Made myself sad because I imagined Yoichi and Kudo meeting again inside One For All.
Yoichi had been dead for a little while, yet unable to fully pass on as his soul echo lived on inside the Quirk. He was lonely again, trapped all by himself in another dark room because of his brother.
Suddenly, a blue light filled the room, so bright that he could scarcely look at it. It settled, slowly, and when he could finally open his eyes they instantly filled with tears.
Kudo. His savior. His beloved. Had he come to pull Yoichi out again? Could they be free together, under the sun again?
In his heart, Yoichi knew that couldn't be true, but he still had hope. Kudo always gave him hope.
His beloved had a sad smile on his face as Yoichi stumbled forward, pulling him into a tight embrace.
He was warm to the touch, just like the last time they'd held each other as Yoichi bled out. But there was no heartbeat, steady and sure. Not anymore.
Yoichi gasped, sobbed, clung to Kudo as the other man's arms finally encircled him again.
"Shhh, shhh, it's okay," Kudo said, running his fingers through Yoichi's long, white hair.
"No, it's not," Yoichi muttered, his voice nearly cracking on every syllable, "You look the same. Exactly the same. How long?"
Kudo did not require further elaboration. He sighed.
"A couple of months."
"This is my fault," Yoichi said bitterly, "If I hadn't... if I'd stayed in that room..."
"Self-martyring idiot," Kudo murmured, "He was always going to kill me. I scared the fuck out of him, you know."
Yoichi chuckled.
"I know. Still..."
"It's stupid to think of the what-ifs. I passed the power on to our friend, and he got away. I'm satisfied."
"Our friend is all alone, facing that monster, and we can't do anything," Yoichi said, "How can you be satisfied?"
"I have to be," Kudo replied simply, "What else is there? I'm mad as hell that he killed me and I can't fight him anymore, but at least I get to see you again, and hold you again." He tilted Yoichi's chin up with his finger and gently pressed their lips together. "And do that again too."
Despite himself, Yoichi smiled.
"I missed you."
"Same here. And our friend is strong and smart, so I think he'll be able to stay away for a long time. As for us, I think we deserve to rest for a bit, don't you think? Your brother can't touch us here."
A sickening feeling crept into Yoichi's gut just then.
"My body... what happened to it?" he asked quietly. Kudo stiffened, then tightened their embrace.
"Burned to ashes with my own hands," he replied, the choke in his voice audible, "I built the pyre, laid your body on it, lit the flame, and stood watch for hours until it was done. Until there was nothing left but ash to blow away in the wind."
"Kudo..." Yoichi started, reaching up for his lover's face.
"Our first time together, you told me about your brother's perversions," Kudo cut him off, pained and angry, "I couldn't let him touch you again, even if you were gone and only a corpse was left. You hear me? I couldn't let him!"
Yoichi brushed away a few tears with his slender hands as he gently forced Kudo to meet his eyes. Kudo had saved him, over and over, even when this last act of love had clearly broken his heart to carry out.
"Kudo, my love, thank you," he whispered, before he pulled his savior down into another slow kiss.
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BNHA 406 Review!! SPOILERS AHEAD
Love to see her again, resisting the pain and injures. And she really integrated the idea of Izuku as a hero...remembering him by his actual name, as it was the only thing left in this world...It's kind of endearing.
You're prettier every time I see you, Shiggy. That's not fair.
And this little guy over here is gorgeous every chapter too. But he's so haggard. There are probably so many emotions buttling up inside him...(I don't know how to interpret his panels anymore)
I really want to know what's up with this hole in his hand. Shiggy obteined it way back at PLF war, but I still don't understand where it came from. That's from AFO's quirk, right? With that hole is that he and AFO steals quirks from others?
Funny to see you trying to convince yourself of a lie. Try harder, Shigaraki.
That's the face of a maniac. A guy who's laughing at his own pain, a guy who's hitting on the pavement, flying in an insaly high speed...I love him.
Your face is so pretty Mitsuki. I hate you...but you're so pretty.
So it's canon?? IT'S CANON THAT AFO KILLED HIS OWN BROTHER!?! I'm not going to lie: I always supported the idea of 2nd user being the one who actually killed Yoichi...as a way of saving his life because AFO would take him capture again AND also as a way of not letting AFO win with the sweet achievement of getting rid of his own brother...but now that it's canon that AFO killed Yoichi...I like it. Love to know it... Some really good angst there. And now we can most likely say that AFO was crying because of that.
I like this part, right here.
AFO is a narcissistic who does not respect nor see other people besides him. So the simple idea of him actually recognizing someone as a person, like he does with Izuku, All Might or Tomura, is a big deal, but then...the idea of him recognizing someone as a threat...That's HUGE!! EXTRAORDINARY!! UNTHINKABLE!!
Wait, that's 2nd holder's name?? THAT'S 2ND HOLDER ACTUAL NAME??!! I've been...ages...wanting to know what is his true name...And...I accept it. If that's canon, I'm going to embrace it as it is, as the new information we got...But I don't like it. Sorry, but kUdO as his name??!! Could it not be another one?!? There were not other options??! I only like the fact that it starts with a K, similar to K-atsuki. (And how do we mix it with Yoichi's?? How is that even possible?? Kudoichi?? Yodo??).
I don't like that paraphrase of this sentence but the concept it's undertandable.
Good chapter. I was getting impatient, and also the idea of 'Kacchan Bakugo' was getting on my nerves. But now: I'm good.
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This scene is still such a tease. We know nothing about what’s going on here. Why 2nd is smiling. Why AFO apparently has tears streaking down his cheeks. Despite the lack of concrete information, though, I think it’s pretty clear what 2nd’s association with Katsuki is.
AFO’s words here remind me a lot of Katsuki’s “you were supposed to be a pebble in my path” frustrations about Izuku. His insecurity was that Izuku was somehow more powerful than he could even comprehend, for reasons that didn’t have to do with whether he had a quirk or not. During Katsuki’s fight up to ch 362, SFO threw this insecurity in his face, calling him an “extra,” saying he’s nothing compared to OFA, etc. And yet. Something about Katsuki still terrified him and made him have a flashback to 2nd. Based on ch 369, I’m inferring that this was because AFO’s entire ideology revolves around the power dynamic of quirks. To him, a person’s worth is entirely based on that, and someone like 2nd or Katsuki should therefore be beneath his notice.
Defying AFO’s expectations, 2nd did something that sabotaged his plans for total domination and sent him on a multi generation wild goose chase to regain that power (OFA). We don’t know what all 2nd was responsible for exactly, but the emotional tension in the opening scene of 369 alone says it all. If Katsuki triggered a flash of that same fear, perhaps he too is capable of such a defiance. Maybe OFA exists because of 2nd, figuratively and/or literally, and now OFA will either be completely altered or ended because of Katsuki.
AFO should fear Katsuki for his convictions about Izuku, and for how deeply he understands but has now rejected AFO’s quirk-based ideology
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