#Bloodbubbles

[rowanwithaz]

The perfect end is near?

MHA 424 spoilers

Those new leaks were literally fucking perfect,like??? Not just for shipping (I'll get to that) but just for a conclusion of the series.

Simple ending?

(First of all,I personally wanted Hori to kinda send the kids back to school,y'know,to see how they'd be after the fact how this war really changed their mindsets,but to also give them so time to just be a class. Those kids deserve to be kids just for a little bit).

To me this just proves even more so how Hori loves and enjoys his characters,he loves the world he's built for them,I think he wants to explore this further,and all the power to him! I know we want stories that are mind blowing every step of the way,but that's just not realistic and that's not really fun.

Hori,in my opinion,has made a heartbreaking and inspiring story,but I appreciate that he can dile it back a notch. I appreciate stories that can just roll with the simplicity. I feel people have this negative connotation of simplicity,that simple is automatically bad,which isn't true in the slightest.

I am a big fan of deep and meaningful stories,but I think one of the deepest turns you can take is to simplicity. These kids have been fighting non-stop and have been experiencing tragedy after tragedy,I want to see them recover. I want to see them comfort one another.

Let's not forget Hori has given us plot twits,death,war,grief...so if MHA goes back to how it was in the beginning,by being a little more simple,then I'm in full support for that.

(Just making this argument before the dudebros start talking shit! As for Shigaraki and AFO's ending,and the war,I've already done a pretty long analysis for those two,so I kinda see no point in repeating something since my feelings on it haven't changed)

The gay ending???

ALRIGHT. Let's get to the shipping portion of this post.

(Izuku trying to reassure him is so fucking sweet,oh my fucking God, he's like, "Oh,Kacchan don't cry everything's okay :D" whilst trying not to cry himself,and Izuku being shocked to see him cry? Like,bitch,this man has cried to you like two times before this,but at the same time he's never openly sobbed I guess)

Guys,we're going to get the quirkless hand hold. GUYS,WE'RE GOING TO GET THE QUIRKLESS HAND HOLD.

And Katsuki being vulnerable with Izuku once again? Honestly this whole chapter hasn't been some dkbk/bkdk crumbs,it's been a full-course dinner.

Now let's get to the most important part...

THIS. This is so telling of the future in a sense.

Katsuki and Izuku being brought together by All Might's words once again,which Hori fucking HINTED at,

Something tells me he was super excited to do this whole scene. With All Might,once again,bringing these two together,it makes me think of Togachako,especially with Ochako at the end here.

If Ochako is the one holding her stomach at the end,then we can assume that's where Toga stabbed her and she's thinking of her,while dkbk/bkdk are having their moment. This is extremely important.

I've said Izuku is kinda like Togachako's All Might,and I stand by that. Throughout this series,Ochako has been growing to become a hero,her own hero. And,Izuku has been one of her biggest inspirations,so much so,she feel in love with him. But,as things change,and Izuku has grown away from her,she's grown away from him.

What I'm saying is: Ochako has fallen out of love with Izuku. I've said this a million times,but I cannot stress it enough. Izuku has brought Ochako and Toga together though,that's for sure.

I mean,if we really take a look at their recent romantic moments,who has Ochako been thinking of?

and the rooftop scene?

people please stop trying to make this about Izuku. This is about Ochako finally realizing what kind of hero she wants to be,and that's why she falls out of love with Izuku.

Ochako wanted to save the heroes (Izuku) but in the process she found out she wants to save the villains (Toga). This is her story of becoming a hero,and falling out of love with Izuku. Izuku brought them together,their shared feelings for him made them realize their feelings for each other. Sound familiar?

Izuku's and Katsuki's shared feelings for All Might caused their feelings for each other to bloom,then their conflicting ideals made it to where they couldn't be together. Sound familiar?

(And let's not forget they had two fights,each one of them.)

And,Katsuki said something this chapter that made me think: "Oh,Togachako vibes!"

Remember when Ochako says she wants to give Toga her blood for the rest of her life?

Or the lyrics in the mha season 2 ending theme about Izuku's feelings for Kacchan?

Dudes,these mfs just wanna be together.

Those are just some of my thoughts one the ending,dkbk/bkdk,Togachako,and all that. I'm super fucking excited for the rest of this series though!

(Let's cross our fingers for a Deku Vs Kacchan part 3 but it ends with them making out???)

