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noona-clock · 5 years

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Untitled - Part 3

Genre: AU/Fluff

Pairing: Junmyeon x You (Female!Reader)

Warnings: None

Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Word Count: 3,670

Of course, one of the first things you did after arriving home from your second -- and much more successful -- date with Junmyeon was... text Trish.

You told her the evening had gone much better, and Junmyeon had been much less nervous and awkward around you. In fact, he really hadn’t been nervous or awkward at all.

And you even brought up the fact he was going to bring you back a souvenir from his trip.

...She almost immediately started planning your wedding.

So, you turned your phone over and ignored her for the time being.

She was one of your best friends; she would understand!

To keep your mind occupied and not thinking about a potential wedding, you decided to navigate to YouTube and watch more of Junmyeon’s videos.

...Maybe not the best choice since the wedding you didn’t want to think about currently was the wedding you would have with the very same guy, but oh well! He was cute and he seemed to like you and you wanted to watch him travel around Japan, okay?

You watched as Junmyeon ate ramen and found weird vending machines and played with UFO catchers and visited the Hachiko statue and romped around Disneyland Tokyo and you fell asleep as he was shopping the Harajuku district.

To be honest, his voice was so soothing and comforting and sweet, it made you fall asleep with a smile on your lips -- as cheesy as it sounds.

The next morning, you found yourself going through your usual weekend AM routine: staying in bed for at least an hour after waking up and browsing multiple social media platforms on your phone.

You had just scrolled through Reddit for about half an hour, upvoting dorky writing memes and skincare advice, and now you were moving on to Instagram.

One of the first things you noticed was Junmyeon’s profile picture up at the top of the screen. He had added to his story, and apparently, the app wanted you to look at it. So... you clicked.

He only had two posts, the first one from about two hours ago. According to the video, he was headed to the airport. It had still been somewhat dark outside, and he had filmed the lights of the buildings as the car sped by. Next, he had uploaded a boomerang of him spinning his suitcase around.

So, he was already at the airport, but since the boomerang had been posted less than an hour ago, he obviously hadn’t left yet.

Would it be weird if you sent him a text?

Just a quick one! Wishing him a safe trip! That totally wouldn’t be weird.

...Right?

You were biting the inside of your cheek as you thought, and just as you were about to close Instagram and go to your Messages app...

You got a text.

From Junmyeon.

Okay, that was weird. You had just been thinking about sending him a text... and then he had sent you one.

You decided to just tell him that. He seemed like the kind of guy who would find it either amusing or spooky. Or both.

The next half-hour seemed to go by more quickly than just about any other half-hour in your life so far. You felt like you’d just started messaging him two minutes ago when he said:

Well, since he was requesting it, you really had no choice, right? You had to keep up with his Instagram! You were going to anyway, but now that you had his permission, you would feel like much less of a stalker.

Even though you knew Junmyeon’s flight to Guam would take a little while, you still checked his Instagram every so often... just to be sure. Maybe he had Wi-Fi on the flight and wanted to show his followers what movies he chose to watch!

But, alas, he didn’t update until he landed mid-afternoon -- your time. You had no idea what time it was in Guam.

As if he had somehow read your mind, though, his next story post included the clock widget. So, you got to see exactly what time it was there.

For the next several hours, you watched along as he rode to his hotel, gave a tour of his (really, really nice) room, showed the view from his balcony, ventured out to find a restaurant for breakfast (although it was more like lunch for him), ate some delicious-looking food, found a local shopping market, and visited the beach by his resort.

It all looked so beautiful there... and, you would have to admit, the selfie he posted on the beach was beautiful, too. Everything about it. Especially his face.

Oh, god, you suddenly realized you were biting your lower lip as you looked at his picture. You were holding back the cheesiest grin and the giddiest squeal in the history of the universe.

Apparently, you now had a full-blown crush on him because you were acting like a smitten teenager.

That... actually kind of scared you, though? Because it didn’t usually happen this quickly. It typically took you a few weeks or at least four dates to feel like squealing just from looking at a picture of the guy.

Instead of letting it scare you, you decided it was because you’d watched so many of his videos and felt like you knew him more than you actually did.

That made sense! That was totally the reason.

Plus, he also just had a super squeal-worthy face.

I mean, look at it. Look at his face.

Tell me you didn’t squeal.

OF COURSE, YOU DID! Because his face is totally squeal-worthy!

Oh my lord, can you imagine him in glasses?

Or a suit?!

Wow, okay, thinking about either of those was definitely too much to handle. You shook your head a little and quickly exited out of Instagram.

