#bakudekus never lose

[flying-cat]

In their new WHAT? HUH???????

[denkisauce]

are you kidding meeeeeeee

[kisasan]

[theophagie]

Ladies and gentlemen,

Edit lots of people only commented ゼクシィ so I was like OwO what's that and. ah

[moltengoldveins]

thinking about The Characters

[marimeeko]

We are so close to 1 year, and I felt a little bit of a drabble lurking around in my mind.

After the war, a long, bloody and terrible affair, but ultimately won by the heroes, no one is the same. Least of all, Izuku Midoriya.

His teachers, his mother, his friends and classmates all take notice. Ochako notices. He is suddenly especially distant from her nowadays.

He feels bad, but there are many things he feels bad about these days. Ochako did nothing wrong, in fact, she had done everything right.

She had saved Himiko Toga, and was now instrumental in advocating for and carrying out her rehabilitation. Ochako had promised eternity for Himiko, and to the best of Izukus knowledge, Toga was accepting and open to her.

And that was great. Really. He was happy, happy they were spending time together, making so much progress. But therein lies the problem.

In spending so much time together, Izuku found it heart wrenching to be around the blonde girl, he would have a terrible pit in his stomach, if only for one thought that was pervasive in his mind. It wouldn't go away no matter how hard he tried to earnestly congratulate Toga and Ochako on their budding friendship and healing. It wouldn't go away no matter how supportive he tried to be.

Whenever he looked at Toga, he remembered that day, and that detour that had taken him to the wrong battlefield... to a fight that wasnt his... And even though it was like a poison slowly tainting his own recovery, his friendships, his heroism that said everyone deserves to be saved...

He sometimes felt like he wanted to scream, scream like he had when his world had come crashing down, when victory had lost all meaning.

He couldn't shake the frankly selfish and unheroic thought that, if Himiko Toga hadn't interfered that day...hadn't pulled him away...

Kacchan would have still been alive.

[wakeup-wakeup-if-its-all-you-do]

@bakudekublogblog

It was insane- everyone was screaming, crying throwing up because our boi had died with Izuku as his last thought (and he looked so fucking beautiful too like hori was really going full in on the tragic lovers thing) and at the same time we were dying too because our beloved son had a gaping hole in his chest from his own heart exploding. There was just so much to unpack (and luckily there were many fanfic authors to unpack it).

AO3 was flooded with fics (and this was saying something because around that time every new chapter with either bk or dk in it would usually inspire a wave of fics anyway) and tumblr was flooded with posts like never before. With it, came the birth of @is-bakugou-alive-yet 's blog (inspiring a new trend for the bnha fandom of is-x-character-alive-yet blogs)- it became a normal part of the day to scroll through tumblr and see the dreaded "No" that meant our beloved explody boi was not yet returned to us. We were in the trenches. The most devastating (and devastatingly beautiful) fanart you can imagine was churned out during this time- in a way, Bakugou's death was like a morbid renaissance for bkdks. We could not bring him back, but goddamn it, we could wallow in our grief and paint it so bright that the stars would be forced to suffer with us.

It's impossible to articulately just how profoundly it hit us. Bakugou died thinking, "Can I still catch up to you, Izuku?" It had actually become canon that Bakugou thought that HE was actually the one chasing after Izuku their entire lives and not the other way around like he'd always claimed. He died thinking "Ah, so this is the path you had to walk?" as his second quirk awakening began to break his own body, just like Izuku had struggled with OFA at the beginning of the series. Shigaraki said that the only thing that interested him about Bakugou was how he's "closer to Izuku Midoriya than anyone else."

We had gotten more than we'd ever hoped for but the price was our son's life.

And what hurt the most, Izuku wasn't even there for it.

y'all i know kacchan dying like that must have been traumatizing for the bkdk shippers, but like.... he also died in the gayest way humanly possible.... like i can't even imagine going through that bc on one hand it's like my special boy is dead, but on the other he was so love interest coded, shiggy killed him specifically bc of izuku's intense feelings about him, the fucking yearning for izuku as he died, and then the reveal he carries the little all might card he got with izuku around with him like. i cannot stress enough just how gay his death was. like i just know the shippers had to be a little conflicted

[luffythinker]

let's talk about the epilogue

i haven't been active here for a couple of weeks, but I feel like I need this space to vent a little. I'm very passionate about bakudeku, I love their friendship, their dynamic the way their relationship grew with the story and of course, I'm a shipper so I also love the innuendos and allusions to their potential romantic relationship. I NEVER expected them to become canon, this is shounen manga, I'm not losing chess to a dog here, but to me, the final chapter (430) was great because it left it open to positive interpretations for whatever we wanted to envision about their futures (either for bkdk or izch).

