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Abla: Makes a snarky passive aggressive essay. Laarby: Repsonds with an equally snarky disagreement. Abla: Omg why so snarky. Go away.

Unprompted subjective opinions or not... this is kind of what you get when you go and say that someone's good writing is wasted on people who disagree with you.

Redemption and healing is NOT a linear process. Set-backs should be expected because they are inevitable. 

A good redemption/healing arc must have some minor or major set-backs, or else it’s just an idealistic fantasy that has no basis in reality. 

Remember Zuko’s redemption/healing arc? Remember what made it so well-written? It’s the fact that Zuko’s character was allowed to make some huge mistakes (so huge, in fact, that he almost regressed to his past self!). 

This is why it’s so silly to hear shit like: “Enji regressed to his past self!” or “Enji hasn’t really changed at all!”… because he made one minor mistake: ignoring Shouto’s calls in a misguided effort to protect him. 

Never mind the fact that Enji’s past self would not have hesitated to risk Shouto’s safety (by putting Shouto in the first line of danger) if it meant proving that Shouto, his “masterpiece”, is just as strong as All Might’s successor. 

Never mind the fact that Enji’s newfound concern for Shouto’s safety means he is starting to view Shouto as his son first and hero second, and that is proof of his change.

No, no. Apparently - in BNHA fandom only - the simple fact that a character undergoing a redemption arc made a single, minor mistake and did not march to redemption in a straight path means they must have regressed or didn’t change at all, logic be damned. 

Honestly; I used to want Enji to make way more mistakes and have some major set-backs. But you know what? This fandom does not deserve a more realistic redemption/healing arc at all. 

You wanna see an actual realistic character regression or stagnation, though? Look at Bakugou. Look at how he is aiming to help Deku now. He had some major development in how he views Deku, which is awesome, but he still hasn’t developed much when it comes to how he treats Deku. 

Instead of trying to control his anger, hurt, and concern and reaching out to Deku with a calm, compassionate approach first (before physically forcing him to stop), what did he do? He resorted back to being insultingly aggressive towards Deku, because he still doesn’t understand the full ramification of his bullying and how it affected Deku’s dangerous self worth issues. 

I’m not trying to diss Bakuguo here, btw. I like that he’s still struggling to take real steps forward on his path to redemption. That’s how well-written characters are written. 

But watch this dumb fandom praise Bakuguo for “developing” and failing to recognize how he’s actually making the same old mistake again. 

Hori’s good writing is utterly wasted on this fandom.

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Natsuo is NOT like Endeavor.

Okay, so I’ve posted about this before, but I also just saw another interpretation pop up recently about the character of Natsuo Todoroki, and how he has similarities to Enji (Endeavor) beyond his appearance. And while these interpretations are valid, I also personally don’t really see them.

First and foremost, people tend to bring up the fact that he has a lot of anger and resentment towards Enji, and how that could make him a lot like Enji due to how much anger and obsession Enji had, but I think this feels like an odd thing to say when the reasons and circumstances for these emotions are completely different.

Like, we all seem to agree that Natsu’s anger as a whole is completely warranted and justified, but some people seem to take it as a way to say that his anger towards Enji will inevitably make him LIKE Enji, which I just don’t see. Whenever we see Natsuo get angry in canon, he really doesn’t ever seem unstable or angry in a way that he would hurt someone close to him unintentionally.

At most, he slams his fist against a wall, but he otherwise just yells or says something passive-aggressive, and then just removes him from the room.

Like… I really don’t see how that makes him someone who’s at risk of harming others or being anything like the man we see Enji become.

If anything, I’d say that he’s proven to be quite different, with how he’s basically built an entire life for himself outside of the family.

That leads me to point two. Specifically, his treatment of Fuyumi. This essay in particular seemed to imply that Natsuo put his own desires before his sister’s, mainly referring to his behavior during that family dinner. However, I consider this to be a very surface level reading of him, since we’re not factoring in Fuyumi herself. Specifically, that she’s not really in the right either. It’s made very clear that her desire for a “normal family” is a coping mechanism. But what some people don’t understand is that Fuyumi can be unfair to Natsuo too. And even Shoto to a degree. There’s a very notable panel of her trying to convince Shoto to go through with some of her plans, and I’ve seen some people refer to it as “guilt-tripping.” Now, I don’t believe that Fuyumi was intentionally guilt tripping Shoto and Natsuo, but it’s worth noting. Especially since it’s shown that Natsuo feels obligated to be part of the family dinner, or to give Fuyumi this “normal family” that she wants. It’s clear that they don’t always see eye to eye, and yes, there are times when Natsuo handles things unhealthily. But people don’t realize that Fuyumi also handles things unhealthily too. So this isn’t a matter of Natsuo specifically being in the wrong.

