#maybe overdew kinda like that one

[enderwolf91]

little intro to the stardew x overwatch idea before I go on a trip tomorrow morning; genuinely might start writing a full fic on the plane for this if I find the inspiration to world build (*´ω`*) kept it similar to the stardew intro and I'm gonna keep the name Pelican Town unless I find a better town name relating to the overwatch characters

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☆ after spending so long working an office job, unhappy and wanting to do more than sit at a desk all day, you open the envelope your grandfather left to you before he passed.

★ all there was inside was a letter, the neat handwriting of your grandfather questioning if you need a change of scenery and giving an address for a town you've never heard of. Pelican Town.

☆ with no better idea to start a new life, you pack up your little apartment and head to Pelican Town with the little cash you've saved between paying bills.

★ the travel is long, watching the bustling city turn into calmer suburbs, and then it goes quiet as the bus takes you closer to the mountains and forest; and one long tunnel later the bus stops at a small, fenced area with a sign welcoming you to Pelican Town.

☆ "You must be y/n! Welcome to Pelican Town." It's a tall woman with white locks and dark eyes, a kind smile gracing her features as she greets you, introducing herself as Sojourn. She shows you to your grandfather's old farm, or what's left of it anyways. The sight of the overgrown weeds and abundance of trees was overwhelming, and the look on your face makes Sojourn laugh.

★ "It's seen some better days, or years, but it's all yours now. We fixed up the house and replaced the main furniture for you, and your grandfather left behind some farming tools that are still in good shape too." And soon you were working on planting your first seeds and starting to clear out the bushes and logs that cover the plot of land.

☆ your first day is exhausting, not used to so much physical work. Cutting through logs and breaking apart rocks too big to move in one piece. By noon you had to take a break, relaxing under the shade of a tree as you snack on granola bars you packed for the bus ride, making a plan to head into town soon and find a restaurant to eat at, at least until your produce starts showing promise.

★ for now, you focus on what you can do and thank your dad for teaching you how to use a hammer and saw as you make a decent crate to store some wood and stone in, putting the rest in the bin Sojourn showed you for things you wanted to sell.

☆ by the end of the day, it takes everything in you not to pass out against a tree stump. the bed inside your new home feels like heaven under your exerted body, the blanket providing a warm comfort as you easily drift off to the sounds of the nighttime bugs and critters.

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that's all I can do for now, I gotta try and get some sleep before heading to the airport. more to come as I cultivate more ideas and figure out how I wanna go about this, whether it's just one shots of interacting with characters or make it intol a chapter based fic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ we'll see

also thank you to the 10 people who've followed me??? I just saw that while making this; it's not a lot but honestly I wasn't expecting anyone to follow me since this isn't a blog dedicated to a specific type of media like art or writing nor is it for a specific fandom (I promise I like more things than just overwatch trust me; I like Pokemon and fnaf and more too I just play overwatch a lot and actively engage with the fandom more than others lol)

[class1akids]

Am iI the only one that doesn't like who shoto seems to constantly be put down?

Its always emphasizes how much stronger Toya is and how shoto can't compare its kinda frustrating and I know that this is from shotos pov but we're not gonna anyone else's pov when it comes to this stuff like mid war when shoto did get his moment it got taken away immediately by Toya copying shoto and then for the final fight despite endeavor not doing anything and the rest of the familys efforts not being anywhere near enough when shoto stopped the explosion the entire fam got the credit and then Toya got an ice quirk (which I hate so much it's like if shoto suddenly got blue flames out of the blue like no this is literally shotos thing) and the we are reminded again of how shoto can't compare

Toya is always victimized and while yes he is a victim the fact the he doesn't get the right to kill ppl is only said once and thats not enough compared to the amount of times it's pointed out that it's not his fault while shoto on the other hand isn't and it's rather frustrating it feels like he's always getting the short end of the stick

Really like the shoto and AM talk, it was really overdew (also makes it seem like what allmight said to shoto mid war less like pressure and more like encouragement which I'm sure is how it was intended)

I'm personally not too bothered by it:

The hero being an underdog is a pretty common trope. If you look at all the other major fights, the hero is always on the back foot. Shouto deciding to go up against Touya despite his brother's overwhelming firepower is brave and admirable and people point it out repeatedly how almost everyone underestimated Shouto.

The entire framework of the Todoroki family is Endeavor's fire. Everyone's value is always measured in relation to fire, (Ice user? Worthless. Hotter fire? Good.) without ever pausing for a moment to think what that hotter fire is for. This entire fire is fueled by resentment. Endeavor's resentment against All Might starts it, it spreads over to Touya and Touya's resentment of Endeavor fuels it to new peaks. Touya's blue fire represents the generational trauma and the negative emotions of the family.

Phosphor is the perfect endgame move for Shouto. It's narratively beautiful, it brings together everything Shouto has learned and it represents ultimately the power of healing - both Shouto's personal healing, him coming to terms with his fire, his past, but also the family coming together. Shouto's two-sided power, channeled through his heart is born after his mother and father finally meet again after a decade and the whole family comes together for Touya.

So Touya copying Phosphor to me is hopeful because Touya up until then never copied anyone but Endeavor. Taking Phosphor is a special connection with Shouto Touya never forged with anyone else. I don't think it's fully paid off yet, but I think it will.

Touya having ice also doesn't bother me. It's to be seen if Touya can use it like Shouto does, but the moment it came through was about Endeavor. It was for him to know before what he thought was his inevitable death that the son he threw away at 5 was a "masterpiece" too - in fact all his children are. I don't think that Touya having ice makes Shouto somehow less valuable - only if you accept Endeavor's rules and the children's value is decided by their quirk or power level. I'm fairly certain Shouto does not resent Touya having ice - he's more happy that his brother is still alive.

Horikoshi did delete in the volume version Shouto's quip about not being a masterpiece. We still don't know why - I suspect that Shouto and the Todoroki family will be back in Phase 3 of the fight, and maybe it will all make sense then. But the way I read that line was basically Shouto pointing out that Touya (and not Shouto) is the culmination of what Endeavor dreamt of as a heir when he started his genetic project. Someone who can take his fire technique to new heights. But what did it achieve? A burnt firstborn, a broken family, a bunch of civilians in grave danger. Endeavor's masterpiece is not a badge of honor - it's madness.

Shouto not becoming what Endeavor wanted is a good thing, and in line with his arc. He took his power in a new direction (the right way to put out a fire) and he's doing what he does for the right reasons, while also becoming a reassuring, authentic hero - which is what he wants to be. His power-level is absolutely amazing still - but that's not what the story is really about.

So let's see where it all ends. Like I said, I'm still waiting for the conclusion of the Todoroki family. Horikoshi has been "hiding" them since Shouto's Rising chapter; now that people are warping in, I'd be surprised not to see them (especially Shouto) pop up eventually. I also would not be surprised to see a power-up for Shouto, considering he's the only one who hasn't had one in the final arc, and absorbing Touya's nuke would be a good reason to give him one and also make the power-ups between the brothers go both ways. I think that was the idea with the "mingling" comment.

Finally, the family resolving its issues, they should now use that power instead of fighting each other to help the overall endgame goal.