#bakudeku romantic

[evelynpr]

Congratulations My Hero Academia for providing, possibly, the biggest and longest legit straightbaiting yet in shonen history.

Bonus points that their final chapter was released on yaoi day.

[modharvest]

This epilogue has already fucked me up so much and were only two chapters in

[escaping-peril12]

I AM CRYING

[dnana-2809-blog]

One of the reason, why I love non canon ships (especially m/m relationships)....

Also, the reason, I got into and then fall in love with shipping is because the 'relationship' between maleMC and their (best) friend/rival/enemy in shounen series....

All shounen series will always be special with their "bromance" vibes...

I'll always love m/m ships (even if non canon) a bit more than any canon m/f ships....

Thank you so much dear authors and artist for sharing your works (fan fics & fan arts) of non canon m/m ships....

[spoksstuff]

romantic weekend getaway

all credits to the original artist @bkd_na on X

[nottspocket]

A comic for @bkdk-and-extras because he wrote a drabble that ate my brain; go read it it’s right here.

Anyway I took way too long on this, but I hope you enjoyed!

[k3r0deku]

kacchan: *angrily* i dont know how to make it any more obvious

deku: wha

kacchan: *grabs him by shirt collar and kisses him with aggression*

kacchan: please tell me you get it now

deku: …

deku: he’s so mad he had to find a new way to punch me

[chandralia]

alright katsuki got his heart stuff sorted out, deku it’s YOUR TURN, time to control your heart chop chop quirkless boy

[seagreenstardust]

“When toxic behavior is portrayed as romantic, it’s problematic. When problematic behavior is portrayed as a character flaw for a character to work through, it’s good storytelling.”

Katsuki Bakugou, my friends.

His behavior was problematic but never once portrayed as romantic at the same time. Katsuki said and did awful abusive things, and he also chose to be better when he was given the chance. If you’re still hung up on chapter 1 Katsuki now then I don’t think you’ve been reading the same story I have.

I can’t speak for everyone, but I’m not shipping Izuku with an irredeemable abuser. I’m shipping him with his most important person. His narrative foil. His childhood friend who made awful mistakes and then made it right when he saw he was wrong. The person Izuku looks up to and strives to emulate, despite their past struggles.

Bakudeku is so good because of how flawed these boys are, and how hard they’ve worked to get over it, and how much they matter to each other after it all

[hraeesvelgr]

so.. costume epsilon, huh?

[bakudekublogblog]

shigaraki being like “I’m killing you bc you’re izuku midoriya’s baby girl and it’ll send him into the rage” is SO LOVE INTEREST it’s so YOURE HIS PRECIOUS SOMEONE if something happens to YOU he’s gonna LOSE IT if you wanna go for izuku’s HEART you TAKE HIS KACCHAN

[carr10nb1rd]

izukus need to constantly point out that he and katsuki are childhood friends is so funny. and calling katsuki kacchan when addressing him instead of 'you' like a normal person. he wants to make sure Everyone knows theyre childhood friends

[hatsunevita]

bakugou, getting down on one knee: Izuku, will you–

izuku: Omg what happened, did you trip over something? Do you need help getting up? Does your leg hurt??

bakugou, sighing and putting the ring back into his pocket: Maybe some other day.

[beanghostprincess]

I am sure Horikoshi was born to write shoujo and forced to write shonen

[katsuizu-stuff]

No because not only did Izuku get to hear, “I guess I thought… …we’d be competing… …and I’d be on your heels… …for the rest… …of our… …lives…”

All Might also heard Katsuki confess this to Izuku since All Might was in the same room and right next to Izuku

but the real shocker here is that his parents, Masaru and Mitsuki Bakugo, also heard their son confess his feelings to Izuku

[angy-grrr]

spoilers for chapter 429

idk if you guys remember but ochako does have parallels with All Might, specifically as the side who saves. It’s not that he feels the same for them both or something like that, they serve to represent the type of heroism he naturally goes to; his friend is not his love interest, from his perspective she’s out there having a crisis over not being able to save her, and Izuku reminds her that she is a hero bc she is his hero -she saved him multiple times, and she should be able to feel like a proper hero.

This conversation is not about the nature of their relationship, is about heroism; Izuku relates to a conflict between being a hero who saves and failing to save someone, and doesn’t want to see Ochako ending spiraling because she couldn’t also fulfill that role as expected. She’s his hero not because he loves her romantically -he’s a nerd I’m sure he would be way more nervous and blushing if he was confessing anything he thought was romantic- but because she’s able to go and do what All Might does to Izuku, save him physically and emotionally.

He knows she hides her feelings in order to not be a burden, yet he doesn’t talk about his own feelings outside of his guilt in heroics -what does he feel about losing OFA? About his own failures? About the people he personally lost? He can’t talk for others and claim Ochako is everyone’s hero, but he can speak for himself, and that’s his personal perspective -she is a hero to him, she’s his hero. And then the class appears to make sure she’s able to get support and understand she’s not alone, and she’s important to them too.

but Izuku doesn’t get support. Izuku cries a little and talks a little about himself, but he doesn’t get supported. If this was meant to be romantic, I don’t understand why he would hold back what’s inside of him.

the end of the chapter reveals that boy is going to be helped by that woman who regretfully ignored Tenko, and they both witness it and are happy about it while hearing izuku inspired that change, and iida wonders what’s up with them -this is the conclusion to their relationship. In their hearts these two are saviors who struggle to be heroes who save others, and they are happy there are appearing more people who want to be heroes like them. Heroes who save. Save like All Might.

That grandma for example, interpreting the narrative as what I think is intended, would be that boy’s All Might; she’s his hero.

Izuku and Ochako are heroes who save, and Deku is here to remind her at least she did save him many times, that she is still a hero because she is his hero. I don’t believe is meant to be interpreted as romantic, not that Izuku sees that phrase as it neither -after all, he said he does want to be like All Might and feels good to imitate him, but he doesn’t love him.

Ochako’s All Might hair moment, the parallels with Toshinori telling him he can be a hero, the trying to save from black suffocating quirks, the we can do it and do your best…

Do I need to remind you heroes arent a romantic thing for Izuku Midoriya?