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So are you a top or a bottom?

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I made this icon on a whim; happy Easter.

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Redesign of Hawks hero outfit based on the Black-and-White Eagle-Hawk 🦅

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Shigaraki

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This is all absolutely wonderful.

Just one tiny speck of pure speculation about that last bit there... Maybe Shigaraki saw Twice’s “wound” in being asked to submit to the one who wronged him (Overhaul humiliated him in betraying him after he let him in, as well as aggrieved him in killing one of his loved ones) and nurtured it in a similar way that All for One did, expecting he will “do what he wants”? ... While also restricting his actions to “you have to join Overhaul first.”

In a way that could be seen as using Twice to get revenge on Overhaul, the same way All for One manipulated Shigaraki, but in reality... Shigaraki believes being taught to do what he wants (destroy, revenge) saved, or at least helped, him. (And restricting himself in learning not to cry was a necessary step, the same as Twice having to work for Overhaul.) Especially with the way he revealed his own face, with a genuine smile and words of camaraderie, his intent is to benefit the both of them, who have the same goal and needs in this case. There is no need to tell him what to do next. He trusts Twice to be who he is.

Just a thought.

Shigaraki • Development

Backstory

(Note: Tenko was Shigaraki’s childhood name.)

First things first: Shigaraki’s backstory is probably meant as an allegory. The house his father built is a microcosm of society, his father Kotaro represents people with power, Tenko represents people without it, and the other family members are bystanders. The power imbalance and communal emphasis on harmony enables Kotaro to take out his baggage on Tenko while Tenko is required to repress his. Resistance, even if it’s minor, causes Tenko to be shunned and beggared, as Kotaro locks Tenko out of the house in the backyard, in the dark, unfed, without even a roof over his head.

Edit: @codenamesazanka​ has an excellent reading of this allegory!

Theirs is a household that prioritizes unity and a façade of happy domesticity over Tenko’s wellbeing. His mom and grandparents treat him gently, reject him kindly, and refuse to admit to him just how terribly Kotaro treats him. Though the three adults understand that Kotaro is the problem (they criticize him in private or cry out futile protests during an incident), they are unwilling to disrespect Kotaro to Tenko’s face. Doing so would mean facing their victim and owning up to their own culpability, too.

So, throughout Shigaraki’s backstory, Horikoshi intersperses black panels with increasing grains of white. This references Shigaraki’s “wound in his heart.”

The first black panel appears when Tenko is crying to his mom, Nao, about his dad; the second appears when he is similarly comforted by his grandparents.

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Shigaraki Birthday Week, Day 7: free day

Learning control, and the lack of it.  (Spoiler-free except for Shigaraki’s real name.)  

Content Warning: No death or violence, but does contain calculated child neglect and All For One being supportive about exactly the kinds of things you’d expect him to be supportive about.  

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There was a whistle of amusement as he popped a piece of chocolate into his mouth, holding it in his cheek as he spoke. “Someone’s getting daring — you really mean these weren’t just for me? I’m hurt.” If they were going to play this game, he could play all day. “How long did it take you to make all of these? You really went all out, didn’t you?” For the whole class? Shimura had a fragile heart and he was flashing it on his sleeve.

“It was my sister’s idea; I made them with her.” In honesty, he would have been lost without her instruction. Who knew making chocolate fudge was so complicated? At least her extracurricular culinary classes that Father insisted on were paying off in some way.

“I guess we got a little carried away...” he eyed the differing experimental designs on each piece, for each classmate. “But it’s not like it was a chore or anything. We just got creative.”

Not forgetting the other’s initial ‘grievance’, Tenko turned it back around on him now with a simple question. “So what did you get me?” He hadn’t done this expecting anything, but if Todoroki was going to (fake) complain, he’d be held to the same (fake) standards. All in fun--that was probably obvious.

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———   ☾   ERA  AESTHETIC  GAME  !!!

TAGGED BY: Yoinked from @hobakusho​ !​​​

bold the aesthetic that applies to your muse. repost. don’t reblog.

                             𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐋.

tired eyes.  coffee stains on the table.  listening to the bustle of the city.  unmade beds. ponytails.  sunlight seeping through the curtains.  chapped lips.  walking barefoot across the floorboards.  dusty dictionaries.  black and white reruns.  huge sweaters.   the ticking of the clock.  hearing birds in the morning.  fireplaces.  falling asleep during class.

                            𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄.

freckles.  the sun rising.  watching the sea.  taking shots of the city.  historical museums.  bright eyes.  looking up at the clouds.  walls covered in artworks.  drawing in the middle of lessons.  tracing your fingers on the sand.  painting for hours.  staying in uncrowded coffee-shops.  worn paperbacks.  messy braids.   going to bed with your kneesocks on.

