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hi i'm aster :) | 24 | any pronouns writer of mostly bkdk angst and the occasional crack fic https://thepoetaster.carrd.co

[the-poet-aster]

New bakudeku as spideypool fic!

In case you haven’t seen it yet: I posted the first chapter of a new bakudeku as spideypool fic. It's called Negative Space (by thepoetaster on ao3). It's the same universe as my other fic Never Was, Never Will.

Link:

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

Some additional info:

This one will have mostly shorter chapters, as I've decided to post it scene by scene rather than grouping into bigger chapters like I normally do.

It takes place in the same universe as my other fic Never Was, Never Will, but it deviates before the identity reveal happens in that fic. So same characters, same AU, but they don't know who the other is still.

This fic is also more intense and high stakes (as a result of the main plot). There is still plenty of flirting and banter, but definitely a lot more serious stuff, violence, and anxiety-inducing moments in general. It does have a happy ending though! :) But make sure to read the tags and content warnings to make sure this fic is for you.

[the-poet-aster]

chapter 2 of this fic is up! I hope you all enjoy, and I’m going to take a nap bc I’m very tired :)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/89488511/chapters/237939331

[the-poet-aster]

Do you read Marvel comics?

Sort of...? I don't collect them and read them cover to cover but I've read some of them and I like reading about the source material from the comics (so when people summarize stuff from the comics lol). I've read the most Spider-Man comics for sure, though. If I had unlimited time and money, I would probably collect them and read a lot more of them tbh because I do like comic-style art. Thanks for your question :)

[the-poet-aster]

Do you have favorite quirk in MHA?

I've probably spent the most time thinking about Katsuki's quirk. I wrote a lot of a fic a long time ago (that I never posted as I didn't finish editing it) that had a lot of fake science type stuff so I deconstructed his quirk so I could try to make it have as many realisitic elements of chemistry and biology and stuff as possible. Not that the science in MHA is based in real science at all, I was just trying to think of what elements of real science I could include. So I do like his quirk a lot (and I know a lot about it lol). I would say it's one of my favorites.

I do think Aizawa's quirk is one of the best, but that's practically a universally accepted fact lmao. Yaoyorozu's creation quirk and Shinsou's brainwashing quirk are also two I think are cool.

I guess I enjoy different quirks for different reasons. If I had to pick one, it would probably be Blackwhip. As they say in the canon itself, Deku and Blackwhip are kinda perfect together. It's just a very versatile quirk, and Deku was able to use it to an insane level. I mourn Deku's loss of Blackwhip every day. I would've been content if he lost all the other Quirks except Blackwhip tbh. I was like just let my boy keep that one. But yeah anyways it's definitely one of my favorites. Thanks for your question!

[the-poet-aster]

I watched Spider-man movie today! It is so good, I love it so much!!

Nice! Yeah lol I've gone to see it twice already, I loved it too. I loved the cinematography and fight choreography a lot, as well as all the references to the comics. Plus I always love the found family trope so I was eating that shit up. I don't want to write too much about it as I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet but there was definitely a lot I really enjoyed about it too :)

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besides MHA, do u watch other anime? If u dont mind me asking

Yes! I feel like I'm rather unoriginal in what I've watched but I've definitely seen more than just MHA lol. Many of the things I've watched were things that my cousins, brother, or friends wanted me to watch with them. So I've seen and enjoyed a lot of the popular shonen animes (Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, One Punch Man, and probably others that I'm forgetting right now). The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is one I've seen a lot because my brother and I rewatch it together sometimes when we want something silly to watch. I also really liked SK8 the Infinity. That one is very cute and I enjoy it a lot. I rewatched it earlier this year.

Off the top of my head, I've also watched SPY x FAMILY (though I'm not caught up...), Fruits Basket, Noragami, Devilman Crybaby, Banana Fish, and Ouran High School Host Club. The funniest thing that happened to me is that I watched Yuri on Ice back when I first started watching anime, simply because it was one of the few animes that I'd even heard the name of at the time. I had no idea what it was about except that it was about ice skating... so I was very surprised by the content of the story lmao. I've probably seen other animes too over the years but most of what I watched was a few years ago so this is all I remember off the top of my head. (I don't watch as much TV in general as I used to.)

I've also seen a little bit of a lot of different animes, and I know a lot about One Piece and Naruto despite having only seen some of both of them because one of my friends talks about them a lot.