I've also been an Izuku fan since the very beginning, I love him so much, he is so often misunderstood by both the fandom and people in the anime community, I have always defended him with everything I got. So imagine my sadness and frustration when I see these leaks and fan translations and I can't even recognize Izuku anymore, because the Izuku I knew would never reject Katsuki's offer to be hero partners and/or be in agency together, yes i've seen the more positive interpretations of it all, but honestly, I think we only get there with a lot of copium and hope that we cling to on what horikoshi might have wanted to mean and what is actually displayed in there.

The topic I'm most upset about is not even the ship or izch being canon, it's that you can't deny that bkdk either as friends or something else have always meant a lot to each other, so it's honestly horrible to see izuku treating katsuki like there's barely anything there, can they even be called friends? and this just makes no fucking sense lmao cause they are intertwined, their stories have been growing together, Katsuki put his career n hold for 8 years to have izuku be a pro hero again by his side, just for it to all mean nothing? I'm sorry but i just can't see how the izuku that was written for the past 10 years could ever behave like this, i just cant claim this epilogue as a proper ending for them

There was just so much i wish we could have seen Izuku handling or at least something that would explain this drastic change on his behavior, he has always been a character with a lot of thoughts, but suddenly we have no idea what he's actually thinking anymore, and to me, that is the most frustrating. I also hate, that out of everyone, Bakugo did not get his happy ending... he deserved to smile, win to save and save to win, just once I wanted to see him being truly happy, but I guess at least in canon, we will never see it.

[flying-cat]

bakudeku amv is insane

[angstydisaster02]

An analysis about why Bakudeku is one of the most inspirational relationships. (Manga spoilers)

First part : my thoughts

Tbh, I really have this impression the manga is coming to an end very soon, which breaks my heart because I don’t know what I’ll do without my daily leaks. However, I trust Horikoshi about the rest of the story and I do think he’ll make an open ending about which “ship” is canon, even if we all know that the biggest and most developed relationship in the manga is bkdk.

It would be interesting to see the “after” of this war, the hospital beds, the tears because they lost people, the relief because it’s over and the final conversation beg the ending. Knowing Horikoshi until now, never made things randomly because everyone is thinking in advance, including the conversation between Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo.

You can’t tell me the author of this manga who always did things with a smart brain will put aside such an important detail about the dynamic between his characters.

A part of me hopes we’ll have the bkdk talk at the hospital or somewhere else because there’s no way these two idiots keep living their lives as if nothing happened. I have high expectations due to the fanfics, but I’m pretty sure I’ll never be the same once the chapter with the bkdk talk comes.

Second part : the analysis feat manga panels

looking forward, it’s incredible how Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki’s relationship started in the worst way (I’m not including the childhood memories) and…Ended up being something like that.

I’m emotional when I think about everything they’ve been through, the many realizations about losing each other, the development of their relationship after an emotional scene such as Deku Vs Kacchan 2, the way they need to push each other’s up to be the best version of themselves in any situation.

It’s not a surprise if these two are mean to be canon (in a platonic or romantic to way, depends about your opinion !) and each little moment highlights this statement.

Think about it : they all learned one of few important things with the other’s presence by their side, on purpose or not. Their dynamic is something unique you can’t find in others shonen or mangas, because they have this specific bond, the one getting stronger though the years because their mistakes became a reason to improve and be a better person for this childhood friend they knew since the early days.

Izuku Midoriya needs Katsuki Bakugo like Katsuki Bakugo needs Izuku Midoriya.

You can’t take away this part of their soul, and even when people like AFO tried, they ended up paying the price by revealing how much they care about each other.

Don’t startd with the Heroees rising thing because I can write an entire novel about them, but this is another proof of how they’re made for each other. Their relationship improve though the years and it’s only the beginning, I can’t help but imagine how future bkdk will have an amazing relationship once they figured out everything and untold truths.

They’re each other’s pillars, holding the other up to do the best and watch from afar their other’s improvement.

