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@msjester61
Teach your children how to deal with emotions in a constructive way. I wish I had done this with my children.
When you tell your kids that they can talk to you about anything, carry through. Because if you say that and then don’t follow through on your word, they’re NEVER going to forget it.
Never.
he’s so graceful
I've heard that Nightwing killed the joker in one of the comics? Possibly caused by Jason Todd's death? Can you shed light onto this?
Sure thing! SO, the infamous moment you are talking about is in Joker: Last Laugh #6. Dick does indeed kill the Joker, his heart stops. You’ve probably seen this moment on posts as an example of Dick’s legendary temper (rightly so, there is definitely a lot of rage involved here) but I think because of the emphasis on Dick’s emotionality, people really downplay how premeditated it all was. Dick hears that Tim is dead because of Joker’s schemes, and he decides to kill the Joker. Full stop.
Barbara tries to talk him out of it and Canary tries to stop him, but Nightwing knocks Canary out and goes off on his own. Barbara and Batman know that Nightwing is going to kill the Joker, and both try to stop him. Seeing him walk to where the Joker is, a man on a mission, zero quips/flips, really hammered it home that he was genuinely planning on taking Joker out for good.
So yeah, this wasn’t just beating Joker up and going a little too far in his anger, this was premeditated, first-degree murder. It is probably the only time Nightwing has ever gone after someone with the intent to kill. And it is very personal too...Nightwing didn’t have a gun or anything to take Joker out quickly from a distance. Beating Joker to death with his bare hands was drawn out. It was up close and vicious.
Now, this is my opinion on things, so take it as you will, but this is one of the reasons why I feel like Dick’s guilt about this incident was less about him killing the Joker and more about the way he did it. See, this was not taking Joker out solely for the greater good--if it was, Nightwing certainly wouldn’t have killed him in the way he did. He went after the Joker in a rage to get revenge, and that scared him. Add that to the fact that he felt he’d let Batman down by killing and “let the Joker win” and presto. Full blown guilt complex. But that’s definitely debatable. Anyway, about his motivations.
Explicitly, he killed the Joker because he thought that Joker had killed Tim. I’d say that Tim’s death was the final straw for Dick. He was tired of seeing the Joker hurt those he loved. When Barbara is shot by the Joker, Dick refers to waiting by her hospital bed as “the darkest days of my life since my parents death.” And when Jason dies Dick explicitly says he wants the Joker dead:
Nightwing (1996) #62
So, it’s not like Dick’s desire for Joker’s death is coming out of nowhere. He’d held himself back, but Tim dies and he’s had enough. I think that Dick killed the Joker for all the family members that had been hurt, but Jason does have a special significance. In particular, there’s this moment after Dick beats the Joker to the point where he is incapacitated where Dick pauses. For a second, he isn’t sure if he is going to follow through with it. And then the Joker mentions Jason and Dick finishes it.
From that point on, there is no hesitation about what he is doing. Tim has to physically pull Dick away from the Joker’s corpse to get him to stop. We have a lovely few moments where the Joker is dead:
Before Batman comes in and revives Joker (and gives him mouth to mouth...yuck). Nightwing walks away in guilt, and Batman lets him go saying that “he has to face what he’s done.” Nightwing holes himself up in his apartment, staring at pictures of Barbara before her accident, and of Jason.
And that is the whole sad story.
I think everyone should read this whole thing at least once. Jason Todd, my beloved.
Miraculous reveal (felix is chat noir), Alya, Marinette and Felix
“Are you sure this is a good idea, bugaboo?” Chat Noir asked as they followed their prey to their meeting location, a familiar journalist and a lovely bakery known for the best sweets in Paris, well at least in Chat’s opinion.
“You know we should being doing this Cheshire” Ladybug grumbled out “Sass was able to stay permanently with his soul shard and we revealed our identities to him, it’s only right if we allow Trixx the same thing, plus Alya is well known in both our civilian lives, it wouldn’t be weird if she is suddenly coming over.”
“I know Red, I know. We’ve talked this over so multiple times even before we reveal to anyone and all failsafes would stop any possible breach” Chat Noir sighed out “It’s just plagg paranoia seeping in, it feels like allowing that sense of control away to someone else’s, just I don’t know, feels off.”
