#mentions of gran torino

[thr0wnawayy]

Dissecting the Jaku General Hospital Disaster and MHA's failures with complexity

Ahhh, The Jaku Hospital Raid. The point where MHA's story went from it's ever increasing decline to throwing itself right off a cliff.

(boooring)

I think most can agree this event was a travesty writing/plot wise, but how about all of those in regards to MHA's setting. Well that's what I'd like to discuss.

Point 1: A Goal Without a Plan is a Dream

The plan summed up is "fuck around and find out".

The heroes came in to uncharted enemy territory relying soley on brute force, broke a bunch of equipment that did God knows what (for all they knew, it could have been lethal*).

Then they proceed to shoot themselves in the foot by getting too cocky, despite knowing that Shigaraki was undergoing some sort of procedure. X-less shoots a machine that for all he knew could have been a bomb or generator. Why?, because he had a "bad feeling".

* I'm talking potential toxic fumes, gas leaks, accidental combustion, etc

Now let's focus on the evacuation effort...

Oh.

Oh FUCK!

That's it!?. A couple hundred dozen heroes and a select handful of first and third year's.

One of whom, mind you, is strictly combat oriented by the (extremely niche) capabilities of his quirk. What can Bakugo actually do here?, in the worst case scenario (being Shigaraki's awakening) he's limited to one arm and two legs (maybe his mouth?). That will further drag him down due to his quirk relying on both hands to be viable.

And we see this!

Moving along.

Another thing they didn't count on was outside help. The moment Gigantomechia arrives, it throws another curve ball. With the only reason for their survival being Dues-Ex-Machina Best "Dirty laundry" Jeanist.

They failed in the end anyways because a large portion of the LOV+ the MLA escaped.

Point 2: Organisms Used for Nefarious Means

I will keep this section brief

Nomu are in my opinion one of the biggest wastes of potential MHA produced. Going from being unnatural goliaths capable of striking dread into the hearts of even the long standing No1 Hero, to being undead cannonfodder that heroes can beat up so the audience doesn't question their ethics or (lack of) morality.

It is a sheer miracle that the Nomu didn't leave the heroes worse for wear. This is again more due to Hori relying too heavily on "convince" and not enough on in-world solutions, but I digress.

The Nomu should have been the biggest threat and again, the heroes failed to account for this. They had no way of knowing, sure.

But they should have accounted this early on. What about the civilians, evacuating them isn't enough as seen in Hosu. I mean they were walking into a lab and they had dealt with Nomu facilties before (Kamino)

Were there inpatients during the raid? and if so were they evacuated or did the Heroes say "fuck it." Given what eas allowed at Central Hospital I wouldn't put it past them.

Point 3: A civilians point of view.

I want you to imagine for a moment: You're a civilian and your whole life, you've been told how wonderful heroes are and how they'll always be there, after all they're heroes.

Sure, they may dictate what quirks are "in" and maaaybe they have a tad to much influence over your average person but they're licensed and your not.

Why question it?

Then one day everyone and everything you've known is just blown away. Heroes barge into your house and begin scrambling to get you and your family out of your house before something happens, they dont tell you what.

It is a sloppy and hurried effort, your life's belongings tucked into a small carryon if you're lucky and some plastic bags if you're not. They tell you it's probably only temporary and you'll be back to normal shortly.

Then the nearby Hospital blows up. You and your family can only watch as heroes flee from the scene, some rising into the sky, others sprinting like hell. You barely make it out alive yourselves.

Within minutes everything is gone and it's not until the fightings iver that you hear it. You hear people (you think it's your neighbors) pleading in pain underneath the rubble, a little girl can be heard sobbing somewhere in the torn landscape.

Everything's been torn upside down.

And the heroes, the poeple you've depended on your whole life...

They quit. They say they need to find another line of work.

Is that what you are to them!?. Just another line of work, a number on a tally!?.

Worse still. The NUMBER ONE HERO has just been exposed by his presumed to be dead son for being a child beating, wife trafficking, eugenist with an implication that some, if not all of his children were made against the mother's will.

The current Number 2 murdered a man for the "greater good" (what even is "good" anymore).

The people who were supposed to protect you are quitting in droves, leaving vast portions of city to fall to villains and are refusing to take any responsibility for their negligence and poor planning that made an already bad situation worse.

Oh, also the single most dangerous villain in history has broken out of Tartarus and multiple prisons have been destroyed leading to further destruction.

This is then followed by a "blackout" period. Heroes give zero insight into what they're doing or what their plan is. Mutant discrimination is running wild, support gear is flooding the streets and any protests are being silenced.

So I'll ask you again, how do you react?.

Point 4: Hubris

Over all the entire operation was a complete and utter failure. I see alot of people giving the civilians flack for their strong reactions, but honestly I can't blame 'em.

The issue is Hori paints the narrative to minimize the damage towards the heroes. (For example he characterizes one of Enji's critics as a snobby shut-in surrounded by trash bags). We only ever see the worst aspects of the civilians because Hori has consistently failed to delve into anything beyond surface level emotion/themes.

Eri is a good example, she should be a very different character. She should be allowed to show her trauma and all the "ugly" emotions and baggage that come with that, we as the audience should see the lasting impact being killed repeatedly has had on her.

For example, Eri should be very adverse to touch. A problem that started with her father and was worsened by Kai.

She should be expressing her trauma through play (think reenacting her "surgeries" on dolls)

She should be distrustful and even cold (especially after Mirio abadoned her).

Her inability to smile might stem from a lack of viewing her self as equal to others, viewing herself as more of an object than human being.

But do we ever see this. No.

Because Hori doesn't let us. He simply as a writer, cannot appropriately handle or even seem to grasp complexity and every part of the story suffers because of it.

With the civilians it's no different and as a result Hori whether intentionally or not, twists the narrative to make them seem unreasonable.

This doesn't help when from what we've seen a shocking amount of MHA's main cast are drenched in hypocrisy. The only experiences we've had with the civilian population is through Shigaraki's backstory (bad) Toga's parents (very bad).

It's just not a good look.

Conclusion:

Over-all, the Raid and by extention the war was a mess in every aspect and I personally think the story would have been better off doing something else.

The time wasted here could have gone to any number of things (how about fleshing out the non existant world building) but I honestly believe that it would have been subpar regardless, it's all to apparent Hori had no idea where he wanted the story to go. That can be seen as far back as everything post MVA.

Just, what a mess.

[jaksalot]

What if....you were Nana Shimura’s grandkid

So let’s say in this little au of mine, reader is Nana’s youngest grandchild. You’re a teenager again, and you’re at UA. Here’s how I think it would go. 

