#im sick and rambling

[problemswithbooks]

BNHA 423

So, I can't say I feel much of anything reading this weeks leaks.

I'm not shocked that Shigaraki died, nor would I be surprised if his death is taken back next chapter and he gets brought back to life in some way.

The thing is despite people saying Shigaraki dying messes with the themes of the story the themes have always been more then a little shaky. IDK if it's just a difference in culture, but Hori has a way of setting something up as being a big deal/theme and then doing something that completely contradicts it.

It's really no surprise he might have killed off most of the villains including Shigaraki despite setting the story up in a way where saving villains seemed to be a theme. He did the same thing with self-sacrifice being portrayed as bad, but later showing it as good.

I will say I don't necessarily agree with how some people are framing Shigaraki's death as throwing abuse victims under the bus. I do get the frustration because Hori did focus a lot of how Shigaraki was used by AfO and in a lot of stories that would be used to absolve him of guilt for all the destruction he caused. But Hori never had Shigaraki change his mind. His last words are him continuing to wish he could have destroyed more and wanting Izuku to relay to Spinner he never stopped fighting for destruction.

I think if this had been a more thought out and focused story you really could make it a great tragedy. It feels unfair that he couldn't be saved, that despite Izuku's effort, at the end of the day Shigaraki wasn't able to break away from the destruction he was manipulated and groomed into believing.

In that way I can understand the anger of some fans, because the story is essentially a tragedy framed as a simply triumphant narrative. It always felt like it wanted to have some deep meaning, and always seemed on the verge of it, but never stuck the landing. The one thing I've always been left wondering is: what is Hori trying to say with this story?, and IDK if the ending, given what's on the page right now will really give me an answer.

If anything I think perhaps Hori was trying to say to much at once. I'm sure a lot of it gets lost in translation and cultural differences, still part of me thinks he bit off more then he could reasonably flesh out. Thinking back many writing choices feel like he had an idea or passing thought and added it because it was cool or thought he'd have time to do more with it latter but due to shitty writing conditions couldn't implement properly.

[arr-jim-lad]

i cant even properly explain how it emotionally affects me when my cat comes up to me for cuddles. small creature walks up to me, a giant, in search of a gentle touch, because he trusts me completely. that is what love is. that is what the universe is built for. i want to cry

[jacobtheloofah]

hell world!!!! hell world!!!! hell world!!!!

[k9effect]

Tiktok's censorship of words like rape, kill, murder, abortion etc. etc. as well as censoring hard to hear topics, over the past few years has deeply contributed to the sanitisation of the internet and therefore directly resulted in the birth of "fandom purists" and the destruction of old fandom culture (the death of "don't like, don't read", "ship and let ship" mindsets as well as safe spaces for dark and "immoral"/unethical storytelling i.e "dead dove: do not eat") in a way that has fundamentally changed the mindsets of people who are new to fandom spaces and now view these such topics as wildly inappropriate for any social space as well as deeming anyone who is intrigued by them narratively or creatively as "immoral" and a bad person. In this essay I will

[saturday-byte]

Ik there are usamericans following me I have a question for yall , what the fuck do y'all even eat . Like . The typical huge greasy American breakfast has to be an exaggeration but I really can't think of meals that don't contain stuff exclusive to my country and do you guys even have that honestly

[divinesolas]

this is the type of beauty they would write ballads and poems about

[ilostyou]

thinking of any relationship ending as "it had just run its course" makes me so physically ill

[palmtreepwr]

sampo genuinely caring for the people of the underworld in belobog that he frequently risks his life to bring medicine to the clinic and spends time with the children to make sure that they're having fun amidst the poor conditions they are in. sampo leading the astral express through the story ever so slightly to help bring justice, make bronya realize the circumstances cocolia has put everyone through, and to make sure those underground can see the light again. sampo may be a con-artist but i think the one thing he cannot fake is his heart. maybe even the type of elation he follows is has something to do with this: seeing wrongs be righted - albeit, with a little fun of course..