Maybe you should take a break from obsessively checking his story. Give yourself some time to... not be a lovesick teenager.

You were an adult with a real job and bills and your own place and you had been on two dates with the guy. There was absolutely no reason you should be imagining what he looked like in glasses or a suit.

...Wait, but what about glasses and a suit.

Holy mother of --

NO!

No. Stop.

You suddenly headed to your front door, grabbed your keys, and you headed to the grocery store. Wandering down aisles filled with food would surely take your mind off of Junmyeon, and there was no way you could keep thinking about him in glasses and a suit if you were trying to decide which cereal you wanted to eat for breakfast next week.

You (somehow) managed to busy yourself for the rest of the day, grocery shopping and getting things done around your house as you normally did on the weekend.

You still looked at Junmyeon’s Instagram story some, but you had calmed down considerably since earlier. You were no longer checking it every few minutes, and you were no longer (constantly) thinking about him.

Just after you ate dinner, you saw that he had added a text post to his story saying he was wiped and going to take a jet lag nap.

Aw, poor thing. Even though traveling around the world was fun, it did take a lot out of you, especially if you had to work like Junmyeon did. You were tempted to send him a message and wish him sweet dreams... but that would probably be weird.

So, you simply cleaned up your meal and headed into your living room to watch a few episodes of your favorite period drama.

When it became apparent you weren’t going to be able to watch another episode without falling asleep, you turned off your television and headed upstairs to get ready for bed.

Just like you had this morning, you followed your usual nightly routine of washing and moisturizing your face, brushing your teeth, changing into your pajamas, and snuggling in bed with your phone.

Unsurprisingly, you were scrolling through Instagram -- meaning you were watching Junmyeon’s latest story posts since he had, apparently, woken up from his nap and was just lounging in his hotel room.

You were tempted to reply to his post, especially because he didn’t seem too busy at the moment... I mean, he had told you to keep up with his Instagram. So it truly wouldn’t be weird if you did send him a message.

You were just overthinking at this point.

And, again, just like this morning...

You got another message from him.

This was getting a little too weird now. He really did seem to know when you were thinking about messaging him!

You couldn’t help but chuckle softly because he was apologizing for not talking to you even though he was basically halfway around the world!

What a cutie.

Honestly, you had to wonder if he was actually this sweet... or if he was just trying to butter you up since it was still the very, very beginning of your relationship.

Oh, wow. Calling it a ‘relationship’ was kind of weird.

But... what else would you call it?

Oh, thank god.

You had been a little worried that the constant thinking and wondering had been one-sided. You thought maybe you were just going way overboard!

But, apparently, you weren’t the only one!

That made you feel so much better.

You just had to admit it.

Junmyeon had a way of making you smile and squeal like nobody else had before.

You wanted him to enjoy his time in Guam, try to relax some (even though he was there for work), but... if he wanted to talk to you...

Who were you to tell him ‘no’?

The two of you kept on messaging until your blinks began to last for more than a minute. At that point, you told him you couldn’t stay awake any longer, and he wished you a good night with sweet dreams.

When you woke up the next morning, your first thought was to check Instagram. Junmyeon had mentioned it wasn’t even time for dinner when you’d fallen asleep, so he might already still be awake... You doubted it since jet lag was no joke, but to your surprise, you saw his user name had ‘Active now’ underneath it.

So, you sent him a message.

And so the pattern continued for the rest of the week.

He would message you right before you were going to bed, and you would message him just after you woke up. There would be a few messages here and there throughout the day, but at night and in the morning (for you, at least) was when all the good conversations happened.

Sometimes you talked about silly, meaningless things like favorite television shows and what career you’d wanted when you were a kid and which kinds of Pop-Tarts were best (Strawberry frosted... obviously).

But sometimes things got pretty deep. One night, the conversation meandered to the topic of the most important thing in life. You told Junmyeon you thought it was just being happy, and he agreed with you. He said he had never thought about it in such simple terms, but you were totally right. When it came down to it, you needed to do what was going to make you happy - not just short-term, but in the long run.

And Junmyeon had low-key insinuated that going on another date with you would make him happy in the long run.

Each night and each morning, you found the smile on your face was growing wider and wider, brighter and brighter as you talked to him. It actually got to the point where you had to just stop telling Trish about him because she was almost legitimately planning a double wedding...

When the day came for Junmyeon to come home, you sent him a few messages before he boarded his flight back, just as you had earlier this week. You wished him a safe flight, and when he told you he couldn’t wait to see you again, you blushed furiously as you repeated the sentiment.

