the emotional train-wreck that is bnha manga chapters 290 & 291
people, this is one of the first cannon times we’ve seen todoroki CRY. Its the first CLEAR time we’ve seen him shed a tear, and the first time he’s legitimately sobbing. Sure im a villain stan but HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK???? The ammount of emotional truama he’s gonna have from this is astronomicly high, im talking he will probably need a therapist (not like he didnt already need one). OUR STOIC BOY FINNALY BROKE
throughout these panels, shoto is on the verge of tears/holding back tears because the brother who he thought died is still alive and is now a villain. THE ONLY OTHER TIMES WE’VE SEEN HIM THIS DISTRAUGHT WAS WHEN HE COULDNT GRAB BAKUGO IN TIME DURING THE FOREST CAMP ARC AND WHEN HE WAS FIGHTING MIDORYA AT THE SPORTS FESTIVAL AND YET THIS IS THE MOST EMOTIONAL WE’VE SEEN HIM
the fact that horikoshi decided to show shoto’s reaction means he intended for this to affect enji and him, not just endeavor
even cant-ya-see-kun is fucking crying.
sure, he initially denies this, but after the presentation of hawks’s crimes (as shown below)
He realizes that dabi is speaking the truth. The broadcasting of hawks affects others aswell, such as tokoyami realizing the misdeads of his mentor. the look on the bird man’s face broke me. YOU CAN SEE THE SHOCK AND POSSIBLE REGRET IN HIS EYES. HE’S WONDERING WETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD’VE LEFT HAWKS THERE
AND THEN, AFTER HORIKOSHI BREAKS OUR HEARTS WITH THAT< HE THROWS ANOTHER PUNCH WITH:
hawks is the son of a villain? no wonder dabi knew his name! and thats not it! theres more shit that i can garentee you will be relevent for all of time, but i dont have enough energy to analyze the whole thing, so lets do a quick update on everyone: todoroki shoto: crying bakugo katsuki: alive midorya izuku: out of commision for now iida tenya: carryng bakugo hado nejire: most likely going to be killed off hawks/takami keigo: in critical condition tokoyami fumigage: shocked endeavor/todoroki enji: CAREER FUCKING DESTROYED dabi/todoroki touya: revenge time twice/bubaigawara jin : still dead :( cant-ya-see-kun/tameda hiroshi: distraught because he had once supported an asshole todoroki rei: shocked best jeanist/hakamada tsunagu: ALIVE AND HERE TO SAVE THE DAY
