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β THE KNIGHT OF SWORDS
sel & priv shuichi iguchi. written by eros. unaffiliated w the bnha rpc.Β read carrd before following.Β non-rp blogsΒ dni.Β Β Β CARRD.Β Β Β Β INSPO BLOG.Β Β Β Β Β NSFW BLOG.
okayyyy almost 1500 words later i'm gonna vanish into the night again
okay so yeah i have literally no intention of coming back here to write and i don't even know how many of my old friends are still here but considering the content of this week's leaks i clearly have a responsibility to address it. we're at the end (three more chapters to go!) so it would feel weird if i didn't talk about how everything shook out.
so as we know, back in may, shigaraki died, and his final words to deku were asking him to pass on a message to spinner: that he fought to destroy until the very end. the fact that shigaraki's dying thoughts were of spinner β and the message was only for spinner β is a whole other thing but hoooooly shit.
so, now let's talk about this chapter.
i made this post a year and a half ago, and i honestly have never been so happy to be proven wrong. i really thought spinner wasn't going to make it out alive, but honestly, i should have known better. he has always been important, he's always been a favorite of horikoshi's (i know this, because i can just tell these things. i don't give undue importance to characters who aren't relevant. i just see it in the subtext before anyone else does).
spinner survived, and deku did actually come to pass on his message. it was a relief to see him in a hospital rather than a prison, and not super chained up, either. i would have loved to see how that came to be, because it would have been really easy for them to just throw him in prison (even if he was still being treated) and lock him up like a monster. but that's not what we're seeing here.
spinner calls deku a murderer, and i honestly love that deku didn't deny it. i certainly can see the nuance in the situation even if spinner can't, but from his pov, deku is the reason shigaraki is dead, and deku allows him that space to grieve. it's also worth reminding everyone that we have never seen spinner kill anyone. and while it's possible that he has, and it just happened offscreen, horikoshi is too intentional for that, imo. so spinner isn't being hypocritical in his accusation. i think that's important to point out.
spinner is obviously skeptical of deku's intentions, but ultimately, he's shocked that shigaraki's message is only for him. but it's kind of amazing. it just emphasizes everything i've been saying, which is that shigaraki's bond with spinner was stronger and deeper than anyone else's. (i can say this because like no one is active anymore but this is the funniest possible 'fuck you' to everyone who thought dabi was shigaraki's best friend/most important person to him.) and it's so clear that spinner is incredibly moved by this. to have concrete proof that he mattered to shigaraki as much as shigaraki mattered to him... i'm so normal rn :)
then we see spinner call shigaraki his hope, and reflects on the moments that gave him that hope. he calls back to deika specifically which as we all know is the moment he fell in love. chapter 239 my fucking beloved. so it's so satisfying and honestly vindicating to see that come back.
now, i actually kind of love that he still grows in size/looks more monstrous when he gets worked up. i think it's a really satisfying compromise β the doctors were able to help him keep the extra quirks at bay, but he's volatile. it's honestly perfect, and i love that it happens when he gets emotional/starts thinking too hard. it goes along with what i said in that post linked above, about his cognitive difficulties post-nomu-fication. and i love that despite these changes starting to happen, he keeps going, because it's that important.
and he tells deku about what he says in chapter 233, about how he had just started to accept that the way he was treated as a heteromorph was normal, but that shigaraki allowed him to see a different kind of future, one where he was respected, where he belonged. i'm so glad he had the chance to say that to a hero. my god. and for spinner to say "tomura shigaraki was my hero" i'm going to fucking cry man wtf. THEY GOT TO BE EACH OTHER'S HEROES WHAT IF I CRIED!!!!!
then we get some absolutely stunning storytelling from horikoshi where we see someone on the television say shigaraki was "a villain with no ideals who only wanted to destroy" while at the same time spinner is continuing to tell deku not just the good things about shigaraki, but the human ones: he loved video games, the same ones spinner loved. he was his first friend. y'all. HE WAS HIS FRIEND. do you understand the weight that carries?