Toshinori laid one eye on you and instantly had a seizure, panic attack, and flashbacks

He’d def train you(make sure you’re prepared for the real world) 

Drive you to school, pick up mcdonalds on the way there, and let you hang in the warm teachers lounge

He’d call Gran every two or three minutes, gushing about how great you were

He regretted this after Gran wanted to meet you himself

Fearing the worst he was ready to spring into action the minute Gran wanted to fight you

But, surprisingly, Gran was very calm and sweet to you

Ngl Toshi would get kinda jealous of your relationship with Gran

Since you’re parents died(thanks Tomura) i’m kinda thinking you’d live in this orphanage or even have your own apartment

When Toshinori found out

Hell opened up

He bought you this giant penthouse

(which you were a little overwhelmed)

paid for an uber every morning and afternoon

it got to the point where Gran had to tell him how this wasn’t necessary 

So you stayed with Gran

Kicked this man’s ass every hour of the day

“Yo Gran-I know its four in the morning-I have school”

or

“Gran, i threw up...”

He’s very hard on you

in a loving way

Toshinori is the doting “father”, thinking that you could never do anything wrong

While Gran is the strict “uncle/grandpa” that forces you to actually clean your room

Any sport you’re interested in?

Wham Bam thank you Ma’am you have five different trainers provided by Toshinori

Not interested in Sports, wanna do something intellectual with smarts and stuff

Put you into any class you want 

They have accidentally called you Nana many times

You can’t blame them!

You have her heroic eyes and passion for those who can’t help themselves

Bless their hearts when you tell them you’re in the hero class

Poor old men 

Their hearts burst every time they see you on the battle field

You’re bloody

You’re shaking

You probably have multiple broken bones

And they watching in total fear and chaos

You’re in your third year when they find out about your family past

And that just makes them a little more protective

Especially for your dates

Mirio/Amajiki/Nejire whoever

doesn’t matter

they cannot be trusted

You love them but

They need to chill

Toshinori(since he cannot sit still for two seconds) probably will become your secretary or mentor when you’re a hero

He also deals with reporters and the papparazi 

Has blackmailed every news/papparazzi station in Japan

That’s all I have for now. I am working on a Kirishima x child of AFO/dragon reader and Midoryia x #3 hero that was raised like Hawks(his age tho).

Requests are always open so don’t be shy!

[shih-coulda-had-it]

165 nanahiko 😁

165. "Look, I hate my neighbors. If they're going to bang against the wall, so are we." | nanahiko | wc: ~800

a/n: nominally a time before husbando Shimura entered the picture.

//

Nana yanks Sorahiko into her studio with that same frazzled expression that she stormed into their agency with hours ago. She doesn’t let go of his hand as she throws her front door shut and locks it.

“Listen!” she hisses, and gestures to the wall adjacent to her, quote on quote, overcompensating neighbors. He restrains himself from laughing at her and tilts his head, indulging--

A loud slap comes through the wall. A high-pitched, euphoric wail can be heard too, as well as a lower-pitched stream of absolute garbage porn lines. And then, with hardly any pause, a rhythmic thump kicks into hearing range.

“Uh,” says Sorahiko, feeling his ears burn. He steps out of his boots and watches Nana do the same. “So you weren’t kidding.”

“I wasn’t fucking kidding!” Nana seethes. She glares at the connecting wall as though she can shame the happy couple (?) into a subdued afterglow, then stalks through the small living space--advertised as just perfect for either a single individual or a minimalist-inclined couple--to her bed. Towed along after her, Sorahiko is bewildered to realize that Nana’s bed happens to be situated right where the neighbors are fucking.

Which means the noises get louder, and more coherent.

“I thought they were trying to bait me into having a threesome with them,” she says. “But when I bumped into the guy in the lobby, he didn’t even give me a second look. And then the woman actually warned me off her ‘sweet Maru-kun’!”

“Okay? Why don’t you just hit the wall back?”

“Because then they accused me of interrupting their intimate activities. With no proof that I needed some quiet.”

They reach her bed. Nana lets go of his hand only to start stripping, briskly unzipping her jeans and shimmying out of them, and then pulling her shirt over her head. A plain set of lingerie presents itself to Sorahiko, whose mouth has gone very, very dry.

It’s not like he didn’t know what Nana’s scheme was, when he accepted her proposal to ‘get back’ at her lustful neighbors.

“Well?”

Sorahiko fumbles for the right way to phrase his consent. “Yeah. Yeah--sure. Yep.” He shrugs off his jacket and slings it over to a reading chair. “I thought your idea was to host the loudest two-person game night,” he jokes, unbuckling his belt and untucking his collared shirt.

He stutters on an exhale when after Nana scoffs, she reaches forward and starts plucking the little plastic buttons. There’s a certain keen focus in her storm-gray eyes; Sorahiko shivers, and impulsively pulls the rubber band holding her half up-do together, lets it roll onto his wrist like a bracelet and combs the soft fall of her hair with his fingers.

“That was an option,” she confirms. She finishes with his shirt. “But, uh… Look, I hate my neighbors. If they’re going to bang against the wall, so are we.”

“And that’s justice,” he teases.

“It is if we do it right!”

Nana hops into bed as if they do this every night (they absolutely do not), using Float to more easily propel herself into the center. She drops. Her knees make indents in the duvet, and she beckons Sorahiko to hurry up, a sharp grin on her face.

He huffs out a laugh, obeys, toppling in after her; he leaves his boxers on, though, like she’s left her underwear on. Like the whole banging thing is still on the negotiating table, a white elephant sitting pretty on a bed.

Next door, a shriek of, “I’M COMING~” peals through the air.

“Not to disappoint you,” says Sorahiko, dry as dust, “but I feel like getting hard in these circumstances is unlikely.”

“I’ll get you there,” says Nana brazenly, as if her grin didn’t turn forced at the sound. The distance between them dwindles to a few spare centimeters, no man’s land that Nana crosses first. Between one breath and the next her lips are on his.

It’s warm. Slightly wet. Sorahiko strangles the reflex to gasp and closes his eyes, trying to feel out the way forward. A tilt of the head, a slight muscle tremor to signal that he’s open, he’s ready to take whatever Nana gives…

She presses him to lie down and backs off just as his head hits a pillow. “A little further up,” she whispers under the sound of her neighbor’s groans. Sorahiko obliges, blindly. It gets him another kiss. This one lasts longer, hotter.

Nana’s hand, fitted on his jaw, gently urging it to untense. Her leg, sliding between his and grinding against his dick, which is stirring to attention.

A break in the kiss, so she can whisper, “I’m gonna need you to be loud too, Sorahiko,” and she bends her head and nips at his throat.

“Okay,” says Sorahiko, ragged. “Get me there, then.”

[yonkokraven]

Leak night and A Little Rant: Soulless ending for a Hero Journey (MHA 430 Spoilers)

Horikoshi now I understand why you were afraid that your manga would be cancelled, because you don't deserve that position

Seriously, there are so many things wrong here, not only because you contradicted yourself from the previous chapter and doubled down on making us ignore it completely, but you expect me to feel like this ending is worthy of being called bittersweet when it doesn't qualify as an ending to any of the plots presented.

Midoriya Izuku, someone who at the time I saw the potential to be a Superman, a Spiderman, a genuine hero reduced to a teacher with the same expressionless image for 8 years before being given a suit to be a hero (Which he didn't need because Midoriya's strength without the OFA is already superhuman)

No, I'm not going to start the Rant like this, sorry, but I'm seriously upset with the insult that this chapter has become.