Obviously, you figured you wouldn’t see him face-to-face for your third date for another few days. You couldn’t even imagine how tired he must be, a combination of traveling, romping around Guam for a week, and some serious jet lag.

So, imagine your surprise when he called you the very next day.

Your brow furrowed immediately when you saw his name appear on your phone screen, and you were just a bit hesitant to answer.

“...Hello?” you answered with slight confusion.

“Y/N, hey,” Junmyeon greeted, a smile very apparent in his voice. “Are you free for lunch today?”

You blinked.

“Today?” you asked.

“Yeah, today,” he chuckled.

“...Today? I mean, you’re not a jet-lagged zombie?”

“Well, yeah, I kind of am,” he admitted. “But... I don’t think I can wait much longer to see you.”

And there goes that blushing again. You’d been doing it all week, but now that you actually heard his voice, it was even worse.

“Yes, I’m free for lunch today,” you answered, pressing the back of your knuckles against your feverish cheek. “If you haven’t noticed, I don’t really have much of a social life. I hang out with Trish and a couple of other people, but that’s about it.”

“That just means I can ask you out short-notice and actually get to see you,” Junmyeon grinned in reply.

“Yes, that’s very true,” you chuckled.

“So, where do you want to eat? You pick this time since I picked last time.”

You pursed your lips in thought, but it only took a few moments before you suggested, “Pizza? There’s a really good place near the museum.”

Even though thinking about the museum only brought up the incredibly awkward ending to your first date, you figured it would be good to replace that memory with a better one. You weren’t actually going back to the museum itself, but it was in the same area! It was close enough!

“Pizza is always okay by me,” Junmyeon laughed. “Just send me the address. I’ll meet you there at... noon?”

“Yeah, that works!”

“Perfect. See you then.”

You briefly bit your lip to keep yourself from smiling like an absolute goofball, and then you replied with, “See you then,” before hanging up.

It had been two weeks exactly since your first date with Junmyeon, and two weeks ago, you never would’ve thought you’d be here. You never would’ve thought you’d be giddy and giggling and smiling and anxious to see him. It was nice -- more than nice -- don’t get me wrong! You just... never would’ve thought you’d get here with him.

...And now you needed to go get ready as quickly as possible because it was almost 11 which meant it was almost 11:30, and you needed to leave by 11:30 if you wanted to get to the pizza place on time.

Ready, set, go!

Much to your delight, Junmyeon was waiting for you when you arrived at the pizza place right at noon. You’d scrambled to get dressed and ready, and even though you’d left five minutes later than you’d wanted to, you still arrived on time.

When Junmyeon noticed you approaching, you could see his face light up with a smile. He lifted a hand and waved at you, and you pressed your lips together to hold back a very cheesy, giddy grin.

When you got close enough, Junmyeon held out his arms and pulled you in for a hug.

Oh -- oh, my.

For some reason, you hadn’t been prepared for this. Even though the two of you had been talking every single day -- flirting every single day -- for the past week, you hadn’t even thought Junmyeon would go in for the hug.

But he had.

And you were now in the middle of it.

First of all, he smelled really nice.

Second of all, he was really warm. I mean, most everyone is warm when you hug them, at least physically. But Junmyeon was just... warm all-around. Physically and emotionally.

The hug was pretty brief, but you still managed to feel welcomed and safe and secure while you were in his arms.

“Hey,” he said softly just before he pulled away. “You look amazing.”

“Thanks,” you replied breathlessly. “So do you.”

Because even though he was clearly exhausted, he still looked amazingly handsome. It actually wasn’t fair.

The two of you headed into the restaurant, and once you were seated, Junmyeon raised his eyebrows and reached into his pocket.

“Oh, yeah, before I forget,” he murmured. He then took out a pen, handing it to you across the table. “Here is your souvenir.”

A smile immediately lit up your face, and you took the pen eagerly. It was a brightly colored pen from the resort with fun patterns and palm trees all over it.

“I hope it’s not too, like, tacky or anything --”

“No, it’s perfect,” you assured him, focusing your smile on him now. “I love it. Thank you.”

Junmyeon looked adorably pleased, but then all of a sudden, he looked adorably nervous. “I just have... one request.”

Your eyebrows raised, and you looked at him as if to say ‘Yes, go on...’

“I...” Junmyeon licked his lips and inhaled, his breath just a bit shaky. “I want you to write to me.”

