#(takes a look at their respective relationships) ehh (and the circumstances of the battle) mmm

[delku]

are people... really seriously taking deku's wording of "i couldn't save tenko's life" as a like. definitive as far as like, a "persona" he's talking about or something. isn't it pretty clear he's talking about the entire person and not just the "child inside" when that flashback ends with shigaraki in his death throes (with the appearance of his adult self) encouraging him. idk it feels like people are deliberately reading this in bad faith. and i'm not sure a good faith reading is even deserved. but as far as i can see it it still reads to me like the death wasn't intentional, especially with how last-minute the chaper 2 "ofa will blow your untrained body to bits" flashback was