#I'm so sorry about how long this is especially without images. But it's like 9:30 PM rn and I don't wanna have to take multiple screenshots

[my-name-is-jefferooni]

I LOVE IDW Issue 65 (SPOILERS!! SPOILERS SPOILERS!!!!!!)

Out of all the people in this entire world to knock over that table... It was Espio. I literally cannot be happier.

SO! I just finished reading the newest IDW issue, and I kinda wanna address something that I've heard a few people point out ever since Evan Stanley took over as the head writer. This is not meant to criticize anyone or favor anybody over anyone else. I'm just stating my thoughts on this "Controversy."

Essentially what I've heard from a few people, is that they've noticed that Evan is taking a slower approach in terms of story for the comic. Compared to Ian Flinn, who managed to get the Metal Virus saga done in like 18 issues, Evan's writing style is far slower in terms of pacing, given how we haven't really reached much of an ending to the current arc. I guess there was that little mini "Imposter Syndrome" arc that started after the mini series, and that wrapped itself up pretty quickly. But other than that and a couple big events that happened after the Virus, things have been moving kinda slow.

People tend to see this as a bad thing, especially since Ian Flynn would've previously wrapped up all of this in a matter of like. 20 issues probably. idk actually I don't work in the comic industry yet. But to me? I see this as an amazing thing!

I do have to agree that the pacing is relatively slower than how it was with Ian behind the wheel, and it's especially noticeable with the more recent issues where we have 2 stories in one and they're always split apart. To me, that last part can be solved by just. Not doing it...? Like, I think it would be easier for the reader if the full story was in one issue instead of 2, but in terms of the plot, it makes sense. Everything is kinda just happened all at once, so it would make more sense from an in-universe standpoint to mash them all together like Evan's been doing. So even though it's just me kinda nit-picking, that's my only gripe.

As for the slow pacing, I actually really enjoy it! We now get a chance to read more dialogue, see the characters do things, watch them just be with each other... Take the very quick scene from issue 65 where Knuckles and Vector are discussing the missing artifacts. Just... Just look at how Knuckles and Vector talk to each other. They're very easygoing, very understanding of each other, but at the same time they're also very different attitude-wise. Vector doesn't even flinch at Knuckles's little outburst, and that's how you can tell that the two have known each other for a long time and are very safe with each other.

And just. Just look at the first like 2 pages. These 4 are a family unit and you cannot change my mind.

I honestly just adore seeing characters take a break on-screen and use that time to talk to each other. I enjoy seeing like 3-page scenes like these where the characters just hang out with each other. Bits like these are how you really dig into the personalities and insecurities of the character's you've learned to love, and it allows for the reader to really resonate with them on a personal level. You think Sonic the Hedgehog is gonna be all buddy-buddy with Eggman on the battlefield? You think Knuckles is gonna have fun and laugh with Sonic while the two are constantly fighting against robots??

I mean. Probably. But my point is that when you have fast-paced writing like Ian's, you don't really get much of that time or space for any additional character growth/development. You don't get to see them in their day-to-day lives. You don't get to see what kind of drinks Vector likes, or what kind of artifact Knuckles treasures the most, or what the dynamic looks like between certain characters.

You don't get lines like these from Eggman with that kinda writing!

"I take whatever I want, whenever I want. I don't personally keep track of every little thing I procure in my conquests.

But why would I make the effort to hire the Babylon Rogues when I could just send my robots?

I don't know about it. I don't care about it! Now get out, you MORONS!"

See? This is why I love Evan's writing. She does such a great job establishing and building upon character beats and dynamics, and ties it all together with the pretty big bow known as her expert worldbuilding!

[captainkirkk]

ok so. so so so. this will be a long message, because frick on a stick there is so much i want to tell you and thank you for. so brace yoself: i read history has its eyes on you only yesterday, but i've been desparately rereading it ever since, almost non-stop, because holy macaroni if this fic ain't one of the most perfect stories these tired eyes have ever seen. i love SO MANY THINGS i'm not sure where to even start, gosh. okay. okay. let's start at the beginning. (1/?)

