So we're all aware of the running joke that Izuku does not remember the iconic river scene,
This one right here. The one that Katsuki is constantly referring back to as "the moment where it all went wrong" and being all dramatic about. His core memory of Izuku being a hero.
But I raise you this... Katsuki does not remember this scene,
This is the scene where a young Katsuki has just finished winning a fight against some older kids that were being bullies.
The scene that is Izuku flashes back to when thinking about Katsuki's heroic nature.
Because Katsuki does not remember a time when he stood up to Bullies instead of being one.
So I’ve been joking for a while about how Inko manages to afford all of Izuku’s AM merch
But I decided to nerd out and look closer, and I’m pretty sure the only expensive piece Izuku owns is the poster he got from Sir
You might think his dorm looks absolutely stacked
but that’s only because it’s a very small room and he brought every piece he owns
If you look in his old room it’s all the same posters
so he’s owned it all for at least a few years, he’s been working up to this for god knows how many years, just to be the proud owner of 5 posters so basic even he would put tape on them
All of his figures are less than 50$
One of which he’s had since he was a child
And it doesn’t look like the other unidentified figures are anything special either(except maybe AM in his yellow suit)
Izuku only has generic fanboy shit, like maybe one of the posters is a custom but I honestly I don’t think he owns a single special anything
The dead guy poster is 100% the coolest thing he has, no wonder he’s so reverent about it 💀
As for fits this is all we’ve really seen is
So yeah Inko isn’t dropping stacks on merch, I’m pretty sure those sweaters were a 2 for 1 deal because they’re almost identical 💀
Still an age difference and shouta is the older one
But izuku is an adult & doesnt have many friends (he has a small few tho) or much of a sex/social life, and when his friends signed him up for a sugar site as a joke, he went along with it cause he's got money and he likes using it to make people happy
(he already donates a ton, but his government-adjacent hero analysis & quirk consultation jobs pay really well, and his parents invested their money early and it blossomed massively so theyve never wanted for anything tho izuku and his mom lived modestly. So he's got a lot of money and nowhere for it to go and if he can get a fuckbuddy/datemate out of it for relatively pennies, then why not? It makes him feel useful and helpful and also gets him something of a friend)
Shouta, as an unknown underground hero and also a teacher, doesnt get much in the way of money. UA pays a basic living wage, but different expenses (medical, insurance, costume re-makes, etc etc) arent always fully covered by hero insurance, so he tends to live simply and never really have time or money to go for the good things in life. Including a social life. Hes a gay transman with no time to flirt and very little actual flirting ability. So he does the sugar baby thing as a sort of supplement - he gets sex and spending money and no strings attached or long term commitments.
The two of them meet up and dont immediately see eye to eye (shouta is not quite used to being spoiled the way izuku wants to, with gifts and items and covering costs for things just bc he can) but they enjoy the sex and keep meeting up until they're intimate friends.
Shouta ends up revealing he's a hero & izuku tells him he already knew. Izuku keeps his quirkless status a secret for as long as he can (for fear that it will make shouta leave, disgusted) but it does eventually come out.
One of Izuku's friends is Hitoshi who may or may not have some separate connection to aizawa/eraserhead [but i havent explored that yet]
IDK IF I’LL EVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS, BUT Y’ALL KNOW HOW MUCH WE BKDKS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT! BONES DID SUCH A GREAT JOB AND ESP THE VOICE ACTORS ;;; THE TRANSITION, KATSUKI’S “Izuku” AND THE “I’m sorry for everything.” I JUST- ASDFGHJKL