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My 12 Favorite BKDK Meta Posts

by mysterylover123

So you might have picked up, if you’re following my posts, that I like BKDK. Katsudeku. Bakudeku. Izukatsu. Whatever you call it. Shipping Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo. I love this freaking pairing so much, but it’s always difficult to explain to people why that is. That’s why I often will point to meta, written by far more eloquent and organized people than me, to explain what about it interests me so much. So here’s a list (not comprehensive, I can’t read every BKDK meta ever written) of my favorite meta on the two’s relationship, and a shout out to my other lovely tumblr posters, organized in order of when the incident they’re covering takes place, how many spoilers there are, etc.

1. Ryokure  “Deku vs Kacchan”

https://ryokure.tumblr.com/post/147489960804/deku-vs-kacchan

Ryokure is one of my favorite BKDK meta writers - great at correcting some of the early mistranslations and analyzing most of the early arcs. The Ryokure meta only go up to about the training camp arc, and for some reason stopped after that. I picked this one as my favorite Ryokure BKDK meta, it’s a rare one that covers the Battle Trial Arc. My favorite line from the meta is the ending:  “On this point I’m like 80% sure that Mineta’s existence, Yaoyorozu‘s stupid costume (come on, she’s fifteen! it’s too early to be objectified!), etc are there so people wouldn’t think that this is shounen-ai.”

2. PunkBakugo: “Deku and Bakugo’s subconscious understanding: A Sports Festival Analysis”

https://punkbakugo.tumblr.com/post/169830270570/kacchan-dekus-subconscious-understanding-a

I’m currently rewatching the sports festival right now, and despite this being the big Tododeku and Izuocha arc, it’s pretty impressive how subtly pervasive BKDK still is in this arc anyways. This meta is very impressive, pointing out small details throughout the SF arc that showcase how central BKDK still is to the narrative, the ways in which Deku takes inspiration from BK, how BK fixates on Midoriya, and how they think in similar manners. It’s also quite well-written, and I recommend this poster if you’d like the POV of a non multi-shipper tumblr.

3. The-nysh “Episode 37 Commentary”

https://the-nysh.tumblr.com/post/165680156361/bnha-episode-37-commentary

The-nysh is another great BKDK poster, and I have at least 2 from them. The first is their very in-depth and image-heavy commentary on Episode 37 (they have another one on episode 61 that’s just as good), which provides some nice analysis of BKDK in this arc. The second is this one: https://the-nysh.tumblr.com/post/171252060116/whats-your-opinon-of-kiribaku-and-tododeku , which while it’s mostly about the poster’s opinions on the other two ships, has a few choice snippets about BKDK that I find helpful - one is also in connection with Ryokure, to quote: “Deku is such a super special case that if a fanfic has him and Kacchan in it - no matter the parings - and they don’t have some case of mutual obsession, I actually consider that OOC.” Definitely another good meta writer worth checking out.

4. Osakakitty “Vol 10 Katsudeku thoughts ramblings”

https://osakakitty.tumblr.com/post/167402985369/vol-10-katsudeku-thoughtsramblings

This one is a good analysis of the Training Camp Arc and Hideout Raid. Osakakitty has some very sweet BKDK meta and generally writes very close analysis of them, taking a more emotional stance on the pairing than some of the meta before. There’s a very raw quality to these, a feeling of reacting in time to the story as it unfolds and getting your heart broken. This one does a good job of outlining how deeply personal the Hideout Raid is to Deku, because it was Kacchan who was taken. Definitely worth a read. 

5. KiraElric’sInsanity: “What is your favorite Headcanon about Izuku”

http://kiraelric.tumblr.com/post/154543674203/what-is-your-favorite-headcanon-about-izuku

KiraElric was one of the first meta writers I encountered with BNHA, and really helped me get a grasp on the series. She has tons of great meta on the series and a really fine grasp of BKG’s character. There are lots of them worth reading, but this is one of my all time favorites because of how thoroughly in depth it is about Izuku’s feelings on the matter. Since Deku is unquestionably my favorite BNHA character, it was very important for me early on to determine who I shipped him with, how I perceived his relationships. And something about this meta helped me understand exactly why I liked BKDK so much. But if you want more of the other side of things…

6. KiraElric’sInsanity: “My Best Friend’s a Fxcking Nerd and an idiot God he pisses me Off”

http://kiraelric.tumblr.com/post/158423114578/my-best-friends-a-fucking-nerd-and-an-idiot-god 

This is BKG’s side of the coin. This meta helps contextualize a lot of BKG’s actions, in a way that made a ton of sense to me. This, and the one before it, both contain spoilers up to DVK2, so if you haven’t caught up just be aware of that. This meta does a great job of spotlighting how important Deku is as a force in BKG’s life, as someone to talk to and admit to feeling weak around, who cares about him unconditionally. These two meta together are great to read for getting an all around feel for each side of the relationship.

7. KrisPNatz “What’s in an OTP? Bakudeku”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay8TbIzMh-E

OK this one’s a video, not a tumblr meta, but it’s still an analysis on the relationship so I count it. It’s more of a funny one, joking and goofy in tone, but with a very sincere and passionate discussion of the relationship, what it means to ship something, how their interactions have evolved over time, and why the creator of the vid ships them. This one’s less analytical than the others, but still has some good insights into the duo.