WEEPS. You sent me A DOZEN messages, bless you? And thank you!!!

This ask and my response got long, so I’m putting it under the cut. There’s a bunch of headcanons about the ‘see it all in bloom’ universe in here, so if you’re interested, keep reading. 

your headcanons regarding class 3-a’s rise to fame/the july attacks/deku’s leap in the limelight as future number one, i adore it all. it makes sense, it’s exciting even if we don’t get to see it on the page word-for-word/in real time, and it’s inspiring too! but most of all, it fits them all so well – they deserve to be written as great heroes and i’m beyond happy you gave that to them in your story – to ALL of them, including shinsou. cookies for you. (2/?)

secondly, the rankings you picked for them – deku as no.1 of course, and katsuki ACTUALLY BEING CONTENT WITH SECOND PLACE, EFF YEAH! and shouto at no.4, holding neither all might’s nor his father’s former ranks, i appreciate the heck out of this. just… all the kids becoming awesome heroes and having wonderful, fulfilling careers just like they’ve always wanted, i’m here for this and i’m here to STAY. (3/?)

thirdly, katsuki’s character. i will be the first person in this fandom to admit my intense dislike of him, but you’ve written him in exactly the way i’ve always wanted him to turn out – significantly less jaded, noticeably more humble (and sane…), actively working to correct the mistakes of his past by becoming an advocate for quirkless kids and participating in anti-bullying campaigns (as an ex bully-victim, reading this made me want to kiss you) with deku, that felt sweet on the soul (4/?)

and also being married to kirishima, of course. DUH. speaking of which, the ships! THE SHIPS! ALL. MY. FAVOURITE. SHIPS. they were all there, they all got attention, and i love you all the more for it. tododeku especially. i just love how tenderly yet comfortably they were written. in my mind, they’ve always felt like the couple that will get the happily-ever-after kind of romance, like two souls mated in a fairy tale come to life. and they, above all others, deserve that everlasting joy (5/?)

and the parts with toshinoti, how he’s dealing with his new(-ish?) lifestyle and the world is spinning on without him, but also taking care of him, because he’s more than earned it – how all his former friends and students have become family to him and are so eager to remain an active part of his life, how he helps bakugou with teaching (for dummies ;P) and is so painfully proud of deku, it was all so deeply touching and heartwarming, i loved every single one of his scenes to bits! (6/?)

the writing was wonderful forma purely technical point as well: there were some typos but nothing serious, and it all flowed quickly yet smoothly – you stylde felt simple and dynamic, but also somehow profound, perhaps precisely because of its simplicity. i still can’t put my finger on it. i just know i loved it. your ocs were a great addition too! their personalities felt distinct and they left good impressions without overstaying their welcome in a class 3-a-centred story, top job! (7/?)

the whole domestic feel of the fic was wonderful as well! it felt like a true slice-of-life piece, even though the lives in question are filled with action and danger. you captured the nature of the balance between working your (adventurous and stardom-speckled) dream job and living your private life/spending quality off-time with friends very accurately. the final excerpt (the description of the photo) left a sweetly nostalgic sense buzzing in my chest. just… thank you for this story. (8/?)

and now that i’m done singing your praises, time for the payback! i adore this verse, and therefore i naturally have questions. first and most importantly, the tododeku relationship development. could you tell me when and how they got together in this verse, how that whole tidbit with suing endeavour went, and when and how exactly they got engaged? i assume it’s in the 5 months leading up to the reunion, but details please? future wedding details too? give me ALL THE DETAILS. (9/?)

