time skips require you spend time exploring what it was like after the original story or plot is completed
You need to explore what it was like for each of the characters to assimilate back into society, what it was like for them after all the dust is settled
For a story to be complete you need to spend time exploring why this story was ending and why it needed to timeskip
You see a flashforward and a timeskip are different. In a flashforward, you don’t need to spend too much time exploring the themes because you’re still in the plot/theme. But a timeskip is different.
I didn’t get that from My Hero
I mean we got a single chapter- but that didn’t explain the full 8 years after Deku lost his quirk or how Class 1A contributed to rebuilding society
There are so many questions left unanswered and many of the themes were left unexplored. Many of the issues brought up by the League of Villains still exist in hero society and are seemingly untouched. I’m not saying you can fix 200 years worth of messed up mindsets in 8 years- but you can make changes after facing an entire war TWICE
I think if he had explored what it was like for Deku to go back into society without a quirk or how his interactions with the League of Villians changed his perspective. Or how Uraraka was able to become a better hero from her interactions with Toga- not just creating quirk therapy sessions. Or how did Todoroki make sure that the past was never forgotten and acknowledged but not let that shackle him in the 8 years since he fought his own brother. We got a couple of sentences but that’s it.
She’d do anything for her sister. Even if the odds were stacked: she wanted to be strong and protect her sister. She wanted to win to get back home to her sister. And thereafter, fought the entire government with the desire to protect all those that resembled her sister. She kept fighting and pushing because she loved her sister, she didn’t want her sister to have to become strong like her- she wanted her to remain a happy and innocent kid. Her love motivated her to do whatever it took to protect that love. She couldn’t prevent the accident in the mine from happening. She couldn’t have prevented her dad being taken away from her, she couldn’t protect him. But she could prevent her sister from being taken from her, she could protect her. She was going to protect that love even if it meant going into a losing battle, if it meant resisting the government.
She would have done everything and more out of love for her sister- because that what humans do.
everyone like 'oh YA sci-fi like Hunger Games where the protagonist is special" is SO wrong that's other YA sci-fi which tried to copy thg and failed. Katniss is only important because she loves her sister. The regime doesn't fall because of uniqueness or skill or some inherent difference or ability. Sure she can shoot but that's not important. the regime falls because a girl loves her sister. Don't you get it.
and then when you walk in your room and get into your bed for the first time, you sigh in happiness at being back
Opening ao3 after the 10hr maintenance shut down is like walking into your house after a vacation, it's the same but you have to look around and see if anything changed.