#but damn if Antonio didn't dad it up this season as well

[firebirdsdaughter]

Oh yes, and…

… I need more of Antonio picking Ivan and putting him on his shoulders. That was so sweet.

[firebirdsdaughter]

Words cannot express…

… How much T&B genuinely fucking means to me.

I was both excited and scared for the new season bc I wasn't sure what they were gonna do… And now two/three years later, I get the courage to watch it all the way through and… Yeah, some things I'm Upset about (listen to me Yuri is FINE, he's FINE, he got therapy and retired and moved to the country in a little cottage w/ a flower garden and his goth af boyfriend and he's FINE—okay fine that's my oc shut up, point is, they're FINE), but all in all, genuinely fucking loved it. They pretty much kept up the energy and quality from s1.

The kids are gonna be okay. Like tbh, I'm not bothered by Kotetsu retiring bc it was never played as he's completely cutting ties, which these things sometimes do. They knew there'd be a riot if they acted like those two were gonna separate forever, so they didn't. Plus, they successfully created a set of new generation heroes that made me feel comfortable leaving things in their hands? Like, genuinely, the kids are gonna be goddamn okay. Bunny's got maybe a couple more seasons in him, and Nathan, Keith, and Antonio are taking good care of them anyway. And the kids are okay. Thomas and Subaru are already having the Tiger and Bunny brand of miscommunication (I'm trying to spare your feelings, but you're trying to spare mine etc. etc., but if we're in a fight we're telepathic), Pao-Lin is so excited to be a big sister, she and Lara will do great. Ivan, Karina, and Ryan have all matured and are not just competent heroes, but also strong mentors for the younger ones as well. This was passing a part of the torch and it ended up working so damn well. I absolutely think that Kotetsu will always be the Team Dad of all of Stern Bild now (get me started on the implications of him being the one to start the speech when they called out Fugan and Mugan—bc he's Tiger, and in Stern Bild, if Tiger says it's okay, it's gonna be okay), that he's a symbol of endurance and hope and just The Heart, but it's gonna be okay if he can't be in the field. He's gonna be okay, and the next gen has got it covered. Bunny can finish his run, and then they can retire to the suburbs to be closer to the family, and check in periodically.

It'll be okay. The kids are okay. Everyone is okay.

Especially Yuri, who is FINE.