8. Makeste reads BNHA: “Chapter 120 A Secret Among Three”

https://makeste.tumblr.com/post/181564960173/bnha-chapter-120-a-secret-among-three 

Makeste is my favorite BNHA liveblogger, going over the entire manga (she just posted Chapter 221 today, it’s pretty great). This is her reaction to Chapter 120, which she proclaims right away is her favorite chapter of the series. While it’s mostly a reaction post, it’s also interrupted with a few mini-essay meta on the nature of this relationship, going into some deep analysis of both characters’ feelings from a very attentive and clever reactor, whose absolute favorite character is Katsuki Bakugo. I recommend makeste to BNHA fans, the reactions are absolutely fantastic.

9. CuteIzuku “Izuku Midoriya’s Image of Victory”

https://cuteizuku.tumblr.com/post/178341507379/izuku-midoriyas-image-of-victory

This is a good meta on Deku’s classic “image of victory” comment from DVK2, going into some more depth about how Deku perceives Kacchan and what that means for the narrative. It also helps compare Deku’s perceptions of Katsuki and All Might, how Deku feels towards both, and what the differences are. It’s a nicely written piece and not particularly biased about the ship.

10. Mujoe-girl “The Way They Look at each other 

https://mujoe-girl.tumblr.com/post/148453703491/katsudeku-the-way-they-look-at-each-other

Another one that looks at both sides of the equation, parcelling out first how Deku looks at Kacchan, then how Kacchan looks at Deku, and acknowledging both sides and how they’ve changed over time. It’s pretty subtle and touches on various extreme expressions (one of my favorite things about BNHA: how expressive the characters are) from each character and what they mean. Certainly worth a read.

11. Riruru “The Choice of Wording Here”

https://rirururu.tumblr.com/post/181106272152/the-choice-of-wording-used-here-is-something-that 

OK, this one is getting into really recent manga spoilers - avoid looking over this, anime onlys. Basically this is a brief, but effective meta about Chapter 210, written after 210 came out and before the reveal about OFA. It talks about Deku’s reaction to Monoma’s dissing Kacchan, and puts it quite well exactly why this is significant to their relationship. This is a really recent development, and something that went over my head the first time I read it - certainly helped me understand more what’s going on here.

12. Makeste “The New BKDK Status Quo”

https://makeste.tumblr.com/post/184123732903/yes-the-new-bakudeku-status-quo-of-excitedly

Another one from makeste to finish us off - this one discussing the current status of BK/DK in the manga, up through Chapter 217. So again massive spoilers. Makeste, responding to a comment, talks about how the relationship is so much healthier these days, how the two have improved and how much better a friend BKG is to Deku now, post DVK2. It’s very sweet and a lovely place to end things off for now.

So yeah those are my 12 favorite BKDK meta out there so far. Any recommendations for more are welcome. I hope you guys enjoy reading these, and special nod to all my fellow posters for being so clever.

“My Best Friend’s a fucking nerd and an idiot. God he pisses me off.” 

A look into Katsuki Bakugou’s friendship with Izuku Midoriya 

** A counterpart to this post ** 

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Preface - This is my headcanon, to pair with the post regarding Izuku’s Point of View on his friendship with Katsuki. This is Katsuki’s point of view, as I see it.  This is not the “be all, end all answer”. I do not excuse or condone Katsuki’s actions in any way.

 I’m merely responding to the overwhelming amount of requests I’ve had to write this. 

This not a spoiler free post.

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Now let’s talk about Katsuki, because before I can even talk about his relationship with Izuku, I need to talk about Katsuki as a person so that this all makes a little more sense. 

Firstly, his quirk. 

Katsuki’s personality has been shaped around his quirk, his use of his quirk, and how the praise he’s received because of it. From the very beginning Katsuki was praised for his quirk. 

“An amazing quirk for an amazing hero” it was said which lead Katsuki to conclude that he, was in fact, just as amazing as his quirk and that made him better than everyone else in fact. You could even go so far as to say that it lead him to believe that one’s quirk determined their self worth and since his was always being praised that must mean he was pretty freaking amazing. 

So it also lead him to hold higher standards of what was and wasn’t acceptable. Having a quirk was normal, acceptable and having a strong one made the person all the more amazing - therefore Izuku not having one must mean he’s worthless, right? 

The child is four. Count the years, four when he came to this conclusion. He hardly understands the world, let alone what truly does and doesn’t make someone amazing and/or worthless. 

And the thing is though, it’s logical to conclude that before the introduction of quirks in their lives, Katsuki was a completely different person. Since Izuku makes it very known that “after his quirk manifested, he started to change” (to quote the dub, episode 7) 

Even in the Manga, Izuku explains the the reader that Katsuki wasn’t ever a bad person. He was just really full of confidence (A+ parenting Bakuparents for raising a kid with high self esteem.) and believe he could succeed at most anything.  Izuku makes sure to point out that it wasn’t until after his quirk manifested that Katsuki started being a jerk - and again I would like to point out that the praise from his peers and adults in his life became even more prevalent after Katsuki’s quirk. 

