The Villains’ Interpersonal Relationships
// This is just kinda how I picture them acting around each other when they’re not really working. It’s 98.5% personal speculation, so be aware that you don’t have to think the same about this. //
// Honestly, I just sat at my computer at 3 am when I should’ve been doing math and wrote these down as they came to me. //
~I’ll start with the Shie Hassaikai~
Tengai and Rappa can’t stand each other, so they stay as far apart as possible when they can help it.
That being said, Tengai feels a sort of responsibility for Rappa’s actions, so he tries to stay aware of what Rappa is doing at all times.
Setsuno, Hojo, and Tabe are practically inseparable.
This is best illustrated when Tabe drags his friends to the kitchen to get a snack, rather than going by himself.
Hojo will straight up throw hands with whoever tries to hurt Setsuno and Tabe.
When Setsuno is upset, Tabe goes out of his way to make him smile.
Rappa and Katsukame are either at each others' throats or punching someone through a wall for insulting the other. There’s no in between.
Hojo and Nemoto get along well.
Sakaki actually really respects Nemoto for how put together he seems. Still thinks he needs to loosen up a little, though.
Nemoto is jealous of Hari for how close he is to Overhaul
Hari ignores this to avoid conflict
Nemoto always tries to “correct” the others (especially Hari) when they do something he thinks Overhaul wouldn’t like. It’s mostly little stuff that doesn’t really matter.
Basically Nemoto just really wants Overhaul to notice him (poor bby)
It’s an unhealthy relationship, someone please help him.
Setsuno, Tabe, and Sakaki are a little bit scared of Rappa and Katsukame (can you blame them?)
Tengai sometimes feels like a failure for letting his life get to this.
Tengai enjoys talking to Hojo, Hari, and Setsuno
Hari often gets frustrated when trying to brush his hair. Usually has Overhaul or Tengai help him.
Rappa and Irinaka get on each others’ nerves
Irinaka secretly wonders why certain members of the Hassaikai *cough cough* Rappa *cough* are still around. Knows not to question his boss, though.
Setsuno and Sakaki drink together.
Nemoto sometimes vents to Hojo.
Actually, everyone vents to Hojo. He’s a good listener, and less likely to make a harsh (but usually true) statement about your life choices than Tengai.
It sometimes bothers him, but he doesn’t really say anything about it.
Hari, Nemoto, and Setsuno are secretly always worried about Sakaki
He’d probably cry if he found out that they actually cared about him.
Nemoto has a soft spot for Setsuno
Katsukame is the furthest from a morning person that someone can be.
Tengai is in charge of getting him up.
Katsukame is *slightly* insecure about his size. He covers it up with aggression. This sparks the majority of the fights between him and Rappa.
Katsukame is actually pretty close to Irinaka (and not just when he gives smol Irinaka piggy-back rides). Katsukame may or may not be a little jealous of him because he can downsize whenever he wants to.
Rappa and Katsukame can sometimes be protective of each other, though they’ll never admit it.
Basically, they’re ~bros~.
Tengai acts like he hates his job, but he kind of likes having friends.
Somewhere along the line, Rappa started focusing less on beating Overhaul and more on being a good friend to the others.
Because he was in a street gang as a kid before becoming a fighter (I’m 74% sure it’s canon), he sort of missed that particular sense of friendship and camaraderie.
Still 100% wants to beat Overhaul, it’s just on the back burner for now.
~Now, the League of Villains (...this post is going to be so long)~
Canonically, Twice and Toga are friends.
Twice likes Toga because she accepts and is kind to him regardless of his flaws, and Toga likes twice for pretty much the same reasons. (Kinda random but I hate when people ship them because she’s 17 and he’s like 30 and I ugghghhgghhhh)
Dabi sees Toga as a little sister and would do anything (within reason) for her.
He sees Twice as a brother and will sometimes discreetly distract him from splitting by talking to him.
As much as Dabi likes to tease Spinner and Shigaraki, he’d stand up for them if anyone else tried to hurt them.
Dabi won’t admit that he’s gotten attached to anyone though, and will act offended if confronted with evidence.
Twice is almost overbearingly supportive of everyone in the league.
Besides Toga, Spinner appreciates it the most. It helps him take his mind off of other things. Big Sis Magne.
Even though they’re not as Stain-obsessed as him, Spinner really appreciates his fellow league members. Finally, he’s found people who not only accept him, but think he’s cool.
Mr. Compress and Kurogiri like to have intellectual discussions when everyone else is asleep or busy with something else.
Mr. Compress sometimes helps Kurogiri at the bar.
Mr. Compress likes showing his magic tricks to Twice, because it’s not hard to get an amazed reaction from him.