Ladybug patted Chat Noir in an understanding manner, she watched her partner making sure he was ok with it as she would never do anything like this without her partner’s permission. Chat Noir seemed to take a deep breath as if he was thinking over before he looked over to his other half and gave her a clear nod.
They watched as Alya seemed to finally went up to Marinette’s room, both the heroes nodded before they jumped down to the rooftop. They enter from the hatch at the top cause the reporter to jump at the appearance of the two heroes.
“Ladybug and Chat Noir? Do you need me? Wait, why are you in Marinette’s room?” Alya asked “Are me and Mari going to be a superhero pair?!”
“Alya, please calm down” Ladybug said, causing the reporter to quiet down “Me and Chat Noir need you to promise us that you will keep this secret. Swear on yourself as a superhero and Trixx’s chosen one that you will keep this and never discuss this with anyone with me and Chat’s permission.”
Alya seems to take in all the words before smiling and raising her hand up as if to swear an oath “I, Alya Cesaire, swear to never discuss what was said here, I swear on myself as a superhero and as Trixx’s chosen one.”
Ladybug looked over at Chat as she brought her hand up to her heart giving a slow nod to her partner, as if she was looking for a response. Chat Noir gave a thumbs up with a nod as he felt the effects of the oath, causing a weight to be lifted off his partner’s shoulders.
“Tikki, Spots off” Ladybug order to her kwami, causing her detransformation, the superheroine was replaced as plan everyday Marinette. Mari looked up at her best friend and gave a shy smile as she didn’t know how the reporter would react.
Alya seemed to freeze at the reveal as if her brain was trying to process the information, however it didn’t take long until she wrapped her arms around her best friend and started to spin her around. “It’s you! Of course it’s you. You’re kind, wonderful and always looking after everyone!” Alya yelled out as she spin her friend around.
“Ok put me down, put me down” Marinette said as Alya finally set down her friend “We decided to reveal our identity because you are not only Trixx’s chosen one but we have decided to trust you to have a miraculous full time, and help us out.”
“We?” Alya asked before glancing over at the other superhero in the room who was just twisting his hair acting as if he wasn’t in the room.
“Come on Chat, I won’t let her hit you” Mari said with some sass.
“Fine Princess you win” Chat Noir said with a smirk “Plagg, Claws off” At his words the superhero’s start to detransform leaving in his place was a well known ice king related to the sunshine boy.
“You?!” Alya asked in confusion, she knew Mari was friends with Felix and they were close but she would never put together that the silent bookish Felix was the sassy talking Chat Noir, “How? You’re nothing like Chat Noir!”
“That’s the point Alya, what do you think? I like making the room silent” Felix asked the room before responding “Don’t answer that.”
“Anyway, now that we all know, I think we should celebrate with some cookies,” Marinette said.
And with that another permanent hero was added to the roster.
List of my fics that have Marichat in it cos it’s Marichat May!
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2019 - Five times he got flustered and one time she did
“Cool? Yes. Handsome? Correct. Hot? Most definitely. But CUTE? No. No way! Not at all!”
Chat Noir doesn’t like being called cute. She and the world took advantage of that.
Adrien Agreste doesn’t like being called cute. She and the world took advantage of that.
As for her…?
(Humour, comedy, tooth rotting fluff and romance- perfect for readers who like to see Adrien be simultaneously appreciated and embarassed by his loved ones.)
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2019 - Disconsolate
She never really saw the colour white and blue the same way again.
She never wanted to see those colours again.
(Angst, hurt and comfort, happy ending, romance, minor PTSD- a meal for readers who absolutely loved the episode Chat Blanc and are eager for a happier ending between Adrien and Marinette.)
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2019 - Selfish Touch
Everyone’s soulmarks are completely unique. Some have markings on their skin, some have telepathy, some even have the red string tied around their little finger. The weirdest ones stray from tasting whatever your soulmate’s eating to seeing their reflection in the mirror instead of yours. No two pairs are the same.
However, Marinette and Adrien are fated with a bittersweet destiny instead. After all, every time they touch, they end up in excruciating pain.