So, yes I do watch other anime! I just have an unhealthily extreme attachment to Midoriya Izuku (and Bakugou and Bakudeku) so MHA is what I actually bother to interact with the most online lmao. I also have my other reasons for interacting mainly with MHA content but they would potentially be unpopular opinions so... I'll just say that after MHA ended I still felt empty inside and in need of more...

Thanks for your question :)

[the-poet-aster]

I'm sorry for asking many questions. No rush, take your time to reply, take care

It's all good :) I like questions, I just sometimes take a long time to write replies as I worry over articulating myself properly. I also yap a lot, and I try to be a bit more concise when replying to people so I don't make them read a lot. But I'm not very good at being concise so... it takes me some time to narrow down what I'm trying to say lol

At this point in my life, I rarely have the spare energy to do things I don't want to do so... if I didn't want to respond I likely would just not do it lol. Feel free to ask me whatever you want, but I will definitely reply at my own pace to things :) Also for the anonymous asks idk who you are so I mean maybe all of the anonymous asks are just you but I have no way of knowing lmao

[the-poet-aster]

What is your ultimate guilty pleasure trope to write?

Probably misunderstandings/miscommunication... I see a surprising number of people hating on these tropes a lot of the time. And I do get it, because when reading or watching something where the misunderstanding is being dragged way out beyond what feels plausible, it becomes agonizing. So I do get why some people hate the trope if they've read one too many fics where the characters do some stupid unrealistic shit. I think personally I can suspend a lot of my disbelief when reading fics so maybe I have a higher tolerance for misunderstandings and miscommunication occuring in them.

When writing fics I really enjoy it because I do try my best to make it feasible and it's fun to picture the story from both points of view. I just love how two perspectives can tell two different stories, and this is never clearer than when there's a misunderstanding of some kind.

Honestly bakudeku is practically the embodiment of a misunderstandings trope because of how Katsuki canonically misunderstands Izuku's actions when they were kids, and it doesn't get cleared up until they're teenagers.

I guess what goes hand in hand with this is "Not Actually Unrequited Love." I love writing when someone thinks their love is unrequited but it isn't actually. It just makes for such good angst (with a happy ending). Thanks for your question :)

[the-poet-aster]

Which character was the most fun to write?

I'm not sure if you're talking about in a specific fic or just in general but I'll assume you mean generally as that's all the context I have. I would say I really enjoy writing as both Izuku and Katsuki (though I'm sure that's obvious lol) in any fic. I feel like I have a pretty solid understanding of the core aspects of their identities, so it's fun to put them in different situations and imagine how things would play out. I think I find AUs especially fun to write because there are a lot of factors to consider that would change small things (or sometimes bigger things) about the characters, and I find it fun to think through it.

It's so hard to pick one as being the most fun, but I guess most recently it's been Katsuki as Deadpool. He's pretty silly in those fics and I can write him saying a bunch of random shit that I think is funny, so the dialogue is definitely very fun to write. I also enjoy the challenge of trying to fit his and Deadpool's characters together in a way that makes sense. Izuku and Spider-Man generally have a lot of accepted overlaps/parallels, but Katsuki and Deadpool is a bit more difficult. But Katsuki and Deadpool do have some easy enough overlap, and those are the aspects I try to lean into. But ultimately in this AU he's a very complex character, and he has a lot going on in his head which can be hard to deal with. So I just find it fun to write him because there's a lot to think about and consider, and he's pretty complex/interesting in that AU.

[the-poet-aster]

What do you like about spiderman?

Oh wow what a question... I could write a whole essay probably so I'll try not to do that. On the surface level, I enjoy Spider-Man's character design and powers, and I think he's cool :) On a deeper level, I enjoy what Spider-Man stands for and what many portrayals of the character do their best to embody. Honestly I think the Spiderverse movies encapsulate the best parts of Spider-Man pretty well, as it shows that no matter what version of the character, they share similar traits and values that sort of define them. That being Spider-Man is defined more by certain character traits than being part of some chosen few. So, essentially, that anyone can be Spider-Man.

There's the theme of getting back up and trying over and over again despite getting knocked down and facing opposition. There's also the theme of having an incredible power that gives you an advantage over others, and using it for good and to help those very people that you are now stronger than. I think Spider-Man just encapsulates a lot of what I would call a "good person". Not because he's perfect and doesn't make mistakes, but because he tries. He tries so hard, over and over again, and just wants to do good whether or not it always works out. I think that determination to be good and keep trying and keep learning is just something I resonate with and it's something I like and respect about the character.