Therefore, this is why I can see a four year old Katsuki with the equation ->

“Quirk = Good / Strong Quirk = Amazing/ Strongest quirk = Best” 

and of all the people around him at the time, Katsuki had the strongest quirk - therefore “I’m the Best.” 

So when it’s said that Izuku has no quirk, where does he even fall in that scale of “Good and Bad”. Well if having a quirk is good - because basically every one else does - that means not having one is bad right? 

It’s a stark comparison between Katsuki’s reaction to getting a quirk and Izuku’s reaction to not having one. Katsuki just had all of his dreams confirmed by those around him.  

‘You want to be a hero, kid? Well with a quirk like that it should be easy.’ 

Where as Izuku had his dreams crushed. 

‘Don’t have a quirk? Suck to be him.’ 

But I think it’s important to note that in the manga (not the anime) no one is trying to console Izuku about the concept of being quirkless. It’s just ‘that sucks’ and that’s it.  Katsuki doesn’t witness any kind of positive action towards his friend being in such a situation, only giving him backing that having a quirk = good and no quirk = bad.  

Therefore he comes up with the conclusion as seen above.

 “Deku, He’s not awesome at all.” 

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So let’s talk about Katsuki at the beginning of the series. 

Prideful, arrogant, conceited. 

He really doesn’t give a shit about anyone, even going so far as to address the rest of his classmates as ‘extras’. 

He just doesn’t give a shit. Their quirks pale in comparison to his own, so why should he even care? 

But that’s what makes Izuku special. 

In the midst of this chaotic introduction to the characters of the series, it is pointed out that Izuku wants to attend the same school as Katsuki and instead of laughing it off like he just laughed off the concept of anyone else in his entire class becoming a hero, he freezes. 

Izuku doesn’t bring it up. Izuku doesn’t speak. Izuku doesn’t mention the topic - the teacher does, and in that moment Katsuki’s boasting and egotistical rantings stop - even if just for a moment.  

Screw the rest of the class, but Izuku matters.  

Now, I know how Katsuki was introduced the readers and in quite frankly it was intentionally done in a way that made him appear as a complete and utter asshole - this is Izuku’s story - not Katsuki’s but that doesn’t change the fact that as we learn more about their relationship, looking back on things changes once the reader has obtained additional information. 

So knowing what we know about their relationship’s past now, I think it’s important to note that, even while the rest of Izuku’s classmates proceed to mock Izuku and his school choice, that “the bully” Katsuki Bakugou does not laugh at Izuku’s ambitions. 

But Instead he proceeds to question Izuku as to what someone, quirkless as himself, is even capable of. 

If anything he’s more furious that Izuku is still willing to try the exam, despite knowing his own limitations.  Further more, if you go with Funimation’s translation of this scene (seen here about the 8 to 9 minute mark) Katsuki says to Izuku “You’d never be able to hang with the best of the best, You’d die in the exam.” 

And it was that choice of words that I couldn’t find myself looking past. Of course at first glance, it’s just Katsuki being a typical shonen rival-esque asshole, but once the reader is made aware of the fact that they have known each other practically their entire lives and before quirks, it changes things - I mean at least for me it did.  

Katsuki knows full well what Izuku is capable of and knows full well that Izuku Midoriya is a walking accident / Klutz. 

He hasn’t been able to do the simplest things since they were young, so what’s changed now? If Izuku takes that entrance exam, it’s going to kill him and Katsuki knows it.   Izuku is Mr. “Trip-over-his-own-two-feet”, how the hell is he supposed to fight villains?  

I honestly believe that if Izuku could have kept up with Katsuki in their youth, he wouldn’t have given a shit if Izuku wanted to be a hero - quirk or no quirk - but he couldn’t so Katsuki does.   

He’s always been a “I can do it, why can’t you?” Kind of person. 

So of course this applies to Izuku. Of course this applies to the only one that actually matters in his life.  

Katsuki doesn’t give a shit about the other kids in his neighborhood or his class. Izuku is literally the only person he pays attention to as a child and prior to U.A. 

Izuku is the only one that gets truthful, honest reactions out of him.

When Katsuki is flashing back during their first fight, this is what we get. 

Katsuki wanting to know why Izuku can’t understand. Why Izuku is such a loser. He’s competing with Izuku. He could care less about the other kids because they are irrelevant.  Izuku is the only one that matters. 

It matters to Katsuki that he does well, and his scale to reflect himself against is Izuku and no one else. 

(At least at this point in time. )

But even this point in time, it’s important to note that Katsuki is always questioning why Izuku can’t do the things he can do, despite knowing Izuku’s limitations.  It’s almost as if he wants Izuku to be able to stand on the same level as him.  As if he took Izuku being quirkless as a personal insult. 

It’s almost as if in Katsuki’s mind, Izuku didn’t get a bad draw of the gene pool, but it was a personal failure to manifest a quirk - as if that was something Izuku had control over. 

And then Izuku gets a quirk - years after anyone has ever manifested one, and against everything they have been taught about quirks while growing up. Katsuki is blown away. 

His entire world just got flipped upside down. Quirks aren’t supposed to manifest past age four, and yet Izuku has one. How long has that been a thing? Has Izuku been lying to him this entire time? Has Izuku been the one making fun of him this entire time?  If he had a quirk why in the hell did he take all that bullshit from the rest of their class? 