The Chapter

Chronologically, the chapter tells us that time passed normally at the academy before the war, Bakugo adapted to being ambidextrous, Gran Torino seems to have recovered although he probably died at most a year later, Tokoyami and Hawks talking, Aizawa and Mic in the cemetery (unfortunately Aizawa is still alive), the League of Villains book is on sale and several other things.

And then...

“I was able to live a dream that should have been impossible. The story that began when my body moved before I could even think has come to an end alongside the embers of One For All”.

Midoriya loses the last embers of One For All during the last days of the academy as indicated in the full panel, so it seems that he did not become a hero with his classmates.

8 years after graduation, the perspective changes to Dai, this young man who appeared at the beginning of the final war arc. And we have mentions of La Brava (who has her own IT company and is married to Gentle), Doctor Yoshida (the doctor Yoshi) and Hatsume (who seems to have a very renowned Laboratory)

Dai is being bullied for his quirk, and one of his classmates says that now that the number of heroes has stabilized, only the strongest quirks will have a chance in the academies.

Dai says that unlike the others, he did not change, he feels like a child for wanting to be like All Might, Endeavor, Jeanist, Deku or Dynamight, and his insecurity guides him to the Statue of All Might.

There is another scene change that shows us more of the students of class A

Shoji receives an award for resolving prejudiced conflicts in a peaceful manner, and he thanks all the heteromorphs who went to the hospital 8 years ago and who are only there thanks to their will.

Uravity, Ingenium, Froppy and Creati are now a team of heroes (possibly oriented to everyday and rescue situations) who go around the country's schools explaining a new and important aspect of society: the expansion of quirk counseling.

And Eri attends a music club with friends from her school.

Aizawa talks to Midoriya and shows him a video of Bakugo yelling at a civilian for filming him too closely, and points out that this will cause Bakugo to fall in the Ranking and Todoroki to rise (we are told that Shoto works day and night, yet he is still kind to his fans and people)

Shoto is no longer known as "Endeavor's Son", but as his own hero identity.

Aizawa asks Deku if he feels lonely, and Deku answers that since his talk with Fuwa (in chapter 425) he realized that he can use his knowledge and experience to help other people even without having a quirk. And he says he thinks this is a cool way to live.

Midoriya asks Aizawa if he agrees with him, but Aizawa says that he should be strict with his students, since many who enter UA believe that they are guaranteed passage into the profession and tend to become arrogant if there is no one who is strict and corrects their path.

Midoriya says that since graduation he has barely seen his friends as their days off don't coincide. As he walks home, Midoriya looks out at the scene, Tokoyami or Kirishima products on TV screens, or children playing in the street.

One of these children trips and Midoriya goes over to help, and notices Dai coming over as well.

Dai talks to him about his insecurities and how he comes to see the statue of All Might every time he feels that way, and asks Midoriya,

"Can I be a hero like All Might and You?"

Midoriya remembers his conversation with All Might and begins to analyze Dai's Quirk, a Quirk that allows him to create plates from his hair. Dai is somewhat surprised by Midoriya's way of speaking but understands that he is trying to help him.

"Now it's my turn to give people dreams"

Midoriya tells Dai that he will be okay, because he helped that kid and confirms that he can be a hero. The next panel shows us the new statue of All Might with new additions, statues of civilians rooting for him. Midoriya tells Dai to do his best.

"If I said I'm not a little sad, I'd be lying. However, I can at least encourage other people like that. And that was the story of how we all became the greatest heroes."

All Might appears before the chapter comes to an end and destroys the "END" with his own hand.

All Might apologizes for the delay, while Midoriya tells him that he could have met him at the airport, but All Might says that he wanted to give him a surprise gift while explaining that the data collected from his fight against All For One 8 years ago opened up huge possibilities. All Might gives his disciple a Briefcase.

"Technology evolves just like quirks."

Midoriya says it must have cost a fortune, but All Might says it was created by a friend of US (possibly Melissa and her father) and Hatsume, and the expenses were paid jointly by all the students of class A, especially Bakugo.

“Take this to heart, kid. You've earned this power too, fair and square.”

Deku smiles, we get a panel of Bakugo calling Midoriya, and then Hawks being informed about a landslide on a highway and he asks for any heroes who can to report to the place immediately. Midoriya jumps up using his new support and looks down for a moment, seeing the "ghost" of Shigaraki.

The last page is a double spread of Class A as adults in their hero outfits.

"This is the story of how we will continue to reach out."

A Rant

Well, to begin to understand this chapter and give it a proper rant, I summarized it, and for that reason I want to talk about some things and say again that it is a deteriorated ending for how the Manga began.

Things seem to change but at the same time they stay the same, it's basically like raising the sails of a ship to half mast, you go in the same direction, but slower.

Horikoshi doesn't have a clear perspective for Midoriya in the chapter since he alternates protagonism with Dai, this student who barely appeared once

Dai gives us the perspective of the new generation, and again strength prevails over heroism since Hawks didn't start to reward what really mattered, precisely: Heroism.

Midoriya decides that he will be a teacher since he doesn't have a Quirk to practice the profession of hero, a stupid thing because in previous occasions we were shown that Midoriya's physical strength without the OFA was abundant, although it is understood that Midoriya wants to teach we don't see anything about his class or how he teaches.

The heroes are still people without personal lives, and this is highlighted by the little interaction time that Midoriya had with his friends in a span of 8 years, in addition to Shoto patrolling day and night.

The plot of Shoji and the heteromorphs seems to improve as well as that of Uraraka, both being heroes they try to educate civilians so that people like Toga are helped or the heteromorphs can live with dignity.

Spinner released his book but we didn't see a reaction from the people, but from Compress who had no relevance in this manga.

There is something very wrong with all this and it is that they build us up to the idea that change will happen in the long run, when Horikoshi had the means to immediately begin said changes (And no, I'm not referring to civilians).

Midoriya should have had recognition and interviews for his motivations, even if you don't want to tell the whole story Midoriya would say that he brought Shigaraki to where he was (ridiculous reason but it would be a way to justify it) and people would stop looking the other way

Uraraka could have done what she does now from the academy and interviews, but you didn't allow it either.

Shoji and the heteromorphs was a beautiful plot but you did everything so off-screen that it loses the impact of these two panels that you dedicated to the chapter.

Hawks is now at the head of the commission, and the only thing you did was fix half the problem by adding the top "Eiyuu" when you should also have eliminated the old top that makes people perceive power as something rewardable.

And do you know, readers, why all this is happening? Because Horikoshi most likely has a sequel prepared, because if not, it would not explain the amount of inconsistencies that arose in this last final arc and later this attempt at an epilogue (It literally still makes me sick that he wasted the portal resource like that.)

I would detail for the umpteenth time the inconsistencies when writing the League of Villains or the lack of evolution outside of panels, but you already know my opinion about that and more.