“...Write to you? What do you mean?” you asked as your heart practically pounded in your chest. Was he requesting something super romantic?

“Like, write me letters. So I can read them when I’m on a trip and -- and missing you.”

Yep. He was requesting something super romantic.

“But you have to use that pen,” he continued, pointing to it as you held it. “Please. I mean, of course, you don’t have to if you don’t --”

“I will,” you interrupted. “When’s your next trip?”

Junmyeon’s lips split into a huge grin before he answered you. “In two weeks.”

You nodded, holding back a huge grin of your own. “All right. I’ll write as many letters as I can in two weeks and give them to you before you leave.”

The atmospheres during your first date and your second date had been pretty different - in a good way.

And the atmospheres during your second date and your third date had been even more different - in a very good way.

Maybe it was because the two of you had been talking more, or maybe Junmyeon was a little delirious from jet lag, but he was taking no measures whatsoever to hide how he felt about you. He was smiling almost constantly, complimenting you every few minutes, and he was just being generally charming and flirtatious. But not overly flirtatious, and not flirtatious in a gross, creepy way. He was subtle about it, and you liked that.

He made you laugh -- giggle, even. He made you smile. He made your heart flutter. He made you wonder what in the world he saw in you.

After splitting a pizza and talking for over an hour, Junmyeon ushered you out of the restaurant. When you stepped onto the sidewalk, you were just about to tell him you had, yet again, taken the subway. But he spoke before you could.

“Could I... would it be okay if I... took you home?”

Your heart stopped beating for just a millisecond, though you weren’t sure why. It was a simple request to take you home!

You nodded, lifting one corner of your mouth in a somewhat shy grin. “Yeah, sure.”

Junmyeon led you down the street to a nearby parking garage, his hand coming to rest on the small of your back as he guided you toward his car.

The drive to your place was fairly quiet; you murmured directions to him, and some music played softly on his Bluetooth. It wasn’t awkward, though. Not in the least. The silence was comfortable, and neither of you felt the need to fill it with random small talk.

It took Junmyeon about twenty minutes to drive to your house, and when he pulled into your driveway, you could’ve sworn you felt a sort of nervous tension suddenly appear between you.

But why?

You weren’t nervous.

“I’ll -- I’ll walk you in,” Junmyeon offered as he put his car in park and turned off the engine.

You murmured an ‘okay’ as you unbuckled your seat belt and opened your door, stepping out onto your driveway. Junmyeon jogged around the front of the car to meet you, his hand once again finding its way to the small of your back as he followed you up the walkway.

When you arrived at your front door, you started to open your bag to retrieve your keys, but Junmyeon gently put a hand on your wrist to stop you. You jumped just a little, not expecting it, but you still shifted your gaze to look over at him.

“I --” he began before cutting himself off. He shifted his weight awkwardly, and your heart started to race. That nervous tension from the car was back, and you now understood he was nervous. “I know I’ve probably said this a thousand times but... I like you. I really like you, and I want to keep seeing you.”

Why was he nervous about telling you that? Like he said, he’d said that about a thousand times already.

“I like you, too,” you replied with a soft grin. “I want to keep seeing you.”

Junmyeon’s gaze pierced into yours, his brow furrowed slightly. He opened his mouth to say something else, but he quickly closed it again.

The two of you stood there for a few moments in silence, neither of you moving.

And then, all of a sudden, Junmyeon leaned in and swiftly pressed his lips to yours.

...Oh.

So that’s what he was nervous about.

Part 4

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makeste · 5 years

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BnHA Chapter 245: The Second One

Previously on BnHA: We kicked off day one of New Internships with a fun-filled morning of shenanigans. Highlights included: (1) an old bearded man gallivanting around town telling everyone the world is going to end (and making a surprising amount of sense); (2) Bakugou and Deku attempting to rough up a group of impassioned hobos, only to have their thunder stolen from right underneath their noses; and (3) Hawks, the thunder-stealer himself, who proceeded to be all “what’s up fellas, hey Endeavor did you miss me?” Endeavor, who totally did miss him, pretended like he had not, and meanwhile Hawks introduced himself to Endeavor’s new trainees: Finger-Smashing Kid, Kid Who Used To Work For The Guy You Just Murdered, and Shouto (Just Shouto). Then he pulled out a copy of Re-Destro’s book and was all, “hey Endeavor have you heard of this book which was really important to the plot in the previous arc? I think you should read it, for reasons!!” and Endeavor just kind of stared at him, which wasn’t exactly inspiring. Anyways let’s see if these two idiots can manage to pull this off.

