

The idea of prepping your girlfriend for the arena is somewhat morbid, but it’s not as if you truly had a choice in the matter. Clove made you swear to help her when you were small, and you’ve never been able to hold her in anything less than your word. If you really think about it, what you’re doing here is saving her, not damning her. By ensuring that Clove is as good as she could possibly be, you do all you can to keep her alive when she’s finally beyond your reach as a competitor.

Besides, it’s the least you can do. You won’t be in the Games, after all. Your name is not in the Reaping, nor has it been any of the other years you’ve technically been eligible. That’s the way it went for your father, and for his father before him. The Capitol does not like sparing any of the districts from the Hunger Games, but for a family they need in Two, certain exceptions were made.

The first lesson your family taught you was how to make yourself important. You should always have debts owed to you, favors that need to be paid off. That’s how you stay alive, how you stay out of trouble, and, most importantly of all, how you ensure that your name will never be called to participate in the Hunger Games.

In a place like District Two, where volunteers are commonplace, taking part in the Games is a source of pride. Lurking in the back of everyone’s mind, though, is the sickly truth that they’re not an honor but a chance to die. Sure, you could win it, and earn your family honor and respect, but you could lose the Games and have your life ended before you even saw twenty.

Your family knew that they needed to find a way to permanently stay out of the Reaping, so they played their cards right during the war and it paid off. Your family closely allied themselves with the right people in the Capitol, and so when the Hunger Games started, the leader of Panem made a rule that the names of anyone in your bloodline would never be called.

It was their only choice. Your family found a way to deeply involve themselves with the organization of the Peacekeepers. Without your relatives there to keep all of the branches interacting with each other in the best, most efficient way, the entire system would fall to pieces. There was a bit of dispute around that point when your grandfather was first running things, so he proved his points by stepping away. Nothing worked– the Peacekeepers in each district lost communication with each other and the Capitol in hours.

After that, they didn’t test you any longer, and your family was allowed to stay out of everything. It was an unspoken agreement that carried on no matter the leader of Panem, no matter the generation of your family. Your grandfather passed on the responsibility to your father, and you’ve been receiving the necessary training such that, when you finally come of age, you will be able to take it from him.

For the sake of pretense, all of you still entered your name on Reaping Day like everyone else, but the slips of paper would be removed before the ceremony began. That was to be expected, though. Divisions arise when people have a sense of inequality. If you want to stop the rebellions from arising, you reduce the visibility. You can’t grow outraged over unfair circumstances if you have no idea that the unfair circumstances exist at all.

To account for this, only the members of your family know that you’ll never enter the Reaping. You can play it off as good luck, and so long as you’re not obvious about it, no one will think twice about the fact that no L/N has ever entered the Hunger Games. Citizens are already distracted by the looming terror that one of their young ones could die within a month. No one’s tracking back your lineage to examine how many people you’ve lost.

You did tell one person, though. It couldn’t be helped. You and Clove tell each other anything anyway, how could you keep a secret like this? She made you swear to help her train years ago, but when the first year of Reaping eligibility finally started rolling around, Clove was confused as to why you weren’t training as vigorously as she was.

The answer you gave hesitantly, after consulting with various relatives to make sure you wouldn’t be damning most all of your loved ones. Clove took the news surprisingly well, actually. Maybe it’s because you were one fewer target that she had to take out. You were no longer a threat, which meant that you could instead be a friend. And then, later, you could be more. You could be someone she loved.

Loving her was inevitable. If you spend hours every day with another girl, if the two of you start sleeping over in each other’s rooms so as to not waste a single moment as the Games draw closer every year, if someone looked at you the way Clove did, of course you would fall. The falling was the easy part. Having to live with it was harder.

In the decades to come, you think you’ll look back on those years as the best of your life. Training always ramped up closer to the Games just in case; although Clove planned on volunteering when she was older so she’d have the best chance of a decisive victory, there was always the possibility that her name would be called before she was ready. Clove simply had to be prepared for anything, and so you cleared your schedule so you could help her out.

And so the days would pass, bleeding into weeks and months. You’d meet her at the District Two training center, or maybe the two of you would walk together. You learned combat for the sole purpose of being able to let her practice even better. You’d spot her while she was lifting weights, judge her form when she couldn’t watch her back, and do everything in your power to make sure she was going to win when the time came.

You have a thousand such memories stored in your head, of Clove throwing her first series of successive bullseyes and nearly tackling you to the ground from hugging you so hard; her exultant grin every time she could lift more, throw harder, do better; how she used to grab you around the waist with that mad laugh and tell you that she was going to do it all. You believed her, how could you not? How could you do anything but nod along, lost in her ferocity for life?

You loved her from the start, maybe. It was something you were born to do. You stood in her shadow and it did not darken your spirit, for it gave you the chance to watch her thrive and that would be enough for you, it always was. She was glorious. You were you. It had always felt uneven, but that was alright so long as you could just keep her.

The keeping her was the problem, though, as it would turn out. Clove wanted to volunteer, she always had. District Two raises golden tributes who can win better and faster than anyone else. Her end goal was always entering the Games so she could come out the other side with that title. It was her plan from day one, and you knew that, but somehow it still stunned you when she finally announced to you that it would be time to volunteer.

Your first reaction was disbelief. It was, of course, something that you were aware of the entire time, but it was wrong now. Clove volunteering was always something distant, an event that wouldn’t happen for years. It’s real now, though. It has always been real, but for once, you have to face it.

Selfishly, you had tried to talk Clove out of it, asking her not to volunteer. If her name was called, of course she would enter the Games anyway, but why put herself in unnecessary danger? You begged and pleaded, you asked her to stay out if not for her own life than for yours, but Clove just laughed and said you wouldn’t have to worry, because she would win. Of course she would win. There was no world in her mind in which she would die.

Still, you tried to persuade her otherwise. You still helped her train, but your enthusiasm flagged by the day. You were no longer protecting her from death, you were preparing her for her own demise. You encouraged this in her. You are to blame if– when– she dies. It will be her blood on your hands, and that will be something you will never be able to forget.

