#can u tell i rlly only like drawing bodies? like i struggled w/their faces on this 1........

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“kinda” a redraw of this but not rlly like @ all

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DUNK IS HERE AGAIN...OK ANON THAT SAID YUJI IS AN ASSHOLE!! I AGREE SO HARD OMG FINALLY!!! I think yuji is so empathetic but he feels so deeply that he can get rlly rlly rude at times. I also imagine him 2 also be kinda dense at times. If it's something he's been through then he can easily pick up on it and help. If it's smth he's never been through?? He struggles 2 see why the other person is suffering, esspecially if thier emotions affect him. Like the junipe vs yuji fight. He didn't understand why he was crashing out on everyone, he didn't know why he hated humanity. He was just pissed off and scared that his friend was going down a dark path, so he got pissed off and beat the shit out of him out of fear. He was thinking he could change whatever he had going on and knock some sense into him, but that's not how people work. He's quic 2 use his fists for emotions bc that's all he really knows. It's only once junipe tells him does he understand why he does the things he does. (Junipe is near death atp)

This is why I think he is also autistic. He's Extroverted and loves people, yes. But he also would kill for anyone he's grown close 2, he's quick 2 punch a mfer in the face for insulting his friends. Same with family. If he had any, I'm sure he'd be ready 2 throw down. In a sense he's also willing w get stepped on, even if the person is awful bc that's still his friend. He knows them and is wiling 2 go through he'll 2 be with them (COUGH COUGH MEGUMI AND NOBARA)

As a person who kins yuji and relates 2 him, he's 10000% autistic 2 me. Alot of his mannerisms read 2 me like that. So that's why I think he can be standoffish at times. Emotions so big they can't fit inside his body, and explode right in his face. But can u blame him???

hi dunk anon! that's a very good perspective!

in my opinion, there is a very big difference between yuuji's personality at the beginning and his personality at the end of the manga.

there are several things that show that yuuji wasn't very emotionally mature at the beginning of the story, and sometimes that caused him to act impulsively, without thinking about the consequences of his actions. he was always quick to jump into a fight when he saw that the person he cared about was being hurt (right from the very first chapter), he didn't really understand why people would act the way they did (junpei's example is a good one, but also the fact that in 266 he mentions that he never understood why people would choose euthanasia, as the concept felt foreign to him).

however.

i think there is a certain point where the manga shows us a significant shift in yuuji's emotional state, and it is very noticeable. after sukuna takes over megumi in 212, there is a month's worth of training, and i personally think that's when yuuji starts maturing. as opposed to earlier occasions where he had to act on impulse and make decisions without really knowing what the repercussions would be, this time he has a chance to process everything and really think about it.

we see this growth much later on, especially in 265 and 266, where we see yuuji being able to empathise even with sukuna, who was a direct threat to his wellbeing and his loved ones. moreover, he himself brings the concept of euthanasia up and how he now understands what megumi was going through, and it's very evident that he grew to understand how complex people's motivations and feelings can be.

for me, this is the reason why yuuji isn't a "perfect sunshine child" - he's a person, and as such, he is bound to make mistakes, and the fact that his empathy is so strong can be both a blessing and a curse. it's easy to make assumptions and draw conclusions about what a person might be going through, but it is much harder to really put yourself into their shoes, and this is where yuuji excels by the end of the story.

this is why i both agree and disagree with you on the jealousy part - on one hand, i can definitely see him getting upset and irritated, as this is a normal, human reaction. pre 212 yuuji would most likely get pissed off and would have acted on his emotions, whereas post-awakening yuuji would be more aware and would try to empathise with megumi first, before acting. however, i do believe that a jealous yuuji is a vulnerable yuuji, and would definitely have toxic thoughts, even though he'd try to stop himself from voicing them out loud.

personally, i take yuuji more as an adhd-type neurodivergent, but i definitely can see why someone would interpret him as autistic. and this is one of the things i love about this series - the characters can be read in a variety of ways, and their personalities and actions are open to interpretation.