(Slight angst in the beginning, romance, some humour, fluff, AU- quite a change from your usual soulmate AUs but still incorporating canon’s events and the lovesquare has already sailed.)
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2020 - Only idiots try to woo those who are already in love with them
“So…Marinette Dupain-Cheng Noir, huh?”
Oooh, Adrien wasn’t going to let her get away with that so easily. His lady seems to have a crush on him, Chat Noir him! And there’s no way in hell he’s going to let that go. However, he has a plan and he refuses to go off tangent.
“Personally, I think Marinette Agreste has a nicer ring to it, don’t you think?”
(Comedy, humourous, romance, slight angst and blood- a feast for fans who enjoy Adrien bringing out his inner Chat Noir after figuring out who exactly his Lady is.)
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2020 - Wo Ai Ni!
Plagg thought that having his holder moon and squeal about Ladybug this and Ladybug that was utter hell.
.
He should have realised from day one that it was absolutely nothing compared to his babbling adoration for the heroine’s civilian identity and now, his waxing poetry for the raven haired girl as he finally shattered the whole ‘She’s just a friend’ delusion and accepted his feelings for her.
(Comedy, humour, fluff, tooth rotting fluff and romance- those hungry for hot mess Adrien, smug little Marinette and their class playing cupid, come get yo food.)
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2020 - Without you, what is the point?
The relief was instantaneously doused with ice cold water, freezing Ladybug from head to toe as Noir asked the question that has been eating him away since he woke up. “I want the truth, and the truth only…”
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“Who the hell was that white monster?”
( One second Ladybug and him were fighting a brutal akuma; a malevolent, broken person whose powers enabled you to experience the most traumatising memory the person closest to you have suffered (an absolute insane method to enforce empathy), the next second, he was…
Here.)
(Angst, hurt and comfort, romance, emotional and happy ending- perfect for the masochists who enjoy reading the endless possibilities for if Adrien were to find out about Chat Blanc.)
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2020 (Ongoing) - Blanc Noise
It first began with the feeling of being watched and the flicker of shadows.
Then along came missing items being returned in the most odd places.
Soon it was the glimpses of blue eyes in the darkness and a silhouette of white that haunted her.
Marinette thought she saved him, that she saved her Chat Noir from the dystopian timeline.
She was wrong…oh so wrong…
(Horror, suspense, supernatural, romance, angst, mutual pining, hurt and comfort and emotional- readers with a love for horror and Chat Blanc will find this ongoing feast both filling and terrifying~)
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202(?) - Now that it’s raining more than ever, know that we’ll still have each other
Thunder roared in the background one last time and the rain intensified, slapping the surface of the umbrella like stones and soaking their feet. The nearby lamp posts that illuminated the streets gave the scene a golden hue, one in particular behind Marinette gave her a celestial glow whilst the rain looked like exquisite diamonds in the background. A moment worth photographing and exhibiting at a famous museum. However, Chat Noir chose to be selfish and instead branded the scene into his mind only for his eyes to see over and over again. ‘Mon Dieu…I’m in love…’
(Romance, fluff and rain- let’s be honest here, Chat Noir falling in love with Marinette all over again under the rain. It’s a meal!)
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202(?) - And maybe it’s true I’m caught up on you, Maybe there’s a chance you’re stuck on me too
“I’ve been waiting hours upon hours, days after days, weeks after weeks, wondering where on Earth you have been.” The hero pretended to faint like an overdramatic lady during the medieval times, the back of his hand against his forehead whilst the other clutched his heart. “You had me so worried! I was THIS close in scouring the city for you, Marinette!”
As the cogs started to turn in her head, Marinette finally understood her mistake and she smiled sheepishly which only egged the vigilant on.
(Humour, fluff, romance, sweetness- aren’t we all the equivalent of flustered damsels in England from five centuries ago when it comes to Chat Noir being a silly, clingy boy with Marinette~?)
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202(?) - Baby I’ll tell you all my secrets that I’m keepin’, you can come inside
The shrill screams from the fleeing civilians and the furious rants from the raging akuma a few streets away snapped the duo apart in an instant, waking them up to the harsh reality.