All of your attempts come to naught. The Reaping still comes, and although Clove has not promised you anything outright, you find it hard to believe that you’d be able to break through so many years of propaganda to make her realize that her life is worth more to you than her dying in the Games for glory that would only end up someone else’s. It doesn’t matter that you would put your family name on the line to keep her safe, this is what Clove wants, and you’ve known her long enough to recognize that it’s what she will get.

On Reaping Day, you find yourself lining up with the other District Two girls to learn who will become your tributes for the coming Games. You have never feared the Reaping; why would you, when you know for certainty that you and your family would always be safe? Now, though, your entire frame is wracked with terror. Either Clove’s name is called or she will put herself in. There is no way you win.

The designated representative from the Capitol takes to the stage, and then they reach their hand inside the glass vessel enclosing the names of all the eligible female contestants. The Capitol rep reads out a collection of syllables, and it is not Clove’s. You feel one wave of relief crash into you, and it takes everything in you to stay standing. That’s one possibility eliminated, at least.

You look over at Clove and you feel sick to your stomach, all confidence from before evaporating just as quickly as it came. She’s got that look in her eyes again, and you know what’s coming before she can form a single word. This is how it ends, then. This is how you lose her.

And then, at the very last moment, someone else could volunteer before Clove. The fate of the female tribute from District Two would only be decided because someone else was able to raise their voice faster than your girlfriend. It would be so easy for everyone to brush off the whole affair. It’s what they expect to see, after all. There’s a brilliant Career volunteering, and maybe it wasn’t Clove, but it’s still one of their own.

You, though? You were watching. It would be so simple if Clove just waited. It would have been just a half second’s pause, but it would be enough. No one would know. No one would have known but you. A thousand intricacies in one poorly timed breath, and Clove would stay alive. Easy as that.

But then Clove tugs the other girl down, shoves a hand over her mouth before she can scream, and yells that she will volunteer. This is not your imagination. This is not all the scenarios you can conjure up in your own head. Clove will never back down, and so despite your best attempts, you will never be able to escape this.

Clove is in the aisle before you know what’s going on. She’s marching towards the stage with that determined gaze she’s always worn so well. The Capitol citizen asks Clove her name and she answers, her hand is raised, the crowd cheers. You stare at her in horror, and she grins proudly. This is what she’s always wanted. You knew she would get it.

You find her afterwards. Tributes are allowed to say their goodbyes, and your family knows you enough to make room for you once they tell her to win. Your fingers find holds in her clothes, and you beg Clove to find some way out of this. Say it was a mistake. Say you said the wrong name, that you took the chance from another volunteer. Find some way to come back to me.

Clove would never listen. It’s all in her hands now, and you can see the excitement building in her chest as she thinks about it more. In moments, she will board a train to the Capitol, and then she will win the Games and you will be sorry for doubting her. Clove has dreamed of this while you were dreaming of her death. She knows exactly how this will play out.

Clove leans over to you, says I’m doing this for both of us, and then she’s across the room in the blink of an eye, telling the Peacemakers that she’s ready to go. The last sight of her is the vicious, glimmering girl you’ve always known, and then the doors slam shut behind her and she is yours no more.

You see her die when you’re least expecting it. She made it past the initial bloodbath, past the splitting of the Careers, past all the twists and turns of fate. You honestly thought she would win by that point, even though Cato was still in it. Clove had told you privately once that she would kill any of the other Twos were they to be her fellow tribute, no matter how strong an ally. She would never hesitate, and she would win. You believed her.

Clove doesn’t get the chance to prove herself right or wrong. She dies trying to kill Katniss Everdeen, that revolutionary from District Twelve. Clove was taunting her, taking her time about the kills. It was a mistake, and it haunts you to know that’s what her district will think of her. They won’t remember her bravery for joining the games, they’ll point out that one flaw in her perfect game to their children so the next generation will be even better.

You miss her night and day. You still expect the Capitol trains to bear her back to you when the Games are over, and it takes your brain some convincing to realize that Katniss and Peeta won the Games this round, not your lover. She’s yours no longer. She’s yours forever. Yours and that of the cold, dark earth in which you buried her empty casket. The grass grows over it now, thick and green. You knot your hands in it when the going gets tough and you scream at her for leaving you. She never answers.

It sickens you later, poisoning your mind against everything you’d ever held dear. This was their golden girl, their Clove, and when she died, they all tossed her aside like a bloody rag doll. She gave them everything and they can’t even remember her properly.

Another war comes soon. It brings rebellion to your very doorstep. Soon enough, they find you, and tell you that there are ways to help their cause. If you were not so foolish to admit it, you think you might even be listening.

If you were to do it, you’d do it for her. Clove always taught you to never back down. You think of her, and you enter the fray.

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doodlegirl1998 · 10 months

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Another thing I hate about Hawks killing Twice is that usually when someone on the side of good does something like actually killing someone, there're consequences.

Like the character loses respect from their peers, they start to think badly of them, their image is tarnished and now the character has to find a way to prove otherwise.

But here with Hawks? He loses nothing.

He's still seen as a hero and no one gets onto him for murdering a potentially mentally ill person. And when the twice clones do show up... he literally has no reaction to it and what he's done.

It all really solidifies the glorification of heroism and that they really can do whatever they want and get away with it, from family abuse to literal murder.

Hori REALLY needs to learn that in order to make themes and plot points like these work, there needs to be actual consequences and backlash.

Hi @theloganator101 👋

Exactly. Exploring consequences to things that happen in his story is something that Hori does really poorly but this is especially shown and salt is rubbed into the wound here with what happened to Twice.

Personally speaking, I liked Twice. He was funny, a sympathetic villain and someone who really could have used a hero reaching out to save him (like how other heroes are reaching out to save his friends at the moment - Touya, Toga and Shig.) So to see this character who fell into villiany through a combination of bad luck and mental illness - who has been canonically shown to be easily manipulated time and time again reach his end by - being manipulated one last time. Being outmatched by Hawks (who he considered a friend) be quite literally stabbed in the back by him. That was already a very bitter pill to swallow.

