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Since I can’t seem to shut up about SaiTeru, another thing I ended up loving about them is how similar they are, despite how different they act.

I mean, sure, Saiki hates drawing attention to himself while Teruhashi revels in it. And while Teruhashi sees her gifts as a present, Saiki spends the majority of the series seeing them as a curse.

But that’s what makes it hilarious that, when you get past that, you realize they have more in common than Teruhashi could ever guess and are much more similar than Saiki would care to admit.

Here are some of my favorite similarities!

1. They’re both pretty conceited, but it’s 100% justified

Saiki considers himself a whole different species above normal humans, states that his own knowledge is enough to get full points on any exam, etc. And the thing is… he’s absolutely right. Similarly, Teruhashi is certain she’s the most beautiful girl and loved by God, states over and over that her mere presence is capable of brightening up people’s days. And she’s… absolutely right.

2. They’re both pretty competitive, though they’d rather not show it

They’re both used to be at the top of their respective food-chains, and it shows. Teruhashi doesn’t hesitate to (subtly) reaffirm her superiority whenever challengers arise. And Saiki? He may try to act like he’s above that now, but his first words showed that being competitive is in his very nature: “I… I’m second place…?”

And the hilarious thing is that, when he was little, Saiki did like drawing attention to himself and showing-off! It’s thanks to his mother’s warnings that he embraces the fact that drawing attention to his powers isn’t a good idea, and he ends up developing the opposite fixation: to be perfectly average.

More similarities below the cut!

but he isn’t as innocent as everyone here paints him to be.

he’s into pretty gory stuff, isnt scared or disgusted by curses even from the initial start, unlike other commoners. gojo describes him as “a bit crazy” and he’s definitely right.

he went gambling despite being underage, uses vulgar speech, he does pretty unsanitary things and literally cannibalizes including fingers of an ancient corpse?

when his friends talk about toge’s struggle as a cursed speech user because he could easily kill someone by accident, he calls it “cool”. he can be very violent and unforgiving if he’s angered etc. etc.