so yeah, i'm glad you're back, and thanks for sharing your HC with me! <3

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i have decided i am now going to blow up your inbox bc i csn i’m sorry codi focnnf

b u t!! anyway i’m going to rambling abt my new dad for all au [whixh was the au i sent you that ask abt]

alrighty so all might is now midoriya’s dad. that’s a thing. i like to think that inko and toshinori were high school sweethearts who broke up after graduation but met again when all might was called to recuse some hostages and inko was one of them!! anywho all might recuses her, they go on a coffee date, realize they’re still in love and start again

they get married and have izuku, who keeps inko’s maiden name [midoriya is now inko’s maiden name bc i do what i want]. he’s the cutest baby who has inko’s green hair, but has one blue and one green eye! [these are /important/] inko and all might talk abt maybe giving izuku all for one when he’s older, but they decide against it bc they don’t know if he’ll have a quirk or not

spoiler!! bitch baby has a quirk!! he gets a quirk that’s so much different than inko’s quirk and !!! ahhh!!! the basic explanation is that all might’s all of one genes mixed and then “corrupt” inko’s like 3 generation quirk-having genes or smth and izu has a very, very complex quirk now. it’s called astron, and astron allows him to fucking astral project into the center of the university and shit chxnc

astron works two different ways: using his blue eye he can project other people into his own personal astral plane and do whatever he wants. while the person’s physical body is still where it was, their mind is in the astral plane. if he uses his green eye, he can project himself to his astral plane and fuck around without consequences!!

[there’s an untold third ability of astron using both of his eyes, but izuku tried doing that when he first got his quirk and immediately fell into a coma for like a month? it was bad and his mind couldn’t handle the stress and dipped lol]

ANYWAY, izuku grows up with a bomb ass quirk and still has his kacchan with him thru his childhood so things are a lot different than canon? the wonder duo are little shitheads together and i love them, they wreck havoc and i love them

i have more ideas for this story but this is all i have for now, codi this is so long i’m sorry i’m blowing up ur inbox 🥺😭

me opening my askbox and seeing the length of this au: holy shit

me reading the actual whole au: HOLY SHIT

AJ I LOVE THIS HIGHKEY!!! I LOVE THE IDEA OF OP DEKU W A FUCKED UP QUIRK JUST TERRIFYING EVERYONE HE COMES ACROSS!!!! heterochromia is SO so good as a character design element and i LOVE THE WAY THIS IS IMPLEMENTED YELLS. I WANNA DRAW THIS SO BAD!!! THIS LOOKS SO COOL

(serious writing/plot below - blood and vomit mention)

oh god and now im imagining deku like. being this extremely feral and annoying lil shit whos extremely powerful and now bakugous got someone on his level so hes a lot more humble as hes growing up but also him and deku are the?? BESTEST OF FRIENDS. and i imagine when bakugou is being a little shit deku just. astral projects him out of his body for a while and apologizes to whoever kacchan yelled at LMFAO---bakugou comes back to his body and is all like “....fucks sake stop doing that”

AND THEN omfgkjfds imagine morally grey deku who does whatever he can to win?? he knew he wouldnt get into UAs hero course fair and square (all might offered him a recommendation but he declined because he wanted to get there on his own with kacchan) because robots didnt have souls he could astral project so he practices his quirks limits like YEARS prior and he tells bakugou about it but never rlly shows him but on the day of the entrance exam?

he shows up. everything goes as normal and he finishes the written exams and then moves on to the practical exam (still seperated from kacchan like in canon) and like. Every one goes dashing forward and deku doesnt really try to beat anyone. He waits until theyre all in the center engaging with robots when he walks to the center of the room.

and he sees the zero pointer in the distance.

“THE ZERO-POINTER’S HERE!” He yells and points at the gigantic mech heading their way. All at once everyone’s heads whip up to catch sight of the robot, enraptured by its sheer size and power. 

As they all look to one direction, Deku makes eye contact with them and smiles.

All at once, every single participant in the area goes limp. Astron throws their souls into the astral plane with little fanfare and everyone watches in awe and annoyance as their bodies uselessly crumple to the ground from the outside. The green-haired boy is suddenly given free reigns of the arena and they seethe as one by one he deactivates or disables robots that were once under their purview.