Hawks lost me after that. He showed no guilt for killing Twice, he looked very cold during his press conference and not one of the press doubted his actions.

No one - not even the other heroes despite the no kill order heroes have - looked down on Hawks for murdering a mentally ill man. A villain who was clearly outmatched by him. And thanks to his double agent gig, Hawks could have knocked out and took to prison easily at any time Twice's back was turned.

He didn't lose his wings - or even his looks despite being burnt to shit by Dabi. All he's got is one new facial scar, shorter hair and being briefly unable to talk for a time. Hawks legitimately got NO long lasting consequences for murdering Twice in cold blood. And this angers me.

Hawks used Twice's memory (who he calls in his head by his first name in a very entitled move) to justify supporting a known child abuser who abused one of Twice's friends into villiany (lmao fuck right off Hawks.) Then from that point his 'guilt' is forgotten - Hawks evolves into an Endeavor bootlicker to an extreme degree so much so Endeav's shoes must be constantly shiny. It's just sad and pathetic to see.

Even Toga at the moment is too busy having an identity crisis to use her Twice clones on anything more distinctive than "Kill all heroes" or on having a identity crisis.

She is meant to have been Twice's best friend.

Honestly how I would have improved this arc would have been by:

Narrowing down the Twice Clones focus to "DIE Hawks!" as Toga's identity crisis takes place. Meanwhile, having Hawks look distraught at the fact that Twice's clones are back. He killed a good guy for nothing and have him constantly evade Twice clones taunting him for having killed him.

If I were in Hori's shoes I would have done that instead of having Hawks fighting AFO. AFO vs Hawks had no personal undertone. It was a fight I didn't care for other than lowkey wishing AFO would kill / actually maim Hawks the entire time.

Meanwhile, Twice Clone army vs Hawks that would have been juicy and made this arc 10x more interesting.

TLDR - Hori dropped the ball hard with Hawks character and the impact of Twice's death. I feel like this comes down to Hori writing what he wants and if the consequences of the plot point he wants to explore is something he deems uninteresting (Midnight's death) or doesn't want to explore (Twice's death, Endeavor's child abuse) - logic be damned - he just doesn't.

#mha critical #bnha critical #Anti Hawks #Koala dont look

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class1akids · 5 months

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Act 3 Fumbles in the Todoroki arc

The decision to keep Endeavor alive with no clear narrative plan came with some terrible writing fumbles in Act 3 of the Todoroki arc which walked back previously established themes and failed to deliver on certain set-ups.

Off-screening Rei's reunion with Shoto.

Saving Rei from the hospital was Shoto's starting line back in Ch 44. After 250+ chapters of visits and letters, it was a huge milestone for him to see her out of the hospital and would have deserved a proper highlight and dialogue. Yet it was off-screened in favor of Endeavor getting the reunion scene.

2. Spreading the blame for Toya to Natsuo and Fuyumi who are victims and children themselves

In a clunky attempt of parallels between the passive civilians of hero society, Natsuo and Fuyumi incomprehensibly are being framed as part of the blame for Touya's escalation.

3. Walking back the Act 2 narrative of all victim responses are valid in favor of "it's heroic to prop up your abuser"

Instead of having Hawks feel bad about killing Twice, he was used as a prop to call into question the victim's right to walk away by making it seem as if he's done something wrong by cutting off the parents who abused and sold him.

Shoto's choice is valid, but he shouldn't be pitted against other victim responses.

4. Focusing only on Endeavor's side of the fall-out for the scandal, while off-screening the impact on Shouto and only making coy references to it

It's convenient to hide the implied backlash at Shouto. Since his feelings never matter in relation to his family. His POV conveniently focuses on his friends helping him.

5. Endeavor failing to step up for his family gets excused constantly, and turning everyone into Endeavor's cheerleader, while not having anyone anything to say about the abuse.

This was personally for me awful to watch how Hori kept using characters to shill for Endeavor, and did not make a single effort at an honest condemnation.

6. Endeavor never delivers on becoming a father - in fact, Shouto spends Act 3 playing parent to Endeavor and carrying his burden and his arc of emancipation is invalidated as he gets no real choice

Shoto's arc was about freedom to decide who he wants to be. The emancipation cannot really happen though. He is bound by Endeavor's abuse, toxic legacy and past. While his peers rise into incredible heights, Shouto is condemned to pick up the pieces after Endeavor fails to step up.

Endeavor's arc was leading to a moment where he would choose to be a father over a hero. The moment never comes. Endeavor breaks every promise he made to the family, his solution for Touya is to kill him and has to propped up and saved by his victims throughout Act 3. He never gives them anything.

7. Endeavor gets a bonus fight he doesn't need then sits back and waits while all the victims step up to save him and Toya. He gets no consequence at all for breaking his promise to the family since it would invalidate Shoto's arc of "family hero".

See above. Endeavor's fight with AFO is cool aesthetics and lots of internal pain. What it doesn't do is to step up for the family.

8. Shouto's fight in 352 has a clear narrative vision and strong, beautiful visuals, yet it gets invalidated for Round 2 which is a mess of short chapters that need heavy revision.

I'm convinced 352 was the original ending for Shouto vs Touya. It has a strong visual and great focus on their themes as brothers.

9. By contast, Todoroki Shoto: Rising in fact in the weekly version had not a single strong visual for Shouto

Clearly Hori had no idea what point he wanted to make about Shouto. We don't really learn anything new about him - he steps up when Endeavor fails, like every time before. I'm still incredibly angry about this fumble. In fact, Hori doesn't really know what to do with this Todoroki family which has to embrace its abuser in order to save its "villain" without the abuser ever stepping up or giving anything back to the family and especially to Shouto. Even the masterpiece line which could be read as a reproach to Endeavor is scrapped.

10. Ending the Todoroki climax on Endeavor's word is an awful disservice to Shouto as a character, which is why I fervently hope this is not the end for Shouto who deserves much better.

