#like as u say with dabi and toji and deku

[ihatebnha]

i hope this is okay to send hefjkd but ur post about toji and specifically how certain characters feel more comforting because of their circumstances is so so real lol.

the fic im writing right now is focused a lot on the difference between class and how most like.. working class people feel that sense of kinship in a way you can't with other people. toji is so often dismissed as just a horny character when really he is a disenfranchised character who has a lot very human qualities to him that are deeply comforting imo.

you mentioned dabi and yeah just like. as someone who also grew up poor i know exactly what you mean. that baseline struggle to survive really has an effect on your character and it sucks when certain characters who embody that sort of normalcy and struggle are written off in a specific way. as just one thing bc of that.

it takes away some of their depth. tojis story, dabi's story, hell even dekus story are all crux on how being in the outsksirts of society effect your character and toji is no exception to that.

idk if this made any sense but what you said REALLLY resonated with me. if this isn't something u wanna get into feel free to answer privately or delete but i just wanted to let u know it was a take that made complete sense!!

ARI! ofc its okay to respond, i'm a little tired rn so im absolutely gonna butcher this response (lord knows i'd be here for a 1000 years if attempted something proper) but. i admire ur character analyzations berry much so i'm quite tuched that ur responding to my thoughts AT ALL!!!

and i'm glad u understand, too, because i get really scared about posting stuff regarding these kinds of topic bc i feel like getting any kind of pushback or hate abt them would just DESTROYYY me lmfao🥶🥶🥶...

but absolutely to ALL OF THIS. one thing im sorta always finding myself upset with is how... disenfranchisement specifically (and suffering in general) is often shown to be something very........ rare/unique/separate/OTHERING, when in reality it actually has quite a broad spectrum of effects that more people can find themselves relating to than not... SO I JUST WONDER why, at the same time, that is then so easily forgotten/dismissed.

again, just goes back to sorta the basic point of thematic narratives being misunderstood, and more broadly, specific characterizations going IGNORED... but it hurts when i do think, as u talk about w/ ur fic (which i YAM EXCITED FOR BTW), there's a real reason to and an effect when you bring them up in your content.

idk. its weird. and emotionally draining to think abt when u consider it all in such specific ways sometimes too fdjaskdfnjaksd BUT ANYWAY.

[ihatebnha]

is hard to talk about without feeling like im projecting but idk. maybe i’m just mad bc i feel a certain kinship to characters who are somewhat... uncouth. like don’t get me wrong, i love grace and class and the thrill of thinking about having money and power but also like... i truly think there’s value and a lot of comfort in someone... you can truly characterize to be................ normal and weird. 

like ig just.. one of the reasons turning toji into a sex god feels so off is bc i honestly see a lot of potential in using him as a comfort character who understands pain vs. as someone very... rudimentary / only good for one thing. DUNNO.