I've never talked about bnha here before, but after this chapter I do have to state something:
Have you realized how mentally strong and resilient Shoto is?
In this horrible, hellish day, he:
> Witnessed his teacher being almost killed by Shigaraki and acted in the very split second to save him
> Provided first aid to heavily injured people (basically a half-dead Gran Torino and his self-amputed teacher) with cold blood and didn't seen affected/panicked by that
> Witnessed his father and friend being stabbed in front of his eyes YET acted fast enough to catch them mid-air
> Watched Midoriya being touched by Shigaraki and was dead sure he was witnessing his best friend being murdered
> YET acted fast enough AGAIN and caught Midoriya's body mid-air with his back, while still holding Bakugo and Endeavor, preventing the three of them to die from the fall
> Did all of this considering they could be already dead (we see his surprise when he states "ahh! They're alive!!" in ch 289)
> Jumps in to fight against Shigaraki without hesitating, despite being aware that he was the one who almost killed everyone in the field
> Just found out his long-dead brother is not-so-dead and intended to kill him out of pure hatred towards his father (and much probably wouldn't hesitate to kill him right now if he has a chance)
> Also is finding out his shitty father is shittier than he thought, since he abused his older brother as bad as him
> YET AGAIN manages to get a hold of his emotions and react immediately, when said brother jumps in to attack his >abuser< father
> Puts everyone's safety into priority, asking Endeavor – the only adult and pro hero in the scene – to back off and protect his friends while he, the 16 yr old student, with tears in the eyes, confront his villain brother because his stupid father is too much shocked to move a finger
> And last but not least, has the nerve to work alongside his abuser, the one who physically and emotionally hurt him during his whole childhood, for the sake of his own dream (hero career).
Seriously. I wonder how much Shoto had endured through his life to be this much centered when the whole world is crumbling around him. Someone give him a break (and a hug of course) </3