He doesn't even get to say anything.

By keeping Endeavor alive without a plan, Horikoshi couldn't stick the landing of the Todoroki arc.

Sure, he has some cool visuals, but the overall message is terrible. In Act 3, the victims take on the burden of the abuser who keeps doing the same thing as he's always done: run away and play hero.

To make matters worse, the narrative is at most half-hearted in calling Endeavor out for this, and rather uses characters to shill for his heroic qualities.

The rebuilding of the family is hangs on the victims (apart from Touya) never getting to voice their feelings. In order to heal, not only they have to save their villain, but they have to embrace their abuser, who in turn doesn't have to do anything for them.

#bnha critical #endeavor #bnha meta #todoroki shouto #todoroki touya #dabi #todoroki rei

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hadakzu · 6 months

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Everytime I see small Keigo I can't help but think of how lonely and heart it must have been to go through everything he did alone. With no siblings to lean on to, no one to hug this hurt little kid when things were tough. When his parents treated him badly, no one there to comfort him and tell him how good he actually was, how he didn't deserve to be yelled at.. hit at... Someone who got his back, someone who would have stood up for him and telling how amazing and caring kid he was. Imagine him having a older sibling he could trust and open up to. Someone who would have told him how brave he was going outside, saving all those people he didn't even know! Despite knowing he could get into trouble he still did what he believed to be right.

Imagine if instead of only his Endeavor plushie he actually had someone there to hug and protect him, reminding him not to listen to his parents bullshit, he wasn't stupid, he wasn't just waste of space or time and he definitely was worth more than what his wings could offer.

Just gfhghfh

As a parentified older daughter with many younger siblings I literally end up crying thinking how hurt and lonely he must have been, only child in a shitty home that could barely offer a roof on top if his head if even that.

Aaaa I want to adopt him lmaoo. Let him just be a kid and listen to everything he had on his mind. I would let him ramble about heroes and how much he loved Endeavor and heroes. Seeing the moment he realized he and other heroes in fact were real!

Imagine if he got adopted by loving people instead of the HSBC where he could freely express himself. He would definitely still want to so good, save people like he had been saved. The kid got a pure beautiful heart and I would listen to him talking about wanting to become someone like that too, someone like Endeavor. How he would grow up to be a hero 100% by his own choice, not forced to listen just another orders to fulfill. Not someone just used for others own gain, knowing his worth and being free.

Having someone there to remind him he was worth much more than what he could offer for others. Supporting him through the path he would choose and telling him how proud they were of him.

He was just a little kiiiid. Having to go through all that hard training.. I just want him to be able to be a normal kid doing normal kid stuff and meeting people his age and just having fun. If he grew up in a more loving stable home he would definitely have much more than his little Endeavor plushie. He would probably have a room filled with Endeavor stuff lmao and I love that for him <3

He's a kid with lots of wonder and curiosity, and I want him to be able to learn about world and explore it in a safe supporting environment. Playing video games while eating home made cookies and stuff.

Going to amusement parks and seeing kids and people smile on their face. Feeling warm how he could experience these things too, watching other families having fun and realizing just how different he had been treated. Despite feeling little sad things couldn't be like this with his real parents at least now he didn't have to worry about that anymore. Having stable loving home and people who supported him and made him feel warm safe and welcomed.

I want him to have a place he could invite his friends and play with, do different things and be carefree.

I just want the little Keigo to have much more than what life has given him okay 😭

Kids make me cry okay? I want to hug them and tell them everything's going to be okay. When I see little Keigo I can't help but think what if that was my younger brother. All alone without no one 😭😭 Makes me cry everytime it breaks my heart. I want to protect that pure heart and let him be free to express himself. I would fight to keep it safe 😤

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Keigo needs a warm safe hug❤️🥺😭

#I always end up crying in 2 different situation when I edit him #Fisrt is when watching small Keigo #Second when editing Hawks and Twice moments #hawks #keigo tamaki #mha hawks #mha keigo takami #bnha hawks #bnha keigo

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Do you think Endeavor will die trying to save Touya or helping Shoto save him? It makes sense for his character being afraid of dying like his father did to only end up the same way and Endeavor being dead also would bring peace to Touya and release him from his obsession on Endeavor. What do you think the ending will be for the Todoroki family? I just want Touya to be happy and not love that awful person that is a failure of a father anymore because loving Endeavor is only poison imo

My feelings about this aside, I see Enji surviving the manga and stepping in as a father only in the aftermaths of this war.

I don't think that the trope of redemption through death works to address Enji's remaining loose ends, because I don't think it's compatible with the resolution that Touya's arc needs.

Touya needs distance from his father to finally explore who he really is, true, but he also needs closure with his dad.

So far, the set up is that Shouto and Enji will have to work together to save Touya:

But the thing is, Enji is not yet written as someone who's ready to do his part. In fact, he kept avoiding Touya in the war itself, enough so that Touya had to chase him down to get that closure.

This tells us that Enji isn't yet in a mindframe where he can contemplate Touya's needs, let alone act on them, act in his son's best interest. Endvr entered this second war with the mentality of a hero.

He's still thinking in terms of how many heinous crimes Touya committed, and thinking of him in abstract terms. Here you can see it most clearly: the mention of Touya doesn't bring up memories of a family member, or even of a person; he's depersonalized into a receipient of Enji's regrets and inadequacies as a number one. When Enji thinks of him, he doesn't see the boy he wanted to have survived the Sekoto blaze, he sees the crimes Endvr should've been able to prevent.

This mindset won't change simply because Touya now appeared before him, demanding his attention. If anything, I see this making Enji feel backed into a corner, pushed to make a choice when he's not yet ready to acknowledge Touya's humanity.