That’s why the hospital conversation might be the peak of their relationship: the moment when they’ll both break their shield, welcoming the tears and listening how life is a fragile line on a thread.

None of them refuse to break this meaningful thread, because this is something they’ve built for years, and it’s their biggest strength (and biggest weakness like Shigaraki pulled out)

In conclusion: they’re driving me crazy and I have no regrets following their journey because it’s probably one of the best relationships I’ve seen (and I watched a lot of anime/manga, read a lot of books and they’re still superior !)

Thanks for reading my analysis because it’s one of my guilty pleasures when I’m passionate about something, especially my comfort ship ! Take care of yourself <3

[1c0nic-a1t]

Ironically, this is making me panic more 😭

EVERYONE STOP PANICKING. we have 2 days until the leaks are confirmed. we can get through this!!!!

[totthoughts]

BakuDeku Fic Recs: They Really Love Each Other

Hey hey! As an avid MHA fan and a fanfiction enthusiast, I figured it was about time I started sharing some good quality fics with the public.

Starting out with five just to gauge y’all’s reaction. Let me know if I should keep it up because I have read hundreds of fics and saved damn near as many.

I added some of my thoughts about the fics as well to help you all decipher what’s what :).

No more stalling on my end. Hope you enjoy it!!

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Bloodsport: 19.3k words; Kacchan delivers the last of his cluster of punches, and Tetsutetsu wobbles uncertainly on his feet for two or three seconds before he hits the floor flat. The curve of Kacchan’s mouth as the referee grabs his wrist is pure sin. The smirk so devastating several women around him clutch at each other.

Izuku feels for them. His knees feel a little weak too. They always do whenever he sees his best friend fight.

Protective/possessive Katsuki

Adorable and insecure Izuku

Everything You Give Me is Treasure: 1.3k words; Izuku doesn’t throw anything that Kacchan gives him. No matter how small and — objectively, insignificant.

Even if it’s just a rubber band.

Katuski is intentional with his love and in tune with his emotions. What a shock, but I knew it was possible

Hype Boy: 4.1k words; “Wow, Kacchan’s thighs are so strong and plush. Amazing.”

“Kacchan’s skin feels so soft and smooth.”

“Kacchan’s waist looks so small and slender. I bet my hands could wrap all the way around.”

When I say I devoured this shit. I never wanted it to end.

Izuku is a bold motherfucker in this one, so hold your panties.

It’s Rotten Work. Not to Me. Not If It’s You.: 9.5k words; “I know I like you more than you like me,” he lets out a sigh, wet, trembling, and heartbroken. “It’s okay, though. I don’t mind as long as you like me enough to be with me,” Izuku’s fists close around Katsuki’s shirt. “I love you so much, Kacchan,” he rubs his face against Katsuki’s chest, tears dampening the fabric, “So much.”

Izuku is so pure

Kind of sad, but in a way that’ll make you so happy at the end of it

You’ve Gotten Into My Bloodstream: 13.5k words; It felt like some sort of twisted déjà vu and Katsuki thought he could puke, as he watched four of Shigaraki’s fingers wrap around a really still Deku as Kurogiri’s shadows wrapped around them.

He thought maybe, he understood now, what Deku must’ve felt when during the summer training camp he’d been unable to reach for Katsuki in time. 

But Katsuki couldn’t accept it, he was going to reach in time because there was no other option. He just couldn’t-

“It’s okay, Kacchan,” Deku said, an arm-length away from him, “Thank you,” and he smiled.

“DEKU!” Katsuki’s hands reached forward but closed on nothing as Kurogiri warped them away.

- AKA Izuku gets taken, Katsuki loses his mind, gets Izuku back, confesses his feelings and shows just how much he cares about his sweet Izuku.

Izuku is a literal cinnamon roll.

Protective Katsuki!!

[bzar-bzar]

Post-Canon BakuDeku Snippet

Here’s a snippet of a post-canon third year BakuDeku fic I started writing a while back. Tentatively called “to the marrow” and really heavy on Katsuki pining. I really want to write/publish it but I got stuck at about 25k. Anyway I like this scene so here. (SFW)

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Third-year combat training is much more intense than the previous years, often involving some kind of limiting factor or severe handicap. They’ve all learned through first-hand experience why this is important, and they don’t question even the most ridiculous of scenarios that their teachers throw at them. In battle—in war, anything can happen. Nothing is certain. You have to be ready to win by the skin of your teeth, and you have to be creative.

