thinking about probable shindou angst has led me to searching fics on ao3, which, in turn, has led me to thinking that in almost all fics where he is shipped with someone he's portrayed as an asshole, but like... what if it's him who is suffering? what if he's in a relationship and he's the one being cheated on? what if he dreamed of having a functional relationship and, when he finally thinks he found one, it all falls apart? maybe it's izuku who hurts him, probably because he never learned how to handle his feelings? or because there has been a moment of no contact, because they were so busy with their hero work, and izuku feels lonely, so he decides to hook up with someone else? and when shindou founds out, he starts doubting himself, thinking it's him who is the problem? is it him who is so unloveable, did izuku get tired of his act? what did he do wrong?