My current prediction is that Enji will fail to acknowledge Touya as Touya, and only face Dabi the villain, until Shouto realizes why this approach won't work and lead the way for a change of pace. So far, neither Enji not Shouto have been successful in "stopping Dabi", and that's precisely because they're stuck approaching him as the family's black sheep, the sum of Enji's mistakes, the consequence of Enji's stubbornness. They need to think of Touya as a person and as a victim first, or their approach will keep failing. What makes Touya a villain is the fact that he felt shunned and abandoned by his kin. If Enji died before he could correct that and show Touya a real change, then I don't think Touya's arc would reach its necessary closure. Touya would simply lose his purpose once again.

But the thing is, Enji's not yet into a place where he can help Shouto save Touya, either, because Enji and Shouto approach him with completely different attitudes. Shouto sees someone he can relate to ("he is me") and someone who is family ("Touya-nii"), so even if he currently doesn't understand Touya's methods and is stuck perpetrating the scapegoating, he does have the set up to eventually sympathize enough to reach a common ground with him. Enji, however, not only still sees Touya as someone to defeat ("a mass murderer" "I cannot fight him"), but also as an abstract evil who is inhabiting the body of who was once his son ("my mistakes took form as Touya and stole so many futures").

So I think Enji will realize why resorting to his hero persona to solve problems won't work only when he sees Shouto approaching Touya as his brother. Then, and only after that, I can see him realistically step up as a father and finally give Touya the closure he needs, acknowledging him as a dad who loves his son, and not a hero who captures a villain. Right now, Enji's too stubbornly focused on soothing his guilt with a work success to begin to acknowledge the needs of others. Hence, death wouldn't accomplish anything. What he needs is growth, and since he's so resistant to it, resistant to admitting his flaws, the only way I can see him growing is if he clings to his methods and fails first, and is then shown a better way by the only son he ever paid attention to, and finally eat his pride and follow in his example. I think Enji needs to acknowledge that he never contemplated a scenario where he could mend things without violence,

And frankly, I think that would be a nice way to make amends to Shouto, too, but this time for real.

Two birds with one stone.

#None of this reflects what I /want/ to happen but it's where I see the story going #I hope it makes sense #Honestly I think enji should've died in the first war arc #But hori wrote himself into a corner by making Dabi's arc reliant on getting closure from enji for that to happen imho #Ali replies #Bnha #Bnha spoilers #Bnha meta #Meta:endeavor #E slur #My post

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All Tododeku moments

I will try to keep this post updated, but under cut here is all Tododeku moments.

I added everything from manga, spin off mangas, novels, extra hero fest skits and movies. Drama cds and the ovas are still missing.

I am also posting all screenshots of these moments here!

TODODEKU

MANGA

018: At JTS, Izuku is happy to see Bakugou, Kirishima and Todoroki jump in against the villains

020: All Might is fighting the Nomu, everyone is moving away, only Deku remains to mutter under his breath and Shouto notices, calling for him

023: At the tournament, Todoroki walks up to Deku announcing that he will beat him, and giving him his declaration of war. Deku responds that he is not going to fall behind

026: In the race, Izuku manages to surpass Todoroki who glares at him. When Deku is declared the winner, Todoroki looks at him, without a word

029: During the cavalry battle, Todoroki analyzes Deku's moves, noticing how Deku has actually a strategy to fight against him and lure him into a trap

030: Todoroki ends up using his left side, something he had never done before because it is exactly what his dad wants, and only because of Deku's determination

031: Surprised by what he felt from Todoroki, thinking it was similar to All Might's spirit (similar pressure), Todoroki calls Deku aside and reveals him the secret of his family and why he never wanted to use his fire side. Izuku is unsure what to answer, so he declares that he also wants to beat Todoroki

034: During Todoroki vs Sero, Todoroki exaggerates with his ice, annoyed, and Deku looks worried

037: When Endeavor stops Deku in the corridor, Deku tells him that Todoroki isn't him

038: During Deku vs Todoroki, Deku is determined and wants Todoroki to give his all. Shouto is confused by Deku does reminds him of All Might and the videos he watches as a child. Deku tells him that his power is his own, and not his father's, and that is him who decides who he wants to become. Todoroki remembers feeling the same as a child, wanting to actually be a hero too

039: All Might comments that Deku is trying to save Todoroki

040: Todoroki is finally feeling determined, seeing that he has to give his all against Deku. He uses his fire and finally win. When he meets Endeavor later, he reveals that he actually forgot about him

041: Deku thinks about everyone is so strong and giving their all, thinking about Shinsou, Todoroki and Uraraka

043: Todoroki reveals to Bakugou that Deku went out of his way to destroy what was holding him back, and he asks him if Midoriya has always been like that

043: Later, during his fight with Bakugou, it looks like Todoroki has lost his drive, clearly his issues are not completely solved yet. He says that since he has fought Deku he is not sure anymore if what he is doing is right. Deku yells from the audience to "not lose" and that seems to give Todoroki a moment of determination, before he actually loses

044: All Might asks Todoroki why he held back and Todoroki reveals that after his match with Midoriya he lost his way

044: Later on Todoroki visits his mother, deciding to save her even if she never asked, basically like Deku saved him

053: Izuku sends his location to the group chat and Todoroki knows him enough to realize that just a meaningless message like that had to mean something more. So he jumps in to help against Stain

053 Todoroki saves Deku with his ice, and Izuku finally breaks free of Stain hold when Todoroki is in danger. Todoroki then saves him once more, before both reach the same conclusion about how Stain's quirk works. Todoroki then declares that him and Deku will protect the heroes

054: Using Deku's words, Todoroki knows yells to Iida to never forget who he wants to become

055: In a flashback we see Todoroki simply leaving Endeavor with only "My friends are in trouble"

056: The police is reprimanding him, Iida and Deku for what they did with Stain and Todoroki steps up to say that they acted to save people. Deku tries to make him sit down again or calm down

057: Still at the hospital with Deku and Iida, Todoroki is shocked that he could be the hand crusher. Deku starts laughing and Iida thinks it is a joke

058: Todoroki lies about what happened with Stain and Deku tries to agree with him

060: A panel that shows that Todoroki is an usual guest now at Iida, Uraraka and Deku's table for lunch

068: Deku invites Todoroki to the mall but he refuses (he doesn't say, but he visits his mother)

073: Seeing Deku trying to help Kota, Todoroki tells him that actions need to be there to back up words and to be careful because it is a delicate situation, a probable reference to what Deku did for him at the tournament

077: Deku is thinking that he needs to protect his friends and he imagines Bakugou, Uraraka, Todoroki and Iida

083: Todoroki is the one who immediately speaks up about Bakugou's absence, after he is kidnapped, reminding Deku that he is not there.