Today on BnHA: Hawks shoves the Liberation Army’s book into Endeavor’s hands while staring at him with the intensity of a thousand suns, and then, to avoid suspicion, proceeds to hand out another 500,000 copies of the book without even being asked. He then flies back to the PLF headquarters and is all “good news gentlemen, I gave out copies of the Army’s book to everyone in Japan!” and they’re all “that’s great, Hawks!” because somehow it turns out that this was actually a good plan. Back at the Endeavor Agency HQ, the kids meet Endeavor’s 30+ other sidekicks, who are all “now let’s all stand around and wait for Endeavor to tell us what to do.” Over in his office, Endeavor shrewdly deduces that Hawks was trying to tell him something, and pieces together the hidden code Hawks left in his book, which basically reads “IN FOUR MONTHS WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE.” Back at the PLF, the League cheerfully discusses their plot to blow up the entire world come Springtime. Which apparently everyone is on board with. So, uh, does anyone else feel like they accidentally fell asleep during a really important part of the movie, because uh. What.

(All comments are my unspoiled reactions from my initial readthrough of the chapter. I did a quick edit for grammar and clarity afterward, and added a few ETAs in the process, but aside from that there are no changes.)

okay so two things: (1) as I mentioned in a previous post, Caleb Cook reported that this chapter took him more than 4 times longer than usual to translate. so like, what does that mean?? guess we’re about to find out!

and (2) HAWKS’S REAL NAME. I started typing up this recap early just so I could liveblog my reaction, since it seems that the databook has leaked, and I figure I’m going to stumble across this sooner rather than later. so I’m just going to look it up now here goes!!

AHHHH TAKAMI KEIGO AHHHH

lol. I have no idea what that actually means. let me look up some more stuff about this

oooh thank you reddit!

ooh damn, I love it!? “hawk” + “vision” lolol HORIKOSHI BACK AT IT AGAIN. but “watchman” is a really nice bonus what with how it relates both to the whole spying biz, and in a more general sense toward what he is trying to do as a hero trying to protect society. plus the name “Keigo” just has a really nice sound to it in general. kind of a boyish, youthful sound. not too hard or soft. idk. I like it. that was my favorite character in Bleach too

also apparently both of the kanji used for “Keigo” mean “enlightenment” oooh. my god I could analyze this all day. this being Thursday night, I’ll have some time to ruminate before I read the chapter tomorrow, so if I have any epiphanies I will add them in later!

(ETA: no additional thoughts on this right now, but there is now a ton of other content out from Ultra Analysis, so let’s take a quick look at some of that!

Haagen Dazs’s gender: I now feel vindicated in continuing to refer to him as a “he” even after the face reveal! let this be a lesson to everyone never to judge a shounen character solely by how pretty they are. not that it wouldn’t have been nice to have another female villain! anyways the important thing is that I still don’t have his name memorized and never will!

Thirteen’s gender?!: now this, I don’t really like. Thirteen was already in the previous databook IIRC and their gender was ambiguous. which to be frank was awesome. having a canon nonbinary character was sick. why you gotta do this now Horikoshi smdh.

Reason for Shouji’s mask: nooooo poor Shouji. people in quirk society are jerks! lol I get the arms being scary, but his face?? now I really want to see what he looks like though. it would be cool if he became more accepting of himself as a result of hanging with his chill classmates and decided to ditch the mask. anyways my boy needs a hug.

and there’s a lot of other stuff, including a whole series of cute segments showing the characters’ relationships with each other, but I think I’ll save those for another post because otherwise this would get way too off-track. but man, so far I’m really loving this.)

okay kiddos. it is now Friday, and time to take our horse to the hype town road. I have been waiting all fucking week for this shit so it had better not disappoint!

“Rising to Action” ooh, nice. guess this is not much of a “sit still” gang, here

okay so we’re picking off right where we left off, and guys, I just need to know, does anyone other than me find this kind of hilarious

like, I don’t know why but just. Endeavor’s face. omg. he just looks like he’s trying so hard to figure out what’s wrong. I think what it is is that this is the exact same bemused/perplexed expression that Shouto gets on his face all the freaking time, and it just tickles me to no end that the apple apparently doesn’t fall far from the tree. ahh Shouto I know you don’t want to hear this but damn boy you look like your dad

anyways. I think we can all agree Endeavor should not be looking this adorable and what the hell. let’s move on

LOOOOOOL

why is this so funny ahhhhhhh. they’re so fucking serious please stop. I mean, but of course they’re serious, though. the weird one is me, right? whatever!

so now here’s the handoff. between these two super-serious dudes

Endeavor you had better not do like me and be all “of course I’ll read it!” fully intending to follow through (really!) but then you never do and everyone is super disappointed and you start to read something else instead, all the while feeling incredible guilt! my point is, Endeavor, I hope you don’t have ADHD or we’re all fucking screwed omg

lol though thankfully we have a backup!

