#endeavor

[donthitanybody]

Idk, sometimes I see posts complaining that people are comparing Bakugo's arc with Endeavor's and... i know you want to defend your fave, but the narrative literally sets up the comparison?

Bakugo was literally going to end up the next endeavor if he didn't change course.

[nightmares-court]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tokyo Ghoul x My Hero Academia

Rating: Explicit

Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Category: M/M

Chapters: 13/?

Word Count: 50,186

Relationship: Kaneki Ken / Todoroki Enji | Endeavor

Additional Tags: Cannibalism, Self-Hatred, Suicidal Thoughts, Depression, Co-Dependance, Hurt/Comfort, Developing Relationship, Falling In Love, Dating, Size Kink, Tentacle Sex, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Vore, Quirks Give Humans Unique Flavors, Kaneki is in Ghoul Paradise, Pining Kaneki Ken, Possessive Kaneki Ken, Top Kaneki Ken, BAMF Kaneki Ken, Emotionally Constipated Todoroki Enji, Oblivious Todoroki Enji, Bottom Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Redemption, Domestic Fluff, Eventual Mpreg

Summary:

Todoroki Enji was a man who was more interested in his career than anything else. He was a star on the rise, and at the age of 20, was already the #2 Hero in Japan. Kaneki Ken was a man who wasn’t interested in anything. Left trapped and alone in a world he does not recognize, Kaneki mourns all of the loved ones that he failed to protect. But in spite of their differences, once these two men cross paths, they will find that they bring out the best in one another. And over time- Enji will come to understand that there is more to life than being #1, and Kaneki will slowly accept that maybe he is still allowed to have a happy ending.

[sarabankesley]

spot the difference (impossible)

[sorensouls]

People who are dabi or todofam fans usually get very angry for them and hate or straight up DISPIZE endeavor

I for some reason don't, like Yes, he is shitty but I'm more upset that no one else tried to interfere or check in

It's pretty obvious the commission new what was happening but egnored it and people especially when touya was on the street didn't do anything I'm more upset about that more then endeavor

I don't hate endeavor... I can't because I know exactly how he came to that conclusion and mental state.... if anything, I hate what he did, yes, but he got karma he got consequences he has paid and is still paying in full .... my feelings on enji are complex. I'm more upset with the system that encouraged and created that kind of rivalry and thinking than I'm in enji by himself

If anything it's genarational type shit enji had no mom and a father who offed himself when he was still young.... with no support system and the hero industry rewarding the toxic rivalry and behavior I'm not surprised much by his own failure as a father

Maby, I'm being too sympathetic .... but I understand the hate when I first deep dived into todofam. I was angry, but now that anger is finished. I'm just ig tired and disappointed, I think

I don't hate characters often but I do have favorites

I think it's because, well, I'm not a very hateful person angry, yes, but hateful, no ... you could do the most horrible shit to me or others, and I still couldn't hate you... dislike, anger sure hate ...no

Hate is an emotion I feel fleetingly and sometimes rarely... I'm just ig too aware of the factors that could make a person like that to truly hate someone

[likeadog]

actually i wont lie the deeper i get dragged into the todoroki family hole the more pissed i get about even the well meaning depictions of rei from the fandom because like she genuinely has tried to call enji on his shit every step of the way and shes direct as fuck about it too like

like yes todoroki says "my mom was always crying" in ch 31 but rei has always been a character who is incredibly astute and willing to say it as she sees it and i feel like that strength gets ignored just because she, idk, was a battered wife? like again even endeavor is like "are you really the woman i married" but thats because shes been defined by his perception of her as weak when in reality shes been like this the whole time. idk idk even people trying to critique the work for its treatment of her narratively will do so with the implication she has been a passive and submissive victim when thats just not true.

its implied shes the one who decided endeavor should fight dabi and not just shoto bc shoto was ready to take it on alone before he spoke with her. when she says hes still trying in the high end chapter she also says that yes, he might be doing it because of outside forces! he may just be doing it because hes being pressured somehow! shes aware of the way these things work! but she both recognizes effort and when an effort needs to be made! she cares about whats being done and what needs to be done she dgaf about his feelings or the "purity" thereof so long as he does his duty as a father/patriarch/hero

rei has never been under the illusion that endeavors just better now nor does she think hes any less at fault. forgiveness and moving on for her isnt framed through a lens of "accepting enji" or "forgetting the past" shes focused on wanting to be part of her kids lives.

