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[prince-liest]

@fffinger-guns replied to your post “I get increasingly more concerned as I see Horikoshi convieniently...”

I really really don't want to see Hawks lose his wings BUT if he do, I'm very curious to see how Horikoshi would handle writing a character going through such a tragedy as this. People in real life do experience debilitating injuries, which would make Hawks a character for them to relate to. Losing something like that is tragic, but seeing someone go through it and come back from it is inspiring. There's two directions Hawk's story could go and I'm sooo curious

Plus the only other character to lose his quirk so far is Mirio, and while it is tragic, I feel like it wasn’t quite as tragic, especially because it’s hinted that eventually Eri could give mirio his quirk back. If Hawks lost his quirk, he would also lose his career, which at this point is basically his identity

I enjoy the way that Horikoshi has handled All Might losing his quirk to a debilitating injury, and I think there’s a lot of parallels to be made there. Being All Might was Toshinori Yagi’s entire identity for years and years, and we see him being not that great at handling his inability to be All Might anymore! He gets stressed out at being unable to help, has a rough time adjusting to doing literally anything else other than pro-heroing, and has to learn how to be his own person rather than just a symbol of peace. I really loved Horikoshi’s take on ‘removing’ the obligatory Main Character Mentor Figure from his position of power without actually offing him, and I really enjoy seeing All Might reconcile himself with no longer being All Might.

That said, I think that this is an arc that makes a lot of sense for All Might, but it’s not one that I’d personally enjoy for Hawks. Hawks isn’t just someone that put his all into his identity as a hero, he’s also a child soldier and a child abuse victim. I really want to see him find freedom and person-hood without having to sacrifice and suffer even more in the process.

As a side note: A lot of folks with disabilities stand solidly on the ‘dnw’ side of the line with regards to being seen as an inspiration for living with a disability. I know a character like that can very well be inspiring for a kid facing something similar, and it’s not my place to say either way, but I wanted to at least bring it up as food for thought.

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Reblog & tag someone who has brightened up your day ☀️

I was tagged by @autumn-foxfire, and I hope you don't mind me starting a new post as the original was getting long, and I have a lot of thank you’s to give out to begin with.

This has been a particularly lonely year for me with small and big problems and frustrations coming in and out of my life like a revolving door which is why I anticipate this list getting a little long as I have a lot of people to be grateful for through all of it.

I have a lot of new “creator” friends I’m incredibly grateful for having to have met/found/finally interacted with as mutuals like @autumn-foxfire, @fluffyblaire, @fluffyrainbowbutterfly, @officially-dumb, @prince-liest, and @tozhan whom I’d have a great time interacting one-on-one and through adding to discussions and posts, and with whom great new ideas like the Dabi is Icarus/Dabi = Icarus theory came to be. I don’t think I followed any of you at the beginning of the year, and after The Great Fandom Split finding you in what felt like an incredibly isolated and lonely space in the fandom was a godsend.

And while the previous list is becoming increasingly overlapping with this next one, I also want to recognize people with whom I interact mainly through asks or as just people I’ve come to recognize as frequent visitors to my blog via my notes like @robinspea, @dorito9708, @fffinger-guns, @emoji-takamii, @rumiikei, @hunter-kole, @hr-nm-grnd-zr, @dahlias-love, @screaming-pee, @takmikig, @invisikitten, @firebonbon, @kittycatcomander, @thegaygyrus @roadriot, and @scarletrain1724. Even this is a small sampling of people I recognize as “frequenters” so don’t be discouraged if you don’t see your name here. I’m sure I could find maybe a dozen more if I really sit down and go looking through my notes. This list also includes everyone who’s sent me asks on anon as well.

Some of you I’m recently coming to discover are also passionate and imaginative in the same space as analyzing or theorizing the MHA universe like I am even if I’m only now discovering the posts on your blog, you’re simply not as active in adding to the discussion publicly, or you're just now dipping your toes into the water. It’s a joy to see new faces and voices adding to the conversation. Even with people I physically live close to I'm terrible at initiating contact, so I'm grateful whenever I'm tagged in these kinds of things to remind me to call someone "by name" and express how grateful I am for you.

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Rules: make a new post name 10 characters from 10 different fandoms that you like, and then tag 10 people!

Tagged by my dear @plusultranerd. Thanks for continuing to tag me in these!

1. Sesshomaru from InuYasha

2. Hawks from My Hero Academia

3. Entrapta from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

4. Sokka from Avatar: the last Airbender

5. Rock Lee from Naruto

6. Vash the Stampede from Trigun

7. Hestia from DanMachi

8. Pearl from Steven Universe

9. Ciel Phantomhive from Black Butler

10. Sunset Shimmer from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

I think that's a good mix of old, new, quality, and garbage! I forget how much media I've consumed sometimes.

Tagging: I actually don't have a lot of people I'm close to, but I hope @autumn-foxfire, @sharkbait-hoohahah, @fffinger-guns , @dorito9708, @olivineonyx, are ok with a tag as a mix of friends, acquaintances, and active conversationalists/followers I can think of off the top of my head. Feel free to pick it up for funsies on your blog as well!