“oh boy!” clamors Deku, a gleam of excitement in his eye. “homework!”

OH MY GOD

WHO ARE YOU, OPRAH

ff now he’s just SLAPPING THEM INTO THEIR HANDS omg. this is amazing

love how Katsuki is keeping an extra 1.5 meters of space in between him and the others because cooties. or something

anyways! I really want them all to read it actually so this is awesome! KACCHAN YOU ESPECIALLY. I want you to read it and then give it a disgusted 1 star review on goodreads. show me how much you’ve grown kiddo

lmaooo

Todoroki Shouto. god’s perfect idiot. bless this child. someone explained Occam’s razor to him one day, and he just sat there nodding like “yes that makes perfect sense” and proceeded to apply it to every fucking thing in his life from there on out. “what’s Hawks doing carrying around 10,000 copies of The Book of PLF and just handing them out to strangers like an old lady on Halloween? processing... processing... oh I see, he probably just REALLY LIKES THE BOOK how keen”

this is what Hawks is up against. this squad of certified morons with two whole brain cells shared among them on a good day. boy literally brought three backup secret messages just in case Endeavor was too dense to figure this out, only to watch these kids exclaim, with perfect sincerity, “GOSH, HAWKS MUST REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK, HUH”

and meanwhile the best Endeavor can do is “............something.......... feels.... off.......” fml. we’re all gonna die. Hawks, I’m sorry. you tried!! next time give Momo your secret message instead!

so now he says that he’s actually recommending this book to all of his acquaintances omg. don’t tell me this handsome canary is actually going around handing out books to every single person he knows?? all to cover up this one action of giving Endeavor the book with the secret message highlighted in it?? okay guys help me decide: is this brilliance or stupidity? like, what is even going on inside Hawks’s head. “I’ll just fly around handing out copies of Atlas Fucking Shrugged to everyone I meet. that’ll seem really natural”

I s2g Endeavor if you don’t follow up on this...! THE WORLD IS COUNTING ON YOU YOU BIG MEATHEAD. GET TO READIN’. MAKE LEVAR PROUD

and now Hawks is flying away with his hands in his pockets

godspeed you dramatically casual bastard

now Deku is all “you know, he’s not much older than us, but he really seems like he’s got his shit together!” which, yeah. don’t you hate that? the truth is though it’s all an act, and he’s actually just as screwed up as the rest of you! the moral is: never trust any 22-year-old who seems like they’ve got their shit together. because, no. he sits on a throne of lies

Endeavor are you actually being thoughtful??!

oh my god. we may actually have a chance here. praise be

now we are cutting to the Endeavor agency! guys, fucking look at this fucking ‘E’, though

ngl that shit is dope. I’m mad. I would buy his merch just for the logo and I hate that about myself

holy shit

the... flaming hot... oh my god

holy shit there’s so many of them

(ETA: hold up -- “Bakugou” and “Shouto”? this is a crucial detail here; they’re using Bakugou’s last name, but Shouto’s given name. so either they’re calling him Shouto because they know his pop, or -- more likely -- they’re calling him “Shouto” because that’s his hero name. in which case, “Bakugou” most likely also refers to “Bakugou” as in the hero name, not his actual name. meaning that still is his hero name. meaning he is still undecided. fucking... Katsuki. honey. why.

ffff and the new databook seems to support this too. instead of a hero name, Horikoshi just wrote “XXX” indicating he still hasn’t made up his mind. welp. looks like it’s back on that slow burn character development train, folks. maybe by the end of this arc, though? please? Horikoshi? Horikoshi damn it look at me.)

so this is how the number one operates, huh. meanwhile All Might only ever had one sidekick, and reluctantly at that. he really was so far out ahead of everyone else that he was basically untouchable. crazy

anyways, yes! they don’t know anything about anything so please teach them!