and the fact that deku is able to confirm to spinner what shigaraki thought and felt: that he loved the league, that he wanted to be a hero to them, that he felt the same way about spinner that spinner felt. it's just beautiful.
and i love that spinner can reflect on the arc he's gone on. i'm not 100% sure which moment he's referencing, but i hope it's this one from 220 where he calls shigaraki out, the moment that things really start to change. and of course he also references the moment in the cave from 341 which is one of my favorites (again, talk about being each other's heroes!!!).
and then, once more, spinner is being candidly honest and correct: the world will forget the nuances of shigaraki's story. he'll go down in hero and civilian history as a storybook villain, but one who ultimately was vanquished. deku says he won't forget, and i don't know how much i believe that, but the point is: spinner says he's going to write a book about him.
and honestly? i cannot think of a more fitting tribute. it all starts to make sense. even if it does end up being a comic like deku suggested (which, i think, is what happens β because that comic is MVA). if the whole of my hero academia is deku's story and narration, then MVA is spinner's. it was always spinner's, even if the anime fucked us over by cutting out his narration. deku told his story, and spinner told shigaraki's. i've literally never been so happy to have a conclusion like this. i never could have dreamed that horikoshi would end spinner's story like this, but again, i shouldn't be surprised. it's exactly as it should be.
(i also would like to draw a very interesting parallel here, which is the last time a villain manifesto was written and sparked a movement, it was destro's for the MLA. and i've talked extensively with my friends and on this, but spinner's relationship to re-destro is one of my favorite underrated dynamics in the series. i have no doubt that spinner's book is going to create change. hopefully it will be more productive and effective than what re-destro did with the MLA/PLF. hopefully spinner will be able to spark a movement that can be recognized without being labeled as villainy. and i do believe it is possible. after all β in 341, he has this conversation with skeptic, and though it was not the ideal situation at the time, there is truth to it. spinner will do the thing re-destro could not. and the thing shigaraki could not. and he's going to do it well. i truly have every confidence in that.)
and the final note the scene ends on β spinner asking deku to tell shouji to do his best. i didn't love the spinner/shouji scenes that much, as i felt spinner's story was much more interesting in all its other elements than comparing him to the other 'monstrous' mutant-quirked hero, but i honestly really like this little nod. it's proof that being a villain wasn't what spinner cared about β he really does just want change, and the betterment of society. shigaraki didn't succeed, and spinner knows that his own time fighting on the front lines like he had been is done. he still doesn't believe hero society is good... but he believes in the potential of individuals. he always has believed in individuals over a cause. that's why he even bothers telling this to deku. and that's why he gives that message to shouji. he knows it's hard out there. the world beat him down. but if shouji's made it this far... spinner just wants him to do his best with the hand he's been dealt. shigaraki gave him hope, and maybe he can share that with the next generation, too.
okay OKAY. okay. FINE. yes i have things to say.
i have absolutely zero interest in coming back to the bnha rpc but just so everyone knows, i love spinner, i think about him every day, he's my #1 forever && always goodnight.
post coming about last weekβs chapter soon i promise but tbh i got dizzy as soon as i logged in here.
anywhere hereβs them again:
i log in i post screencaps of gay people, reblog sexy lizard art, read spinaraki replies, && log out.