084: Todoroki defends Deku's need to save Bakugou to Iida, explaining that they have a plan that does not involve fighting

085: On the train, Todoroki comments to Deku that what they are going to do might not be welcomed by Bakugou

087: Deku climbing on Shouto's shoulders to see over the wall

090: Iida wnats to leave, now that AFO is there, but Todoroki wants to hear and follow Deku's plan

092: After Bakugou is out and they end up separated, Todoroki calls Midoriya to ask him if they are okay

099: Todoroki wants to leave the cake and room contest and Izuku suggests to wait until it is all over

102: Izuku notices something between Todoroki and Inasa and he wonders if Inasa is even better than Todoroki

103: Izuku calls after Todoroki when his friend decide to face the first challenge of the license exam alone

109: After the first challenge, Todoroki is shocked by Inasa's words about how he has his father's eyes, and Midoriya notices his gloomy mood and calls after him before being distracted by Camie (Toga)

111-113: Deku sees that Todoroki is getting distracted because of Inasa and he calls them out on it. Todoroki realizes that it is always Midoriya the one who is there, putting him on the right path, and he finally starts working with Inasa

113: Waiting for the results, Midoriya looks at Todoroki, worried

114: Noticing that Todoroki didn't pass, Izuku looks worried to Todoroki. When he finds out that there is still a chance he immediately runs up to him. Smiling a bit, Shouto says that he will catch up soon

137: Shouto notices that Izuku had been looking a bit depressed and now he is not eating. Even Iida had not noticed. Izuku starts crying and apologizes about it, but Todoroki tells him that even heroes cry when they need to

177: Todoroki wonders where Midoriya is (at the festival preparations), and mentions that he is taking a long time

188: Todoroki watches Endeavor's fight on tv and Izuku is worried about him. Later on (190), when Endeavor is okay, Izuku quickly runs up to him

202: During Class A vs B, we see Izuku looking at Iida and Todoroki about to start their match

205: Aftet hesitating in the fight, Todoroki remembers Izuku and his words ("Your power is your own") and he reveals his new move, using his fire

217: After Black WHip, Todoroki approaches Izuku to asks him about his quirk. He says that he is a bit shocked and then apologizes for doubting him when Izuku explains. Izuku compliments his quirk, and Shouto admits that he has a long way to go still, just like Deku

241: Izuku looks in shock at the disaster that is Shouto and Bakugou in their interview

241: Todoroki thinks about Endeavor and how he is not at his level, and Izuku smiles remembering seeing Todoroki texting with Endeavor

241: Izuku asks Todoroki how he can stay so calm during interviews

242: Todoroki asks Izuku and Bakugou to do the internship with him at Endeavor's

243: We find out that Endeavor accepted them just because Shouto asked

244: Todoroki and Deku agree that they won't stay back and watch, but will follow Endeavor

247: Deku is muttering to Endeavor, Todoroki watches, unimpressed

247: Todoroki admits that competing with Deku and Bakugou has really opened his eyes

249: Todoroki invites them for dinner. The dinner is a bit tense because of Natsuo and Endeavor. Deku and Bakugou notice, and later Deku reveals that he knows Todoroki looks read to get himself able to forgive Endeavor

250: Fuyumi thanks Deku for being Shouto's friend

250: In the car, Deku asks Todoroki to help him out with English

252: They fight together to stop the villain that targeted Natsuo

272: Todoroki notices that Midoriya is acting weird, at the beginning of the war, as he just heard the villains are after OFA

274: Todoroki calls after Deku when Deku jumps away to find Shigaraki

282: Shouto finally arrives on the scene where Deku and Bakugou are fighting. Shigaraki comments that he has seen him with the location quirk, he was the one following them, and we see the three stars

285: Todoroki and Bakugou follow Bakugou's plan to save Midoriya

286: After Bakugou's injuries, Midoriya is fighting Shigaraki with no regard for himself and Todoroki yells in horror when Shigaraki touches him

289: Todoroki asks Iida to get Midoriya and the others out of the battlefield

292: After the Touya reveal, Shouto is fighting him, and Midoriya pushes himself to stand up against the pain, because Todoroki is suffering

293: Midoriya intervenes because, he says, this is also his business as Todoroki is his friend

295: After blacking out, Izuku wakes up and immediately looks for Todoroki

302: At the hospital, Todoroki is thinking about Dabi and his mother calls him the family's hero. He thinks back of when Izuku told him that he was the one who decided who he wanted to be

319: Todoroki and Bakugou have a guess of where Izuku could be now that he left the school, they later proceed to confront both Nezu and Endeavor until his dad reveals where Deku is

320: While trying to get Deku back, Shouto uses a move to stop him and tells Deku that he cannot even cry, and that it seems like he has a burden that he should share with the rest of them

322: Todoroki watches, saddened, Deku exhausted fall into Bakugou's arms

327: After the bath, Todoroki suggests Deku to sleep as he must be exhaisted. They talk a bit, and Deku reveals that he is feeling guilty about what he said to All Might, when Todoroki asks him why he can't sleep.

