#it irks me when people say that Shouto and Izuku are not friends

[tera-vadai]

Romantic ships, canon or fanon, don't get in the way nor eliminate the friendships of a character (or, a character can be shipped with whoever you want and still have other friends) — A quick rant by a tired Shouto fan

I generally prefer to keep my opinions with myself and don't get involved in discourse, specially when it's about certain characters or ships —you know, the usual fandom-related stuff—, but oh my God, constantly finding complains and slander of a favorite character of mine while looking for positive and wholesome content is really tiring.

Of course everyone is entitled to have their own opinions and it's free to like or dislike any character for X reason, but this case in particular it's as if you like chocolate ice cream, and everyone around you complains and gives you a list of reasons why chocolate ice cream sucks and you should not like it, and instead should replace it with another flavor.

That is super rude, you know?

Ok, so getting on topic, in a story, a character is not —or should not be— limited to having ONLY two friends (one being the best friend and the other the romantic interest). A single character can have lots of friends (the more, the merrier, am I right?), and it's natural and completely normal that the way these relationships and interactions work in each of these friendships are going to be different.

Talking specifically about BNHA, Izuku CAN be friends with Iida, Ochako, Katsuki and Shouto at the same time (and in canon, he actually is friends with all of them, as well as with other characters). Also, not because he gets along with two of them means he cannot, or should not, do the same with the other two (when, again, I repeat, it's canon that they are all his friends).

Granted, the story hasn't done a great job at defining these friendships in a more detailed way (and as a consequence, some characters get constantly sidelined, specially in the movies), but that doesn't mean that you should go as far as to say that the friendship is inexistent. Not because the author has forgotten that two characters are friends (just saying that they are, but failing to show it), or has neglected said friendship (giving the impression that is only one-sided), you should too.

Also, remember that headcanons =/= canon content. You can headcanon whatever you want, but that doesn't erase canon facts (and that includes established friendships).

Lastly —and this goes for both sides of this discussion—, trying to justify a ship by claiming that a character must only be friends with a certain character/or a certain group of characters, and in the process, should not be friends with any other character (generally one from a rival ship) it's actually very toxic, and you only hate for the sake of hating. In real life you can be part of different circles of friends while having a partner (because if, out of jealousy, your partner starts to isolate you from your other friends, well, that's a very big red flag in your relationship).

Please people, you can like a character without having to discredit other to put your fave on a pedestal.

Let's try to spread positivity, not negativity.

[dynmghts]

❛ how could i fall when i am lifted by every word you say to me? ❜ / ( listen. sorta distant-awkward-postwar 3rd years where izuku, having just survived some battle and is having concussion, slurring this @ kacchan)

third year winter internships were in full swing now. most of the class is feeling relief at the final hurdles ahead of them - how dangerously close they were to graduating, pursuing their lifelong goals beyond the school they've dedicated the last three years to. some knew where they were going once they graduated. others have a plan, but haven't formed anything concrete because it relies on factors they don't have.

for people like bakugou katsuki, his entire experience after graduating from ua is meticulously organised to a tee / everything had a plan, a backup, a backup to the backup. with his projected grades, he could get into any university he wanted for a bachelor in social science, majoring human resources and minoring history. if they fall short, he had other universities in mind with the same quality of education. if not that, somehow, then a pathways course. he'd start up an agency with the support of his mentors, and if they couldn't help him, he'd figure it out on his own.

but despite this, the most uneasy factor of the future lies within katsuki and midoriya izuku's friendship - if you could call it that, exactly.

not-quite-rivals, not-quite-friends, not-so-close and yet not-so-far : were anyone to ask katsuki where he stood with izuku, he'd divert the conversation until the topic wasn't on their unsure bond anymore. because- yes, katsuki he knew where he stood. or he thought he did. sometimes it echoes in his mind with a voice that feels so distant, and readily haunts him in dreams when he believes he's forgotten it to his busying life / a voice that spoke so surely, so cruelly, that it cut into the deepest parts of katsuki and taunted him all the same.

the only thing about you that catches my interest is how you're closer to midoriya izuku than anyone else.

katsuki isn't sure if that's as true now as it was then.