(What some of the smarter ones notice however, is the way he seems to be leaving some stray 3 pointers untouched... almost as if he was doing the calculations in his head as he goes... on how to ensure the number one spot while others can still score points...?)

One by one however, they start struggling and reaching to reconnect with their bodies. Their gleaming bright souls bob up and down with frenzied energy and Deku feels it. He feels it like itches on his skin and goosebumps that turn into hills that dance up and down his back. He feels it like he feels his limit reaching.

Its still around 10 minutes though before he actually loses control and everyone comes back to their bodies. His quirk times out and almost like its angry, the astral plane takes his body in exchange for the dozens he kept in there. He gets sucked through and passes out while everyone else runs and destroys the remaining bots. It doesn’t matter though, because he knows he’s racked up enough points to stay on top. He lets himself rest and observes the blue-haired tall guy with engines who contemplates carrying Deku’s body to safety.

Until, he sees her.

Just under some rubble and very close to getting crushed by the Zero-Pointer’s foot, Deku spots a brown-haired young girl that he recalls has some kind of floating quirk. He sees as everyone runs past her, prioritizing their own safety instead of hers.

He makes a decision.

Quickly--recklessly, a familiar gruff voice says in his ear--he forces himself back into his body and looks around. He runs to the girl and attempts to dig her out from the rubble before she gets crushed. The robot comes ever closer.

Using the little strength and flexibility he’s learnt from years of sparring with Kacchan, Deku abandons her in favor of climbing up the broken concrete and metal to meet the robot’s visor. He knows he won’t save her by digging her out of there, but by god is he gonna let her get injured without a fight. These robots weren’t designed to kill, but they were designed to destroy.

Focus. Focus and listen to what’s around you, Izu-kun.

The world around him reduces to tunnel-vision and suddenly Deku is face to face with the Zero-Pointer. It stops, as if calculating how to discard of Deku without hurting him severely with its own strength.

Everything has life in it. You only need to focus and look for it.

Izuku Midoriya looks at the robot.

In a whirlwind of blue and green, he reaches inside of himself and searches for life. Cold steel and hard-wired code meet his gaze and he plunges even deeper. 

Focus.

Then all at once, everything in his visions snaps into sudden clarity, like he’s never seen before. He feels everything. Sees Everything. Smells, tastes, hears--and he hears how the metal beneath him bends and groans. He feels how it winces and shudders. He sees it as it opens its maw and its visor bends in a facsimile of eyes, pleading him as if asking how?

The robot beneath him comes to life and stumbles back.

Quickly, he scrambles to the nearest ledge which happens to be a broken support beam. Distantly, he thinks he feels his arm being sliced open on the edge of it and the warmth of blood streaming down his side as he nearly falls. 

“HEY! YOU WITH THE ENGINES!” He hoarsely screams to the still remaining, slack-jawed contestants. “I CAN’T KEEP THE ZERO POINTER DOWN FOR LONG! GO HELP THE GIRL AND TAKE HER TO SAFETY NOW!”

With a sudden burst of energy, the fellow participants start taking others out from the rubble while the blue-haired boy helps the brunette he was protecting earlier. As he watches them clear the rubble to drag her out, he feels a pang.

Who am I? a lost voice calls out. It’s raspy and almost-robotic sounding and only he can hear it. Where am I? What am I?

And Deku’s vision flickers.

In and out, he sees flashes through eyes that aren’t his. He hears voices that are simultaneously faraway and way too close for comfort. The world tugs at the sides of his perspective and a strain is pulling at the back of his head tearing his brain to shreds. He doesn’t know what he’s focusing or straining on, except that its working and keeping the zero-pointer down.

He grits his teeth. “Hurry the hell up! i can’t do this any longer--”

Bursts of pain appear behind his mismatched eyes and he wants to scream so bad and if he were looking any clearer he’d see the way that the zero-pointer thrashes on the ground in time with the pounding on his skull. Bile crawls up the back of his throat and Deku screams.

“SHE’S CLEAR! YOU CAN LET GO NOW, MIDORIYA-SAN.”

Izuku lets go and his vision goes black.