Today’s exercise is pretty simple in the scheme of things—namely one on ones that center around capture and escape. Because of the rules, Katsuki’s only option during the entire scenario is evasion. And boy fucking howdy, kiting someone with as many quirks as Izuku is fucking difficult, but he’s Bakugou fucking Katsuki, so he makes it happen. He flies around Ground Beta like a bat out of hell, and has been doing such a good job of it that Izuku is pissed.

Katsuki’s win conditions are running out the clock and hoping Izuku somehow domes his head in the course of their rat race around the training ground. But Izuku is just too fucking competent. Black Whip is always snapping at his heels, and it’s only Katsuki’s agility and maneuverability in the obstacle-laden training ground that allows him to keep ahead, even when Izuku manages to predict his path and tries to cut him off using Fa Jin. Katsuki would love more than anything to quip back that Izuku is really fucking good at blasting forward in straight lines, but that his aerial maneuverability is shit, but he doesn’t even have enough of a lead to make a single stupid jab, the green monster hot on his fucking heels. It’s not a big deal though—he’ll have time to gloat when he wins.

Eventually, a loud timer blares, signaling the end of their thirty minutes, and Katsuki lands heavily on a series of wide ducts. He wipes sweat from his brow and out of his eyes, whole body absolutely drenched, arms limp with soreness, heart beating like a fucking engine, and Izuku lands a half second later, Black Whip pulling him precisely to land not two steps away from Katsuki.

“Kacchan,” he yells, fists clenched as he gets in Katsuki’s face, and Katsuki doesn’t back down, just spits to the side, grinning. It’s especially fun because he didn’t even have to do anything dirty to win. He won fair and square, but Izuku is still pissed.

“Forgot what losing feels like?” Katsuki taunts, chest blooming haughtily as he throws his height in Izuku’s face. God the look in his eyes—teeth grinding. “Gotten so used to being the best that—”

“Hypocrite—Fuck you,” Izuku bites, fist knocking against his stomach, a warning, and Katsuki’s eyebrows raise sharply, an electric thrill up his spine. He loves it when Izuku is thoroughly pissed. He spits and snarls just like Katsuki, and Katsuki feels it like his brand on Izuku’s brain, a part of himself in Izuku that will never go away.

Despite winning this time, Katsuki understands that agony in Izuku’s eyes, that feeling that builds up in the back of your throat when you’re trying so hard to fucking win, the stakes of your life and millions of lives all inside of you as you fight with literally everything you fucking have. Because of what they’ve been through, they go through even these stupid skirmishes all out, as if everything is on the line.

Black Whip surges, locking around Katsuki’s chest, and Aizawa’s projected voice snaps them out of it: “Back to base, boys. These matches are long, we don’t have time for this.”

After a final squeeze, Katsuki shrugs off the slackened Black Whip, still huffing, and extends his hand to Izuku.

Izuku’s eyes clear somewhat. There’s a lag, but he clasps it.

“God, you’re slippery,” Izuku laughs, moment gone, and Katsuki smirks back. He could be referring to Katsuki’s flying or the fact that he is covered in explosive sweat—maybe both.

“And you fucking lost. Now get out of here before I use you as a fucking towel.”

[darkietrashcan]

Analysis on Izuocha and Bakudeku

An epilogue about moving forward

This post contains spoilers for the end of the manga and volume 42

Izuocha.

I haven’t thought about them in a long while… it was the first ship I sailed for when I started MHA, then I deviated to Bakudeku. But please, I am not a biased woman on neither behalf. I will express my analysis and opinions on the matter as a shipper for both who CAN analyze facts with objectivity:

Bakudeku was NEVER gonna be canon and many of us knew it: first of all, because Horikoshi is a middle aged man writing a Shonen. Sorry for being so stereotypical, but it is a fair assumption to make.

Second of all, the blushing, man. Izuku blushed every time he was near to her: he was attracted. Maybe not a full developed crush but there was something stirring him up. Uraraka was a person Izuku admired.

She was the person that gave him the nickname Deku. SHE changed the meaning Bakugo had gave him initially: from useless, to a man who does his best. Uraraka did a wonderful thing right there and it stuck to Deku until the end of the series.