                             𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐐𝐔𝐄.

dark hair.  a little sophisticated.  always observing the world around you.   intricate designs.  high ceilings.  extravagant musical pieces.  dim lights.  colorless photographs.  fancy furniture.  pale skin.  hearing soft footfalls coming from outside the room.  mischievous looks.  bitten nails.  candlelight dinners.  dark shades of lipstick.

                             𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋.

chandeliers.  the clinking of a teacup mug.  laced clothing.  modern architecture.  light hair. watching the view from the terrace.  hidden birthmarks.  drinking tea in the morning. wandering about in an empty building. botanical gardens.  old films.  ancient marble sculptures.  expensive perfume.  breakfasts in bed.  reading stories about mythology.

                             𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂.

compassion.  short writings on scraps of paper.  blushed cheeks.  a bouquet of roses.  reading collections of poetry late at night.  loose hair.   carpeted floors.  attending operas. faint music playing in the background.  staying under the covers until midday.  the night sky.  streetlights.  picking flowers.   dancing around in silk dresses.  scented candles.

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“You made gingerbread zombies?” - Touya to QT

“I got hungry, and it gave me an idea.” Shimura cast the other a sheepish grin. He had to admit, though, he thought they turned out well. Missing limbs, plus green skin outline, ragged clothing, and a little bit of guts as icing details... Maybe it wasn’t as traditionally festive, but he had fun along the way. Got to snack and test out the taste before decorating them, two birds with one stone.

“I didn’t bite off of them directly, so you can still have one if you want.”

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“Not going to deny the rest?” That was enough to satisfy him. He was kind of surprised he was really going to let all of that slide so easily — not even a little bite? “To some extent I guess realism is kind of joyless. Are you really going to try and tell me it isn’t?” Todoroki wasn’t going to argue that he preferred living in fairytales or whatnot with his head in the clouds but the faces of reality were often not very pretty. Did Shimura have a different view?

“The rest are subjective, and denying them would probably just make you more convinced.” It was like accusing him of being contrary; there’d be no way to protest without losing credibility. Todoroki probably just wanted him to get defensive anyway.

Shimura gave a snort at the other’s reply, teasing wryly. “Well, that says a lot about your life, doesn’t it. Now who’s being emo?” Still...it was actually a legitimate question, and Tenko gave it a moment of serious thought. Realism wasn’t the opposite of optimism; that was his stance from the start. But could he really deny real life gets pretty bleak...?

“Realism...is what it is. It’s the baseline. Everything else is measured by its difference from reality, and it can go both ways. Optimism is seeing things as better than they are, and pessimism is seeing them worse. So doesn’t that mean realism has some of everything? How would we even know what joy felt like if it wasn’t a part of reality?”

He understood fantasy and its diversion from the mundane as a purpose of escape, of course. He couldn’t deny indulging in that pastime himself; he enjoyed it quite a lot. So what was the difference? It wasn’t like he hated happy endings altogether, but why did the saccharine sappy epilogues in particular tend to bother him at times?

“...Stories that don’t include both sides are just lies, and whatever you feel from their endings is...fake. It just feels fake.” He didn’t think he was explaining well...

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Tomura deliberately takes the string with all two working fingers of his left hand, sending the balloon, untethered, up to who-knows-where. Opens the tacky card with his other hand.

“What, no money?” Jokes.

“I just bought Animal Crossing, and ‘Detnerat’ ordered in some fancy cake.” Shigaraki knows Re-Destro has a name--and a code name, obviously--but ‘Detnerat’ is about the level at which he cares on the average day. “That guy missed his calling as a concierge.”

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It’s Tomura’s birthday today. ...Is he wearing a tiara?

Feel free to send birthday-related asks or starters if you so desire!

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If you don’t think a villain who has been exposed to the seedy underbelly of society since childhood, who is also an avid internet-goer, doesn’t know the ins and outs of sex, you’d be wrong.

If you think that implies he has any personal experience with physical intimacy to speak of you’d also be wrong.

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Faintly I'll go To take this Head-on

Soon I'll come around Lost and never found Waiting for my words Seen but never heard Buried underground But I'll keep coming

Wipe those Tears off And make your ‘Pa proud

Soon I'll come around Lost and never found Waiting for my words Seen but never heard Buried underground But I'll keep coming

I'll keep coming I'll keep coming I'll keep coming

Happy birthday boy.

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Shigaraki planning on destroying society around the time of April like:

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Who Loves Shigaraki?

Tomura just stops and stares at Spinner.