#ofdetonation tag pending.

[varicrux]

“i didn’t cause the collateral! the hell d’they want me apologisin’ for, huh?” stupid media and their assumptions. “why th’hell can’t i just tell ‘em it was the stupid villain who had no idea how t’give a shit about a building collapsin’ on us? i had to crawl my ass out of that fuckin’ mess, sunbae. does it look like i’d do that on purpose?” he’s convinced the media just wants to see him plummet in approval ratings and drop out of the top ten.

@ofdetonation. | katsuki b. | prompted.

          this is something she had already anticipated would transpire. katsuki is a wild card in the industry when it comes to his ratings , primarily because of his natural aggression & less than ideal method of handling the general public. sunbae doesn't quite understand why people continue to judge him so harshly , after recognizing the feats that he's achieved all those years ago during the GREAT WAR ( including the incredible accomplishments he continues to break ground on even now ) , & on top of that , the fact that katsuki hasn't endured much of a change personality wise as time has passed. perhaps that was the issue , but . . . it's not as though he's become any worse.

          katsuki is a man that isn't easily readable. he takes charge , performs excellent work , & at the end of the day , is attempting to do the same as the other professional heroes of his time: maintain the era of peace that has been ushered upon the nation by his generation. if he happens to pave the way to this future using some . . . harsher , unorthodox methods , as long as the end result of prosperity is obtained & the least amount of damage comes with it , shouldn't that be all that matters? no , unfortunately , & sunbae has since been privy to society's idealistic expectations about the appropriate behavior of the heroes that walk their streets & protect their tomorrows. these people are not just saviors ⎯⎯ they're HUMANS too.

          ' ⎯⎯ i get it katsuki , i do. i think i'd know you well enough by now to back the fact that you wouldn't just destroy a building to get to a villain. but there's the catch , eh? I KNOW YOU. these citizens don't , not the real you , they only saw a pro who just blasted out of the debris of the building that injured a handful of people. ' she can clearly recall what happened from the cameras televising the chase from a helicopter above the scene. the angles on screen & the commentary . . . none of it sat right with sunbae , but that’s fine , because that wasn’t the first instance of subtle sabotage she’s dealt with when it comes to who she represents. 

          ' listen. don't think of apologizing as like , you've done something wrong. you're not sorry for CAUSING the building to collapse ; you're sorry BECAUSE the building collapsed & innocent civilians were injured. you're sorry because that asshole villain put their lives at stake just to get away from you. it's not on you , katsuki. what is on your shoulders , is the responsibility to make those people feel like they can be safe again. i have the conference scheduled tomorrow at 8am. get some sleep , wake up early , go for a run & get your head in the game. '