Why would Izuku hide such a thing? There’s nothing to gain from that, right? 

So Katsuki’s pissed.  

He doesn’t mock Izuku for having a quirk now, or again even attempt to crush his ambitions - no instead he’s demanding answers. 

His friend has been lying to him for ten years, and about something important. So honestly, when I look at it from that perspective I can understand why Katsuki is so furious.  Izuku has been faking his weakness this entire time. He’s been playing at being the failure when in actuality he could have been standing at Katsuki’s side for the last ten years. 

How dare he?!  

But not just Katsuki’s friend, but his best friend, because remember - even at this point - Izuku is the only one he’s ever gave a shit about. 

Even after entering U.A., Katsuki checks on Deku to know how well he’s doing. 

That’s what matters to him in this test. Not how well he did but how well Izuku did against him.  He knows he’s amazing. He knows he’s going to succeed. Is Izuku finally able to keep up now that they both got into this school? 

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See I’m well aware that this post cannot be done without talking about a certain scene in Katsuki’s past. 

We all know it’s unavoidable so let’s just talk about it. 

Katsuki told Izuku to commit suicide.  There’s no nice way to put it, because it’s not a nice thing. However, it happened and there isn’t an excuse for his actions. 

However on the flip side of this, it’s important to know that in the Japanese culture, it isn’t handled in the same sense as it is in western cultures. 

Suicide is seen as a way to preserve honor to one’s family or even sometimes seen as the morally responsible thing to do. So while a western audience sees this scene has absolutely appalling, please consider that this wasn’t written for a western culture. 

If you’d like to learn more about suicide in Japan, please see these links: 

{ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan}

{https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/minority-report/201406/asian-honor-and-suicide} 

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But back to the topic at hand, Izuku and Katsuki’s relationship. As I stated above, Katsuki has been questioning Izuku to prove what he’s capable of, if he wants to be a hero so badly and honestly I see this scene as Katsuki’s final breaking point with Izuku.  He’s fed up.  The idiot doesn’t understand that he’s going to get himself killed chasing these stupid dreams, so if he wants to die so bad he might as well just go do it.  

Is it right? Is it just? Is it acceptable?  No. It’s not. 

But pigeonholing Katsuki into this moment of the manga, isn’t either. 

Katsuki was presented in a way in the beginning of the manga to get the reader to emphasis more with Izuku than Katsuki - because again this isn’t Katsuki’s story - it’s Izuku’s.   

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But Katsuki’s attitude towards Izuku changed quickly after that. He was attacked by a sludge villain. He almost died. No one was willing to help him, because the surrounding heroes did not have the appropriate quirks and they essentially left him to die until someone who could do something arrived. 

So when all hope was lost and Katsuki was sure he was going to die, here comes Izuku to save the day.  Izuku of all people in the world, the one he just had his completely break down with, comes running to save his life - even when the heroes they idolized wouldn’t. 

You wanted to know what Izuku was capable of Katsuki? You wanted to know what he could do? Well here it is. Even terrified out of his mind, he can run to save someone who matters.  

And even after screaming at Izuku for trying to save him, Katsuki still acknowledged Izuku for what he was capable of after the sludge villain incident. 

Because he, as explained by Izuku, never tormented Izuku again. So whatever “bullying” was going on ceased completely after that. 

Katsuki’s “bullying” was completely over and done with by the time they entered U.A.  

And it’s once they enter U.A. that were start to see the change and really get to know the characters they are and why they are so tied together. 

Childhood friendship. 

And the thing about it is, everybody knows it. They take no measures to hide that they’ve known each other for an exceptionally long amount of time, and as I mentioned in my post about Izuku, neither of them ever attempts to deny that they were / are friends with each other. 

Even if they did want to make some kind of attempt to hide that they’ve known each other so long, the fact would still ring obvious in the way that they address each other. 

It is so important, so utterly important - down right vital even - that Izuku calls Katsuki “Kacchan”.  

How one addresses those around them within Japanese culture is affected by their position in their life and/ or how close they consider themselves to be to that person. 

That’s why everyone except Deku calls Katsuki ‘Bakugou’. It is proper manners to address someone whom you’ve just met / aren’t overly close with by their last name instead of their first.  It goes the same way for Izuku - no one - calls him anything but Midoriya excluded Uraraka and Katsuki. 

I’m assuming you’ve probably noticed this trend in other anime as well. 

However the trick is, by adding ‘chan’ onto the end of Katsuki’s name shows admiration when spoken from one young boy to another. 

http://maki.typepad.com/justhungry/2009/08/when-to-use-chan-or-san-and-other-ways-to-address-people-in-japan-.html

http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/5362/address-someone-by-their-first-name-or-their-last-name

But “-chan” is normally added onto the end of a girl’s name / a young boy’s name - but this time Izuku should have started addressing him as “Katsuki” / “Katsuki-kun” or something of the like but he hasn’t. 

He’s been calling him Kacchan for 10 years. 

And Katsuki hasn’t stopped him. 