it was by chance that he, izuku, and shouto interned under endeavour again for their final internship. it was by further chance that he and izuku were sent on a mission, supervised as provisional heroes, given more involvement as soon-to-be pros. even if katsuki couldn't define them as close, they could at least talk strategy and planning. at least they agreed on a pincer movement to envelop their targets, with the blond on one side, the green-haired hero on the other. they coordinated their supervising heroes to take up positions at the front and back of the moving target, and they'd all meet in the middle. the strategy worked at first.

things dramatically shift when izuku takes a bad hit to the head. from across the field, the blond discerns quickly that it was a villain that managed to knock him off-balance, causing the injury, boasting and taunting proudly at it. [ but katsuki knows too well that this would not slow midoriya izuku down - and for once, he wishes it would. ]

dynamight is the one quickly reorganising their forces while he goes to support deku's position ; he barks out commands with authority and a sense of calm, panic diverted by the need to remain collected in the heat of battle, dancing over the fight to land in proximity to izuku as supporting fire. it irks him that he can't convince izuku to stay down in the throes of a likely growing concussion, but it's one he accommodates to as quickly as possible. that knowing drives him to fight more viciously.

for the remaining duration of the fight, most other villains can't even get close to hero deku. each one is met with the explosive hero instead, zipping across short distances with clusters of explosions, grinning maniacally at their emboldened attempts - each takedown is as satisfying as the last.

when the battle concludes and the villains are all secured for transport, before anyone can even check if dynamight had sustained any wounds, he rushes straight to the green-haired hero's side. he catches him before he falls from poor balance.

❛ christ, izuku, could you not go falling over on me ? you're gonna make the damn concussion worse - and don't lie to me, you are concussed. ❜ not that katsuki is sure that izuku could catch all of that. the blond is swift to administer emergency first aid for the other hero, lowering them and sitting the other's head carefully on his thigh as he treats any open injury he may have sustained.

he freezes at izuku's words, then : how could i fall when i am lifted by every word you say to me ?

red stays purposefully away from gazing into green, snarl working its way onto a mix of stoic and yet concerned expression. what could he say ? that it doesn't explain why izuku has decided on distance if he thrives on katsuki's words ? that it only makes him more confused, because would izuku leave that behind with whatever plans he had for his future ? [ when did it happen that katsuki was the one gripping violently for an ounce of friendship instead of izuku ? ]

despite the growing agitation that engulfs whatever other emotions katsuki was wearing, his touch is gentle, gloved fingers delicately shifting strands of green curls aside for closer inspection. ❛ you've lost your damn mind. ❜

and maybe i have too.

UNREAL UNEARTH, ACCEPTING.

[edwardslostalchemy]

Multiple reasons.

I simply do not vibe with this ship.

I see it as being so FORCED. Like its as if it was made to pair Shouto with a girl and Momo with a guy.

They have no chemistry.

Like none, zero, from what I can see.

I like them better as best friends. Thats my Brand.

I like them as wlw / mlm solidarity.

Not many interactions for me to really like them, and if they have interacted, like in Kamino, Shouto is usually focused on Izuku.

I don't ship Shouto with anyone except Izuku.

I headcanon Shouto as gay, as in homosexual. So pairing him up with any girl in general gives me a bad taste in my mouth, but especially this ship.

I can ship Momo with anyone except with Shouto and Izuku. I like her better with Kyoka and Katsuki.

She's never really showed like interest in him. What I see is admiration when she says he's the most capable student in the class.

She compares herself to him and that's not healthy. Like during their final exam, the way she said things, that Shouto knows best and had a plan right off the bat, her tone was sarcastic to me. And I get this is part of her development, but it's something that irks me. And also Shouto was a jerk to her during the test. I get they were under a lot of stress and Momo was panicking, but he wasn't really gentle with her. It was more like "Hurry up, tell me your plan already!" And they did well, Shouto was cooperative, but I mean, I can't see them as anything other than friends.

They remind me of my best friend and me. He is like Shouto in that he told her she was the most qualified person to be class rep, helping her boost her confidence. My bff does this, too, by lifting my spirit and telling me facts about myself like "you've done x, y, z, so you are more than qualified and capable for this".