Another point made by this specific essay is that Natsuo “abandoned” his family when he went to go to college and left Fuyumi and Shoto with Endeavor. This frankly isn’t a point that I’ll entertain for too long since it comes off as extremely unfair (more so than some other points). We know that Natsuo is 19, so he most likely moved out at an early age, so to say that a child leaving an abusive household is him “abandoning” his family just feels wrong. Especially since we have very little implying that he didn’t look back or consider this himself. If anything, Natsuo’s willingness to come back to Fuyumi proves otherwise.

Now, another thing people like to bring up is the fact that Natsu goes off on his own to marry his girlfriend, and that can symbolize him continuing the cycle to a degree since Enji did that, but I would say that’s an oversimplification. Enji started a family for the purpose of succeeding in his own endeavors, while Natsuo just seemed to do it to finally move on from Enji. If this was meant to be an intentional parallel, then I frankly just don’t see it, as a lot of this is circumstantial. As far as I can see, Natsuo just made a proper step in improving his life and healing more. Like, obviously his trauma isn’t going to go away because of that, but some people seem to be under the impression that him doing this might just cause him to spiral similarly to Enji, which I frankly just don’t see, especially since he doesn’t seem to be against the idea of getting the proper help for himself (studying medical welfare) Plus he really doesn’t show many signs of having a more traditional life like his own upbringing. Now, granted, we don’t see any of this life outside of the family (likely because it’s not super relevant to the main plot), but from what we can gather, it seems pretty healthy.

One last point that I saw is that Natsuo’s decision to cut Endeavor out of his life was bad because it would hurt the family more on account of gatherings and meetings where both he and Endeavor would both logically be involved. And the issue here is that I think it demonstrates a misunderstanding of how family relationships can play out. There are many families around the world with members that don’t like each other, but they still go to gatherings and such, simply making the decision to not interact or to remain at different places at the gathering. There are many ways that families can plan around these things if they acknowledge everyone’s feelings.

All in all, I just don’t see how Natsuo’s behavior and actions would lead to the situations that I’ve seen people bring up. At most, he has a lot to heal from, and it won’t be an easy process. But like, that’s just kind of a given.

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🍮🍷 25+ looking for 20+ to write with on discord - i'm on the hunt for a my hero academia rp, set after the end of the series! the last chapter of the manga's got me all emotional, and i'd love to write with anyone who'd let me write hawks. i generally really enjoyed the ending and think it's a great place to jump off with; i'd love to do world building to see how something better and kinder can be built from the corrupted bones left behind. bring me some romance please (switches only)! send me a like, and we'll talk!

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My Hero Academia RP Server?

Hello! With My Hero Academia ending recently, I thought now would be a good time to start an rp server based off of how the series ends! Like an AU Sequel of sorts. However, to get this idea off the ground, I want to make sure I have people on board. The server will be 18+, Oc friendly, and likely have some kind of set timeline.

If anyone is interested in helping me get this server off the ground, then please like this post! :)

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@heroic-endeavors Hi! Would you be interested in rping?

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Fullmetal Alchemist RP masterlist!

Reblog this post and add in the tags

your URL

if you’re a single muse or a multimuse

if they're canon or an OC

your muse’s name

EXAMPLE: scrunklyrpblog, single muse, animal crossing verse, Scrunkly the Mighty

to be added in the list!

NOTE: if you have a multimuse blog, write as many muses as you have; if you’d like, feel free to give your muse a “title” to describe them!

Characters in alphabetical order can be found HERE

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hi henlo, my name is fio & i made this is a temp mini promo deal bc i can :') pls like &/or reblog if you're down to interact with kyoka jirou from bnha! i'm currently caught up with the manga & am on season 6 of the anime! independent & highly selective. canon compliant with tons of headcanons, multiverse friendly <3

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My Hero Rp?

Lately I've been really wanting to do a mha rp. I'm open to being a lot of different characters and I have the third person paragraph style of rping. I'm relatively new so I'm not too knowledgable on rp terms. If any My Hero Academia rp blogs would like to reach out, I would love to plot something!

I usually do things on discord, but I'm open to trying out tumblr blogs.

Muses/characters I play include:

Spinner

Natsuo Todoroki

Mezo Shoji

Izuku Midoriya

Katsuki Bakugo

Koji Koda

Minoru Mineta

Fumikage Tokoyami

Tsuyu Asui

Kosei Tsuburaba

Nirengeki Shoda

Kojiro Bondo

And I'm open to others! I'd be happy to dm with anyone! :)

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Hello @drengar, I've been reading your blog and I really like your writing!

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Reblog if you’re always looking for new Rp partners

Then maybe check out some of the people who’ve reblogged this, you might just find someone you click with.