She also was his first friend alongside Iida and Todoroki. Healthy relationships.

Uraraka developed a crush. She was mesmerized and when she realized that plus the fact Izuku was so set to meet his goals, that she set her crush aside to follow her own path: she built her way towards becoming a woman with own goals to pursue. She no longer depended on that crush.

Toga came.

Firstly, she didn’t understand her. She hurt Toga’s feelings and something stirred her up since then.

(During these times, Deku leaves U.A and Uraraka gives her beautiful speech: she connects the people with Deku, and, begs for him to get recognized. A beautiful action.)

Let’s get back to Toga now that I got that fact out of the way.

Her view about life changed, so did Izuku’s with Tomura. They were the only ones who could talk about it, since they experienced similar situations. Uraraka is set to her goal of reaching Toga.

Here is where, for me, things change between them. I viewed Izuocha as a thing before Toga, before Uraraka decided to move on. Then, I viewed them more as very close friends. But it seems like feelings aren’t forgotten and this connection regarding saving other people: Tomura and Toga, united them spiritually.

In fact Uraraka never stopped thinking about Toga.

And this leads me to think that this epilogue meant more than just an ending to their individual stories. Because if you read my other analysis, you understand that I believe that Bakugo never stopped chasing Deku.

While Deku after losing OFA moves forward, becoming a teacher… Bakugo never let go of OFA: competing with Deku literally turned him into a better person. So he sought for that dream, built Izuku a suit, asked him to join his agency but Izuku refused. Because Izuku had moved on. And so had to do Katsuki. And for bkdks it hurts like hell because it is a new step into their relationship: growing as separate adults, who are FRIENDS now, fucking finally. They had a happy ending. But it hurt bkdk’s because Katsuki never let go and I am sure, had their relationship been romantically coded, with them blushing and acknowledging crushes like on Izuochas behalf, I would have taken it as a romantic rejection, too.

But it wasn’t bakudeku’s path because Katsuki’s story always was about learning to ackowledge his mistakes and atone. His story was never a queerbait because romance wasn’t a main focus to explore for his character. All that were just headcanons.. The reason why the apology felt like a freaking romantic confession for bkdks: While, in fact, it was the climax for his character development. Apologizing was finally accepting what he did and growing beyond that. And all the extra stuff just proves how regretful he is because of the bullying he did.

(One thing I have always been greatful for was that Izuku never replied to Katsuki’s apology because it was never needed. The apology was meant to be done, and done. Katsuki never expected a reply either because he understoos just what I said.)

Let’s sum this up: in this epilogue, Katsuki had to learn to move forward, get over Izuku.

And in my opinion it was now Uraraka’s turn to move past Toga: her guilt was paralyzing her. The path that initially made her into a separate woman from Izuku, with own goals to pursue, is now a weight to carry. Plus it is not that she didn’t do anything about it: from the epilogue it seems she has sort of an agency going on and the program to help children!? She is twenty five and accomplished so, so much!

Here is what bugs me from the epilogue: I believe theur romantic relationship was rushed because it was a short timeskip! Had this been long, had their introspection gone a bit longer, I would have believed it and sailed for them.

Izuocha went from a crush, to a strong, deep friendship, whose romantic undertondes diminished as time went by. The flames were never blown away: I do believe they loved each other deeply since the first day. But, since they had different goals, (Toga and Tomura) a romance couldn’t blossom.

But now, Izuku became a teacher separate from OFA and knows what he wants to do. And Uraraka also did her thing: the path cleared for both of them to explore their relationship.

Because, Toga became a weight for Ochako to carry, and it is not that her character becomes a push for a heterosexual relationship. Toga was not diminished to that! Toga was the representation of Ochako’s growth, because all she did, she did for Toga. For her story to not repeat a cycle. When she pushes Ochako, she’s freeing her. So that she can grow besides Toga: she already did a lot to pay homage to her. So yes, Toga pushes a heterosexual relationship but her character WAS NOT REDUCED TO A TOOL! She is pushing her to a new path, and this path is coincidentically a romantic path.

And deepening his relationship with Deku was Horikoshi’s idea of moving forward, for them, at least. Why is it bad that they decide to get together?

As Bakudeku’s we dreamt of a future where Bakugo and Deku get together building an agency together or just competing. Our moving forward was them to become a couple or a team or whatever. We dreamt of them getting together.