I can't see Momo and Shouto emotionally providing for each other. Like they are on different frequencies and idk part of what I look for in chemistry is that they need to be on the same page. He can follow her orders and she can follow his, but it's not like coordination. Like how Shouto and Izuku are on the same frequency, like that, that's what I'm looking for.

Its a boring ship for me. They're both rich and talented. Prince and Princess. Wow. How intriguing. I'm not sold. Its bland. No spice. I have a higher chance of getting into any other ship rather than this one.

There was no turning back once I read Prince & Prince. That fic showed their friendship so so well.

If I want childhood friends, They can totally be that and know each other since they were kids. And again that reminds me of my bff and I because we know each other since we were like 5. So theyd be the rich best friends.

Its not the ship for me.

Because it reminds me of my friendship with my bff and we have been paired up to the point where we had to spend time AWAY from each other because we were so STRESSED, this ship literally triggers me. It probably sounds stupid, but God I hate it. The reminder sucks and I have a huge stick up my ass and I deal with it. (I also have a similar dislike fir izu/ocha because of this reason.)

Also there's art I've seen that is just???? Like??? Can there be art of them where Shouto isn't kissing Momo's neck? That's literally what I've run into and it turned me off so MUCH and it grossed me out. Please what the fuck. If they're adults, sure whatever, but they were still kids and I can't vibe I really can't.

They haven't done something to really impact each other. Like how Izuku and Shouto have literally made each other Shook^TM. Izuku with Its your power and You're an incredibly kind person, and Shouto with Heroes cry when they need to and What matters are actions. Not to mention the level of care that Izuku and Shouto have for each other. That's what has to sell me.

As for dynamic, that's really what sells me on ships as well. These two have no real dynamic in my eyes.

If anyone ships them, more power to you. I won't judge, just don't tell me why you ship it because I'm sorry, I will not care. If we are mutuals, please tag it or i won't hesitate to unfollow. I have unfollowed because people didn't tag it. I'm not open to talk about this ship obviously. Also for any of my posts with platonic Shouto and Momo, don't tag it as ship. I specifically tag it as platonic for A REASON. Theres been people that still tagged it as ship and used other tags that I was like why on my post specifically that says PLATONIC. So yeah, here you go. I think it's gross.

[imagineacademia]

Hello there may I make a request with a jealous Shouto where his s/o is a very friendly and likes to hug everyone??

It was early in the morning in U.A High, but you were still perky and cheerful like always. You begin to greet everyone, your beloved boyfriend Shouto first. You reach over and give him a hug, wrapping your arms around his neck and proceed to give him a peck on the cheeks. He mirrors your actions, enfolding you in his arms.

“Good morning Shouto!” you cajoled. He smiles at you and messes your hair up,

“Good morning y/n,” he whispers. You break the hug and go to your group of friends to give them the same greeting.

“Good morning, Uraraka-chan!” you chirped as you gave her a hug. She was used to your unique way of saying hello and reciprocated the thought back and gave you a tight squeeze. You hug all your close friends, Tenya Iida, Tsuyu Asui, Izuku Midoriya, and Momo Yaoyorozu.

As you were doing so, Todoroki couldn’t help but feel a certain way. Even though you do it almost every day, it irked him when you went and hugged the guys the way you hugged him. Today especially, he was slightly annoyed at your affection towards other people that wasn’t him. He waits until you finish your greetings and make your way back to your seat next to him.

You notice his change in attitude when you sat down next to him, and nudged his elbow, grabbing his attention.

“What’s wrong Shouto?” you inquire. It wasn’t always that he was distant from you, so what could be the problem now?

“It’s no big deal,” he slightly shakes his head, thinking it would reassure you. You knew something was wrong and you knew you were going to get to the bottom of it.

“Did you not like your hug? I can give you another!”  you exclaim, thinking your hug wasn’t as passionate as they usually were. He let out a light chuckle and shook his head once more. His face turns back to the serious expression before and he breathes out a sigh,

“I don’t really appreciate you hugging your friends everyday like that,” he confessed. You turned your head in confusion, until you understood what he meant by “friends.” You let out a giggle and hugged him once more.

“Are you jealous of me hugging Iida and Midoriya? Because you shouldn’t be, you’re the only one I see, I promise!” you reassure. Todoroki’s cheeks turn a light pink, and he hums in the crook of your neck.

“I know.”