Buckle IN folks cause I NEED to talk about how Deku has NEVER valued his existence beyond his heroing ability.
Not as a clever and quick thinking person
Not as genuinely loving and caring individual
Not as child whoâs safety matters
Not as human being with needs and feelings
If that wasnât enough add the fact that his being a hero isnât even about him, itâs about what he can do for Other people
Everything he does, every skill he learns, every moment of self care, even his bsâing around time all loop back to âhow can this further me as a hero?â Even the trip to the mall and the pool was rationalized by him for hero stuff. The boy literally does modified wall sits in class and grip strengthening while studying. I have check high and low and the ONLY thing we know about Deku that isnât hero related is his favorite freaking food!
Heroing could be a life ending career but itâs not a sustainable life long career?!! Heâs gonna go down with the ship or be force into retirement with nothing for just himself but some AM merch and KATSUDON???!! Why?!!!
Bakugo wants to be a hero just as bad but heâs got a sense of personhood outside of it.
He wants to be the best at everything he does, not just heroing
We know he likes mt. climbing
Weâve seen that he has some kitchen skills
He values his education for the sake of being educated
He wants to be a hero to prove himself to himself
When Bakugo said Deku âjust doesnât consider himselfâ he really meant it down to the most barebones of life. Weâve never seen a single moment of Deku doing something purely for himself just cause it sparked joy.
Itâs hard to see at first because of Bakugos extreme and unhealthy behavior, but heâs actually not completely at fault for how their relationship broke down. I mean how do you even start to get close to someone like that?
Yes, Deku held out his hand but itâd be like grabbing at smoke. Dekus they kind of individual that theyâll be your everything riend, would give you the shirt off his back, but it doesnât feel like you can be his(Iida actually says I wanna be there for you like you were for me and we ainât heard from our speedy boi since) like you wouldnât even know theyâre struggling until itâs too late.
Bakugo has a hard time accepting help but itâs always very clear when he needs it. Deku is damn near in capable of realizing he needs it, just fully accepted that heâd have to shatter his limbs a few dozen times to master OFA and that it was on him to do so and everyone around him except RG and Aizawa(whoâs main point was your not useful if your down) also accepted this. If Iâd been Dekus friend Iâd have lost my fucken mind, and Bakugo DOES in the first Deku vs Kacchan
Look at his face, heâs god damn horrified! Not only did he lose the match but Dekus arm is ruined
Heâs clearly upset as he looks up at the disctrution and sees how Deku played him
But when the smoke settles and he sees what Deku looks like he completely freezes, looks like heâs having an out of body experience honestly.
Itâs not until after AM victory screeches âHERO TEAM WINSâ𼳠and Dekus already being carted off broken and unconscious to the nurse to be safely rebuilt that he actually starts the whole âif we went all outâ panic attack rant. I think Bakugo doubles down on his inferiority/superiority complex simply because thatâs 3x easier to deal with than trying to wrap your head around whatever tf Dekus got going on with his idol and blowing up his fucken limbs.
Bakugo tries to build a fortress to keep people out, Deku freely gives you a key to his quaint little cottage heart but heâs never home.
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