I only hope that on August 5th the news is not a sequel or I will have to mentally prepare myself to see another decade of inconsistencies.

and yes, Deku will have a new OFA in part 2, the ghosts (Shigaraki) don't appear on the street just because.

[actuallysaiyan]

The Big News(Toshinori Yagi x Fem!Reader)

warnings: fluff, slight angst, mentions of pregnancy, tears, mentions of Toshinori's mentor, Younger!Toshinori, Gran Torino being such a grandpa word count: 1.2k pairings: Toshinori Yagi x Fem!Reader summary: You just received the news that you're pregnant! You're alone and scared, so you decide to head to Gran Torino's place to get some advice from him. It's not long before Toshinori arrives and you have no choice but to tell him that he's going to be a father a/n: dividers by @adornedwithlight

Your stomach was in knots. You didn’t know what to do at this very moment. With the news from the doctor, you knew you had to go talk to someone. But with Toshinori out on patrol at the moment and with most of your other family not living in the city with you, you weren’t even sure who you could go to. You desperately need a friend right now.

The thought just popped into your mind. You could go to his home. He would be so welcoming to you. You make your way to the old man’s place, knowing that you could breathe a little easier about everything that’s happened today when you get there. The man in question would know what to do and how to console you.

When Gran Torino opens the door, you sigh a breath of relief. He smiles when he sees you, inviting you inside his apartment. You always felt at ease with him. Ever since Toshinori introduced you to his sensei, you and Sorahiko bonded quite well. He saw you almost like a daughter, someone who was good for his student. Sorahiko knew that you’d be a good partner for Toshinori, even from the moment he first met you.

“Well well, where’s the blond? Too scared to come visit me?” Gran Torino asks as he guides you to the couch.

You sit down and shake your head. “No, I came on my own today.”

Sorahiko is quick to notice how you seem so nervous. He sees you fidgeting. Are those…are those tears in your eyes? He places his hand on your knee and gives it a little squeeze. He hates seeing you in distress.

“Are you in trouble?” he finally asks.

You take a deep breath. “I need your advice.”

There’s a moment of silence before he looks at you carefully. You’ve got such a fearful look on your face. The tears in your eyes are threatening to spill over. He thinks he already knows what you’re going to say, so he nods and tells you that you can ask him about anything.

“I need you to tell me how…how I can…”

The words keep getting stuck in your throat. Sorahiko knows what’s coming next. He can feel it in every breath you take, every time you shudder from the tears that are now rolling down your cheeks.

“How do I tell Toshi he’s going to be a father?”

There it was. The bomb you decided to drop. But in reality, you didn’t see how much of a blessing that is. The old man laughs softly, and then he gives you a tissue to wipe away those tears.

“Come now, there’s nothing to cry about.” His words soothe you.

You sniffle as you wipe your tears away. “You don’t think he will want to leave me?”

“No! That’s nonsense. I know him better than most. Toshinori will never run away from responsibility. And he most definitely would not abandon the one he loves.”

The words seem to soothe you a little more. Gran Torino laughs again, and he gives your shoulder a little shake. You smile through your tears and he begins to feel a little better about this.

“Have you told Toshinori? I’m going to guess that you haven’t.”

You sigh. “No, I just got the news from the doctor. I came here after because I thought I was going to have a meltdown.”

The old man hums, then you hear the beep of the microwave. You laugh softly as he tries to offer you some of his taiyaki. You take one and slowly nibble on it; your stomach was still in knots.

“You’re going to need to tell him as soon as possible. He’s probably still on patrol, yeah?”

As soon as you nod your head, you both hear a knock at the door. Then you hear Toshinori’s cheerful voice announcing his arrival.

“I am here!”

Sorahiko answers the door, scolding your blond lover a little bit for being so corny. Then when Toshinori enters, he smiles widely when he sees you. But that smile falters when he notices how you don’t seem to be too happy.

“What’s the matter, darling?” Toshinori asks as he sits next to you.

You try to say the words, but it becomes a lump in your throat once more. Toshinori looks at Gran Torino; he’s at a loss for words. Sorahiko takes this time to give you two just a little space. He knows you’ll be able to tell Toshinori what’s going on.

“Sweetheart,” Toshinori begins. “A-are you alright? W-why are you crying?”

You shake your head. Him asking you about your tears only causes you to cry even more. He feels the anxiety building up inside of him. Tears sting his eyes. You must want to break things off with him. That’s the only thing that’s running in his mind right now.

“D-do…do you want to end our relationship?!”

This causes you to break down fully. You begin to sob as fat tears roll down your cheeks. Sorahiko is quick to come over and to hand you some more tissues. In the meantime, he shoots Toshinori a very dirty look.

“Do you have any tact, boy?” 

Toshinori frowns, “I-I didn’t mean to! I mean…I got scared!”

Sorahiko rubs your back slowly, telling you to take deep breaths. As soon as you get calmed down, you turn to Toshinori. With a nod from Gran Torino, you finally gain the courage to tell your lover what he deserves to know.

“Toshinori, I have something to tell you. It’s important.”

He nods, “Please. I am here to listen.”

You feel his hand on your cheek, gently caressing and wiping away the tears there. You smile sweetly, pressing a kiss to the palm of his hand. The action itself causes him to shudder.

“Toshinori, we’re going to be parents.” You watch as he processes the information. “I’m pregnant.”

It’s a few more seconds of silence before he smiles happily again. You can see tears in his eyes again; these are tears of pure joy this time.

“Really?!” He asks, bewildered in the best way possible. “A baby?! Me and you?!”

You nod. “Yeah, we’re having a baby.”

Without another word, Toshinori picks you up in his arms and pulls you into a tight hug. He’s crying again, and he’s whispering to you how much he loves you and how much he’s going to love you forever. He’s so happy, he doesn’t even understand it. He presses kiss all over your face.

“Settle down, boy! She’s pregnant.” Gran Torino chastises him, but he’s very happy to see you both excited.

Toshinori sits you on his lap, rubbing your back and playing with your hair. He’s asking you so many questions. The whole time he’s got this cute grin on his face, unable to wipe it away.

“I was thinking, if it’s a little girl…we can name her Nana.” You suggest, watching as Toshinori’s reaction changes.

He tears up again. “Oh sweetheart, that would be…that would be wonderful.” He sniffles. “What if it’s a boy?”

You look at Gran Torino. “Simple! We’ll name him Sorahiko.”

Gran Torino chokes on his coffee. He looks at you, a little red in the face. He’s trying to talk you out of it, but you shake your head.

“I’d like to name our baby after their grandfather or grandmother.” You finally settle on this.

Both men are melting at this sweet show of affection. Safe to say, you and your baby are in good hands.

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[raamitsu]

"cuz evil doesn't always have a reason behind its action" exactly. as I have mentioned before, Sukuna is not redeemable nor wants to be redeemed so it will be extremely difficult to bring him to the closure that someone believes he "deserves" it.