327: When Deku finally falls asleep, Todoroki covers him with a blanket

335: A scene of Deku, Midoriya, Bakugou and Todoroki chatting

336: While training, Deku notices that Todoroki is trying a new move

339: After the reveal of Aoyama as the traitor, Todoroki reassures Deku that Aoyama will be okay, with a hand on his shoulder

351: Todoroki is fighting Dabi and thinking of how he turned flash-fire into something more. In his memories we have his fight with Deku, his internship with Deku and Bakugou and when he used his fire with Tetsutetsu

352: In some more flashbacks we have Midoriya worried about the fact that Todoroki will be the one facing Dabi. Todoroki reassures him, and says that he cannot run from Dabi. To face him he has a special move and he shows it to Deku, it is a from of flashfire fist. Todoroki smiles at him and thanks him, saying "Midoriya, yes, this is my power". That is the move he uses to defeat Dabi

Movie 01: Two Heroes

Deku is amazed at the great score Todoroki got in the expo's trial

During the hostage crisis, Momo and Iida want to hide like All Might said. After Todoroki's speech about being heroes, Deku says that he wants to help, and save everyone.

Deku says that he will follow Melissa's plan, Todoroki is the first one to say that he will go with him

When Deku is in danger, Todoroki has an immediate plan which involves using his flames. He saves Deku and Deku is surprised that his friend used the flames for him

When All Might is in trouble, Deku calls for him as he cannot do anything but Bakugou and Todoroki jump in to save them. Deku is relieved and looks at them and the other of his friends with a smile

Todoroki and Bakugou are the ones stopping the robot strings to help Deku and All Might

Todoroki and Bakugou cheer for Deku to destroy the villain

After Deku's victory, Todoroki looks up at him and All Might, smiling

Two Heroes - extra chapter in the novel

At the barbecue, Todoroki is the firt to notice that Midoriya is absent (he is with All Might)

Movie 02: Heroes Rising

Todoroki agrees with Bakugou and Deku's determination about keeping the fight up/protecting the people

A small scene of Todoroki asking Deku his plan

Todoroki last thoughts before passing out are for Deku and Bakugou

Movie 03: World Hero Mission

Todoroki and Deku comment on the city they are stationed in

Todoroki and Deku chase one villain, working together to stop him

Todoroki is worried about Deku not picking up his phone

Deku finally calls Todoroki, explaining everything to him

Todoroki promises Deku that they will look into what is happening and tells him to hide and keep his profile low

Todoroki receives a new message from Deku, but he is not exactly quick to realize that it is a code

Todoroki jumps in to help Deku and Rody and reprimands Deku for the terrible code he used

While Deku works on the case's mysterious compartment, Todoroki tries to give suggestions and Bakugou waits impatient

Deku tells Rody to let them go alone, and Todoroki and Bakugou agree

While fighting, Todoroki catches Deku in his arms to carry him with his ice

When the ice is broken by guns, Todoroki tells Deku to go ahead and he will stop the incoming villains

While fighting, Todoroki thinks of Midoriya, cheering him up so that he can stop the bombs/villains

Todoroki smiles while looking at Deku saying goodbye to Todoroki

Movie 3 WHM - OVA

Todoroki reassures a nervous Deku that he will be fine in their mission, as long as he knows English

Todoroki refuses to sit on the plane nearby Endeavor and wants to sit with his friends. At the end, he ends up sitting near Deku

Deku comments that Todoroki really is the youngest child because of the way he replies to Endeavor

OVAS

Season 5 ONA: Laugh! As if you are in hell

Todoroki and Deku are seriously thinking about how to capture Mr Smiley and conversing with each others, Bakugou finds it quite annoying

Todoroki and Deku start talking about the best way to stop Mr Smiley, which gives Deku the idea to use a robot

Todoroki and Deku look at Smiley's art, trying to understand it and getting to the conclusion that… they have no idea if it is good art

While cornering Mr Smiley, Todoroki defers to Deku for their next move

Todoroki uses his ice to protect Deku

ANIME FILLERS/EXTRA

In season 3 (pool episode) Kaminari and Mineta invite Deku to the pool for training, Deku decides to invite most of their class, so Todoroki is also training with them

During the swimming competition, Todoroki looks at Deku winning and has a whole flashback about his conversations with him and the sport festival

When Bakugou and Todoroki get their licenses in season 5, Deku and the other celebrates their return with a cake

In the second ED of season 6, Deku is seen remembering treasured memories, one of them being Todoroki at the Sport Festival

In the last episode of season 6, Deku woke from a nightmare and is talking about their future to the other students, and Deku is thinking about being surrounded by friends. He senses Todoroki walking towards him and he looks at Todoroki and Bakugou, his expression immediately changing into a determined smile

SCHOOL BRIEFS

Novel 01

Ch2: Iida receives tickets for an amusement park because of the Stain ordeal, as thanks. Izuku says that he would like to go with him and Todoroki, but seems shy about expressing it. Todoroki agrees with Iida that Midoriya has incredible strenght but hardly acts like it

Ch2: Izuku feels a bit guilty about asking Todoroki who is coming for the Parents' day visit. When later Iida asks Todoroki why he doesn't call Endeavor dad, Izuku is quick to defend Todoroki's choice

Ch2: When visiting his mom, Todoroki feels compelled to tell her about Midoriya, of what happened during the sport festival, saying that "He is something special". Rei smiles and almost tears up

Ch6: The day of the Parents' visit, Izuku is worried and Shouto sees him sighing. He notices the change in mood and asks about what is wrong. Todoroki is a bit short with his answers (just the usual!) and Midoriya smiles at his usual curt answers

Ch6: Todoroki is the first who gets Midoriya's strategy

Novel 02

Ch2: On the bus, Todoroki listens to Iida and Midoriya's converation

Ch2: Todoroki is sitting in an extra seat, to leave more space for Aoyama. Midoriya offers twice to exchange seats as he is smaller. Deku and Iida talk back and forth about who will take Todoroki's place, until Todoroki puts a hand on their shoulders to say that it is fine

Ch2: Todoroki is about to use a pressure point on Aoyama when he says that he shouldn't as he is the hand crusher. Deku and Iida laugh

Ch2: Doing the letter games, Deku has the K and says Kamui. Todoroki comments that he really loves heroes

Ch5: Todoroki tells Midoriya to think later, act now, after taking a pillow destined for him (during the pillow fight)

Novel 03

Ch2: Todoroki has some difficulties with one of Hatsume's babies. He thinks what would Iida would do, and then he thinks what would Momo do. Then he remembers that Deku would never give up and how Deku had come up with a plan at Kamino.

