#like that one insane anon pointed out: i got several things wrong in chapter one already right

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I've decided I'm gonna try to give less of a fuck when writing fic. Cuz I want to actually, um, finish it one day. And I know that on the rare occasion that I read fic, I don't really care if they get the lore or small details right, as long as the characterization feels right. So that's what I'm gonna strive for, I think. Instead of procrastinating because of "uwu I don't feel like playing the game but I need to know exactly what's in this container that I mention in passing" type shit.

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after reading shigaraki's backstory and that he actulley killed his family do you still think he could be redeemed?

Japan has rather set ways of viewing children) where children are expected to be innocent and reliant upon adults to the point The fact that a kid could even be able to kill someone even in self defense seems to them as meaning they have essentially got the mindset of a cold blooded murderer which is why some people think shigaraki is irredeemable

Diff asks to be answered together.

I’ve answered whether he is redeemable here! 

Also: the amount of redemption arcs in shonen makes me skeptical of this claim that this is how Horikoshi intends the culture to influence how his audience reads it. Actually without even the larger shonen content, it shows a lack of textual understanding.

I’m really not seeing why people think this changes anything than previous chapters. This... isn’t new information. I never doubted he killed his family. The only theory this seems to disprove is that AFO gave Shigaraki his quirk, but even so it’s clear AFO was watching Shigaraki so... it doesn’t change anything. If anything I think showing us the abuse he suffered makes it even more likely he will be redeemed; victims are often given redemption. 

I’m really not surprised that people are like “see this proves he was always bad!” But I am disappointed. A child is NEVER responsible for this kind of crime; their brains physically cannot process consequences, empathy, and right and wrong like an adult’s can, or even like a teenager can. And honestly despite the questionable framing re BNHA’s other abuse case in Endeavor, Horikoshi’s depiction of abuse is raw, realistic, and deeply personal (this is not to speculate; please don’t do that). It’s incredibly relatable for many of us, and sympathetic towards the victims.

I also am a bit ???? As I said here about people taking a canonically mentally unstable villain’s words at face value. @linkspooky wrote a fantastic meta on this today. Granted BNHA is fairly straightforward, but I think the framing of Shigaraki’s sister, grandparents, and mother indicates that he has complex feelings for them rather than simple hatred as he claims. It’s a coping mechanism to tell himself he hates them; if he says that, then he doesn’t have to grapple with agony. This is also fairly normal for abuse victims, accurate and raw. How victims feel about people who are also trying to survive but don’t save you from your abuse is extremely complex. I know I felt sympathy but also extreme anger at times. I’m just really quite sad to see how people respond to an abused child who acts out and to the “but culture!” anon: Eri killed her dad too, remember? I will admit I’m personally biased due to my experiences though so take what I’m about to say with a grain of salt—or maybe given my experiences add weight to what I say, I don’t know. 

It seems like people want to believe abuse doesn’t happen to good people, that people who are angry about abuse are less worthy victims or not even victims at all, and that’s a deeply troubling perspective. Also, while abuse is always wrong, abuse doesn’t always or even often have a perfect white to go with the black. Victims aren’t required to be perfect angels—this is an argument that defense lawyers use to discredit victims and yet I see many engaging in it without realizing that if you make this argument, that is precisely the dialogue you’re contributing to. 

It’s one thing to make a textual argument, but the text doesn’t support “Shigaraki=bad; Deku=good” in a lot of ways, namely All Might, the moral compass of this series, stating that he wanted to save Shigaraki and flawed hero society (which Horikoshi does criticize with Endeavor, etc.) stopping him. And then Eri, as Link wrote about and I mentioned above. We already know that killing family doesn’t mean you should be written off as irredeemable via both Eri and Endeavor who as far as we know likely thinks his training killed or at the bare minimum severely injured Touya, drove his wife to insanity, and it still took him over a decade to even decide to try redeeming himself. Yet the manga is giving him this space but y’all want to believe it won’t give Shigaraki any redemption?

Also, like, Deku’s view of a hero is literally saving people. It’s not “destroy and PUT HIM DOWN.” The text literally says Deku becomes the #1 hero and I highly doubt he does it by giving up his ideal of saving people and murders his mentor’s mentor’s grandson instead. That doesn’t make sense, y’all. His saving people has never been framed as wrong. (Will he fail to save someone at some point? He very well might, I actually hope so, but like keep in mind it legit hasn’t happened yet which over 200 chapters in I think means that Horikoshi is not really into criticizing this ideal.) 