I didn't really know why but this chapter, along with Yuji's resolve in the end suddenly reminded me of Gran Torino's word to Izuku:

"killing someone is the same as saving them"

I can see that Yuji tried to give Sukuna a chance and Sukuna just won't take it, so perhaps with this way, Yuji may be able to give him mercy. that's what I thought, btw.

[mhacentral]

This ending makes me so furious. So first you have all the hero students unable to save their villain counterparts from death. And one of them only had blood loss, while we have heroes who had MUCH WORSE like Bakugo, Edgeshot, and espcially Gran Torino (who is old AF and had no point to continue) actually survive..... like morality aside, what kind of story ending is that... a pathetic one.

Then to top things off, OFA is gone and Midoriya is left quirkless. I almost dont wanna read the last chapter, from what Rukasu said on Twitter there was no mention of a longer chapter announce for the last one. And to make things worss, the final fight between Midoriya and Shigaraki was a let down and so rushed.

But lets be real here, Shonen Jump has a big part in the blame too. They force authors into insane schedules and dont let them have time to properly develop their story. This means onoing series run into story telling problems. And for new series, if they aren't off the walls thrilling and super super entertaining within a couple chapters, they are cancelled (One Piece would have never survived in this age). Then to top things off, if a series is nearing the end or they get sick of it, they make authors rush their endings.

[quirkwizard]

Man, I miss Midnight. She didn’t have to die, right?

I've already talked about about Midnight's death, but man, is this something that still feels worth talking about this far on.

No, Midnight didn't have to die. I know I harped on this point before, but it bears repeating, especially now that the series is coming to an end. And during that time, the effects of Midnight and her death are not felt. To me, a good death should have an impact and have consequences, either for the world or the characters. I've already complained about Midnight's lack of relevance to the main story to make her death impactful. The context of her death is very underwhelming as well. There isn't any last hurrah, silent recognition, or even an appropriate conclusion to her character. She dies off screen with little fanfare. Once she dies, there is nothing. She's only mentioned once or twice by the students, and that's it. There is nothing about how any of the characters feel about her being gone or are really given any time to think about her. There's isn't even anything with Aizawa, Hizashi, or Oboro, her friends and colleagues since high school. I know Hori can do better. Just take Sir Nighteye, for example. He was around less than Midnight and his death was handled extremely well.

I still struggle to think about why Hori did this. My only guess is that he needed to even out the deaths, as everyone on the heroes' side of the conflict in this is either too important to die or too small for character to matter. Midnight was in the middle of being recognizable enough but not important enough to anything going on to keep her around. Which is weird because Gran Torino is right there. The guy who already served his purpose has a far greater standing with the audience and was seemingly exploded by Tomura. And if it's to motivate the other students, I don't buy that either. Not only because she has barely been mentioned since her death, her dying to motivate them isn't necessary. Call me crazy, but I feel like stopping Gigantomachia is already enough of a point of guilt and trauma for them. They failed, and because of that, Gigantomachia killed countless people and was a catalyst for so many heroes quitting. There's also a far more relevant motivation later with Izuku. You can say that they felt like that failed Izuku, their friend, and that he's the one suffering the most out of everyone. So go with those. Emphasizing that part of it would be a lot more relevant to the themes of the series and how their generation is the one to try and change that.

[jp---v]

Chapter 421

I said it before and I'll say it again, most of you are running on fumes and the rest of you are severely injured. Not to mention being children fighting in a war. I don't think you're gonna be all that helpful here

Badass group shot though

Way to go Cellophane. Way to stay perfectly calm

Double Flashfire Fist(although each one is probably way weaker individually than they normally would be.)

Midoriya, you're half dead and your arms are still growing back! OfA is just another nail in the coffin at this point

I don't blame Aizawa for being concerned. This whole time people have been say how One for All is the only hope against All for One, but Midoriya never even got past 50% without hurting himself and now he's just using leftovers at the absolute final battle without any of the extra quirks and the utility they offered

Very quick bandages to literally hold him together.

Of course he happens to know the exact brand and series of fucking All Might merch

I feel so bad for Gran Torino right now. Like, he lost Nana, almost lost Yagi, almost lost Yagi again in Kamino, almost lost a quirkless Yagi for the third time literally earlier today, and now Midoriya's charging headfirst into battle against the same enemy while he's in a hospital bed unable to do anything

I hope Eri's ok too

[barid-bel-medar]

I would like to know what almost went into the most recent chapter of FtE. I loved the chapter even though I didn't comment. I try to comment and then I wind up staring at the comment bar going what do I say and then I don't comment i_i

Details that almost made it in/why something happened:

Originally Bakugou and Momo were supposed to interact, with the plan later on being for Momo to offhandedly mention that 'oh met this kid name so and so during work study week' and changed my mind, finding it better that Bakugou only saw Momo from a distance, so to say.

Originally the fight with Overhaul was going to come from Izuku's POV rather than Mirio's. Mirio and Nighteye weren't supposed to get POVs but then they had shit to say. I will also say I had *not* originally planned on having Mirio overhear Nighteye in context of OFA, but deemed this a good plan and the best means of justifying 'hey why would Mirio take two kids out on patrol undersupervised?' Since I do feel the likelihood that provisional licensed heroes are allowed to take interns who *lack* licenses out on patrols low.

Monoma Aoi was supposed to make an appearance. She was the originally planned on figure glaring at Gran Torino's shoulder at Nighteye, but I changed my mind. As is, I've decided to leave her as a background reference figure, with a different character taking a planned appearance of her's

Stain was always going to get shot in the ass.

I actually almost completely rewrote the chapter. The original version had different POV structures, including a plan of having a Katsuki POV break between everyone's internship POVs but changed my mind. I felt it worked better to give him only the small one he got and in a sense the difference between a student following his mom around for a week in a civilian job versus the 1-A crew. I will say the next chapter will be much more Bakugou centric.

Shouto is right in his POV that Endeavor is brooding on something. He's brooding on Legacy's speech and her point about 'this is not a game, and we are more than numbers' since well.... her comment is making it roll around in the back of his mind his obsessiveness over a *number* rather than what he's actually *doing*. So that also is partially why he says what he does to Ochako in her POV.

Though he did make her the Sports Festival offer due to being genuinely impressed with how she did.

The original chapter title was 'Teenagers Scare the Living Shit Out of Me' but I didn't feel it fit when I finally finished the chapter.

I'm getting really amused by people not picking up on the second pop culture reference in why I called Dumas Corporation that. Like the boys won't from an in-universe perspective but if you think on it I hope you guys guess from an out of verse standpoint.

I had way too much fun having Monoma and Izuku hit the nail on the head with Shigaraki.

1-A is in fact cursed.

Star Heart only was sent back to Europe (in particular the jail she's in, the Inferno, is located in Italy and yes it's the exact reference you're thinking of leave me alone I like Dante) because she is an EU citizen, is already *convicted* in the EU and frankly the HPSC doesn't want to deal with her. The way she was kept in the short time she was in Tartarus before transfer was a result of them not being entirely sure how to handle her Quirk if tried using it in her cell. I do seriously wonder how in canon Overhaul would have been kept contained if he still had arms .

