#but comparatively

(also curious what their life is like post-fic! as of now Inexorable is def the fic of yours I would live in if I had to pick one to get sucked into. I feel like if she plays her cards right she has the best shot of a relatively enjoyable life but I wonder if I'm really on the wrong track lol)

I'm sorry if you've already answered this! I did try to look but the search function on this app is kind of hit or miss for me so don't know if I just missed it.

i was going to start this by saying iwa's more of an 'ask for forgiveness over permission' kinda guy but tbh i don't see him asking for either.

so in short, yes. iexorable is basically iwa waiting for the reader to catch on.

matsukawa saw her stalker and would've told iwa as much, and while he was under the impression they were seeing each other, that wouldn't have mattered to iwa. she could've been in the stairwells making out with the guy, flashing an engagement ring, skipping 'round singing about how lucky and in love she was, and he'd still see him as an obstacle to be removed. it just so happens he's a 'problem' problem, rather than a nice guy who made the mistake of falling for the wrong girl. win-win.

Like, alright, there’s definitely some issues with the female costumes, some more than others, but overall esp in the manga, our female class 1-A students aren’t anywhere near as bad as a lot of other mainstream mangas. Jirou’s in particular is wonderful by comparison, and Uraraka/Asui’s are both pretty damn good too.

I honestly love the civilian outfits for just about every female character too. Those are (to my knowledge) basically entirely under the authors control and it says a lot to me that the sexualization all but vanishes from those sketches.

On a character level, I really appreciate Uraraka’s fight with Bakugou going down the way it did, and I adore that she chose to set her crush on Izuku aside to focus on becoming a hero. So far, I’ve been genuinely surprised to see none of the female characters getting forced into random/unneeded romances, and that’s a pleasant change. I think overall a lot of the female characters have great personalities, and although I wish that they got more screentime/development, I’ve still seen a lot more of both than I see in most mainstream shows.

While I know there’s issues with Tiger & Magne too, I will say when I came into the manga having only seen fandom content prior, I straight up expected them being trans to just be popular fanon. BNHA was the first time I’d seen any explicitly trans characters in a manga/anime, and while Magne did die, her death was not random/pointless and was remembered and avenged.

I love that BNHA genuinely addresses abuse/trauma/the pain that the characters are going through. It’s often not perfect, but it’s there and it’s so much more than I see from a lot of other popular shows in the genre. Heroes/society are shown to be fundamentally flawed/fallible from chapter 1, and that’s a wonderful, fascinating exploration that gets my brain going all sorts of places. Characters don’t just move on from trauma. Izuku doesn’t just get to break his arms and keep doing that again and again. All-Might doesn’t die the moment he’s fulfilled he’s narrative purpose. Katsuki isn’t just a bully/rival for Izuku that either straight up goes villain or magically changes his stance on everything.

I think more than anything though, I love how many disabilities are represented in BNHA, and done so causally. All-Might is the No. 1 hero, he’s disabled, and that’s done so well. He has limits, he needs help and support from others, and he’s never shamed for either of those things. Katsuki has lasting mental trauma from getting kidnapped and blamed for it, something that doesn’t just go away because the story wasn’t focused on it. Shouto has trauma from his abuse that he’s still working to overcome. Aizawa gets seriously hurt during the USJ, and it doesn’t go away. He’s left with a scar and a his quirk is weaker as a result, and that’s handled seriously within the narrative.

Then you’ve got all the different ways that just about everyone struggles with their various quirks and drawbacks, with so much room left for readers to fill in the blanks. Not to mention quirk discrimination, the presence of sexism/classism/corruption in governmental systems all of which is present throughtout the story in careful amounts.

abbotsford is exceeding expectations so far. much more vibrant, more beautiful city than I had been led to expect. also, my airbnb host is an angel omg