Shigraki is secretly really grateful for the league. As friends, not just tools to accomplish a mission. He tries to hide it, but Dabi picks up on it easily. Dabi never says anything because he’s in a similar situation.
Those two understand each other in a weird way.
Shigaraki has also grown to appreciate and respect Kurogiri more than he did when they first met.
Whenever Shigaraki has to ~deal with~ someone, he tries to take it outside so Kurogiri doesn’t have to clean up the ashes.
Kurogiri genuinely cares for everyone in the league, especially Shigaraki. He doesn’t outright say so because emotions make Shigaraki nervous.
When Mr. Compress loses his arm, everyone sort of drops the act for a bit to make sure he’s okay.
Even after he has his prosthetic, everyone still acts concerned for him and tries to make him as comfortable as possible.
Mr. Compress has always been more independent than not, so it embarrasses part of him to have everyone fussing over his injury, but a larger part of him is touched and enjoys their attention.
Spinner is also accommodated a bit because he was the closest to Magne. He stays in his room for a while, so Kurogiri, Twice, and Toga alternate between who brings him food.
Dabi even stops teasing him for a while. He knows how it feels to have to leave loved ones behind subtle Touya Todoroki reference.
If Shigaraki feels it’s been too long since someone checked up on Spinner, he’ll force someone to. He says he only cares because he can’t have non-functioning league members, but he really does care about Spinner.
~How about a weird AU where the league and Shie Hassaikai eventually join forces and don’t try to kill each other everytime they meet.~
Overhaul and Shigaraki share leadership responsibilities, but not well.
Most executive decisions are actually made by Kurogiri, because he often mediates their arguments. Despite being a part of the league, Overhaul respects his level-headedness, and in return, Kurogiri keeps Overhaul’s goals in mind.
Spinner carries a subconscious resentment of Overhaul, both for killing Magne, and his indiscriminate disregard for human life that goes against Stain’s ideals.
Spinner doesn’t like to talk to most of the Hassaikai, but he gets along well with Setsuno, Tabe, and Hojo.
Twice is the only sparring opponent that Rappa consistently holds back on. He’d never forgive himself if Twice got hurt because of him.
On one occasion, Toga got ahold of Sakaki’s sake. She didn’t like it but she drank enough to cause significant trouble for everyone else for a while.
Hari and Dabi hang out sometimes.
Shigaraki and Overhaul have the potential to get along. Like, if they were drunk and locked in a room for a while, and one of them kind of opened up about his past, they’d find out that they have more in common than they thought. Afterwards, they’re still both prideful little gremlins, but they’re more willing to cut each other some slack and move on from an argument. I’m not saying I’d write a oneshot if you asked but I’d totally write a oneshot if you asked.
Dabi and Rappa like to prank Nemoto.
Nemoto doesn’t really like the alliance, but wouldn’t dare disagree with Overhaul.
Nemoto appreciates Kurogiri’s honesty.
Kurogiri eventually comes to care about the Hassaikai like he does the league.
Irinaka displays a surprising amount of patience with Katsukame (though from him, any amount of patience is surprising).
They can sometimes be protective of each other, though they’ll never admit it.
Tengai likes Kurogiri because he helps keep Rappa in check.
Nemoto and Mr. Compress gossip about everyone else.
Tengai, Hojo, and Kurogiri are the stoic introvert dream team.
Toga actually gets along with Irinaka. At first, Irinaka found her annoying because she likes to put him on her lap whenever he’s in his small form, but he grew to like her enthusiastic demeanor.
Sakaki likes Twice because he can clone sake bottles, and all of his good qualities (read: all of his qualities) are amplified when he’s drunk.
Katsukame finds most of the league annoying because they make noise and often interfere with his sleep schedule. Kind of likes Toga’s spunk though.
Like Spinner, Toga’s also still upset with the Hassaikai for killing Magne, but she grows to associate that event more with Overhaul than anyone else.
Setsuno brings out the sweet side in Toga, and she can often be seen comforting him and/or making death threats to his ex.
Dabi likes to hang around Sakaki, because he’ll sometimes drunkenly offer him alcohol.
Tabe and Hojo are slightly suspicious of the league’s motives for the alliance, but they appreciate Toga’s care for Setsuno.
Tabe and Twice are friends. They just are. You can’t convince me otherwise.
Hojo and Dabi have a habit of making really awkward small talk. If one walks into a room the other is in, rather than ignoring each other or starting an actual conversation, they’ll talk about the weather for 15 minutes.
To the people who actually read this whole thing: are you okay?
Now that I think about it, if y’all want to request fics of some (or all) of these boys (and girl) just being wholesome and caring about each other go right ahead