[mikeellee]

You know? I think the whole "All Might is Midoriya father figure" is almost entirely made up by the fandom rather than what the actual story tell us, and that is speaking of the main manga or what Horikoshi writes himself not spinoff and derived canon media.

Because is there a single time in which All Might and Deku show the kind of intimacy and love a father should have for his son and vice versa?

I can't think of something like that outside maybe the dark deku arc when A.M gives him the bento boxes, and even that count as the bare minumum considering most people are obssesed with the idea of A.M being a father figure.

Also they really don't interact that much (or at all) outside anything related to OFA or hero stuff. At least to me they should have some kind of casual interaction as Izuku and Yagi rather than just A.M and Deku.

Combine all this with the fact Midoriya never in the whole series express any feeling about the lack of a father figure in his life and how awkward A.M is for interact with him, it's difficult to take seriously the idea of "Dad Might".

Hi @nyc3

You hit the nail here, have you noticed how regardless of the story the fans will designated characters to be the mom or dad of the group? And it's sad people create this fanon where AM is big dad for Izu when...in canon...if we haven't got his thoughts we wouldn't even believe he likes Izu.

I do think thanks to what canon shows...Izu got the quirk by a mix of AM being too stubborn (and stupid, sorry am fans this man IS stupid) and nighteye's creepiness. There's nothing that justify why give a quirk to Izu...and I say this as someone who likes Izu and hate the bashing he gets.

Izu has no real relationship, none whatsover and we aren't meant to see that nor really care. His pain is a gag.

The whole AM and Gran relationship is a gag and it hurts the characters. "What you mean?" Think this way, am has a big quirk ans gave to this QUIRKLESS boy who has no support and his quirk HURT him majorly ...am knows someone else who can help Izu...his response? Be silent until Izu has no internship offer and then you mentioned your mentor...you mention your mentor as this cruel monster who will torture you for lols.

Gran torino is not like that (not saying he is perfect, but we didn't see anything that would justify AM be afraid of him. "Could have change" possible, but this also make AM look bad, Gran changed and is willing to help Izu...what has AM done?)

We also don't know how Gran trainer AM, keep in mind how the man was also sent to the US.

Am has little relationship, he has one with Naomasa but it's funny as he suggested Izu to be a cop and sort, unitentally, talk trash about the job. Which makes me wonder if AM sees Naomasa's job as less....maybe not intentionally.

Izu knows nothing about the man. He knows his name thanks to Gran....keep in mind he was trained with AM to gain muscles for 10 months! (I have issues with that training montage. I can now say how it represent how Izu will be treated in this story. He cleans a beach, no one gives a fuck- he see fans being all over am and no one cares about the teen cleaning the beach- and gets no reward...the whole "heroes don't do things to get reward IS bull and rich coming from a man that is mega famous and rich as AM)

At times, I get the am bashing (but loathe as they chose to make Aizawa or afo better. Like AM is just an idiot...Aizawa and Afo are malicious)

I find sad bc Izu really has no one. His mother is.....Inko. His father is dead and Mia for all we know, friends? Hahahahajahahahaaha not in canon. shig? Never even attempt to know smth about Izu...

Hori shows to you...Izu is a loser, later makes him saying that. And we aren't meant to conclude Hori hates his own mc ? (Don't worry, hori hates Shig too)

[thr0wnawayy]

Who would the 10-13 1A members that died in the MLA be, if MHA had any actual stakes? I really liked your Kaminari idea, so I just wanted to explore it with you. It would have realistically made UA/the heroes look a hell of a lot worse and the villains look a hell of a lot smarter if they went for the angle of "the best heroics school in Japan is using child soldiers!"

I know for the heroes, it should have been Pixie Bob and Gran Torino in addition to Crust. Endeavor also should have died because it would have actually given the story actual stakes - Japan is now in shambles and the new #1 hero/heavy hitter is dead. Oh shit, what are they going to do?

Firstly I feel I should clarify that both 1A and B would lose some team members as both classes were thrust into war with basically no real training. Although for the sake of plot 1A would lose vastly more.

With that stated, let us begin.

I know for a fact that Koda is dead.

Truthfully, there is no way someone as bulky as him (with the addition of his poorly designed costume) would be even marginally capable of outrunning Shigaraki's Decay.

His quirk (Anivoice) gives him zero advantages and being in Jaku (a city under evacuation) would only add to this.

We also mustn't forget that the rubble by itself was also capable of disintegrating anything it touched. Putting all that together and given how close he was to "ground zero", his chances of survival are slim to none.

Additionally, everyone who found Midnight's corpse is either dead or brutally injured.

Midnight's body is isolated in a decently foliage heavy area, with plenty of hiding spots and vantage points making it all too easy to set an ambush.

Our merry band of MLA/PLF mercenaries simply have to bide their time, wait for the shock and horror to settle in and then strike.

Sero, Kirishima and Setsuna are easy targets (with Setsuna being the farthest from the bait) their backs are turned and mentally are either distant or "vacant".

If Momo didn't recover from her grief and get off the floor, it's game over.

However. She would likely manage to fend them off long enough to escape (thanks to her intelligence and dexterity), although not without some scars. (eyepatch momo, anyone?)

Mina might be able to hold them off due to her acid but will eventually falter because (as you mentioned) Aizawa's a shitheel.

That brings us up to 5 students so far (if we include Kaminari's death) that have died due to UA's (and the HPSC's) crippling negligence.

I'm a tad hesitant to add Tsu here but it's unlikely she'd survive. (even if she does survive the wave, she'd likely die in the crossfire)

Comicman, because yeah he's unimportant.

For the Villa Raid team it's important that we cut some heroes in order for this scenario to work.

Edgeshot is dead, likely fried to death by Electro-lite.

This would cause the raiding heroes to become discouraged and overwhelmed.

the MLA's gear is more than a match and combined with their years of fighting and tactical prowess. It's not even close.

Simply put; divide and conquer.

Mineta's dying for sure. His costume restricts his (torso and leg) movements and makes him standout like a traffic cone. That guy with holes all over his body is likely the one to snuff him out.

Ojiro is dead the moment the MLA members use numbers to overwhelm him, no amount of martial arts will save you from getting jumped.

Mines dies because his quirk (Twin Impact) suffers from the Flect Fallacy.(Overwhelming the quirk will break it). So pretty much any MLA member could be the one to kill him

That sets the score to 11 total student deaths (8 for 1A, 3 for 1B), not a good look.

We know the rest, Dabi kills Enji for good.

Skeptic publishes a video along with Dabi's exposé that reveals UA is using child soldiers and that the HPSC forged paperwork to allow this.

And the crowd goes wild!

The reactions would be brutal, national if not global criticism from every angle.

The entire raid and evacuation effort would be considered an immense failure, the villains remain at large to gather their numbers and most civilians would be left homeless and displaced.

The hero that everybody placed their bets on turned out be a child/wife beating eugenicist who bought (and later assaulted) his wife when she was only 17. Only to be killed off by the very child he left to burn.