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Stargirl222′s Favorite Stuckony Multi-Chapter Fics

Hello everyone! Here is my next rec list. I have limited this to only finished multi-chapter fics that are not part of a series (unless its the main fic with lots of side stories). This unfortunatley excludes some of my other favorites. Hopefully at some point I will make a post about my favorite series. Again if you want to request a specific type of fic rec list just send me an ask either on anon or not. Thanks so much everyone!

Warning, most of these are going to be rated E becasue my personal favorite type of multi-chapter fic is lots of plot with a dash of smut so… sorry? Or not sorry, depending on how you feel about that.

Long Distance by @not-close-to-straight: At the end of a bad day, Tony gets drunk and texts Rhodey all his woes. Except he typed the wrong number, and has been texting someone named Steve– who is blond, 28, teaches art and somehow charmed by Tonys drunk rambles. One conversation turns into another, and soon they are texting and talking and flirting every day for weeks until Tony finally takes a chance and asks Steve to meet in person. Steve replies that he and his boyfriend Bucky would be thrilled to meet. Devastated, and feeling betrayed, Tony stops talking to Steve all together, and their budding relationship comes to a screeching halt. But Bucky has been eavesdropping on their conversations and texts and is halfway in love with Tony too, so he takes it upon himself to fix the rift between Steve and Tony. Tony isn’t sure about it at first, but after some cute videos, sexy selfies, several date nights, Tony starts to think that the three of them may actually work. Can Bucky and Steve convince Tony there is enough room in their bed and their arms for each other AND him? Will this Long Distance texting and phone call relationship ever make it into the same zip code?  

Pirates Heart by @not-close-to-straight: The 1700s, the Golden Age of Piracy, and Captain Steve Rogers has all he wants: a ship, a loyal crew, Bucky at his side, and the horizon offering a new adventure everyday. But an impulsive kiss gone wrong leads to a forced marriage between Steve and Tony Stark, and now Steve doesnt know what to do about ANYTHING. Steve loves Bucky, but something about Tony draws him in and one kiss leads to more. Tony is too innocent for this life, but he picks up a sword anyway. Bucky is Steve's love, but when he offers his hand Tony takes it and now the three of them are something new. When the truth about Steve's mission to ruin the Stark name comes out, Tony runs away, leaving Steve and Bucky behind in search of answers to the secrets hidden from him his whole life-- about his company, about Uncle Obie, about his parents death. Steve and Bucky cant abandon their mission against Stane and Tony cant deal with the answers he finds in New York.Is this the end? Is Tony gone forever? Or will he leave everything from his old life and return to the sea and to the Pirates that hold his heart?

Hide a Heart of War by RayShippouUchiha: “You’ve got war in your heart boy,” Howard sneers, “don’t ever try and pretend to be anything but what you are.”Tony feels the familiar burn of a flower mark being etched into his skin but he doesn’t look, doesn’t try and check to see what it is. Instead he keeps his eyes on Howard and his hands cupped around his bleeding mouth and nose.

Carrier by just_another_tinker: Tony swept his gaze over the jacket. It was well used, heavily worn down, but not in a bad way. The fabric felt softened over years of use, and the slight discolorations seemed to suit it. Tony could see the marks left over from the previous owners. A small patch, sewn perfectly in neat little stiches on the inside breast pocket screamed of Steve’s steady hands, while the fraying on tails remained as evidence of Bucky’s impatient tugging.Or, Steve and Bucky gift Tony with their jacket that survived from the 1940's. Turns out that wasn't the only thing that survived.

Three Days, One Week, and a Lifetime by swtalmnd: Bucky and Steve work at a coffee shop. Tony meets them when they actually make his insanely caffeinated order. Sparks fly and pants drop. 50% Actual Porn, 40% Schmoop, 10% clothes & coffee porn.

Of Spiders and Super Soldiers by AuddieAussie: After the hell that was Ultron and the Sokovia Accords, Tony doesn't blame the team for wanting nothing to do with him. To make up for past mistakes, Tony disappears into his lab and focuses on using his money and brains to provide the Avengers with more fancy tech than they'll ever need. By doing this, he also doesn't have to worry about Steve's grim frown, Bucky's hateful gaze, or everyone else's cold annoyance. For six long months, this formula worked, but then fate decided to be a Loki-like dick and Tony wasn't sure how it happened, but in the span of one week, he'd somehow acquired a kid.

Sorry to those authors who I don’t know the tumblr of.