That’s right…
Chat Noir was the first to arrive at the scene beforehand, quick to save Marinette from the line of fire heroically. Before he knew it, the smirking, devious girl grabbed him by the bell and pressed her lips against his with a softness that he’s never, ever felt in his entire lifetime, pooling his entire body with a warmth that turned his insides into goo.
(Romance, slight comedy, cheeky and sauciness- kISS KISS FALL IN LOVE!)
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And that is all I have so far~ I hope you enjoy lads!
“𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧….𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺…”
Re-watched Chat Blanc and all I could think about is how he must’ve visited her room 1000x :’( I’ve never teared up while drawing something before, but Chat Blanc just really gets to me, poor bb.
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Baker x Prince AU! Strap in, because this was a process to come up with.
P.S. I was really self-indulgent with the cheesy shoujo aspects I put into this please forgive me. Also, as I said before in a previous post, I made Adrien just the teensy-tiniest bit of a yan. What can I say? I’m sort of weak for that type.😩👌
-Adrien is a prince and Marinette is a baker’s daughter.
-She tags along with her dad on one of his deliveries to the castle and wanders into the gardens, where she meets Adrien.
-The two hit it off right away and become the best of friends.
-Marinette visits the castle as often as she can to see Adrien, and because she loves seeing all the different types of clothing the upper classes wore (she wants to be a modiste (dressmaker) when she grows up, though she is also interested in mens clothing).
-The two fall in love throughout the years, but don’t know about the other’s feelings. Marinette knows she’s in love with Adrien, while he doesn’t realize he’s in love with her. All he knows is that she’s an “irreplaceable existence” to him.
-Marinette starts visiting the castle less and less, due to their respective responsibilities only growing. He is always super happy to see her though.
-Adrien is engaged to marry a woman from the higher class, Kagami Tsurugi, who he chose himself. Marinette visits even less. Adrien misses her a lot.
-Because Adrien has no freedom as a prince, he dons a mask and becomes “Chat Noir” at night. Plagg, his fighting teacher, helps him with this, but only if he agrees to keep his identity a secret because of rumors, scandal, dirtying the crown’s name, etc.
-Somehow he’s become a renowned vigilante because wow are the streets filled with crime and he’s not just going to sit back and watch while criminals go wild.
-While he’s on the run from a group of men he “handled”, he unknowingly happens upon Marinette’s balcony. Marinette sees him and is about to scream but sees that he’s injured. She helps him hide from the men and patches him up.
-MARICHAT BALCONY HANGOUTS FTW
-Adrien takes full advantage of his identity as “Chat Noir” in order to spend more time with her, and unsurprisingly, falls even more in love with her.
-He flirts with her constantly, but much like in canon, she never takes him seriously.
~More under the cut because this is a j o u r n ey~
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This is what happens when you hesitate
I found this old shitty doodle comic based off this post and finished it. Kagaminette vs. Adrienette ftw.
The mlb fandom are definitely in a turmoil because of them haha.
Extra comic:
Kagami has come to take the girl :)
Made a new account if any is interested
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Coming into a fandom late
Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck
Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie
Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war.
Accuracy at its best
Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…
all of this shit…lol
When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF
When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead
This gets better every time I see it.
@fuboos-mess
Being in a dead fandom…
Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one
The accuracy hurts.
Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.
When you’ve been fangirling long enough, you’ve experienced all of the above.
Being in a fandom meant for kids.
This just gets better..
@mi-kleos
When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you
Fandom hell in general
Yes.
This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.
Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on
THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!
Trying to recruit people to your fandom
Annnnnnndddd it’s back
Being in a fandom which has so many antis
I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.
Being in a fandom that actually works together
Why is this so true? All of it.
being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs
I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.
Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions
When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)
Being in a fandom you never meant to join
When you are in too many fandoms to pick sides when wars break out so you kinda just…
Things People Keep Missing About Midoriya & Bakugou: Essay 1
I’ve noticed a lot of people talk about Midoriya and Bakugou over the years. Sadly, I’ve also noticed that inflammatory commentary about their relationship has spiked up again recently. What’s particularly frustrating about this trend is the hyper-focus on only the most upsetting aspects of their dynamic and little else.