Fallen Angel, Alexandre Cabanel
i needed to re-do an old painting of mine and a friend pointed out the severe lack of hot spinner art so here you go. valentines day gift from me to all of u
(vers. without shigaraki under cut)
sick to my stomach rn
sick to my stomach rn
i donβt know whatβs going to happen in canon, && i would be very surprised if spinner makes it out alive β thatβs something iβve more or less made peace with. but if he doesΒ survive, i unfortunately think a lot of the changes from his new quirks will be permanent.
i think heβs able to reduce his size when the adrenaline dies down, but heβs stuck with the scales && the more monstrous appearance. it sucks β he ended up with a worse mutation than he started.
i also am inclined to believe that he continues to struggle with complex speech, which is something i hinted at a little in my post from friday.Β however, as we now know from the official translation, thereβs a disconnect between the coherency of his thoughts/internal monologue && verbal speech. now, this may improve with time, but i donβt think he would ever fully recover from it β the toll the quirk transformations took on his body well as brain have caused lasting damage that cannot be glossed over. && that frustrates him, because he canβt articulate the thoughts in his head in the way he wants to. as such, he becomes mostly nonverbal.Β
depending on the circumstances surrounding him surviving β being incarcerated, being rehabilitated, escaping, etc β how well heβs able to recover will vary, based on the medical care he has access to. but what i like to think happens is he learns jsl, && prefers to communicate in that way, as it gives him more freedom in communication.
no fucking way NO FUCKING WAY
so, a couple of things here. the first version is the fan translation, the second is the official. itβs very rare that i prefer the official, but in this case i do. so letβs talk about it.
the fan translation shows spinner still talking in his broken speech, but the official is natural. this is his internal dialogue, proving that at the deepest level,Β mentallyΒ he is sound β heβs just having a difficult time actually communicating vocally. && iβll have a lot more to say about what that means for the future later.Β
second β the change in wording fromΒ βbut if me reach youβ toΒ βbut by following youβ clears up a slight confusion about what exactly he was talking about. the former somewhat implies that heβs talking about reaching kurogiri. the latter confirms that heβs talking about shigaraki. but by following you, maybe i really can be somebody.βΒ
&& isnβt that EXACTLY what iβve been saying??? this WHOLE TIME??? these are posts i made in december 2020,Β almost two years ago:
βspinner gave up what he thought he believed in to follow the person who stood right in front of him. shigaraki held out a hand and offered a new life, and spinner has stayed by his side ever since.β
but more importantly, this is from his bio in my carrd, a bit of a les mis quote that i changed the names in to be spinaraki, && look at how well itβs paid off:
βshuichi, by the side of shigaraki, became somebody again.β
guys i literally LITERALLY have been saying this for years. YEARS.Β
so either i am psychic or horikoshi is reading my diary.Β
but iβm still not done. because on this page, that does seem to be him when heβs younger BUT i thinkβ¦ heβs not THAT much younger. like heβs not a little kid there. in his mind, right now, thatβs still him,Β an idealized, happy version of himself. confident. believing in something (someone).
also i need to talk about this. cuz. aaauauauuuugughhhhhhhhh.Β
iβm still really torn up over his speech patterns && what these quirks have done to his mental state. it hurts a lot. but his thoughts themselves seem a lot clearer && focused, even if heβs struggling with language at the moment. && that brings up a LOT of really interesting thoughts for me to consider at a later time. but the point of this particular post isΒ βshigaraki! look! look how much people follow me!β he FINALLY believes that heβs doing something worthwhile, && he wants shigaraki to know, to see. it all comes back to him. im sick im ill iβm unwell
these two panels together.... this is so sick and twisted i hate gay people /j
iβll probably write a full post on sunday once the officials drop, but iβm already going absolutely bonkers over this. like. this canβt be accidental its NOT itβs so specific βΒ βwhat do you want to protect?β and then afo telling spinnerΒ βyou will become a hero for tomuraβs sakeβ like what the FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK HOW IS THIS REAL HOW IS THIS SOMETHING HORIKOSHI WROTE????? THIS IS SOMETHING IΒ WOULD WRITE!!!!!!!!!Β
i saw a post a while back that was like β every day horokoshi sees that spinaraki isnβt the most popular ship and comes up with new ways to change that. and itβs SOOOOOOO true like what the fuck
and there are still people who will read this chapter and think spinner is dumb or unimportant or still believe that dabi and shigaraki have the closer bond, but thatβs neither here nor there
he wants to protect shigaraki, shouji. thatβs the answer. itβs very simple. you just canβt possibly wrap your mind around it.Β
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can i cheat && say your twice??? because good lord. it always baffles me that jin isnβt a popular muse on tumblr... until i remember that this website hates mentally ill people when theyβre actually messy && itβs not just a quirky little trait. but you have always put so much thought && care into him, everyΒ part of him, && i trust your takes && opinions implicitly. i love twice so much, && reading your writing just fuels that. you keep him so honest to canon while also giving him the storylines && justice he deserves, && for that i will always admire your portrayal.