then, ranking details! we know deku’s no.1, bakugou’s no.2, and shouto’s no.4, but the fic mentions the class currently has 6 members in the top 10. who are the rest, and who’s the number 3 hero? please tell me it’s momo. PLEASE. also, have their ranks changed since the time they graduated, or have they remained the same for the last 7 years (i.e. deku’s always been no.1 ever since he entered the ranklist, shouto’s always been no.4, etc.)? and what’s shinsou’s rank? (10/?)

what about teaching details? where’s nedzu if aizawa’s principle? is shinsou a part-time teacher or a guest lecturer? does bakugou now do teaching full time, or does he only do homeroom for one class and keeps hero-ing in the meantime? will he even remain in the ranklist if he stops fighting villains? will he even care? and on a less-related note, are bakushima the only married couple? and when did they get married? was deku best man? my shameless curiosity demands to know everything (11/?)

finally, in case i haven’t tormented you enough, i wanted to ask, how do you envision our heroes’ futures? we know they’re only 25 in the story, and tododeku are about to soon get married. and bakushima are married already, bakugou’s switching careers, yada yada. but if you had to plot a course for the rest of class 3-a’s lives, what would it look like? all might mentioned grandchildren, but would tododeku want that? and where even was/is kouda in this entire fic? xDDD thank you!!! (12/12)

Again: thanks for the comments! I’m so glad you enjoyed this.

The next ‘in bloom’ instalment will focus on Bakugou becoming involved in anti-bullying campaigns. I’m with you, Bakugou makes me very uncomfortable in canon, but occasionally we get these glimpses of character development (esp in the manga), and I just needed to bring that out and expand on it. 

And there will always be typos in my work, unfortunately. I don’t have a beta, and I’m a dumb-ass who always misses my errors. I do my best, but I am only human.

I won’t give you all the details (partly because I don’t have this universe entirely mapped out yet), but you can have some answers:

TodoDeku have a long engagement. They were engaged before we see them in ‘history…’ actually. They’re in no rush, and are very busy with their work lives, and are enjoying the blissfully engaged lifestyle. They’ve been engaged for about a year, and they have some vague plans, but nothing concrete. At the moment, they’re debating the merits of getting married somewhere private in the city vs. getting married on Toshinori’s estate. I’m not sure which one will win out. 

Their rankings have changed A LOT! When he officially entered the rankings when he was 19, Deku only ended up no. 20, because it had been over a year since the July Attacks, and he hasn’t actually done much since then, being busy with exams/graduating/entering a hero agency. A lot of people were upset by this, but it didn’t bother Deku. He was ecstatic to scrap into the Top 20 as it was.

Sorry, no. 3 belongs to Inasa (from the manga). The top 10 has changed a lot, too. There’s actually seven 1a heroes in the top 10 - Uravity was No. 11 but got a jump in popularity recently. In order: Deku, Detonation, Gale (Inasa), Polarise, unnamed number 5, Creati, Red Riot, Ingenium, an unnamed number 9, and Uravity. 

Shinsou is rankless. He’s an underground hero, and I headcanon that those types of heroes are not typically assigned ranks.

Shinsou has his own role at UA. He does a bunch of stuff: watches the entrance exams, works with some of the Gen. Ed kids, oversees possible transfers between courses, and does guest lectures. Aizawa gives him a lot of independent power.

Bakugou co-teaches Class 1-B. He occasionally guest lecturers other classes (like how Thirteen worked one-off with 1-A during the USJ attack). He has enough time to do hero work too, but he has a less intense work-load now that he’s also teaching.

Kirishima and Bakugou are the only married couple at the moment. They got married when they were 23, before TodoDeku had gotten engaged. They were the first couple to start dating in high school, too. They just … clicked, and never looked back.

Do you mean Kouda or Kouta? Kouda is probably off running a rescue animal shelter while doing minor hero work, too. Kouta is doing amateur film work and arguing with classmates when they don’t believe that he knows pro heroes irl.

I almost wrote Jirou and Momo announcing their engagement at the reunion, but at that point, I had been writing the fic for months, and I needed to upload it before I combusted. So. Yeah. They get engaged around the end of the fic.