However, I personally don’t see the value in simply taking their dysfunctional relations at face value. In my opinion, this relationship has too much food for thought and fascinating subtext to not explore.
So I’ve decided to analyse the things about Bakugou and Midoriya that I think don’t really get enough attention. Let’s start with chapter one. The chapter that has the most baggage in the fandom’s eyes.
Cruel Truths & Comfortable Delusions
“People are not born equal. That’s the hard truth I learned at age four. But that was my first and last setback.“
A major theme in chapter one is the concept of “accepting one’s reality”. We explore this theme through a character study of our protagonist, Midoriya.
We observe him watching some heroes in action, excited, bright-eyed and smiling. His enthusiasm even draws the attention of a stranger in the crowd:
Midoriya merrily accepts the encouragement. But once he enters his classroom…
His demeanour does a complete 180.
The cheerful boy who just minutes before held his head up high and smiled so openly is now soberly hunched over his desk with his head down, looking as if he’s trying to fly under everyone’s radar. Why behave so differently in class?
Well, Midoriya wants to become a pro hero and save people, just like all his classmates. Problem is, unlike them, he has no superpowers. To make matters worse, he’s in deep denial about his situation. Somehow, despite the constant discouragement he gets, he holds onto the hope that his dream can happen… an absurd mindset that likely invites even more teasing and ridicule from others.
Now nobody likes being made fun of, but for Midoriya, the harsh scrutiny of his peers is especially painful; it represents a cold, harsh reality that he isn’t yet willing to accept. A cruel truth that one classmate in particular has come to embody for Midoriya.
Enter Bakugou, the same boy who beat Midoriya up on the very first page of this manga. Bakugou is more than just a bully at this point. Among numerous other things, he is a walking dispenser of unpleasant reality checks for Midoriya.
Time and time again, the two boys clash over the same sticky issue: Midoriya’s deep-seated denial of the fact that he can’t become a hero. No matter how horrible Bakugou or anyone else is to Midoriya, he still clings to his hopeless dream, to the point that he seems foolish and out-of-touch with reality to those around him.
Bakugou in particular is not only baffled, he’s infuriated. To him it looks like Midoriya is grossly underestimating how difficult it is to pass U.A. Academy’s brutally competitive entrance exams. To him, someone aiming for the top hero academy in the country shouldn’t be wavering, talking about merely “trying it out”.
Once class is over Midoriya begins to look cheery again. He eagerly checks the latest news, already beginning to lose himself in the world of heroes.
This seems to be a pattern. Midoriya looks happiest when he can retire from the company of people who keep reminding him he is quirkless and escape into his own little world. After all, in his mind and in his journals at least, he can entertain his fantasy of being a hero.
However…
Cruel reality comes knocking on his door again in the form of Bakugou. He’s not done trying to drill the truth into Midoriya yet.
Once again, Midoriya is reminded of why his dream cannot come to be. It’s not just the fear of Bakugou’s wrath that shakes him, it’s the fear that what Bakugou is implying is actually true.
Then as if he hasn’t done enough already, Bakugou takes things way too far…
With high school entrance exams around the corner, Bakugou seems so determined to “cure” Midoriya of his delusions that he goes overboard. We’ll revisit this moment later on in the essay.
Midoriya is filled with frustration after this latest incident, and is reminded of other painful experiences involving his quirklessness.
Nobody believes Midoriya can become a hero. Not even his own mother can deny the truth.
But Midoriya doesn’t want to hear the truth, he even decided as a child to not accept his reality. He reaffirms himself and attempts to retreat into denial yet again.
And then cold, brutal reality decides to pay him another visit.
He’s reminded, yet again, how powerless and impotent he is.
He would have died had All Might not swooped in to save him. Once Midoriya is safe and has a chance to speak with All Might, we hear something interesting.
We discover an incredibly painful irony. Midoriya is able to appreciate the efforts of heroes as much as he does precisely because he can’t save himself. Yet because of this very same fact, he can’t become a hero and save others either.
Effectively, Midoriya is someone who cannot do anything. Still, he cannot accept it. He gets his hopes up one more time.