[ninaryka]

i just love how mesmerized ochako looks by toga's beauty! ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

[ojitosdelaluna]

Choking on my vomit, had blood in my eyes ❣️ #theorwells #bloodbubbles (at Great American Music Hall)

[bloodbubble]

i switched from queerbubble to bloodbubble for halloween >:3c

[musicused]

… she screamed out for help but nobody came so she picked up my gun and put it to her brain…

The Orwells - Blood Bubbles⚘

[meandrichard]

A couple more, anyone?

A couple more, anyone?

Well, I’m not bored yet, as you may have guessed.

Woot woot got my Thorin map signed by Richard Armitage with my favourite Thorin quote pic.twitter.com/xfv5F247M0

— Ling (@bloodbubble) February 4, 2019

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Was actually really grateful Richard Armitage reminded us that Peter Jackson's WWI docu 'They Shall Not Grow Old' was on BBC this weekend. Took opportunity…

[justholdinghandsok]

-- @Bloodbubble Asked: How is the second album going to be different from the first? I think it had a broader range of musical styles. A little more rock, a little more experimental, maybe a little less dark, but still dark.

-- @keighery_neil Asked: Hey David. Saw you in Glasgow o2 last year. Fab gig. When you coming back? Is Tom Petty a favorite? I do love tom petty. My mother is Scottish, I’m half Scottish so there’s always a chance I’ll come back to Glasgow. Good chance .

-- @blurryriot Asked: What was your favorite episode of XFiles to shoot? There’s a few. Dreamland was fun. But probably the unnatural cauSe it was the first time I wrote and directed ---and that was so challenging and new and interesting to me

-- @JustinDuchovny Asked: What was your favorite show when you were a kid? Maybe Star Trek. Gilligan’s island. Carol Burnett. James at 16.

-- @tinanimitz1 Asked: Hi I was wondering when #EveryThirdThought is going to be released, and wanted to know who influenced your music? Later this year. I don’t know who the influences are till after I hear it all produced And then I think still Petty, maybe some Bowie, I hope Wilco

-- @JustinDuchovny Asked: What was your second favorite subject in school? English then history

-- @bkingngood Asked: At Chicago Bucky F*cking Dent Q&A, you said Ted & Mariana were complementary soulmates. How do they complete each other? He gets peanut butter on her chocolate and vice verse I dunno Hopefully once you read you agree I can really say literally

-- @whoisbillymiles Asked: I’m 32 and still on the very painful & frustrating stage of learning how to play the guitar. Any non-obvious tips to get through this? Commit to at least 5 minutes a day

-- @DrDuchovny Asked: Can you tell us anything more about Miss Subways? The inspiration was from many sources--- it’s a love story so it’s really about the sacrifice, the ultimate sacrifice that one can make for love It’s based somewhat on some old Irish mythology as well

-- @K94lif Asked: Will brick appear in the Xfiles? He may by mistake ;)

Thanks for all your questions.

dd

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[whoisbillymiles]

Okay, DD! I’ll do my best! Thank you! 😊

Thank you for posting it @justholdinghandsok http://justholdinghands.com/post/164036220681/bloodbubble-asked-how-is-the-second-album

[reesetsk]

okay so, last one. ✌🏻 @mbrr just had waaayy too many hilarious moments for me to choose from & has me rollin on a daily basis 👏🏻 😂😂 #love my little one, the fact that she has zero qualms & isn't embarrassed by ANYTHING and am totally blessed that she's mine ❤️😍😍 Mad props to @dominicvillamor10 for his unconditional care & support of my crazy cannibal ☺️ #BloodBubbles #WisdomTeeth

[samanthawpg-blog]

#BloodBubbles the #Clown #Fun with #instavideo @samanthawpgcom @melheflin #BloodBubblestheClown www.samanthawpg.com #model Mel Heflin

[rowanwithaz]

Love Confessions.

Since we've been getting (hopefully) closer to the dkbk/bkdk talk and or confessions,I wanted to talk about love confessions in general (specifically the Ochako and Toga confessions).

Rejection.

Way back in chapter 348,Toga confessed to Izuku.

Izuku,of course,hadn't known about her feelings,but once finding out,he shut that down.

So,when Ochako tells Toga she 'fell in love' with Izuku,

It has the same effect. Right? Since we've established Ochako and Toga's feelings for Izuku are the same,why would Izuku react differently? That's why Ochako makes that face when Izuku is turning Toga down and spelling things out for her. Ochako knows for a fact Izuku doesn't feel the same,and him rejecting Toga was also rejecting her.

I had made something about this a while back,but I wanted to go more in depth since we have the recent chapters to talk about.

During Katsuki's apology,Ochako seems to realize some things.

When Izuku passes out,and she's one of the only people not to move,or even have a reaction. (Todoroki too,that's probably because he's used to third wheeling).

