1/1 Animals Agree: Bakugou Isnt A Bad Person

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“I mean— he’s probably fine.”

has bakugou ever heard of overbrushing

He is also an asshole, but I don’t blame him with all the shit thats plaguing him. People are never “just” something. People are “just good” or “just bad”. That’s stupid. There’s always REASONS for peoples behaviour - they may be dumb reasons, but they are there. I believe Bakugou’s behaviour stems from illnesses severe enough to consider him disabled. They prevent him from properly functioning properly in day-to-day life. He has DEFINITELY got an superiority/Inferiority complex and some pretty fucking rough anxiety. That shits canon. Id argue that he has more stuff too. LOTS MORE.

First off, the part where you said “I don’t blame him”. I doubt you meant to excuse his behavior, but I need to clarify this just in case: Bakugou’s mental health and shitty home life is an explanation for his behavior, not an excuse. His actions are not justified and he needs to be held accountable for them. That said, there are definitely other people responsible as well- anyone who enabled, encouraged, or ignored his treatment of Midoriya, both of his parents, and quite frankly pretty much every adult in his life.

Secondly, Bakugou likely does not have IED. I understand the thought behind it, especially given his Quirk, but there are two important criteria for IED that make it unlikely that Bakugou has it.

1. “The outbursts are not premeditated and serve no premeditated purpose”. Bakugou’s anger is absolutely disproportionate to the situation, but his anger is directed. Not necessarily well or logically, but directed nonetheless.

2. “The recurrent outbursts cannot be explained by another mental disorder and are not the result of another medical disorder or substance use”. As @quirkify has pointed out in several metas, Bakugou likely has BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder), and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). All of those could explain the outbursts.

Lastly, I want to point out that, regardless of whether or not Masaru is afraid of Mitsuki, he is complicit in his son’s abuse. He makes no effort to stop her, and only seems to care that she and Katsuki are fighting in front of the teachers. He says nothing to assure his son that Mitsuki’s victim-blaming is bullshit and just allows it to happen. Neglect is a form of abuse, and that shouldn’t be ignored.

Aside from that, good post!

Fandom: Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)

Chapters: 1/1

Words: 1,500

Summary:

noun

a show of boldness, swagger. bravado is evinced when one is self-confident with a feeling of boastfulness.

false bravado noun 

a pretense of courage and self-confidence, a simulation.

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Sequel to hollow. Can be read as a stand-alone.