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THANK YOU omygosh you've just scratched an itch in my brain that I couldn't gettttt
he's literally a science experiment and he has to live with that fact, poor pookie π all of the things he has to maintain just drives me insane, like, the STAPLES ?? horikoshi needs to give me a whole volume dedicated to the decade dabi spent on the streets bc literally how did he surviveeeeeee
I mean it was confirmed later on in the manga but I won't spoil if you don't know yet βͺγ½(Β΄β½ο½)/ but even with that help, he was mostly independent!!!
imagine how many nights he spent, in an alleyway, or in a tub, submerged in water that he has to heat himself, just so he can get rid of some of the constant ache. imagine dabi having to staple himself together constantly -> there's no way he's going to another backalley hospital, not if there's a chance of him getting put to sleep and awakening another 3 years later. no. never. no one was ever there to help him πbut I doubt he would trust anyone with stapling him, that's a different level of vulnerability that he isn't ready to explore yet (until a certain birdman comes along, but whatever-)
imagine being at the constant risk of infection like dabi, he's basically a walking, talking, open wound, like you said, it's no wonder that he went insaneππ
imagine being rei, still hospitalised, and all of a sudden your eldest son, the first life you brought into this world, the first life that was taken from you, is now unrecognisable, but at the same time, unmistakably touya. YOU CANT MISTAKE THOSE BLUE EYES AND WHITE HAIR !! imagine how horrifying it must be, as a mother, to see your son (more like half, most of his skin isn't even his-) held together by staples and spite.
no offense, but i'm kinda surprised that she didn't have a whole other breakdown, it's said that when she found out that touya was dead, it broke whatever was left of her. so imagine now, you would think that the break would be out of relief that her son is alive (but is he really tho ???), but I feel like it would be more related to the question of 'how is he alive ?' bc he's clearly suffered so much, and when he revealed himself, he basically confirmed that he's going to suffer more. like no pookie :'(
like, I can't imagine he smells the nicest either LMAO he's constantly burning himself -> he can't feel any pain, all of his nerves and pain receptors were absolutely fucked when he was being "saved" (they couldn't let my shayla rest mannnnn), I feel like this speaks for itself regarding how messed up his situation is ππ
the body horror is so real guys, the potential with it is insane.
can we talk abt touya's medical trauma more please