So,when Izuku rejected Toga,that was basically rejecting her as well.

Realization.

Ochako came to a realization to what she wanted to do when doing her speech,

She wants to make Toga smile. Mhm...seems that face looks familiar?

Katsuki came to a realization in this scene. What was said realization?

I think this is Katsuki understanding the meaning of 'reaching your hand' to save someone. Katsuki understands what it means to save. And when he comes back from the dead,he does just that.

But,let's talk about Katsuki's confessions. His apology (I've talked about it so much) and when he calls himself Kacchan. These are big moments for him,you'd think he's said it all. But,no. There's more.

This recent chapter highlights Katsuki's guilt,

So,he obviously needs to hear Izuku's opinion on his apology! I mean,he apologized,he poured his heart out to Izuku,and Izuku didn't really talk about it after that. He even kinda avoided Katsuki after that. (Which,would kinda hurt,wouldn't? I see how you could take that the wrong way).

They need to talk.

That's all they've ever needed to do.

Izuku, GET YOUR MAN. His arm is falling off OMG.

[rowanwithaz]

Shared Admiration

So,MHA's end is approaching,and this last chapter has the bkdks brainstorming at the moment,so I wanted to share some of my thoughts on a bkdk (and tgch) ending.

(Chapter 423 spoilers,season 7 spoilers)

Childhood Hero:

I think a lot of people are forgetting about an important factor of Izuku and Katsuki's relationship when analyzing this chapter (and just recent chapters/events in general).

All Might and OFA.

All Might has played one of-if not the biggest-roles in Katsuki and Izuku's characters and relationship.

This is no secret,since the manga and Horikoshi like to spell this out for us as much as possible. Though somehow I feel this gets overlooked pretty often unless it's flat out said. Let me explain what I mean by this.

Most of the time when I see people analyzing Katsuki and Izuku's relationship,they leave out All Might,unless he's specifically in the scene or mentioned,for instance,when Izuku says this:

people see this and they're like, "Izuku admires Katsuki even more than All Might," then kinda just leave it at that. But it's a lot deeper than that,and All Might plays a much larger role in this altogether.

This scene is MUCH more impactful once we consider Katsuki and his feelings for All Might and Izuku. Which at the time were conflicting.

(Which can have a lot of different interpretations,I guess. I kinda see a little bit of a bittersweet double meaning behind this. Katsuki is Izuku's symbol of victory,and All Might is Katsuki's symbol of victory,and All Might is Izuku's symbol of saving,and Izuku is Katsuki's symbol of saving . But the reason Izuku kinda admitting this is a little bittersweet is because Katsuki "caused" their smybol's downfall. So,that's probably why Katsuki saw this as Izuku saying he surpassed him-cuz Izuku has All Might's power,Izuku has the potential over him,and Katsuki took that away from the real deal,which is why I feel the comparison is negative/positive. Yes,Izuku admires All Might and Katsuki,but this is also the downfall of All Might,and in a way Katsuki,since he does have some significant growth after this).

But,All Might has been playing a large role in their relationship for a long while,and considering this doesn't lessen their bond,it only makes it STRONGER. Like,when Katsuki died and Izuku spotted the All Might card right next to his limp body.

it just hits different knowing Izuku held that card in great regard, (or recard-heheheh)

and to figure that Katsuki felt the same way,that Katsuki treasured their moment just as much as Izuku? that's even more fucking tragic. But the point is; they both have a shared love for All Might that keeps them together. I know many people don't like to see it that way,since it might take away from the soul mate factor a tad,but it's true. It kinda makes me think of Togachako,in a sense.

Just because Izuku is the reason Ochako and Toga bond doesn't take away from their relationship,it only adds more layers (especially considering the interesting take on bisexuality) and that explains the All Might key chain Ochako has. It kinda symbolizes how Izuku is Togachako's All Might. For example,when Toga confesses her love to Izuku,he brings up All Might and his admiration for him.

Therefore brining Toga/Ochako's feelings for Izuku on a shared admiration that brings them together in this case.

Why is this even important considering the new chapter? Well,because the ending of it parallels the ending of heroes rising. Like,Izuku falling out of the sky while embers of OFA fade from him,

and not to mention the heroes rising cameos we've gotten thus far,

and what All Might said in chapter 422,

We have to consider the ending to Heroes Rising and how All Might plays a part in their relationship to determine if there's going to be a bkdk (and or tgck) ending.