Even when Katsuki is aggressively talking to him at the beginning of the series, Izuku still calls him ‘Kacchan’, and Katsuki doesn’t bat an eye. 

He just carries on with what he’s trying to say and continues to allow Izuku to address him in such an informal manner. If Katsuki truly hated Izuku to his core, he wouldn’t allow him to call him anything but Bakugou. 

Even when they enter U.A. they continue to address each other as they always have and Katsuki doesn’t blink - doesn’t get embarrassed - doesn’t tell him to knock it off - doesn’t even try to ‘play it cool’ in front of the new kids. 

Nope. Nothing. 

Izuku’s always called him Kacchan and probably always will. It’s just normal to Katsuki at this point.  

Even when faced with mortal danger, he’s still not batting an eye at the concept of being called “Kacchan”, he just instantly knows who was the one behind the report of his endangerment.  

And the thing to note about Katsuki being in danger again, Is that some how one way or another, Izuku is almost always involved. Katsuki’s not stupid - he’s 3rd in his class - and he’s watched this entire time Izuku get stronger and stronger but he’s also watched the price of that strength. 

He’s watched Izuku break his bones and scar his body. He’s watched Izuku completely wreck himself all in the name of his ‘dream’ to become a hero, and that’s why I personally believe that Katsuki told Izuku to stay back during the whole kidnapping incident because he was positive, that if he didn’t - If Izuku reached them and ended up with him - Izuku would have gotten himself killed in the name of protecting his friend. 

I see no malice in this. I see no grudge. In that moment, none of that mattered. Katsuki was in danger, and Izuku was going to save him. Being quirkless didn’t stop him from almost getting his ass killed, so what were broken arms going to do? That certainly wasn’t going to be enough to get his thick skulled best friend to stop. Izuku is a bleeding heart and Katsuki knows it. 

If Izuku had managed to get to Katsuki, no amount of pain would have stopped him from throwing his life away. Katsuki’s not dumb. He’s watched Izuku for years upon years and he’s seen him in the USJ, he’s seen him in the Sports Festival, he’s heard about his run in with Shigaraki. There is already a laundry list of things that should have stopped Izuku from even wanting to become a hero, but Izuku Midoriya is just as bull headed as Katsuki is and even more so when it comes to Katsuki. 

Katsuki’s fear has been brought up twice now in the manga. Once during the Final Exam against All Might 

and again after the boys’ 2nd and most recent fight. 

And I feel like this is taken the wrong way sometimes. I personally feel that what this means more is that fear is more along the lines of Izuku’s willingness to go past the point of no return and that willingness is what is going to get him killed.  

Izuku has wrecked himself in the name of becoming a hero and Katsuki has been stuck on the side lines with nothing else to do but watch. He’s frustrated. He’s fed up. Izuku has been chasing a dream that could destroy him for years, and nothing deters him - even pain, even death. 

So you tell me, how would you feel watching someone you’ve known for your whole life destroy themselves? How does it feel to watch someone who’s always been at your side keep coming back to something that will hurt them? 

As Katsuki said, no matter how much he shoved Izuku away - he kept coming back. 

Izuku has always been there, but Izuku always been the single source of honest concern when it comes to Katsuki.  

He was there when they were four 

and he was there when they were sixteen. 

He’s always the one who comes running. He’s always the one who will give his everything in the name of Katsuki’s well being. He’s always there showing Katsuki concern and showering him with uplifting words. He’s there expressing his admiration no matter how horrible Katsuki is to him. 

What will possibly get him to stop? Surely, if we fight that would be enough? But it never is. 

Izuku is also the one person we’ve seen Katsuki cry in front of. Katsuki is normally the character within Shonen that is the ‘tough guy’ that doesn’t show emotions. He’s supposed to be seen as a thug but yet in front of Izuku we’ve seen him cry twice and recently confess his fears too. 

This is some heavy level stuff, and it’s not the kind of thing that someone just takes to anyone. Katsuki didn’t take this to just anyone, either. He took it to someone he’s known his whole life. He took it to someone he grew up with. Someone who’s known him his whole life. He took to someone who’s known him over a decade. Someone who knows him better than anyone else there. He took it to Izuku. He took it to his best friend.   

Katsuki doesn’t know how to express himself through weakness. Katsuki doesn’t know how to handle feeling helpless. 

Katsuki was raised to believe that he could handle anything by himself and when he finds out time and time again - he can’t - he breaks.  

So of all the people in the world to break down in front of, he chooses Izuku. 

The first tears were brought on by Izuku catching him off guard during their first fight. These tears were brought on my Katsuki needing to find a way to rid himself of these frustrations and feelings in a safe environment.  He knows Izuku isn’t going any where. He tried for years to get Izuku to stop following him, but Izuku had proven his loyalty time and time again.

And now he knows Izuku can finally stand at his level. Izuku can finally keep up with him. Izuku can finally hold his own after all these years.  

Katsuki was raised in a very freely psychical environment. 

His mother is the kind of person to merely smack her child over the back of the head without thinking about it, and she holds the same explosive temper as her son. Katsuki learned it from some where to what was appropriate and what wasn’t.  So I can see how taking a fight to Izuku to express his emotions wasn’t that far of a stretch. Even Izuku noted that it was a meaningless fight meant for nothing more than Katsuki to get his anger out. 