good grief this girl says Endeavor has over thirty sidekicks?? lmao and her name is “Burnin’.” please tell me the missing g is an actual part of her name please I need this

wow, Burnin’ really went and tried to pick a fight with my famously hot-tempered son knowing full well what his personality is like. and just look at him keeping his cool and firing back though

oh, Katsuki. [hair ruffle] he will thrive here

damn these guys are passionate

Endeavor seriously picked these people as his sidekicks? that Endeavor? they didn’t annoy the shit out of him?? that man is an enigma

btw can we all just stop here for a moment and give a shoutout to this horse-looking dude because. look at him. amazing. new fave

anyway so now the mummy-looking guy is explaining how they organize their shift schedule

so professional. this really is the big leagues

yoooooo my boy is FIRED UP. READY TO SAVE SOME BITCHES! YESSSSS WIN AND RESCUE LET’S DO THIS

LET’S FUCKING GOOOO omg I love him so much. Kacchan you need to cool it or I’m going to spend this whole fucking chapter ruffling your hair

(ETA: incidentally, here’s something I neglected to point out earlier: in spite of being a belligerent asshole in general, Katsuki for the most part is actually surprisingly respectful to most adults, especially heroes. so it’s interesting then that so far, this doesn’t seem to apply to Hawks. he almost seems to consider him another rival rather than another mentor/teacher-type figure to learn from. I wonder if this is because -- as Deku pointed out earlier this chapter -- Hawks is much closer to them in age than the other heroes. it’s interesting that that was pointed out -- and that in the very next panel Katsuki was grumbling about how Hawks pisses him off, at that.

anyway. this BakuHawks rivalry seems to be an established thing now, so I’m very curious to see how this develops.)

lol now Mummy Guy is all “that’s great! now we just need to wait for Endeavor to tell us what to do!” and Kacchan is like “WHAT”

I mean, he’s got a point lol. “we’re so busy!” “great let’s get to work!” “actually we don’t have any work yet!” like, what a fucking tease. don’t worry Kacchan, they’re just waiting to make sure they assign you boys a job that’s plot-related so we don’t waste any time

ahhh, and now we finally come to the moment we’ve all been waiting for! the part that apparently took four hours to translate! ENDEAVOR READING A BOOK

yeah he was acting like he had a freaking gun to his head. why don’t heroes have secret code phrases they can use to let each other know some weird fucking shit is up? or maybe they do, but since he’s being recorded and since PLF has some heroes on roster who probably know those same codes (looking at you, Slidin’), Hawks didn’t want to risk one of them figuring it out. that makes sense

ahhh, here we go

don’t tell me Caleb tried to translate this whole thing. though I gotta admit I am hella curious

anyway. so the rest of this page is Endeavor metaing about Hawks, and it’s some good stuff, ngl

he really is fond of him, huh. look at all those pictures. how many mental snapshots did you take of this kid smiling?? he’s so adopted it hurts

and look at the concern in that last panel! “why is he acting so weird, that’s not like him, I’ve got to get to the bottom of this.” damn, Hawks really did put his trust in the exact right person and it’s paying off

ENDEAVOR STOP MAKING THESE SOFT WORRIED FACES ABOUT HAWKS RIGHT THIS INSTANT I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THESE FEELS

god damn!! I don’t know why, but I continue to be surprised and impressed at how the character development of Endeavor is actually a subscribe and save deal and not just a one-time purchase. fucking look at Todoroki Enji, proud annual recipient of a different “world’s worst dad” mug every Father’s Day, actually caring enough about another human being to notice the subtle changes in his behavior and realize something is wrong. bruh. good for you!! human compassion is a damn good look for you, negl. fucking growth right here and I’m here for it

anyways, on to the hidden code!

and here are all of the highlighted portions for your code-breaking pleasure

fucking feel like I’m reading Detective Conan right now. yeesh

oooh!

BINGPOT LOOOOOL WHY DID I GET SO EXCITED OKAY LET ME GO BACK AND READ!

“the” “enemy” “liberation” “army” ahhhhhh! HAWKS YOU SNEAKY SON OF A BITCH. GOOD JOB ENDEAVOR!

and now we’re cutting back to Hawks, nooooo I wanted to see Endeavor’s reaction! come on!

lmao although it’s worth it to see Hawks mentally roasting Endeavor exactly like I was mere pages ago omg

his fucking face omg. that’s right Hawks, he’s not the brightest crayon in the box. not the sharpest tack in the bulletin board. he’s a few fries short of a happy meal. the elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top floor

but give him some credit, though! because he did figure it out! not necessarily because he was clever, but because he knows you!

oh shit lol

OH SO YOU PLANNED THAT PART TOO. WELL OKAY THEN

goddamn. he really is a clever bastard. and okay but in all seriousness, I fucking love that he has enough faith in this weird connection between them that out of all the ploys he could have gone with, this is what he chose. he seriously put all his eggs in the “Endeavor will figure it out from my face” basket. and it fucking paid off. this is awesome

AHHHHHHHHHHHH HERE WE GO

LOOK AT HIS EYE OH MY GOD. YOU CAN SEE THE EXACT MOMENT WHEN HE REALIZES HOW SCREWED THEY ALL ARE, YES, FUCK, THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR OH GOD

and we’re cutting back to Hawks again! I’ll just assume the rest of his message went something like “we” “are” “boned” and Endeavor’s face was like :o

BACK AT THE OL’ VILLAIN HOTEL!!!