The (global) outrage partially stems from the fact that if it weren't for Dabi, no one would have known otherwise .

The number 2 hero is an (attempted) murderer and seems almost irritated at Enji being outed, the world stage takes this the wrong way and opts not to aid Japan.* What pisses them off the most is his uncaring attitude.

Considering them a lost cause when Shigaraki not only breaks everyone out of Tartarus but also manges to kill AFO by sheer force of will (and wanting to see his friends live as they please)

Rei's speech/conference serves as the final nail. Going into immense detail of the pain she and her children suffered at the hands of Enji. (If their were any doubts Touya was her son, they were killed here)

When asked if anyone knew, she finishes her speech off with revealing that some heroes and staff knew about the abuse and chose to look the other way. Causing the room to burst into an uproar.

*(explaining why Japan was allowed to fester for as long as it did without intervention, something Hori failed to explain)

Parents begin pulling out their children in droves, not wanting to risk their kids getting drafted, others quit by choice.

Shiketsu and Ketsubutsu don't put their students on the front lines (they aren't stupid). The commission is unable to force them due to their, "unique" situation.

The heroes that quit are harshly criticized by the public and media (and usually fairly too), pointing out how shitty it looks (and is) for heroes to suddenly abandon them as soon as things get serious.

Class 1A is left to pickup the pieces with 8 classmates killed (+ Bakugo) the events of the last week have shocked them to their cores but perhaps there is hope.

Of course they're left to pick up their predecessors mistakes, again.

Midoriya would still go rouge, albiet he would stick to his principals. He's made a disturbing connection between Bakugo and Endeavor and it haunts him.

(I should add that Bakugo's death is portrayed for the selfish play it was)

Midoriya likely driven by the need to ensure that he doesn't lose anyone else. His anger at AM would probably stem from the fact that he is putting himself in danger for someone as "expendable" as himself.

I could see the two having a heart to heart that Midoriya is more than his quirk once he willingly returns.

Some additional information:

Bakugo dies permanently, because Edgeshot was killed by "Electro" earlier (even then I'm not doing the writing atrocity that is the "Jeart".)

For heroes I'd like to add Jeanist to the roster. Gigantomachia should have swatted him and his airship like a fly. This means the top 3 are dead, adding to the chaos. This also prevents the old-gen from taking up space.

The High-End Nomu beat the tar out of Miriko, leaving crippled at best and a paraplegic at worst. (That is assuming they don't kill her).

Fourth Kind is killed when, like Ojiro, he is overwhelmed.

Your absolutely correct, Gran Torino and Pixiebob are eliminated, joining Crust.

Twice actually lives, though I would keep that ambiguous until later, he wouldn't get out unscathed of course and would probably need to be put into a coma while his injuries heal.

Himiko's revenge plot now has additional stakes as she promises Twice that she will return to him. (before he's medically put under)

This also fuels the PLF + Spinner, vowing to do right by their ally and friend.

Dabi would have disfigured Hawks upon discovery of his attempt on Twice's life, no more cosmetic scars. Just good old fashioned brutality.

(The fear of losing Twice may have dug up the past memory of losing his mother after Enji drove her to the brink. As Dabi cares deeply for both [even if he won't admit it] ontop of the fact that it's a "hero" that's trying to take them and he betrayed them).

Overall this world is going to be one wild ride with a very different ending to what Hori gave us.

It is a story not of heroes and villains, but of ideals and goals. It asks the question:

What is it to save?

A few additional notes:

Momo would likely have a revenge arc as a sort of parallel between Izuku and Himiko. However it wouldn't be as bland as what we got in canon with Mina.

The mercenaries aren't mustache twirling supremacists, no. Here they're cold, calculated soldiers who are strictly tactical. Midnight was "nothing personal, just business" to them.

They serve as a dark mirror to Momo's shift in personality during the war, as Momo reverts to her initial cold confidant personality and kicks it up to 20 as she hunts them down.

Midnight's killer even points out midbattle on how Momo was sexualized and she doesn't even know it. Telling her at one point: "You may see them as an equal, they see you as a display"

The battle isnt treated as a victory either, while the Momo and her squadron win, the gravity of the situation isn't ignored and Momo actually listens to her opponent's critique.

[mettywiththenotes]

Just reading back a little and saw this moment

And I think it's just sort of telling? How Best Jeanist refers to Tomura as destruction personified and Izuku says nothing, yet when En refers to him as sort of the same thing he voices what he really thinks

And I can only think that every time someone has referred to Tomura as something without a shred of sympathy and Izuku's kept silent, it might be something he takes note of. Especially now that he's become aware of Tomura's pain. Hearing everything they call Tomura, like he's just some sort of thing, like he doesn't have a name or a past or a house that was once his (something he explicitly said TO Izuku as he fell from UA), it's gotta open his eyes or something, right?

Even Nana has referred to Tomura as a "thing", though she must have meant the version of Tomura that is "the finished product" (hence the wings after the chrysalis that was shown during the surgery) - someone truly incapable of being saved (and thus removing herself mentally/emotionally from the crushing fact that he is family)

Reactions like this one below; saying nothing when coming across a different opinion

Reminds me of this

And I suppose there is also an element of something back from when Izuku told Gran Torino he wanted to save Tomura. Torino had said the words "Killing can be another way of saving", and at the time, Izuku wasn't entirely sure if there was anything left of Tomura/Tenko inside the fusion. Up until that moment he asked if Tomura was still there, he couldn't have fully known whether he would have to kill him or get to save him like he wanted to do. So, essentially, keeping quiet when people referred to Tomura as "destruction incarnate" (and other things), just in case that really was what he'd become

Though I guess that detail doesn't really matter now, what with Izuku wanting to save him, finally seeing Tomura was still in there and digging his heels in with the set determination of saving him. He saw Tomura's personality, the human in him, after all

Anyway

Now it sort of seems like Izuku is speaking up? Not just in the presence of those who think otherwise but against Tomura himself. En says Tomura is like "destruction incarnate" and immediately after, Izuku says "It's deeper than that. You're human"

In the end, I wonder if it matters more that Izuku spoke up to Tomura first, someone who NEEDS to know the truth and who would greatly benefit from someone challenging his thoughts head-on, rather than mentioning it every time someone refers to Tomura as some "thing" instead

I guess it adds more of an impact to the story too, that way

[codenamesazanka]

What do you fear the most that mhas epilogue will do and make sure to list your other fears too

Oh god.

I think my biggest fear is Deku going to visit Spinner, and Spinner will validate his ignorant, arrogant, unheroic ass. Whether it's 'Thank you for trying to save Shigaraki' or 'Sorry Tenko stayed being Shigaraki for me and the League instead of giving in to you' or 'Wow, you really are the true hero Stain saw' or 'I see that Shigaraki has entrusted his will on you, so I will cheer you on from now on'.