a collection of 60+ starters adapted from season 1 of code geass: lelouch of the rebellion Β / Β change pronouns as necessary.
β Β crying for them wonβt bring the dead back to life. Β β β Β i need the determination to succeed. Β β β Β if im going to die, i want to do it for the sake of everyone. Β β β Β you canβt change the world without getting your hands dirty. Β β β Β i cannot afford to let you die. Β β β Β the end result is worthless if the means to them are wrong! Β β β Β your pride always gets in the way at the most inopportune moments. Β β β Β there is no escape from the inevitable. Β β β Β i donβt deserve your kind words. Β β β Β this is already a checkmate. Β β β Β did you think this was all some sort of game? Β β β Β i did love you once, you know. Β β β Β no matter what, iβll always be here by your side. Β β β Β in the end, youβre just a little boy with a big head and a big mouth. Β β β Β will you let me be a little selfish now? Β β β Β i heard what you did, you shouldnβt be so reckless. Β β β Β those who cannot control their power will be consumed by it. Β β β Β since that day, iβve lived a lie. Β β β Β in the end, itβs all just self-satisfaction. Β β β Β if it is my destiny β i will walk the path of blood. Β β β Β what a foolish choice. Β β β Β i never considered us to be friends. Β β β Β iβve dirtied my hands a long time ago. Β β β Β nothing stays the same forever. Β β β Β all we can do now is trust him. Β β β Β i wish the world was a gentler place. Β β β Β there are some things that i just canβt forget. Β β β Β the only people who should kill are those prepared to die themselves. Β β β Β everything i once was β i have forgotten it. Β β β Β people arenβt just your pawns! Β β β Β unrequited love is the mark of a kind person. Β β β Β i wish heβd stop showing off this meaningless pride of his. Β β β Β a person who knows anger also knows what sadness is like. Β β β Β itβs hard to understand such a selfish girl. Β β β Β i donβt want anyone to lose any more loved ones. Β β β Β all men are not created equal. Β β β Β i only realised how important she was to me after iβve lost her. Β β β Β i wonder if the person i used to be was as happy as i am now. Β β β Β win or lose, you wonβt gain anything unless you give everything for it. Β β β Β iβm not nearly as wonderful of a person as you think i am. Β β β Β you killed them all for the sake of that madness? Β β β Β itβs nothing but an empty dream. Β β β Β how could i lose so easily? Β β β Β people donβt care about reason, but they canβt resist a good miracle. Β β β Β youβll have to do it in my place. Β β β Β iβll stay with you until the end. Β β β Β iβve already made a contract with the devil. Β β β Β hatred has taken control of me now. Β β β Β i have no intention of turning back. Β β β Β do you think ideals alone can change the world? Β β β Β destruction is necessary before creation. Β β β Β the only path thatβs left for me is forward. Β β β Β i have no time to argue whoβs the bigger hypocrite here. Β β β Β should you really be so laid-back about all this? Β β β Β there must be a reason heβs acting this way. Β β β Β youβre not alone! Β β β Β i donβt know if i was ever human to begin with. Β β β Β the truth is, iβm a little nervous. Β β β Β i cannot let your dreams be realised. Β β β Β nothing that happens now is any of your business. Β β
i really need to do an updated arc analysis from the last like... year