And off all the people in the world, the friends he’d made at U.A. and the trusted members of the faculty, he chose Izuku. 

Tell me that’s not huge. 

It’s down right vital.

Katsuki’s definition of Izuku has changed completely from when they were children. He’s no longer quirkless and Katsuki is starting to understand that his original idea of quirkless = bad, and strong quirk = best is not always the case. He’s had real world experience. He’s felt helpless. He’s failed. He’s danced with death and it’s all changed him. 

Instead of bragging about his victory, or berating Izuku for losing to him, instead he’s almost scolding him. 

He has All Might’s power. He shouldn’t be losing any more. He should be able to beat Katsuki in a fight, and he almost wants him to and all this is said before All Might even shows up. 

He goes further once the situation is explained to him to tel Izuku that he not just shouldn’t be losing but he can’t.  

No panic attacks. No moping. No self induced pity. This isn’t about Katsuki, it’s about Izuku and he is starting to understand that. He’s understanding that Izuku’s loyalties to him have been proven once again and even through something like this Izuku hasn’t been lying to him. 

Because the thing is, Izuku is very important to Katsuki. He always has been and that’s why Izuku is a touchy subject. 

He would get beyond frustrated when the quirkless idiot would talk about dreams that would get him killed. 

He spent his time watching Izuku’s progress and gauging how well he was doing, and he always had to know what Izuku was thinking. It’s made clear in their last scuffle that Katsuki believed Izuku held him in disdain. 

He demands an explanation from Izuku when he first sees his quirk, and expresses the frustration of believing that this entire time Izuku has been playing him and that he actually hates Katsuki. It was literally driving him crazy to think about Izuku hating him. To think that Izuku was lying to him. To think that Izuku was hiding something from him. 

Because Damn, ‘I’ve known you for over a decade. Why the hell are you hiding shit from me?’ 

But after having the situation cleared, Katsuki was the one who took the first step forward. He owned up to his actions for starting the fight when Aizawa asked who threw the first punch. 

Instead of turning the situation on it’s head and blaming it on Izuku like he would have at the beginning of the series. 

And further more, Katsuki was the one who proclaimed that things between them would be different from now on. 

They’ve had a rough road, and there’s been a lot of miscommunication going on but Katsuki’s ready to repair the friendship now that he understands the full weight of the situation. He’s grown up enough to look past his own ego and move forward.  It’s not going to be fast, but I know it’s going to happen. 

I just can’t look past how important these boys are to each other. 

I firmly believe that Katsuki too, considers Izuku is best friend. His best friend who is a complete idiot and doesn’t understand the concept of self preservation.  His best friend who just pisses him off. 

It’ll be different now. Katsuki said so himself. 

Vol. 10 KatsuDeku Thoughts/Ramblings

Damn

And I thought the last volume was bad

I’ve been sitting on his post for a few days because I’m finding it difficult to express my thoughts without using keyboard smashes or spamming the cry emoji.

Of note: I read this entire series blind (I’ve been spoiled very minimally). Due to personal reasons for supporting the industry, and because I am an adult with disposable income, I do not read manga online. These are my feelings at this moment, without having read any of the other available chapters, but I did know this one was gonna hurt.

H O W E V E R

It hurt way more than I thought it would.

Although, after powering through the hurt, I realized something. This volume is pretty much THE counterargument to any and all “Deku hates Bakugo” statements. Because you know what? He doesn’t.

He really doesn’t.

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"help me kacchan"

People are really convinced that Deku is in love with Ochako ?? He’s barely noticing her compared to other characters , let alone falling in love . “I can’t believe I was just on the phone with a girl” Deku isn't showing feelings specifically for her . This is Deku viewing her as just . A girl . With how he said this , she could’ve been anyone . And in his retrospective narration , she’s barely on his radar 🤚🏼 If the way Deku acts around Uraraka reads as lovestruck to you , then there's no way he ain't in love with Bakugo 💀

Save Me

what if deku begins to attack Kacchan's injured shoulder? what then? oh the angst, i'm just imagining all the art and fics that are coming from this. I'm thriving.

Oh my goodness-

I never even considered that,,,,,,, what if he starts unknowingly hitting his shoulder? Like. He’s so into to the battle that he doesn’t realize that’s the injury bakugou has from saving deku

WAIT WHAT IF MID-BATTLE DEKU LOOKS OVER AT BKGS BANDAGES AND IS LIKE:

“That’s why I need to stay away from all of u”

I got a very painful headcanon here: So Deku fights class A and Bakugou hasn't taken any concerning damage yet. Deku defeats everyone except Bakugou and decides to walk away. Bakugou flies towards him with his blasts and Deku turns around and just lands a sickening blow to Bakugou's stomach (which shouldn't yet be healed if were taking his shoulder into account as well) and Bakugou just crumples to the ground and 1-A just watches in disbelief.