Of course, a Spinner who validates Deku and essentially surrenders to the Heroes' way of doing things is only a symptom of a much bigger problem that is "Silly League of Villains, Heroes were right all along, save for some tiny mistakes, and now it's time to repent and assimilate" - an overall epilogue where nothing actually changes except some people learn to feel pity and vows to be nicer. So I guess that's my true, core fear. But it's manifesting in Spinner turning into a Deku groupie. Yeah, why not befriend the guy who killed your actual friend and believe in his way of doing things that got your friend killed.

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Another Spinner fear I have is actually Spinner becoming a 'true' spokesman for the Heteromorphs - less because he doesn't deserve it, more because it's likely that it means his 'stance' has gone to Shouji level and he's telling everyone to not be like him and instead work harder to brave being sprayed by pesticides and endure bullying. So, fear of Spinner being tokenized (again) and becoming a Shoji-like kind of Heteromorph advocate.

Like, I've always thought Spinner's 'fix' was that he should be allowed to be entirely mediocre and be treated right. Put another way, he's not obligated to be exceptional in order to deserve basic decency/proper treatment. Even the worst, most selfish, resentful, weak-quirk, intelligence D, League of Legends gamer loser you know shouldn't be subjected to fantasy racism, because no one should. If he's an advocate, he's an advocate for the losers of the heteromorphs - the weaklings, the delinquents, the criminals? But that's not a very inspiring message! Instead, Heteromorphs should shine bright - and that's the message the manga and Shouji is giving.

Also like, there's no way the new powers that be will let him near a microphone without being declawed - last time he did so, he literally started a riot. There's no way they let him talk about his true feelings - that he was empty; that with the hundreds of Heroes on TV, none gave him hope for change; that it took a most outcasts-of-outcasts Villain team for him to ever feel accepted.

Spinner being an 'advocate' I think would be more him being a cautionary tale - "don't be like me, I'm a Villain and I'm stuck in Tartarus 2.0 for life; you can fight for your rights but not like I did!" He deserves better than that. Heteromorphs deserve better than that.

My other fears

Shigaraki stays dead

Shigaraki comes back but as five-year-old Tenko, so that Heroes can 'raise him properly' to be a Hero

We learn Toga died

We learn Dabi died but Endeavor lived

We never see the MLA ever again

We don't get more Compress backstory

Moonfish gets executed

Gran Torino doesn't die

Hawks being relevant

Hawks still facing no satisfying consequences for killing Twice

Twice being remembered by no one except his killer who's still vaguely mournful about his death but it was for the greater good, he really did think Bubaigawara was a decent guy

HPSC revived

No mention of anything being done about the HATE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN in the countryside. Shoji's 'let's shine bright' was it.

Quirk Counseling not completely revised

Aizawa and Mic still basically cursing out Shigaraki for stealing Shirakumo from them and not realizing Kurogiri/Shirakumo genuinely cared about the kid

No one bringing up how fucked up Iron Maidens and Tartarus is.

Tartarus 2.0 is back and everything is exactly the same but the wardens are nicer because they went through sensitivity training

That ending where the manga fast toward 12 years and everyone is in extremely heterosexual marriages with children. Part of this means teenaged Kouta and Eri are hinted to be crushing on each other or something. god.

[blue-soul-68]

Deku, Heroism and Education

There’s a lot of discourse over Deku’s actions in Chapter 431 with one of the biggest being him rejecting Bakugou’s invitation to join his hero agency. Many claims of it being OOC and even starting the #NotMyIzuku tag to show their discontent. While many have some valid forms of complaints, this is not one of them as many would ignore the journey and growth Izuku has in terms of his relationship with his passion, the education system, and his personal ideals. And they ignore the main message of chapter 431 and the results of Deku bringing in a more empathetic/helpful world.

In the beginning, Izuku’s middle school experience was seen by many as the lowest point of his life. His relationship with his peers were non-existent/antagonistic and the adults in these settings are less than willing to join in. While these teachers don’t add to Deku’s workload, they’re not helping. 

Deku’s actual struggle with education comes in the forms of All Might and Aizawa. The optimist and the cynic. These two teachers give Deku different perspectives on the heroes. All Might is always encouraging to a point with Izuku and having unwavering faith in him while Aizawa stands as the best obstacle in front of him. Aizawa confronts and questions Deku’s methods. Sacrifice his arm to get one good hit in or act practical to ensure he lives longer.  It gets to a point where their two opposing styles initially sets them up as a tense relationship. 

Aizawa and All Might set up the dichotomy and the varying levels of what kind of teachers Deku has in  his life. Gran Torino and Sir Nighteye help Deku discover and reinforce what ideals he wants as a hero, encouraging him to break the mold of All Might while keeping his nature alive. Endeavour oddly enough would be the most technical mentor in helping Deku master his powers. 

The teachers in his life have become important figures in his life. Up to the point where Deku puts his body on the line to protect Aizawa, not just for his quirk but the fact that he wants to protect someone important. It’s why he tries to talk sense to Touya by remarking that the Endeavour who taught him was someone worth hearing out. 

Even in the Vigilante Arc where Deku was supposedly alone, he had the past users of One For All mentor him on their powers. His mastery of each power wouldn’t be so substantial without their help. Again, Kudo and Nana challenge his ideals when it comes to the idea of saving Shigaraki. Banjo, En, and Bruce help him master his power. Every milestone Deku had whether it be for his ideals or his powers were shaped by the people he’s encountered. 

This point of view helps lay a foundation for why Deku puts his stock into being a teacher and why even if he had OFA that he would still be a teacher. Teaching and inspiring the generations after him is his own way of saving the world. Like All Might he can reach for anyone and save them with a smile on his face, unlike All Might he doesn’t need to fight, especially not in the empathetic world he brought on. 

This is how Deku defines his sense of heroism away from All Might and what truly separates them. To become the guiding figure that every one of his mentor’s was. 

This is an important part which Bakugou even acknowledges in Chapter 431. He doesn’t ask about the agency invite, he explicitly mentions his passion for teaching and whether or not he’s willing to leave it to start an agency. 

At this point in time both Bakugou and Deku have grown up to a point where they can know what they want from life and what makes them happy. And it’s maturity on Bakugou’s part that he asks Deku first and foremost what he wants from his life and what later prompts him to discuss what else Deku wants from his life. 

I understand many wanting a bigger reaction to being invited or wanting him to fulfill the dream of the Wonderduo, but this conversation and Deku’s answer highlight the boundaries and preferred life Deku desires. His dream of being a hero was fulfilled when he stopped Shigaraki and pursued a career that lets him be in the same position as All Might and even AFO. A mentor to guide others. The world to him will be safe as long as there are those who will help educate and guide others.

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Apprentices: Does Tensei still get hurt during the Sports Festival? And if so, is Midoriya still in a position to save Tenya during internships? You've mentioned that the pre-existing legacy students would still have their canon training level, so Iida is not winning against Stain on his own.

I don't see anything in this AU changing the Stain attack on Ingenium, I don't think, but Midoriya already worked with Gran Torino for a few weeks, so I'm not sure if he'd go with him again. As such it's possible that he wouldn't be involved in the Hosu attacks