[opikiquu]

these 2 gonna drive me insane

[nyaskitten]

Oh okay, so Doc and Kevin want me dead huh!

[dxncemxcabre]

Oh my god

I just saw a fucking long ass call out post of a ton of ghost fans (artists mostly)

Genuinely how insane do you need to be to hunt through their liked posts and interactions with other people??? Some of them were literally just liking posts by people who had posted c-piiia posts, like what if they just didn’t know that person shipped that???

I am so sick of this absolute witch hunt the fandom has become. For a band thats overarching message being ‘support each other and lift each other up’ yall really dont seem to like to do that?????

[bamsara]

being an adult means we can buy or make as much self-indulgent shit (as we can afford) and unironically have trinkets of our fave things cause our teen years was bullied for liking things and hiding/denying we were ever neurodivergent to the point of suicide. sucks for anyone that thinks its weird cringe but I'm going to try and allow myself to love myself in little ways now

[icantspellthings]

I'm honestly so fucking tired of these stupid "ollie lied/faked everything down to the clothes he wears and the books he read" takes. Bitch did we watch the same film? He's not some 10 steps ahead of you string pulling puppeter mastermind, he barely knew what the fuck he was doing. Everything he did was purely reactionary and a desperate attempt to gain any sort of control over the situation.

Why on earth would he lie about wearing glasses and reading 50 books over the summer like a friendless nerd. He's not a planner, but he is adaptable, he saw the situation he was in and decided to do something about it. Hell most of the shit he did was so poorly though out and improvised that Felix discovered his lies ON ACCIDENT!

He waited 15 fucking years for Sir james to DIE??? What if he didn't die first but elspeth did, what if elspeth wasn't at the cafe that day and has no interest in him ditching him like poor dear pamela. How did he convince elspeth to sign saltburn off to him? Everything he did was based on pure luck alone.

He's the narrator of the story telling this to us and even then he still looks like a dumb bitch. Yeah I know he's manipulative but I do not believe for a single second he planned any of this out at all, so many variables that relies on things being in this perfect condition.

Things just happens to him and he reacted to it in his own fucked up way. He just got extremely lucky that the cattons are idiots with cotton for brains, and he got rid of the ones that suspected him.

[rassebers]

Pull yourself TOGETHER man

[theninth09]

today im offering you theo trying to figure out what his hobbies are and what he likes and at first he resorts back to practical stuff: only reading non-fiction books to further his knowledge, only working out alone to keep his body in shape, only ever full shifting in order to patrol, etc.

and liam telling him that hes allowed to do things for fun. liam telling him that he could try picking up something thats fiction, for once, and theo realizing that he likes sci-fi books (because he liked star wars as a kid.) liam dragging him onto the field and teaching him how to play lacrosse and theo realizing that sports can actually be fun and that its not just a way to train. liam and theo spending the full moon together and full shifting while running through the woods and theo thinking about how it feels like they're pack. realizing that hes not a lone wolf anymore.

theo trying to figure out who he is outside of "the first chimera" and reliving his childhood/teenage years and liam being the one to aid him in that journey.

[littlecrittereli]

Wanted to doodle some comfort bros to balance out the angst of my recent posts lol

Hey pookies! Just wanted to say I really appreciate all the love and support I've been receiving lately for Decoded! I always love your comments/asks/fanart/memes, it genuinely has been bringing me so much joy and I'm so grateful for it <3

I know I said I had a lot of art to post (and then proceeded to post none of it LOL) I'm just a little overwhelmed rn with some life stuff so sorry for the wait! I also have a lot asks that I haven't gotten to and I apologize for that as well!

Trying my best to keep up, but I haven't had a lot of time recently. Art's gonna be a little delayed, but don't worry Chapter 8 is still gonna come out this Saturday as scheduled!