Thanks for the question :)

[the-poet-aster]

I read your bkdk fic “A Small Misunderstanding”! It is so funny, Shouto representing all of us 😂 I laughed so hard

Thank you for writing it

Thank you! That fic is a very silly one hahaha I'm glad you liked it! :) He really is the bakudeku-shipper self-insert in that fic lmao

[the-poet-aster]

Hi! I JUST finished binge-reading NWNW and emediatly found out abt Negative Space. I cant wait to read the rest of the story!! Loved the first one 🫶 (just wanted to let you knoww) :)

Thank you! <3 I can't wait to share the rest of the story, I'm very excited about it and hope people will enjoy it. Thank you for letting me know, so glad to hear it! :)

[the-poet-aster]

Hello, I have read your bakudeku fic “In The Morning, I’ll Be Seeing You”, it is so beautiful and so tragic, I love your writing! The song is so beautiful and so sad. Thank you for sharing the story!

Ah yes, my secret favorite of my fics... just kidding I don't pick favorites but that one does hold a special place in my heart :) Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Idk if you've seen, but I've been working on more content for that AU. I have other posts about it on here if you want to look for them but I've planned out three alternate endings for that fic (as opposed to the current open/ambiguous ending), and I'm working on a prequel fic still.

Thank you for reading it! (I will always cherish it even if it's the least popular of my fics... the approval of the masses doesn't dictate the content of its character or its worth within my heart or something like that lol)

[the-poet-aster]

hi!! is part two of your spideypool bkdk fic a continuation of part one or is it its whole separate storyline? gonna read that first chapter when life gives me the time, super excited! love your concept of spideypool bkdk!

I guess it's actually kinda both a continuation and a separate storyline lol. It's sorta like an alternate ending, but it does have it's own self-contained plot. It deviates from Never Was, Never Will before their identities are revealed to each other in that fic, so everything up until that happens still applies to the new fic.

But this fic is also a relatively self-contained story as there is a main plot that the fic revolves around that's relatively unrelated to NWNW. I wrote it with the assumption that someone reading it has read NWNW and has the context of the AU and the characterization, so it's not super repetitive of things that were already in NWNW. It's its own story, and it also continues to flesh out new aspects of the characters a bit too. It goes into Katsuki's insanity more, there's more of Izuku showing the genius aspect of being Spider-Man, and stuff like that.

It's also a pretty different vibe from NWNW. Though there's obviously still a lot of humor and good Spideypool moments, there are a lot more serious aspects to it. There's more action to show just how much they would do for each other and how they feel about each other, some very strong emotions because of life-threatening or uncertain situations, etc. I'm excited to share it, and hopefully people will enjoy it! It's also my excuse to do a completely different identity reveal for the same characters lol

I hope you enjoy the first chapter when you get around to reading it! Thanks for your question :)

[the-poet-aster]

Hi, besides spideypool, do you also like other ships from Marvel?

I feel like I had to have been into other Marvel ships at some point, but I can't really think of any. I was a lot more into Marvel years ago (Infinity War/Endgame era) but I didn't ever really interact with Marvel fan spaces a lot back then as I was very busy at the time and generally didn't go online as much. I also think I just enjoyed the action, found family aspects, and character arcs in many of the movies. So I think it just worked out that I didn't think about ships very much when I watched Marvel movies.

The only thing I can think of ever giving additional thought to is Stucky. I mean I was never super into them as a ship (though I wasn't like against it or anything obviously, I just didn't ever fixate on them or anything). But I think at some point a year or two ago I randomly wrote a long outline/concept of an AU Bakudeku fic that was loosely inspired by Stucky?? Key word being loosely but it started out inspired by that ship. Not sure why I did that... I think I rewatched the Captain America movies and somehow made it about Bakudeku idk clearly everything has to be about Bakudeku for me I guess. Honestly I don't even remember what I wrote. I'd have to find the draft... but I guess I vibed with Stucky enough that one time to make it about Bakudeku lol

So yeah I think mainly just Spideypool for me :) I got into Spideypool randomly a few years ago but I think that was the first time I'd really thought about Marvel ships all that much. I'm open to hearing about most ships though, but I don't think there's any I've been naturally drawn to besides Spideypool. thanks for your question :)

[the-poet-aster]

Hello, which moment made you ship bakudeku?

Hmm... you know I don't think I remember one specific moment. It was actually kinda a gradual thing for me.