ANON MY HEART OH MY-

I hope u don’t mind me adding on (this is v fanfiction-y so beware):

Bakugou crumples to the ground as Deku looks down in confusion at him and at the class who are staring at him in disbelief. However, he quickly ignores them as he reaches out to Bakugou and starts asking what’s wrong and if he’s okay. He knows Bakugou would have been able to take that kind of hit. He has been able to take it many times. Deku pulls up the shirt of his costume to see that he has a bandage on his stomach— the spot that he hit. Deku then remembers Bakugous sacrifice and starts apologizing like crazy. However, Katsuki isn’t mad as he pulls Deku into a hug

I found you

bkdk's: If Bakugo reunites with Deku is probably gonna be when they accidently cross paths while they are on patrol, Bakugo will probably hit him and call him an idiot, lmao.

Horikoshi: KACCHAN COMES FROM THE SKY AND HITS THE VILLAIN JUST RIGHT IN TIME WHEN DEKU IS ABOUT TO GIVE UP, HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM THIS WHOLE TIME WITH A RESCUE TEAM AND ALSO THEY COMPLETE EACH OTHER-

horikoshi:

Based on THIS

I don’t know about you, but I live for silent, attentive Kacchan

i love every bit of this scene, katsuki being praised by all might (and him getting embarrassed) and katsuki openly acknowledging izuku as his rival ;;

Izuku was ready to give up.

He’s so injured and exhausted that he’s literally falling over. He can’t even stand anymore.

“A reckless rampage, born of anxiety and impatience…you take on the world alone…to the point of exhaustion and ruin.”

He’s been working himself to the bone for so long he’s famous for it. He wants so badly to win this war and save everyone that he’ll never admit how broken he is.

But I think, deep down, he knows it. He’s suffering. This is destroying him. Look at how lifeless his eyes have become.

He’s trying to convince himself to fight, but he’s not even trying to break free. He says he has to master One for All completely so everyone can smile again, together. But Izuku’s not smiling anymore. He’s beaten, broken, and just so tired of this. But then…

But then he’s saved. By the one person who can get him back on his feet-

Kacchan. His symbol of victory.

“If there’s anything that could bolster Izuku Midoriya now, it would be…” .

It would be Kacchan. He is, canonically, the one thing that can get Izuku to rally. The one person who can truly save him.

And the light immediately returns to Izuku’s eyes.

Save to win, and win to save, y'all.

BnHA Chapter 318: On Your Left

Previously on BnHA: The Hawksquad+Lurkers were all “well this sucks” and sat around a bit talking about how maybe they should actually come up with a new plan that is actually good, but then in the end they were like “nah.” Deku was all, “THERE’S SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE!! CONSUMING, CONFUSING!! THIS LACK OF SELF CONTROL I FEAR IS NEVERENDING. IT’S HAUNTING HOW I CANT SEEM TO FIND MYSELF AGAIN. MY WALLS ARE CLOSING IN.” Just, literally that whole entire song. All Might was all “Deku you should take care of yourself, try eating a thing,” and Deku was all “BYE, ALL MIGHT,” and just LEFT. He left!!! What the fuck!!!

Today on BnHA: Endeavor is all, “maybe if Deku didn’t listen to All Might he’ll listen to me instead.” Deku is all, “[doesn’t listen to Endeavor]” because, well, yeah. The Vestiges are all, “surprisingly, even we are a little concerned – maybe you should get some rest, kid.” Deku is all, “((Ò ‸ Ó)).” The Vestiges are all, “holy shit.” Deku is all, “[wanders the ruined city streets terrifying the populace on account of him looking like Shelob had a baby with one of the Nazgul].” Some shriveled-up puppeteer villain asshole is all, “HORIKOSHI SAID IT’S MY TURN TO ATTACK DEKU TODAY SO I AM GOING TO SUMMON MY FRIGHTENED HELPLESS ATTACK MOB!!” Kacchan is all “WHADDYA MEAN THEY FOUND THE NERD!!! – oh wait, that’s me, I found him. I found the nerd, you guys.” And just in time, too. I was about to owe a whole lot of people a whole lot of dollars.

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“Don’t put it on me!“ ( ╬◣ 益◢)

bakugo rant essay thing #2: his sorely neglected role as a leader

real quick (or not whoops) i wanna point something out that i haven’t rlly talked about or seen talked about that i feel these panels emphasize (even if subconsciously):

here, we see bakugo in the position of follower–he has to let someone else (jiro) lead, and adjust his actions to what they’re doing/they want over what he might want. i’m not going to talk about the pivotal character development showcased, and instead highlight the fact that bakugo is innately a leader.

here we see him frustrated because kaminari (and presumably the others in their band) isn’t following his lead when they rehearse. what does this tell us? that bakugo automatically attempts to assume the or a leadership position within a group.

obviously, bakugo has never played in a band before, and the fact that he tries to take the lead despite jiro being at the helm, tells us that he probably doesn’t understand he’s not inherently the one in charge in a group setting. his confusion when jiro tells him not to add in his improvisations and when he is following her lead at the performance just confirms this: bakugo genuinely does not understand that he sometimes has to follow instead of lead.

the fact that he does not (initially) understand this, which would seem obvious to most people, tells us two things:

1) that bakugo’s desire to lead is instinctual, and his attempts to do so are subconscious.

and,

2) that he has never cognitively assumed the position of follower before.

i said i didn’t want to touch on the character development piece, so i’m not going to, but i want to say that these two things are tremendously important pieces to the puzzle of katsuki bakugo, and that this scene is tremendously important for his development.