LOL WHAT IS THIS

THEY HAVE A FUCKING COUNCIL NOW

whose seat is that over on the left? Hawks’s? is Gigantomachia actually wearing a shirt?? AND SHOW US TOMURA’S FACE HORIKOSHI YOU COWARD

lmao oh my god are they really buying this shit

look at him. so trustworthy. nothing to suspect over here! just a 100% sincere born-again villain committed to the cause!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

NOOOOOO MY BABIES ARE EXPOSED. HORIKOSHI YOU BETTER PROTECT THEM I SWEAR TO GOD!!!

wow is the whole conversation just shifting over to the topic of Deku now, seriously?

oh my god oh my god oh my god. like. it’s been so long since the forest lodge and Kamino that I almost forgot that the League already knows these kids. they did fight Deku and Shouto briefly in the woods, and then they had an extended fight against Katsuki later on, although Dabi was unconscious for that part. anyways, shit. just like that they’re on their radar again I’m getting chills omgggg

(ETA: at least they’re underestimating them, though. “looks like he hasn’t gotten much stronger.” boy have you not heard about his bloop? that bloop will fuck you up just you wait!)

so now have some weird panels of Hawks walking through a door

(ETA: ohhhh you can see the door closing on the tip of his wing close-up! sneaky!)

ooh! wtf are you serious he can use his feathers to eavesdrop?!

(ETA: it only just clicked on my second read-through that Spinner of all people appears to be the mastermind behind this plan? like, am I reading this right? is he Tomura’s second-in-command now or what? damn, boy, good for you.)

okay, question. if he could do this the entire time, why did they even need him to pretend to join the League at all? I guess you never know when having a man on the inside who can possibly influence their decision-making will come in handy. but still, it seems to me like he could have easily done the spying bit without ever having to join up. ehhh but I guess there’s probably a range limit, and too much risk of the feathers getting caught and destroyed... eh, fine. I’ll allow it

AHHHHHHHHHHHH

WHAT THE FUCK WHAT EXCUSE ME WHAT?????

AND OF COURSE THAT’S THE END OF THE CHAPTER, LOL, FUCK. EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO STAND IN A CORNER AND SCREAM

lol “danger lurks” fucking you think?? what the hell! so they have an actual plan already, with the details outlined to the extent that they actually have a freaking timetable and everything? and the Liberation Army is on board with this whole thing too? the “destroying everything” part and all? this is too much to process all at once fuck me I can’t

okay! so four months from now is also when the kids will enter their second year! so that means Shinsou can get in on this action too. I’m trying to think of other significant plot things this could potentially imply, but none are coming to mind right now, other than it’ll be the anniversary of USJ. but that’s basically it. -- oh, wait, this also means that there’ll be a new first-year class of students at U.A. too! so that could be interesting. some potential new characters, and a chance for Deku and the others to be senpais. incidentally, to the best of my knowledge the kids will all stay in the same class and Aizawa will continue to be their homeroom teacher in year two. so nothing will change really aside from them becoming 2-A rather than 1-A. and Shinsou joining them, as mentioned. omg

anyway! let me see, any other stray thoughts before I wrap this up? I guess it’s worth noting that Toga’s eye is fine. the League has healed up pretty nicely in general actually. like, that’s seriously impressive for a group that doesn’t have Recovery Girl on staff. how long has it even been since Deika? a few weeks? this is almost ridiculous

and the “boom” -- is that literal? like they’re actually planning to blow everything up? or is that a metaphorical boom. fucking what kind of plan did they come up with where they actually think they can destroy THE ENTIRETY OF JAPAN all at once? is there a doomsday device?? what exactly is this “power” they’re talking about? HAWKS WHY DIDN’T YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR STUPID MESSAGE YOU BOOB

hahaha. anyways. it came down to the last two pages, but that certainly was a reveal worthy of all the hype. to sum: yikes

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