Katsuki and Izuku still haven't had their real hand hold yet,and Izuku being quirkless while All Might,the leading force of their relationship watches and approves of them as the heroes who win and save once and for all? That's the bkdk ending I think we're getting. I have hope Horikoshi will be very vocal about it being romantic,well mainly because of this bullshit. (I do still believe we're gonna get a talk,mainly because for a lot of their deep conversations earlier in the series had All Might there).

It's cannon dudes

what do you mean these gay bitches got a cherry blossom cover with heart advertisement from the official accounts?? (Also Hori said they were smiling because of All Might complementing them,foreshadowing maybe??)

(This is barely any of it and we're three fucking episodes in)

What do you mean the director starting editing scenes to be more gay after Hori shared the ending with him??? I'm no longer even SLIGHTLY skeptical of the bkdk ending.

[rowanwithaz]

The importance of self love in BNHA

Bnha has themes of forgiveness,redemption,friendship,and love (not just romantic! Platonic and family love too),but I think one of the most important aspects of the series is the lesson of self love and self acceptance. The first characters I think of when I say this are Toga and Katsuki,but it's very apparent in a lot of the characters and their development.

Katsuki's journey of self worth:

Katsuki's arc of self acceptance is something I've talked about before,but I think it's important to bring up self love just as much. Because,obviously,Katsuki hated himself in the beginning of the series. Like most bullies insecurity was the biggest reason behind his mistreatment of others. (This doesn't excuse or justify those actions though! It's an explanation,not an excuse) But,he's come a long way from this,he's grown to see other's worth and his OWN. I think one of the most underrated Katsuki moments is in chapter 358 (it's probably because he died a couple chapters after this that it wasn't as talked about as much)

Katsuki himself knows he's different,he understands that he's grown to be better. He's accepted himself. And he doesn't HATE accepting himself,if anything he's proud of it. This is where self love comes into play. Obviously Katsuki's been on a rather difficult journey in accepting his weakness/shortcomings,but with chapter 404 that's when I feel we start seeing the real,100% authentic,Katsuki.

Since Katsuki saved All Might he's been able to accept himself,love him self. And this is IMPORTANT. With Ochako's goal to show how heroes/villains are humans and need to be treated as such,that they deserve love and support,self love would be important,because Katsuki isn't just accepting himself as a hero,but as a person.

Hand Hold:

This is one of the reasons the hand hold between Izuku and Katsuki is SO important. Izuku doesn't think of himself as a human,he's so selfless that it's a negative trait for him. When Katsuki and Izuku have the hand hold in the movie,it's Katsuki taking Izuku's lead,to SAVE to win,this hand hold would be Izuku following Katsuki's lead to seeing himself as human,accepting himself,and loving himself. If we think of the past chapters and when it brings up Katsuki,Izuku is following his lead.

When previously Katsuki was following Izuku's lead. That's why 'save to win' is so important. They're two halves of one whole. They embody the extreme of both sides of the heroic spectrum. One of them wants to win,the other wants to save,and they're the strongest when they do both. The only time they're even stronger than that is when they're working together. This wraps up BOTH of their character arcs. Since Katsuki first started his self loathing when a quirkless Izuku reached out to him,and to completely accept his weakness and past,he has to take quirkless Izuku's hand.

And for Izuku to feel comfort and support as a human,to feel self love,and to see himself as more than a hero but as he has to take the hand of the person closest to him. Katsuki's hand. (Not my words,Afo/shiggy said it!)

Ochako's Hero Journey:

Ochako started being a hero for monetary gain,since she grew up poor and wanted to help her parents. But,she's matured and grown up a lot since then (NOT SAYING WANTING TO HELP YOUR PARENTS IS CHILDISH,I'M JUST SAYING SHE HAS MORE PERSPECTIVE NOW) and now she wants to save/protect the heroes and the villains,to show their humanity. (Which is such a beautiful message that gets overlooked for Ochako's character a lot).

But,of course,Ochako isn't only teaching self love,she's learning it. I feel her crush on Izuku made her want to be selfless,just like him,but she realized Izuku was a HUMAN,not just hero Deku,and she wanted to save him. She admired Izuku so much she felt she had to be like him,which of course she ended up hurting herself because of.

I feel her falling out of love with Izuku shows how much she's become her OWN person and hero,which is what I think Horikoshi's approach was when writing her. Unlike the usual female character who's only important because she's a love interest (in shonen most of the time),Ochako has proven herself as a hero,not just a love interest. Which,instead of being in love with Izuku,she has self love. Now,Toga! Her being in love with Toga is important to the concept of self love as well. Since they're supposed to parallel one another,Ochako falling in love with a villain,someone she wants to protect and save,this is Ochako's hero story,and Toga completes this for her.

