#it is what it is ig

[maruteru]

I don't understand how my drawings on a whiteboard is always better than on a drawing app

[seafoamandtragedy]

I can appreciate the aftg fandom for what it is.

[fae-spy]

nicole's flanderization in class of 09 the flipside ticks me off so bad. like yeah, she was a sociopath but she had some nuance to her. she'd never ever do what she did to jecka's dad. she'd never do that to jecka. in fact, she'd probably warn jecka about how much of a creep he is and absolutely hate him and want to kill him.

[oshiawaseni]

Between BkDk, which of them knows they're in love with the other?

A question was asked: Is it just one, is it both, or is it neither? This is my reasoning behind why I think that both of them have realised their romantic feelings for the other.

I'll start with Izuku’s side first, as he is the veteran.

Izuku's been sitting on his feelings for quite some time and repressing them as much as he can, simply just knowing these feelings… exist. Izuku has always loved Kacchan, but I'm talking specifically about the moment he realised what kind of love it was.

I think the moment that really did Izuku in was witnessing the growth in Katsuki's heroic heart for the very first time, during his team's battle in the Joint Training arc. Shiny eyes watched Kacchan's newly perfected teamwork as he fought the opposition while protecting his team and allowing them to cover for him in return.

This change in Katsuki was his heart becoming more like Izuku's, in his efforts to become the top hero that cares about saving and winning equally. He no longer looked down on the action of saving a person, so he no longer looked down on what it meant to be saved by others either. I think this really cast him in a new light for Izuku.

Kirishima: "But it's true it might be the first time we've ever seen him do something like this." (Katsuki protecting others)

As well as planting a seed foreshadowing Bakugou Katsuki Rising, Hori placed the speech bubble over a very bare panel of Izuku watching Kacchan for two reasons: Emphasis that Izuku was also seeing Kacchan's character growth for the first time, and to imply that the change in Katsuki's character that Monoma had just been yelling about was, in large part, influenced by Izuku himself.

The paneling is so genius. It seemed insignificant enough to be ignored by Bones, yet it says so much more than all other panels because it tells a story of the piece in Katsuki that had been missing their whole lives, it’s simplistic emptiness conveying the beauty Izuku saw in him finding it. If Katsuki was changing, maybe Izuku was, too... and this panel was the start of Izuku's admiration evolving into something more romantic.

Izuku watching Katsuki's heroism was an incredibly important moment for them and puts Izuku's view of love in ch.348 into some more context. Because chapter 208 was Katsuki definitely... undeniably sharing Izuku's heart. RIGHT AFTER sending his thoughts to Izuku: "Just keep your eyes on me, shitty Deku!"

".......If it responds to my feelings, at that time, I..."

And not long after JT, we get these unfinished thoughts about WHY Black Whip was triggered and Izuku has been hush about his inner thoughts on Katsuki ever since. (Other than telling Kacchan he doesn't mind being called Deku, if it's too hard to call him Izuku.)

The reason Izuku's emotions were so deeply triggered that day is because Monoma reminded him of the pain he saw in Katsuki's face when he cried to him about ending All Might in DvK2.

The recent anime ending further backs this theory during a montage of Izuku running away from the significant memories he has with his friends. This memory is a very important one to Izuku.

When Monoma triggered him, Izuku felt Katsuki's suffering on a personal level. His precious Kacchan, who had cried to him with that face, had fallen under attack, so by extension, Izuku was being attacked too. That day, Izuku discovered how very protective he is over him. (see also: "Give him back to me!")(see also: Kacchan getting hurt "because of me" to save Izuku was the Vigilante arc catalyst) (see also: Vol 37 Cover Art)

During his Bakugou Katsuki Rising chapter/episode, Kacchan too felt an immense amount of empathy with Izuku, because he refers to the moment he was about to lose Izuku as being "at death's door." Not specifying it was Izuku's death, but death in general. Izuku feels Katsuki's pain. Katsuki feels Izuku's pain. And this attunement with one another makes them both feel immensely protective over each other. Amazing.

So... Izuku has just figured out his feelings... and when asked directly by Kacchan, he runs away from giving him a concrete answer because he doesn't want to upset him with the love and overprotectiveness he feels for Kacchan inside his heart. At this point in the story, Izuku still feels somewhat disliked by him and is scared of Katsuki's potential harsh rejection. I'm sure he was thinking something like "Better to omit the truth and not cause anyone pain." No pain for Kacchan, no pain for him. Hedgehogs can't get hurt if they never lie close to each other, right?

＊* .•° ✿ °•. ❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。 ೋღ

With Katsuki, I think he awoke to a new feeling born inside him after he almost lost Izuku. The uncompromising need for Izuku to stay in his life. And his feelings from childhood that he’d hidden deep inside reemerged with the same explosive level of fervour that he’d given Izuku their whole lives, except now when he thought about Izuku, his heart was filled with something… different.

He only realised what those feelings really were at the same time he faced the looming death that was ahead of him. Katsuki was stripped completely bare by AFO and found all that remained of him, which was now staring him straight in the face, the precious piece of him AFO could never touch: Izuku’s and his intense and binding love for each other. There's no other explanation for chapter 362, other than him becoming more aware of both Izuku's and his own feelings. That's why he thought of him in the end, that's why he longed to see him so much.