if anything rei isnt a passive victim by merit of the fact she actively takes accountability for the way she may have failed as a parent with the understanding of the extenuating circumstances! she doesnt NOT blame enji, she knows that she was still these childrens mother and she owed them a duty of care she ended up being unable to fulfill and wants to be sure she can fulfill it before she waltzes back into their lives. thats whats her discharge really hinges on; has she recovered enough to live with her children again, including the one she injured and has only recently been able to speak with her again. and yes i dont fault rei for her situation shoto doesnt fault her for her situation but as a character her saying she couldnt/shouldnt care for them before it happened and then being so focused on where she feels she failed AND then fucking doing something about it when dabi posts the callout shows that rei as a person has a lot of agency and a strong sense of personal responsibility

i do think the narrative fumbles in a lot of ways but i think reis character isnt nearly as meek and flat as people think it is and i think the idea that she would only be strong if she somehow attacked the man abusing her and her children (crime) (he is twice her size) (she has to consider the fallout for her four children) or divorced him (she does not have a job or any assets) (there is no guarantee she would get custody, especially with no job or assets) (she personally wanted to try and have a healthy family eeven with the circumstances she wanted to be able to grin and bear it she knew shits been fucking grim ok) is doing her an incredible disservice.

reis character doesnt do a 180 when dabis dance happens its not suddenly that shes a new person no matter what endeavor says and the fact that shes kind and gentle with her children and doesnt speak poorly about their father to them doesnt change that which. first of all what would that even do second of all rei just isnt the kind of person to bitch and moan but that doesnt mean she never expresses dissatisfaction or place fault on him. she has a character okay .

ive kinda lost the plot here i got distracted reading all of the chapters shes in but i like rei todoroki a lot . and it annoys me how few people seem to recognize the fact a lot of fanon perception of her isnt even the fault of the text some of yall are just misogynists or think that because she had a psychotic episode subsequently worsened by grief means she cant also be a character with a strong personality and very grounded world view

i think a lot of people see her as a watered down fuyumi (and theey water down fuyumi already) but rei is honestly pretty bold! she wants to try and keep smiling in that flashback for the sake of the family (because she has, you know, children) but that doesnt mean she doesnt identify acknowledge and call out what she sees happening both within herself and with others and i think . serves in direct foil to endeavor, who justified his means with the intended ends, by being a character that puts impact before intention

whatever . stan rei todoroki.

[perpetual-enjine]

Touya: I learned many things in the course of my recovery. For example, that my actions have consequences.

Enji: (nodding peacefully with his arms folded) Mhm, mhm.

Touya: And that I need to be thinking long-term when I do things.

Enji: Proud of you, baby.

Touya: For example, I didn’t kill Hawks, and now he’s my stepdad, so I should have tried h-

Enji: You know baby, let’s save this for therapy.

[hawksent]

The pro-heroes arc is one of my favorites but there are these little moments between Endeavor and Hawks that i just find odd.

This is mostly just a nitpick, but like... why did Endeavor only question Hawks giving him the book because his expression and not what the book was? Hawks already warned Endeavor about it when they met. Why didn't he research it if he was told how important it was?

And not just that, but Endeavor complained about how Hawks dragged him to Fukuoka for nothing. And he did. The train from Tokyo to Fukuoka takes like 5 hours. In Endeavor's mind, there was no reason that Hawks couldn't have had this meeting with him in Tokyo when they were together. Hawks even mentioned that these rumors are popping up all over the country, so why Fukuoka? Endeavor should've been way more suspicious about the way this went down, beyond just the nomu's timing.

It's all just so strange in a way I don't think Endeavor could've ignored. He was able to notice how the nomu attacked them immediately after they arrived, but didn't connect that to being in Fukuoka for no reason. I can only guess that Hawks was going to pitch a plan to get Endeavor to the coast the day after (when/where the attack was initially planned to be), but never did.