I haven’t thought too hard about kids but … I can’t get the image of Kiri/Baku adopting an orphaned girl when they’re in their 30s, and Bakugou ringing up Midoriya to ask him to be the godfather, and Midoriya CRYING FOR HOURS. HOURS. He catches the train over at like 11pm, still in his pjs, still crying, and all over twitter there’s pics of Deku crying into a phone, sparking all kinds of terrible rumours, until he uploads a photo of him cradling his goddaughter in his arms a few hours later. 

I also have more headcanons in my history verse tag, if you’re curious. Thanks again!

[mite75]

all of the valentines asks!!! I'm so nosey!

1: Do you have a crush at the moment?: no and idk I'm thinking about keeping it that way for a while unless someone for sure likes me and wants to date.2: Have you ever been deeply in love?: nope3: Longest relationship you've ever been in?: 2 months ^^;4: Have you ever changed for someone?: yup5: How is your relationship with your ex?: bad and ehh6: Have you ever been cheated on?: no dont think so7: Have you ever cheated?: NO8: Would you date someone who's well known for cheating?: depends on our relationship. but there would be no slack if i even suspected of cheating it might be the end of the relationship and possibly friendship depending on how they act after.9: What's the most important part of a relationship?: trust communication and enjoying being together10: Do you like to be in serious relationships or just flings?: i want to be in a serious relationship. i always want to give space at first tho. if in the first few weeks/ month or 2 we see we’re not right for each other that’s chill, we break up no hard feelings anywhere. but like after that i prob really consider it at least pretty serious.11: When you are dating someone do you believe in going on "breaks"?: depends. if it’s like alone time or days yea!! but if it’s like entire weeks/months?? and they happen a lot maybe we need to find other people.12: How many people have you ever hooked up with?: 2 both online and in middle school.13: What's one thing you regret saying/doing in a previous relationship?: nope not really14: What age do you think is appropriate for kids to start having sex?: i can't put input in this because i’ve never wanted sex idk what it feels like in high school to want to have sex. for me i’d say when you’re legally an adult but tbh i can't say anything.21: Do you think people who have dated can stay friends?: OFC if you can't be friends after a break up maybe your relationship wasn't that great to start >_>22: Do you think people should date their friends?: yea why not??? why would you not want to date someone you can be friends with? or like why would you need to date a stranger?23: How many relationships have you had?: 224: Do you think love can last forever?: idk i have not experienced it. I feel like it can but it’s really hard.25: Do you believe love can conquer all things?: nope!! it can help but it won't defeat any evil you have to do that.27: If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice about dating what would it be?: mmmm I'm not qualified to give advice to myself. i would go back to five year old me and be like hey,, dude ur gay.28: Do you think long distance relationships can work?: yes but it’s hard ;_;29: What do you notice first about another person?: usually how they look because I'm not a talker, sometimes it’s an interest they have tho. idk 30: Are you straight, bi, gay or pansexual?: I'm a ace lesbian 31: Would it bother you if your partner suffered from any mental illness?: yes but it would not stop me from wanting to date them. it would only bother me in the sense that some days i prob would not be able to help them or be there for them. love doesn't stop mental illness i know that but i really would try to help my partner if they wanted it.32: Have you ever been in an abusive relationship?: no33: Do you want to get married one day?: yes! i mean I'm not in a rush or anything actually I'm super cautious about the topic of marriage in general. but idk it just sounds good to get married to someone you’ve loved for a long time.34: What do you think about getting your partner's name tattooed?: nope!! sorry i hate needles I'm not getting words on my skin. only images if i really want them. things that are symbolic. if we’re in a super committed relationship and we’re prob gonna get married i might get a tattoo of something that reminds me of you.35: Could you be in a relationship without