#((lmao xd

[atoqkynesisss]

I finally got him fucking pregnant yall

Biology and common sense had left the chat

[98rumors]

Foolish: Oh, this tree just grew... Bad: I'm gonna make some chestsssss... Foolish: I'm Squished!! I'M SQUISHED!!!

Bad: *sighs* should I turn around?

Bad: *giggles*

Foolish: It GREWWW!!! Bad: Yeah, that was fun-

Bad: It was worth it...

[britishtimewithletty]

[yeonjune]

(240809) these are their SONS! | transl.

[heterochromatica]

How Shoto's Quirk works and why I think he's a functional human chimera...

This is random and I've said it before but it just came up again and I wanted to analyze it and write down how I think his system works. Long ramble under the cut.

Genetic engineering:

Shoto is headcanoned as a functional chimera (two genetically distinct cell populations from early embryonic fusion).

Each half carries a separate quirk factor: fire (left) and ice (right) — not one quirk with two modes.

This explains the strict left/right separation and lack of crossover usage.

Each side can be overused independently; strain is localized while stamina drains globally.

Both quirk systems share one metabolism, nervous system, and energy pool.

His quirk likely operated from birth (confirmed by baby Shoto’s frozen snot bubble), not a late childhood manifestation.

Endeavor didn’t truly engineer a hybrid quirk — Shoto is likely a rare biological anomaly.

Temperature & Sensory Processing:

Shoto does not perceive temperature in a normal human way due to extreme thermal resistance.

Everyday “hot” and “cold” rarely reach his sensory threshold

His brain maps thermal input into texture and pressure instead of heat/cold.

Sunlight feels soft, not warm.

Cold air feels smooth / clean, not cold.

Human touch from a trusted person feels soft and grounding.

He is both touch-starved and easily overstimulated at the same time.

Deep, predictable contact calms him; light or unexpected touch overloads him.

Damage & Vulnerability:

External tissues are highly temperature-resistant; internal tissues (lungs, throat) are more vulnerable.

Internal overuse causes organ stress (frozen lungs, coughing ice), not classic pain.

He rarely shows visible temperature damage in combat.

Quirk suppression or forced deactivation would be especially terrifying, as it removes a core bodily regulation system.

Themes:

His body literally embodies coexistence of incompatible systems.

Balance isn’t just emotional for him — it’s biological.

Sensory differences tie neatly into my autism headcanon and his calm, logical behavior.

In BNHA canon, a person is only supposed to naturally manifest one quirk factor. The only exceptions we ever see are artificial cases like All For One, One For All, or Nomu modifications. Shoto, however, quietly breaks this rule — because he doesn’t just have a dual-element quirk. He effectively has two separate quirks living in one body.

I don’t buy the idea that “Half-Cold Half-Hot” is one quirk with two modes. If it were, we’d see blended output, crossover usage, or shared biological systems. But we don’t. His ice only ever comes from his right side. His fire only ever comes from his left.

The only thing we see shared is the stamina pool, which is simultaneously why I think he doesn't need buffness or strength in a training sense but lots of stamina training because technically he has to sustain two quirks. Each side shows different physical stress responses and tolerances. They train and behave like two separate systems.

That makes way more sense to me if Shoto is a functional chimera — meaning his body contains two genetically distinct cell populations that originated from an early embryonic fusion. One lineage carries a fire-type quirk factor, the other an ice-type quirk factor. Instead of blending - like we see with his siblings - the two systems developed in a clean bilateral split.

They still share one heart, one metabolism, one nervous system, which explains why exhaustion affects his whole body even when only one side is active. But the quirk expression itself remains compartmentalized and biologically locked.

In a world that classifies quirks based on outward behavior rather than cellular genetics, this would easily go unnoticed and simply be labeled as a rare hybrid quirk. Ironically, this also means Endeavor didn’t truly “engineer” a perfect dual quirk — Shoto may be the result of a biological accident rather than controlled genetics.

I also like this headcanon because it explains inheritance variability: if Shoto’s germ cells originate from different cellular lineages, his children could inherit wildly different regulatory traits, instability, or expression styles depending on which lineage contributed.

To me, Shoto isn’t just someone who uses two elements — his body itself is built on coexistence between two incompatible biological systems. Balance isn’t just his theme. It’s literally his anatomy.

Another reason I headcanon Shoto as a functional chimera is that his quirk didn’t manifest at the usual age. Output-type quirks normally appear around age four, but we literally see baby Shoto in the manga sleeping with a frozen snot bubble — meaning his cryokinesis was already active in infancy. That implies his quirk systems were biologically online from birth rather than “activating” later through neural development. To me, that fits way better with a congenital dual-system body than with a standard single quirk awakening. It makes his power feel less like something he learned to use, and more like something his body has always been doing.

Another layer of this headcanon is that I don’t think Shoto perceives temperature normally at all. If his body has been regulating extreme heat and cold since infancy, his nervous system likely dampens thermal sensation to prevent overload. Temperature isn’t something he actively feels — it’s something his body manages automatically. That’s why he has such high thermal tolerance, rarely shows visible temperature damage in battle, and probably shouldn’t be trusted to cook. I also headcanon that his external tissues are far more resistant than his internal ones, which explains why his throat can burn while his skin remains mostly unharmed.

So when people say “that’s hot” or “that’s freezing,” he intellectually understands the words — but his body doesn’t map those sensations the way a normal nervous system would. His sensory world maps thermal input into texture instead. Sunlight doesn’t feel “warm” to him — it feels soft, like gentle pressure on his skin. Cold air doesn’t feel “cold” — it feels smooth, clean, and light. Human touch (especially Katsuki’s hands) registers as soft and grounding because it provides clear, predictable tactile feedback rather than temperature. At the same time, he’s both touch-starved and easily overstimulated: deep, familiar contact calms him, while sudden or light touch can overload quickly. Temperature isn’t emotional for him — texture is.

This is also why quirk suppression or forced deactivation would be especially terrifying for him: it wouldn’t just remove his power, it would suddenly remove a core regulatory system his body depends on, leaving him hyper-aware, unstable, and vulnerable in ways he’s never experienced before.

[gamerbeta]

Emmet with a Mega Chandelure?

It’s been a LOOONG time since I did a fan made mega evolution! (I think the last one I did was a Ho-Oh when I was 10) So here’s my vision of Chandelure’s Mega Evolution (though I’m not sure if Chandelure’ll get a mega, and if so, I definitely think I missed the mark on this one lmao)

Anyways! Now thinking about it, I think Emmet could be in Legends Z-A for two other reasons now (please don’t get your hopes up too much tho!)

1- Trains appear to be a somewhat a major part of the storyline in Legends Z-A, why else would the Pokémon company post this image in their storyline slides otherwise? (Pretty sure someone mentioned this before already)

I think this is a slightly different station than the Lumiose Subway station, but seems to be a major start to the story…

2- I wouldn’t necessarily count this as a major reference, but I kinda thought the rivals looked pretty close to twins (even though seems more apparent they’re counterparts of the character). But odd enough, their official 2D art relationship seems oddly familiar…

Both even have a right-handed vs left-handed similar character! (Even though seems no matter what your rival will be right-handed through gameplay). I could be delving too deep in this last one, but just something I noticed 😅

So if Emmet is in the game, I really hope we can get a special pissed-off line from him if we decide to use a chandelure! XD

[elliotsleftear]

I thought that this headcanon was a bit too kewl to ignore so...yk😎 hwres the sketches. Don't worry, im not dead yet

[that1sleepyartist]

Man sometimes I wish I could just walk around in my underwear and a cape around my own damn house like Murdoc....