that being said, what do these two things, when put together, mean, exactly?

that bakugo is a natural-born leader.

here’s why:

firstly, his will to lead is instinctual. that in itself tells you a lot, because instinct is innate. ie, he was born with it, and has had the instinct his entire life, even if he is not consciously aware of it being there. this checks off the more technical aspect of him being born with it, but when someone is a natural-born leader, it implies that they are a good and frequent leadership figure.

everyone’s criteria for a good leader is different, as everyone values a different set of things. but one thing that i think everyone can agree on, is that a leader has to be someone who others will follow behind easily.

the fact that bakugo has never consciously been a supporter, or has not had to until now, implies that people have followed him his entire life, and most likely not through his own conscious assertion, considering he was confused when he couldn’t do what he normally would–and not because he wasn’t able to lead specifically, because it’s what he’s accustomed to doing. he doesn’t actually think of himself as a leader, despite his aptitude for it.

but the fact that people have followed him his entire life most likely means it’s easy for people to follow him. just like he automatically takes charge, people automatically let him, and thus fall into place behind him without much resistance. when you go back and examine the story so far, this is just proven further:

as a young child, midoriya and their other friends always walked behind him, and revered him as their leader.

as a middle school student, his “friends” were far more like lackeys, willingly submitting to his authority and also standing behind him.

during the cavalry battle at the sports festival, he was the rider of his group, and also very clearly the one in charge, which the other members of the group supported.

kaminari looked to him for direction during their fight with shishikura in the license exam, and naturally followed his lead.

aizawa commented specifically on his (and midoriya’s) ability to inspire, motivate, and generally serve as incentives for their peers.

this is all compounded by the fact that he asserts his role as leader subconsciously. bakugo does not have to think about taking leadership, he does it entirely without knowingly trying–to the point that he himself is not even aware of the skill he possesses in the field or the potential he has. because, to him, it’s just what he feels like doing and is comfortable with doing, so he does it.

hence, he’s a natural-born leader.

the reason i wanted to highlight this, however, was firstly because it’s something i feel is horrendously overlooked about bakugo’s characterization (yes the neglect is in the fandom, not the series), but secondly, because of the implications this has.

even if he has a long way to go presently, bakugo’s potential in this regard is astounding. already he is proficient in the role, and has been for the entirety of his life. people continue to follow him–people want to follow him, despite his uncouth disposition and the various characteristics he has that inhibit him as a leader, and make him unpleasant to work with. no matter how much he does wrong, he does enough right that his skill is still there, and is recognized (subconsciously or otherwise) by those around him.

i could specify what exactly he does right, but this is very long, and so i’m going to close with why you should stop sleeping on all this:

this aptitude for leadership bakugo possesses is eventually going to blossom into an invaluable asset both to himself, his peers, his partner (deku), and his brand as a hero.

aka,

while deku will be who the world looks to for hope, inspiration, and a guardian, kacchan will be who the world looks to for guidance, structure, and a leader.

me: *opens fanfic*

fanfic: *has no spaces between paragraphs*

me: *closes fanfic*

If you call pedophilia a kink please unfollow me and never talk to me again

I personally had a blast blending these 2 together. What do y’all think?

It’s not funny.

It’s not just competitiveness

It’s not just imitation.

It’s not just respect

This is the face of devotion.

This is not just some plain-old rivalry.

Izuku has rivalries, he has friends.

But Bakugou Katsuki is not just a rival, not just a friend, and not just a bully. Certainly, not just some childhood friend.

He is Izuku’s inspiration, the person closest to him who was put on a pedestal next to fucking All Might, Who was basically considered a god in the MHA universe before his retirement.

It’s not funny to say that Izuku’s admiration for Katsuki is just ‘Hero Worship’.

Because if Izuku ‘worships’ All Might, you should damn well Fear what he will do for someone closer than All Might, for Katsuki.

All Might asked Izuku to step into his shoes in the next Symbol- hewas ready to break his bones in the tournament to win

All Might said he always saves the people within his reach - Izuku nearly killed himself to secure Kouta and save Kacchan

All Might knows Izuku’s spirit and desperation is a fearsome thing. And Katsuki is threatened by it.

Izuku trying to save Kacchan…repeatedly, at the cost of his own damn life…

How he cried like his damn soul was ripped out of his body after Kacchan was taken away.

Tell me one more time that Izuku hates Katsuki, and I’ll show you a devotion beyond words.

Now…Imagine what Izuku would do if Katsuki asked something from him.

But you know what? Katsuki is never going to do that because he is the one person who is intimately aware of everything Izuku can sacrifice in the name of devotion.

And I for one, am really thankful that Katsuki will never dare ask anything of him.

You can call it his Pride. I’ll call it his Fear.

Because the one thing Katsuki fears above everything else is ‘Izuku’s Spirit’

So loud, ‘Kacchan’.

something something...😉

TW: animal death / animal neglect

I wanted to draw this comic for a long time, but I never knew how to approach this issue. In my childhood all my friends had budgies, all of them were put aside somewhere and left alone. Treated like “annoying” decoration. Don’t get a bird if you can’t meet its needs.