#quirkbreak

OOC: So, uh... since I haven't uploaded an AMV edit in literal years, here's an AMV I'm currently working on. I started this about 7-8 months ago and just now got inspiration to add onto it. I'm gonna keep working on this, but here's a preview.

The concept is basically Shigaraki vs. AFO. There's some Izuku thrown in there.

Song used: "Big Bad Wolf" by In This Moment.

OOC: I'm not going to sugarcoat it. I hated the epilogue chapter. After I saw the leaks, it completely killed my drive to write Izuku and Katsuki. It feels like going through a divorce or something.

It has less to do with the lack of a certain ship being confirmed canon (while another WAY LESS developed ship was heavily implied) and more to do with the fact that Izuku felt out of character and crushed under the weight of his guilt for what happened during the war arcs. I refuse to believe that the Izuku from chapter 430 is the same Izuku in 431.

I don't know how he could not only still miscommunicate with Katsuki eight years later, but actually reject his offer to work with him at his agency. I get that he loves teaching, but it just feels like a giant slap to the face for readers who grew up reading this manga since the beginning. What the hell was the point of "save to win, win to save" and "the end and the beginning" if at the end of the series, Izuku declines his childhood dream to work alongside of Katsuki?

And I'm sorry but the whole "if you think everyone is special, then no one is special" pivot is such bullshit. Up until that specific chapter, it was clear that Katsuki was always seen as a special person to Izuku. This is Izuku "Kacchan and everyone else" Midoriya. Katsuki has always been the exception.

Seeing him forced towards Ochako (and her being literally shoved towards him from her clearly sapphic dead ex-love interest) just feels all types of ick to me. This is especially after Katsuki implies that Izuku views no one as special. So Ochako's suddenly the special one and Katsuki isn't? Out of literally nowhere...

OOC: I have many mixed feelings about the ending of the manga, particularly where it pertains to Izuku's character. Overall, I do like the ending, but I can't help but feel that Izuku deserved better than what he got.

I really wished that he would've been able to keep One For All in some capacity. While I understand that there was a possibility of it being lost and there was hints of it throughout the series, having Izuku going through an 8 year period of being a civilian while all of his friends accomplish their dreams just feels so sad to me.

While it seems that society has given him a lot of recognition, I wonder why wasn't there some statue made in his honor or made in the honor of Katsuki for that matter? It just seemed like other than the interactions he gets from people familiar with U.A., he went back to being another face in the crowd. I just wish we got to see some type of scene where the students of Class A gave him the comfort and support that he needed post-war. It's heavily implied that he was faking smiles and was traumatized just like Ochako, but he reached out to help her while everyone else is too busy with their own problems to reach out to him. If it was something done off screen, I wish there would've been at least some implication that Katsuki, Shouto, Ochako, or anyone else would've checked in to make sure he was mentally okay. Maybe Horikoshi had intended for there to be a scene like this but was rushed to scrap it for the epilogue? I can only speculate on what was planned, or if this was always the type of epilogue he envisioned.

I think some time away from the group would give Izuku some time to process the trauma he's endured, and also help him figure out where he wants to go in life. So, there is some good with allowing him to have that small wall of separation between him and everyone else.

I think until I've had more time to process this epilogue, I'm not going to change Izuku's verse to "default" post-canon. Currently, his default verse is during the final two arcs of the manga. That said, I am happy to explore a verse that is post-canon... I think it'd be interesting to write him as a Quirkless teacher who is a fanboy of all of his pro hero friends.

OOC: I was scrolling through Twitter and saw this panel brought up. There’s still people in the fandom who can’t forgive Katsuki for bullying Izuku for whatever reason even though he’s changed and grown significantly as a person. 

People can write what they want regarding if Izuku doesn’t want to forgive Katsuki (hell, I write a villain verse where he doesn’t), though it’s not canon to what Izuku really thinks. 

I can’t think of a panel more explicit on how he views people who’s done terrible things in their past and how they’re worth forgiveness if they work towards becoming a better person. In this panel, he’s talking about the U.A. traitor and his willingness to forgive him. I’d argue that the U.A. traitor had done a lot worse than Katsuki ever has. And yet, Izuku’s still taking up for him. Izuku’s also defended Endeavor against Dabi in the manga. And he sure as hell has gotten angry when people (mainly Monoma and All For One) has bad-mouthed Katsuki because as poorly as Katsuki’s treated him in the past, he’s never truly hated him. And regardless of if the fandom wants to forgive Katsuki or not doesn’t matter in regards to the actual plot. What matters is if Izuku forgives him because he was the victim of Katsuki’s bullying. And from what’s seen in the manga, I have no reason to believe that Izuku hasn’t already forgiven him and values the friendship they’ve managed to salvage. 

OOC: X’D This is gonna be the only OOC reply I’ll post on my dashboard because I try to avoid having too many OOC conversations on my blog. I’ll accept anon asks about it though. 

I mean, given that Rody’s a movie character, I doubt he’ll have any future roles in the anime series. He might come back in the spin-off manga (i.e. Team Up Missions) like Melissa did, but that’s about the most I’d expect. So, due to that, I doubt you have anything to worry about in terms of “love triangles.” 

Not to mention, Izuku’s fairly oblivious to someone expressing romantic interest in him (i.e. Ochako’s crush on him). Even if Rody liked him in a romantic sense, it’d more than likely be one-sided. People also tend to ship Izuku and Melissa a lot, but that’s obviously not gonna happen in the canon series. I’d imagine it to be the same with him and Rody. So, I think it’s safe to say, they’re canonically just friends.

OOC: So, uh... I think I bit off more than I can chew in terms of drafts I owe people. I have a bad habit of starting new threads without ending older ones, so the drafts keep piling up into a mountain. 

This is where I’m currently at. 

I owe 50+ drafts on Izuku right now. I owe around 40+ on my Bakugou blog. Neither of these are counting the starters that were sent to my inboxes on both of them. 

So... I’m unfortunately probably gonna have to drop a few threads. I hate doing it, but I have to make this number more manageable. If I decide to drop a thread we’re writing, I’ll come talk to you first! If you’re currently really invested in said thread, then we can discuss what to do with it. 

In addition, I probably won’t do any crack posts until I get my draft count lower. 

OOC: I keep forgetting that mobile users can’t access my rules and about page so I finally made a google doc for it!

Approximate translations are:

DEKU: "Good morning! Let's get up and do our best! We don't wanna be late!"

BAKUGOU: "Hey! How much longer are you gonna sleep?! Get the fuck up!"

The back and forth between them is Deku telling Kacchan to speak more "gently" to you and Kacchan telling him that if Deku doesn't hurry up, he's gonna leave you and him behind. Then Deku is all, "Wait, Kacchan!"

I just love that Deku is all bright sunshine boy and trying to encourage you to do your best for the day while Bakugou just screams at you to stop being a lazy ass and wake up. LOL.