I started watching MHA years ago when I still suffering pretty badly from a dissociative disorder and depression and shit, so my memory in general is not very good from that time. I remember that I always liked Izuku's character a lot. I think I'm kinda insane because I think I liked Katsuki's character pretty early on too despite how he was kinda a little shit. There's someone I grew up with who I was very competitive with who I also admired/idolized in a similar way to how Izuku admired Katsuki. And I have a lot of similarities to Izuku so I was probably subconsciously projecting onto them from the beginning lol

I also don't really think that I even shipped them romantically at the beginning (or even for a while). I wasn't really like for or against it or anything, I just didn't really think about it at all. And like I said, their dynamic towards the beginning of the show reminded me of one in my own life, but that relationship wasn't romantic in nature at all so yeah I didn't really think about it. I really wanted bakudeku to eventually be friends again from like the first episode though lmao but yeah that was definitely me projecting...

So I guess I always related to Izuku in a lot of ways and I was endeared to Katsuki's character because he reminded me of someone (especially towards the beginning of the story). But honestly the way Katsuki changes and how bakudeku's dynamic changes throughout the story is less similar to that specific relationship/person in my life. So I think the way I viewed them just grew and changed over time as the story progressed. So less projecting and more enjoying the intricacies of their specific dynamic and characters for a wide variety of reasons.

Years and years ago, I used to read a lot of MHA fanfics that were like vigilante Izuku or just Izuku-focused in general when I first started watching the show. I think at some point I just got bored and started reading Bakudeku fics because I liked their characters and I feel like a lot of non-Bakudeku fics don't put their friendship at the center of things. So I was like idc if they kiss at the end I just want to read stuff with both of them in it lmao. Then of course as time went on I was like damn they better kiss at the end. Basically consuming a lot of fan content did help talk me into seeing them in a romantic light ngl

I really just think I always valued their dynamic/characters the most, and I found the two of them the most interesting. I was driven to start actually writing fics of them when the manga ending came out because I was left with some feelings that I wanted to do stuff with (but that is a whole different story lol). Though of course, in going into a character's head in order to write them, you often only grow even more attached...

I will say that one thing I can remember from the first time I watched the show is that when I first watched the episode where Katsuki gets taken by the League and he was like "Don't Come, Deku" before he disappeared into the warp portal thingy, I was like foaming at the mouth because that was like the first time that Katsuki seemed to show anything that wasn't open disdain for Izuku lmao. I sorta just binged watched the show on a whim and genuinely didn't know anything about it at the time except that it was a popular anime. So I was holding onto hope that Izuku and Katsuki would become friends again based off absolutely nothing at all except that I wanted it to happen, so when things actually started happening (them becoming true rivals, interacting a bit more normally) I was very happy :) lol

I probably also lost my mind over Deku vs. Kacchan part 2, but I can't remember. I think just knowing myself I was probably eating that shit up even on the first watch, but yeah my poor memory of that time does me no favors here...

So yeah lol long answer full of personal lore that you did not ask for lmao (but I'm a yapper sorry and you asked me about my years-long hyperfixation so this is simply how it had to be). I like enemies to lovers, I like character foils, I like characters with interesting dynamics and character arcs... so Bakudeku is like crack to me lol.

And while I didn't necessarily ship them romantically towards the beginning, they're so much more obviously gay as hell in the later seasons lmao. Like idk I already shipped them by the time a lot of the actual big moments happened (major moments in Katsuki's development, his apology, them training together more, their moments throughout the war, etc) so it just sort of was a nice little treat for me by then lmao. The manga/anime kept going and I was like ? damn this bakudeku shit is serious ?? Why are they staring into each other's eyes like that for so long just kiss already damn

So... TLDR, I suppose with me and bakudeku it was like a connection at first sight but definitely a slow burn to where I am now haha :) thanks for your question lol hopefully you got your answer somewhere in this longass reply

[the-poet-aster]

New bakudeku as spideypool fic!

In case you haven’t seen it yet: I posted the first chapter of a new bakudeku as spideypool fic. It's called Negative Space (by thepoetaster on ao3). It's the same universe as my other fic Never Was, Never Will.

Link:

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

Some additional info:

This one will have mostly shorter chapters, as I've decided to post it scene by scene rather than grouping into bigger chapters like I normally do.

It takes place in the same universe as my other fic Never Was, Never Will, but it deviates before the identity reveal happens in that fic. So same characters, same AU, but they don't know who the other is still.

This fic is also more intense and high stakes (as a result of the main plot). There is still plenty of flirting and banter, but definitely a lot more serious stuff, violence, and anxiety-inducing moments in general. It does have a happy ending though! :) But make sure to read the tags and content warnings to make sure this fic is for you.

[the-poet-aster]

hello, I hope you have a great day!

thank you! I'm seeing this several days late lol but I am having a great day today and I hope you do too :)