Now when it gets to Izuocha it is bad because they can’t grow as separate adults? When it is their choice to get together? This is their choice of keep growing as adults, explore a romantic relationship!? Isn’t this the same like bakudekus desire but for their ship?

(My ship too, bcs I always bkdk>izch)

So yes. I believe Izuocha was rushed, and a bit forced. But it is mainly due to HOW SHORT THE EPILOGUE WAS! Had it been longer with more introspection… man I would have bought it.

But I also as a mha fan have to accept that stories need to conclude and Hori can’t keep drawing and epilogue forever.

I am sure a lot of pieces are not put in this puzzle because this analysis stems from rough translations from the leaks.

But this is what I think about Izuocha and Bakudeku. And boy, if you don’t ship bkdk good for you, but as a HUUGE fan, I am hurt like hell.

(read my other analysis to understand)

[neolfanfic]

My most popular bakudeku story:

Katsuki never thought he would one day find Izuku unconscious, naked and broken in an illegal brothel filled with trafficked omegas.

The alpha had made the quirkless boy's life a living hell, until Izuku had suddenly vanished. Katsuki never once stopped thinking about the missing omega during the seven years that followed. He became the number one pro-hero but it still wasn't enough.

Until he finally found him.

Izuku was now saved, but he had no family left and nowhere to go. So Katsuki decided he would be the one to take care of him, because he just had this unexplainable attraction towards the omega and he never wanted to lose him ever again.

https://www.wattpad.com/859792719-trafficked-omega-bakudeku-chapter-1

[clfixationstation]

saw someone on twt say gender swapped Bakudeku is just Catradora with better development. Don't make me laugh.

Okay to be fair, I have not watched My Hero Academia. What I do know of the ship is that Bakugo bullied Deku in primary school, but Deku didn't hold contempt for Bakugo. And then I'm sure both characters have interesting interactions and character development and a dynamic built over the course of the story that would lead some to ship them. dw, I'm not here to bash your ship.

However.

There is a difference between a ship that was planned from the beginning and baked into the very fabric of the show with explicit queer themes driving the entire story, and a battle shonen ship.

Again, I'm sure both Deku and Bakugo's characters and their relationship contribute heavily to the themes and story of MHA. But claiming that a ship that was never planned to be canon (at least not explicitly) has better development than a very intentional lesbian romance is absurd.

Back to the bullying point. I am assuming that the negative comparison these users were trying to make is that Bakugo bullied Deku, and Catra bullied Adora. This is an inaccurate depiction of Catra and Adora's relationship and an incongruent comparison.

Catra was not a childhood bully to Adora, nor was Adora a childhood bully to Catra. While they were growing up together in the Horde, they were good friends. Any conflict between them stemmed from Shadow Weaver's abuse of both Catra and Adora. Adora did not grasp the severity of Catra's situation, occasionally causing tension between them (e.g. Adora chastising Catra for being "disrespectful" to their abuser). Meanwhile, Catra hid her suffering from Adora to avoid vulnerability and losing her friend (this is not an indictment of Adora, she was also abused!).

Nor did either bully the other as adults; they were enemies at war. While Adora held more power over Catra in the Horde, once they separated, they were on equal footing.

Catra's primary goal was not to torment Adora; it was to rise through the ranks of the Horde and prove her worth to Shadow Weaver and Hordak (getting under Adora's skin was a bonus).

And Adora's primary goal was not to torment Catra; it was to defeat the Horde and be of value to the Rebellion, Light Hope, and her new friends as She-ra, as a weapon (messing with Catra was also a plus).

Even if you extrapolate to the bare bones of the relationships, they do not mirror a similar pattern:

Catradora is childhood friends -> enemies -> friends -> lovers

To my knowledge, Bakudeku is childhood friends? -> childhood bully & victim -> rivals? teammates? -> friends -> lovers (fanon) (feel free to correct me)

There was no bullying between Catra and Adora. There was messy fighting as enemies in war. But there was not bullying. Bullying would imply a power dynamic that does not exist in the show. Adora could have very easily bullied Catra in the Horde because she had the power in the dynamic, but she chose to protect Catra instead. Adora was insensitive at times, but she was truly trying her best to be a good friend, same as Catra.

This is not equivalent at all to someone regularly bullying a classmate in primary school and telling them to off themself.