For The Rest Of Our Lives

i fucking LOVE LIFE !!!! YOU WANNA KNOW WHY???? IM ALIVE AT THE SAME TIME AS AO3 EXISTS!! THERES NEVER BEEN A BETTER AGE EVER !!!!! AND IM LIVING NOW AAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Give me country-boy, southern gentleman Keith. Give me Keith raised in Texan chivalry culture. Keith who's dad grew up making sure he knew how to treat a woman right, and later made even more sure that he knew it still applied to partners of any gender. Keith who pulls date's chairs out before sitting down, opens car doors, and holds his hand out when they're walking down stairs. Keith who can lead in a killer western-style two step. Keith who seldom uses pet names, but when he does they're classy, like "darlin'" or "sweetheart" or "sugar." Keith who's accent comes out when he's angry or drunk. Keith who gives his jacket and knows the sidewalk rule. Keith who's a gentle, doting lover. Give me southern gentleman Keith and give me Lance who can't handle any of it without combusting.

Bkdks never needed a canon romance confirmed or a kiss, we never needed any of that, we just wanted the last interaction between them to be THIS,

Optimistic, working together, tearing it up in the ranks, smiling, flying through the city in their hero costume(and armor suit) HAPPY AF

431s interaction between them was half consumed by this awkwardness and rejection hanging over their head and No, izuku doesn't need to join Bakugous agency for them to work together meaningfully, that's not the point....

The point was always the framing of that whole interaction, and it feeling like a rejection(and kirishima teasing bakugou that it was such) and those lines at the end as Katsuki waves goodbye (as if izuku is moving on without him) that "no one is actually special".... and that it was, for a while, the LAST thread we got of them!

I've said it before and I will say it whenever it comes up, the bakudeku thread kn 431 was strange, and was like setting up a new (emotional) conflict up, with no resolution, which is just unsatisfying writing.

(Again, yes they will be friends and work together regardless of being in an agency or partnership, BUT it is the FRAMING and the overall context and placement of this conflict that didn't work....and I think it left a bad taste in all our mouths.)

But just the one panel from horikoshi was enough to lift a weight off me, just bc of how satisfying it is to actually see them happy, and working together, even climbing the ranks on each other's heels.

THIS

Is a satisfying ending and answer to "the rest of our lives."

The Puppets of Cinderella's Castle

unfortunately, I will write this fic and I am writing this fic are two very different things

just saying. i saw no jesus reblog. i did however see Phil Lester reblog the poll. or should i say the pholl.

Me 24/7: "Byler is endgame, it's the only logical conclusion and they will be canon in s5"

Me when they actually become canon in s5:

you’ve put up with a lot from us this year - so our christmas gift to you is a flashback to a simpler straighter time

Dan and Phil React to AmazingDan 

Liar, this never happened

The excluded tags filter on Ao3 is such a fucking lifesaver. I love it so much.