Caleb

this guy stands up to afo from day 1 and he does it quirkless and malnourished and thinking that’s the only person who will ever care for him. and he resists him anyways! he’s got the strongest willpower of anyone in the series to do what he did for as long as he did it

yeah sure he wasn’t raised in the system so he might not have certain skills expected of someone his age but… zen was in the same boat! i can’t imagine he kept yoichi entirely in the dark over the years. his possessiveness of the guy doesn’t extend to permanent dependency, because we literally watch him give yoichi a powerful quirk. not one that could stand up to him, and it’s really more of a controlling gesture, but he took a risk (and paid for it in 2 centuries of spades, mind you). i’ve no doubt that prior to slamming him in the vault, he tried to treat him well in his own fucked up way.

it’s likely yoichi denied luxury where he could and absorbed any knowledge he was offered. there’s no way he’s illiterate by the time he dies, there’s no way he’s unaware of the political scene around him. isolated, yes, perhaps socially unaware, yes… completely stupid? no. he’s got a fully-developed moral code and sense of what’s right and wrong and was the first between him and zen to try and educate himself. when you grow up how they grew up you develop skills, one way or another. zen wasn’t always there to keep an eye on him (he had to amass his army of evil and steal quirks left and right) so i am sure yoichi taught himself things such as how to sew, cook, bandage injuries, treat illness, and so forth.

This is one of those things that I thought was something most of the fandom had picked up on, but recently realized might not be the case. For people who watch A Lot of anime/read a lot of manga, you might be going “Jesus Dave why do you feel the need to make a post about something so obvious???” But not everyone has this knowledge that relies on an understanding of specific folklore and a related holiday! So let’s begin with a basic bit of information.

As it turns out, the main cast all have Significant Birthdays with a clear pattern to them. Most people know this part of it - that Leorio’s birthday is 3/3 and it goes onward from there with Kurapika - 4/4, Gon - 5/5, Hisoka - 6/6(/6), and then finally Killua - 7/7.

tw: mention of self-harm and drugs

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teen!tomura who breaks mirrors when he looks at himself too long

teen!tomura who sits in his dimly lit room and plays video games while snacking on sour candy and chips

teen!tomura who tries to cut himself and then tears up because it doesn't make the itch go away

teen!tomura who takes drugs alone in his room for the first time, then vomits it all out (and kurogiri who takes care of him and promises not to tell afo as long as tomura promises to never do it again)

teen!tomura sitting in lessons with his private teacher and wondering what it might feel like to sit in a real classroom

teen!tomura who slowly unlearns how to cry over the years because it's weakness and he never wants to be weak again

teen!tomura who plays on his switch the entire night, then quickly hides it and pretends to sleep when kurogiri checks up on him (kurogiri just acts as if he doesn't notice the light beneath his pillow)

teen!tomura who tries cigarettes for the first time and grimaces at the taste

teen!tomura who winces when someone slams a door or talks too loud because sometimes, he still hears his father's voice echoing along with it

teen!tomura who feels a sting in his heart when he spots someone walking with their dog

teen!tomura who smiles a real and bright smile when he interacts with people online and in games

teen!tomura who has repeating nightmares and tries to avoid sleeping as much as possible by playing video games