Ch3: Todoroki notices that Deku is staring intently at a picture and tells him that he will hurt his eyes

Ch3: Deku is surprised Todoroki has a weird game given to him by Hatsume

Ch4: Todoroki comments that Izuku and Iida are still working hard

Ch4: During the whole ghosts-scare, Todoroki is quite terrified but reassured to know Midoriya is there and he asks him what they should do

Ch5: Deku and Todoroki try to invent an excuse for why they stood up so late (it is a surprise for Iida)

Ch5: Deku and Todoroki (with Iida) chat about Lunch Rush and hero name changes. Todoroki is so distracted by his soba that he almost reveals that they prepared a party for Iida's birthday, and Midoriya immediately stops him with a word. The two are very conspirational

Ch5: The group decides that Todoroki and Midoriya together should have one of the important tasks at the birthday festivities

Ch7: (fantasy AU) Deku, Iida and Ochako meet Todoroki and Deku immediately invites him into the party

Ch7: Deku is always ready to ask questions, Shouto reminds him that when there is danger he should act first and ask questions later

Novel 04

Ch5: Uraraka joins Todoroki, Iida and the rest. Todoroki immediately asks where Deku is. He then suggests to track him with GPS as he worries Deku ended up in some weird trouble

Ch5: Later, Todoroki and Iida find him making apples for Eri. Todoroki reminds him to not trip and fall when Deku runs out to give the apples

Novel 05

Ch1: The class is cleaning and Todoroki comes to bring Deku an All Might pen Deku left in his room when they were studying English together

Ch1: Todoroki comments that he would like an All Might decoration for his room and Deku immediately and enthusiastically takes a limited edition All Might merchandise for him. Todoroki wants to refuse because it is a rare figure, and Deku assures that he has two of them. Todoroki still feels hesitant but he promises to come look at it in Deku's room. Deku's smile softens Todoroki's expression

Ch3: Natsuo and Shouto are having an awkward but earnest conversation and Natsuo asks him if he has friends at school. Shouto replies Iida and Midoriya, and how he would have liked to be closer to Bakugou

Ch4: Todoroki asks Deku about the book (Hawks' book) and the internship, then about Endeavor

Ch4: Todoroki asks about Bakugou and Midoriya's friendship, he then says that himself and Deku are friends and Midoriya replies with "Aw, Todoroki" and joy in his eyes

Ch5: Todoroki asks what a yaminabe is, and Deku explains

Ch5: Deku leaves the sauna and Bakugou throws a bath pail on his private parts. Todoroki makes some ice and says "Here, for Midoriya's scrotum"

Novel 06

Ch1: Bakugou has to make friends with Eri, Todoroki immediately suggests to follow Midoriya's example as Midoriya clearly knows how to make friends

Ch1: In an attempt to convince Eri that Bakugou is a good guy, the team starts saying what they admire about him. Todoroki says that he admires his ability to learn quick. And the fact that he was friends with Deku.

Ch2: Todoroki comes back from the store with two friends-chocolate to give to Deku and Iida for San Valentine. He says that he heard that Momo told him this festivity is for giving chocolate to your friends. Deku and Iida are "shaken to their core" by this display of friendship, which clearly they find cute, and Deku decides to go buy some chocolate to Todoroki too.

Ch3: Iida comments that he is happy he can go camping with Todoroki and Midoriya, and Todoroki agrees

Ch3: Kaminari compliments Todoroki's fire quirk for their camping trip, and Midoriya immediately enthusiastically starts talking about all the ways Todoroki's dual quirk is amazing and can help them in the wild/camping and for first aid in general, even if he was alone. Todoroki comments that he still would like to go camping with them, not alone, and Midoriya agrees.

Ch3: Todoroki worries about Midoriya fighting the yeti alone

Ch3: In the fight that happens against the yeti, they both try to protect each other and call their names

ANIME DRAMA CD (incomplete)

DRAMA CD SEASON 6 (source here)

Volume 4

Todoroki and the class are worried about Izuku not eating (after he came back to U.A., post Dark Deku) and he suggests some soba that is good for digestion

Uraraka, Deku, Bakugou, Iida and Todoroki talk about what the class is doing at U.A. now that they saved Midoriya, and Deku suggests he can partecipate in the jobs too, but Todoroki and the other vehemently disagrees.

Iida reprimands Deku telling him they were worried about him, and when Deku apologizes Todoroki replies that he wishes he had relied on them

Todoroki adds that no matter what road Deku might take, they will take it with him

Todoroki, Bakugou, Iida and Uraraka are talking with Deku and Todoroki immediately notices Deku is getting tired

Deku still wants to help the kids, so they all agree to do it together. Still, both Todoroki and Deku agrees that it is surprisingly hard to find something good

When Bakugou suggests Hero Chips, Midoriya starts muttering about them and Todoroki comments that this really feels like Midoriya (because he is muttering)

The group starts talking about what they liked to do as kids and Todoroki says he had fun watching All Might videos, and Deku immediately agrees, saying that the videos give you courage

EXTRA SKITS

Exhibition 2021 skits (@aitaikimochi summary)

Todoroki thanks Deku for helping him with the line "This is your power" and reminding him why he wants to be a hero

Todoroki compliments Deku for his new shoot style with his legs

Deku compliments Todoroki's idea for a dance/concert at the festival

Deku mentions that Todoroki has truly an impressive quirk and he combines the two sides well together

Hero fest 2022 (@dekob0ko and @shibuyasmash summaries)

Bakugou complains that he had a great plan to take down the villain, and Todoroki asks him why he did not do that

Todoroki tells Endeavor that him and Midoriya are friends

Bakugou comments that Todoroki and Deku spend time chit chatting so much that they have flowers in their brains. He starts calling them “Flower Field Bastard No.1” and Midoriya “Flower Field Bastard No.2”

#tododeku #todoizu #izutodo #shouto todoroki #izuku midoriya #ships moments #tododeku moments

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