That's why he wanted his feelings to reach him, to have Izuku in his grasp, at a time when he knew he had no hope to. All For One told him to face his reality. But that reality and Katsuki's wishes are two very separate entities and nothing can come between the love and belief Izuku and Katsuki have for each other. Katsuki would not be broken… and it was his hope that won out.

Edgeshot: "Don't give up, Dynamight! The guy you're waiting for will... Deku will come for sure. That's why I won't let you die!"

Hori revealed on the back of Volume 37 that Izuku is the person Katsuki had been waiting for because... (and this BREAKS ME):

Katsuki had been waiting to be saved by him.

I KNOW, I KNOW. There's a small part of me that's just like "SHUTUP HORI THESE CHAPTERS WERE ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO TAKE YOU DIDNT HAVE TO RUB THEM IN EVEN MORE :((" because thinking about all of this hurts like hell.

But I know these lines probably weren’t written to upset those of us who live in a perpetual state of bkdk canon brainrot, and were written so that everyone else, the average "casual" fan, can start to see/accept the love that's between them a little more. I'm sure it's with this kind of intention that he reminded everyone again of who exactly it was residing in Katsuki's heart and whose name it was Edgeshot felt he needed to use to call out to Katsuki with, for the sole purpose of motivating him harder to stay alive. (ily Hori, thanks for the pain.)

As of ch.362, they are both now aware they love the other, Izuku doesn't know yet that it's very reciprocal, but I think Katsuki realised it, and he allowed Izuku's love to overflow him during his delirium, using it as his shield to protect his spirits after the awful things AFO did and said to him. It's devastating that he had to suffer so much to see the truth that had been lying dormant inside his own heart the whole time.

This uncovered truth is why he got back up and acted in the way he knew Izuku believed in most about him. Izuku wasn't coming. But at the very least... he could still become the hero Izuku admires and loves one last time, before it was all over...

"(Never giving up until I get my win is what you always believed in about me,) so I just gotta win, right.... Izuku....?"

Ch.362 felt like Katsuki's answer to Izuku's feelings, an incredibly private moment of him exposing his bare heart for all to see. His final act was an acceptance and reciprocity of the love Izuku felt for him that had been there all along. He was completely run down mentally, physically and spiritually, so he comforted himself by thinking about his special guy.

What provides more comfort than your beloved being right there with you, at your lowest? What greater desire does the heart have than to feel loved by the person it yearningly aches for the most?

Katsuki was only able to see Izuku's feelings because he could finally face and recognise his own.

[cherrirui-official]

I'm trying to draw and I unintentionally discovered that I could just do this in ibispaint...

What if we made out in the John Dory void??? /J

[leemontoast]

Trying not to think about Fit finally having a building that is permanent that would stand the test of time and also something that was built especially for him, showing his value is worth more than a hastily constructed dirt or cobblestone house and then it being taken away from him.

[fyeah-oldjapanesevrock]

i feel they could've at least added atsushi's shadow in the new band pic

[arcane-vagabond]

You know, I don’t think I’m a particularly interesting or chaotic person, but then I say shit like “oh yeah, my best friend has beef with Helen Keller” and I have to stop and just think…oh, okay. Yeah. I see it now.

[sencrose]

does anyone else struggle with dealing with a project that's both longer than what they're used to writing, and something they've been working on for (what feels like) too long? bc ya girl is going through it

[callieyanderechan]

When i get a new hyperfixation

[attic-saltsz]

MVDP or someone: Ive invited you to the woods because i crave the most dangerous game

Tadej and Remco perfectly in sinc: Knife Monopoly

MVDP:...

MVDP: I was actually going to hunt you for sport but now im interested in whatever tthe fuck Knife Monopoly is

[conanssummerchild]

listening to hozier in the rain fuck yea

[jinikaris]

since my icon blog got nuked and i still haven't heard back from tumblr staff it's sounding like it's gone forever.... 🫠I won't be making a new one so whatever icons in the future i make will be posted on here from now on.

Will be making new links for my dash icons to be accessible again soon since all my pages were deleted on loveuntlds.

[apollo-just-ice]

A CRUMB OF BRUNO CONTENT

I’M INSANE

WOOOO THE CROWD GOES WILD (the crowd is likely just me)

(Ok this comic was cute tho :) )

[megumi-fm]

MEG I TOTALLY FORGOT TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR INTERVIEW😭😭😭😭 i was going to wish you good luck, but it was so fuckin early i thought hm ill send it later. and then i forgot😭😭😭

how did it go? (tho i don't even have to ask, bc ofc it went amazingly and you were perfect 💜)

AJ HI THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE THE KINDEST NICEST EVER AND IT'S FINE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT

it went... well, i think? not well in that way though; he said his lab is mainly for people who are more advanced and he doesn't generally taker graduates, but he really liked my CV and the work i've done so he wanted to talk to me. we spoke for a while and he said he'll have to get back to see if he can integrate me somewhere in his lab (which actually sounded like a rejection to me idk), but he also sent a few emails of his colleagues whose work he thinks aligns with mine, so I'm going to email them and see how that goes!

[siwym-archive]

I miss him (blorbo I'm constantly rotating in my brain)