But All Might isn’t willing to entertain his fantasies either.
“It’s not wrong to dream.”
“Without power, can one become a hero? No, I should think not.”
Reality bursts Midoriya’s bubble for the third time that day. All Might’s words finally make the sad truth hit home. Of course, Midoriya is heartbroken.
Fast forward to after the sludge guy incident is resolved. Midoriya seems to finally accept his lot in life. The fact that All Might had to save him from certain death yet again made the ugly truth crystal clear. This time, he does not even get upset when Bakugou tells him off again for acting out while knowing he’s powerless.
But then something extraordinary happens.
“Fantasy… became reality.”
Ironically, it isn’t until Midoriya gives up on his unrealistic dream that it finally comes a reality. Now that he has faced the harsh truth head on, Midoriya is now fully able to move towards his future.
So what of Bakugou?
Well…
Hmmmm. It seems Midoriya isn’t the only guy acting a little delusional around here. But how can this be? Is Bakugou not the brutally honest guy who knows how the world works?
Remember Bakugou telling Midoriya to jump off the roof? We discover some interesting tidbits about him just after this incident:
According to his buddies, Bakugou’s comment was unusually harsh.
Bakugou’s reasoning gives us another clue.
And then we find out that Bakugou doesn’t even want to risk smelling like cigarettes in case that gets him in trouble. Very odd, considering he’d just recently suggested suicide to a classmate - which he could get in far more trouble for.
These details are more important than they first seem. In my opinion, there is a reason why Bakugou is particularly cruel to Midoriya on that day in particular. It’s no accident that the only reasoning he provides is the fact that Midoriya still has his head in the clouds. It’s no accident that Bakugou risked serious criminal charges - risked his entire future- just so he could crush Midoriya’s spirit on that day in particular.
Bakugou is threatened by the fact that Midoriya is also aiming for U.A. And why is he threatened? Anyone who’s aware of his backstory already knows the answer to that.
“I’m awesome. I’m better than everyone else.”
“Deku… he’s not awesome at all.”
“I know you’re looking down on me”
Over the years, from the time he was about four, he’s been constructing plenty of unrealistic expectations in his head right along with Midoriya.
It’s no accident that Midoriya and Bakugou were assaulted by the same villain.
Sludge guy was a wake-up call for the both of them. Using this villain as the common thread between them, we’re being invited (probably) to compare and contrast each boy’s reaction to being confronted by the harsh reality of how vulnerable they both truly are.
Both are reduced to a state of terror and even driven to tears. Both could not save themselves. Both had to be rescued by All Might. However, in the aftermath, their states of mind are very different:
Midoriya calmly accepts his shortcomings.
Bakugou furiously refuses to admit even a single weakness.
We end the chapter with one boy able to face his future after learning to live with the truth (and getting his heart’s desire), while the other is stuck running in place because he still continues to ignore reality.
In conclusion
In this first chapter Midoriya and Bakugou’s characters are used to explore how deep-seated delusion can cause dysfunction and unnecessary hardship, whereas acceptance of one’s reality, while perhaps disappointing, can bring balance and peace of mind.
Of course, this is only one of numerous interpretations of the source material where Bakugou and Midoriya are concerned; Horikoshi uses these two to explore a number of concepts. Their dynamic is woven pretty deep into the narrative, which is why I find it so disheartening to see so many people turn their noses up at them right away, because of what’s on the surface. It doesn’t help that this reductionist attitude towards their relationship is actively encouraged.
I chose to speak about chapter one specifically because it’s a huge stumbling block fro many people… which is a damn shame because this is a relationship between the two most important characters in the story.
For now, I’m very much interested to see what the relationship between these boys could turn out to be now that they’re changing. I hope this post will help others understand my feelings even a little bit. A lot has happened since chapter one, and the boys we have now are not the deluded fourteen-year-olds we met back at the beginning. It would be a delight to see them build something; no longer hindered by misconceptions and lies, but existing beside each other in earnest, open truth.
┏( >o<)┓I may be human who makes mistakes but I am not a mistake! And neither are you! I’m not sorry!!! I am thankful for the people who support me!!!!!