With Toga saving Ochako looking like a mix of them is showing Toga's love for Ochako,and vice versa,so it's them loving themselves,accepting themselves.

Toga calling back to the whole "I'm weird" is them both accepting themselves and each other. I mean,their whole fight was about talking about and accepting their feelings. About loving themselves and each other.

These four really show the arc of self love and acceptance that makes this story so GOOD. I also feel this is why so many queer people enjoy Bnha and resonate with these characters.

[rowanwithaz]

Why?

Okay,I think this is something I want to tackle,and I think I've spoken about this,but I kinda wanted to make a longer and more thought out post about this.

Why is everyone so against it being gay?

Now,I know some people just don't ship things,but some people go on and on and on about how Izuku (rarely Katsuki)is straight,and send vulgar and downright messed up shit to people for thinking otherwise,then say they aren't homophobic.

Here's the problem:

these people are not bnha fans,never have been. They went to a fandom which has a very queer community,then send death threats and slurs to the queer side of the fandom. They do this because they are homophobes who have a chance to say and push their views on a fandom that gets enough hate that they can get away with it.

But,here's the thing,this manga was made for queers as much as it was homophobes. Let me explain.

Hori calls shit out.

This manga calls out society,specifically the bigoted society we live in.That's why people hate bnha so much,they KNOW they are the ones Horikoshi is talking about,this story is literally addressing it all.

How we make queer kids feel unsafe,how we demonize the "weird" people,how we let people make fun of and ostracized queer kids. How we let abuse slide if its apart of a "belief" ,how we send kids away to be "better" or normal (Conversion therapy),we let child abuse slide because they are QUEER.

And,people feel attacked. Called out. But,they can say it doesn't have those themes if it isn't said. They don't have to recognize how awful they and society are to queer people if the main character isn't representing it. And now we go back to "why do they hate it being gay?" If Izuku and Katsuki are canon,then they are officially the problems Horikoshi addresses,kinda makes sense,doesn't it?

But,now that it's becoming even more and more clear they feel more and more targeted.

It's not even just them,it's also BloodBubbles too.

Again,this is just how I've seen things. But that's just a theory a, GAY THEORY. Hahaah. I'll go now...

Sorry, I've been kinda dead. As you probably know it's spooky season,so I've been celebrating that with friends and family.

[rowanwithaz]

Reaching; Horikoshi's Way Of Writing Romance.

I really wanted to write about BloodBubbles and GreeNade again. :P

Paralleling

It's no secret BloodBubbles parallels the story into their dynamic,but also Horikoshi's way of writing romance. But,they also parallel GreeNade into their dynamic.

Which I think is interesting. Obviously,I think a lot of things make BloodBubbles its own thing,not just tied to GreeNade,but I think it's important to consider what makes all the romantic relationships similar so we can figure out how Horikoshi writes romance.

When I think of what Kirimina has in common with GreeNade,two major things come to mind.

One,they've known each other for a while,and two,being each other's inspiration to be a hero. Now,what does Kirimina have in common with BloodBubbles? To me,it's the inspiration of being a hero as well.

Toga reminded Ochako of why she became a hero in the first place. To see people smile. Toga lit the flame of her finding herself more than Izuku ever did. (In my opinion,I mean she barely thought Izuku in the speech that was supposedly for him).

That look Ochako has for Toga,where have we seen that look?

Oh,yeah,the gay realization stare™ .

We see BloodBubbles do that a lot,don't we? They have moments that are "strangely" like GreeNade's.

(*I love the fact these deep moments happened as them being their younger self. It's the embodiment of "healing the inner child" and I fucking love it. *)

just some small examples.

But, another thing that really makes them similar is how story elements are out into their dynamics.

Such as,forgiveness.Not "let's sweep this under the rug," no. Taking accountability and genuine forgiveness. Katsuki took accountability,and forgave himself,Ochako is making sure Toga can do the same because she believes she could. Which,is another thing that links GreeNade and BloodBubbles. They both BELIEVE in each other,they don't underestimate each other. (Don't give me that bullshit Katsuki "underestimated Deku," the problem was he couldn't do it no matter how hard he tried.)

There's also a ton of misunderstandings,and once clearing said misunderstandings up,they want to chase/reach for each other knowingly and willingly. I think it's so beautiful that they chased/reached for each other without even choosing to,then saying, "oh,wait,I want to."

Anyways,that's just some stuff I've been thinking about. I have a lot more to write about,because when I was rereading the vigilante arc,there's some things I noticed I want to write about. So,have this in the meantime.