sex?: yes i want that. it’s ideal but not necessary.36: Are you still a virgin?: yes37: What's more important: Looks or personality?: PERSONALITY looks do count for a little but if i dont like you I'm not gonna like you.38: Do you enjoy love films?: yes but also no. sometimes they make me really uncomfy. especially if they’re het >_> but sometimes they dont!!39: Have you ever given anyone/received roses?: no ;_;40: Have you ever had a valentine?: n o  ‘ u ‘41: What's your imagination of a "perfect date"?: idk i would just like to spend time around them. i love the beach and amusement parks but tbh i would only have fun depending on the person I'm with. if they get motion sick i would be incredibly anxious at the park the entire time, and if they can't collect shells or swim or enjoy the beach i would feel bad.42: Have you ever read "Romeo & Juliet"?: yup i dont like it that much sorry ;_;43: What's more important: Your partner or your friends?: um?? both?? i’ll prob wanna be around my partner more but i love my friends and i would never loose them because I'm in a relationship.44: Would you consider yourself "romantic"?: yes? i like all the cutesy romantic stuff ^u^45: Could you imagine to date one of your current friends?: yes?? maybe?? i dont like thinking about it rn.46: Have you ever been "friend zoned"?: PFF OMG idk maybe?? but tbh i dont give a shit if i wanna date you i prob wanna be your friend just as bad.47: Which "famous couple" is your favorite?: i dont have one48: What's your favorite love song?: XDDD um,,,, maybe girls like girls, idk i can't remember49: Have you ever broken someone's heart?: possibly... I'm sorry dude. if thats the case.50: If you're single, why do you think you are?: because I'm gross ‘o’ also i’m not good at talking I'm very quiet. and i hurt myself, and complain all the time, I'm just not good \ ‘_’ /51: Would you rather date someone who's rich but a douchebag or someone who's poor but a nice guy?: HAHA U SLIPPED UP i have to pick the asshole because i dont date guys rip >_>52: Are you good at giving other people advices regarding dating/ relationships?: nope i dont know what it’s like.53: Are you jealous of couples when you're single?: haha maybe a little. especially around this season.54: How important is it to make a relationship official (p.e. on Facebook)?: idk?? is it really that important?? i mean imma do it but I'm also gonna tell my fam and friends in person prob.55: Would you consider yourself "clingy", "overly attached" or "jealous"?: yes, clingy maybe no possibly??? but the other things yea. i dont wanna let my anyone know that tho so usually i just deal with it myself.56: Have you ever "destroyed" a relationship?: nope57: Do you think it's silly to consider suicide because of a broken heart?: mm yea. if ur gonna kill yourself do it for you. not because of someone else.58: Are you the "dominant" or the "submissive" part in a relationship?: submissive I'm p sure. but tbh i have no clue.59: Have you ever forgotten important dates like your partner's birthday or your anniversary?: prob ^^;; I'm super forgetful but i’ll try my best to remember ;_;61: Who's more important: Your partner or your family?: both?? why would this have to be a choice??? my sisters and brothers are chill if they tell me something’s bad i’ll consider it, but tbh its my choice.62: How do you define "cheating"?: acting in a romantic or sexual way with someone else without my knowledge or consent, especially if you try to keep it a secret from me. if it’s an accident somehow i won't like fight you i’ll give you another chance but remind you it really hurts me and if you do it again it might not be great for my outlook on you.63: Is watching porn while being in a relationship inappropriate?: idk you do you. why would this matter?? if you for reasons i find hard to understand sadly enjoy porn why should i stop you?? it’s like me enjoying anime or video games. dont force me to watch with you and i dont care, it’s something they enjoy why make them stop?64: Do you think Valentine's Day is overrated?: yes and no! i think it’s cute that there’s a day we share chocolates and presents with the person we love!! but tbh i also think it’s super capitalized and if we dont wanna spend on overpriced chocolates n stuff why dont we have valentines day on our own time?65: Would you consider yourself a "cuddler"?: YES like tbh i know I'm a cuddler. i just really like being comfy next to someone idk it feels good and is hard to describe.