#intro post is long

[heilos]

Howdy, I'm Heilos and welcome to my tumblr blog! Never got around to making a pinned introduction post so better 13 years late then never haha. I'm a long time freelance artist, animator, and overall generalist in skill set working on the Mystery Skulls Animated music video project team over the past 10 years with my best friends. I'll probably add a frequently asked questions section later when I get the chance. Other Socials: Bluesky Twitch Featured Tags: My Art Mystery Skulls Animated Video Updates Mystery Skulls Animated Character Info My Little Pony AU "Living Harmony"

[amygdalae]

his joyful little twirl :^)

[khaoala]

Ongsa, do you want me and Tinh to help you pursue Sun?

EARN PREEYAPHAT as CHAROEN, MILK PANSA as ONGSA NANNAPHAT and VIEW BENYAPA as AYLIN feat. FORD ARUN as TINH and JUNE WANWIMOL as LUNA episode 4 of 23 POINT 5

[als-basement]

woe wasteland au be upon ye

the dandy's world brainrot was so bad I put my oc in an au💔

CW: long post

all you need to know (mostly) about Panna

-certified girlfailure

-nervous wreck

-almost died on day 2

-sleep deprived artist

-crybaby

-kinda op but not really

-avoided making a mary sue by nerfing her to the ground

-oh the blot on her face? we'll talk about it eventually

demonstration of how her item works

about the being abysmal in close combat thing, I ain't kidding

the only toon she can beat in a fist fight is toodles

her physical strength is only as much as cosmo but at least he's got decent durability

like girl is cooked if she ever runs out of magic

that's what I meant when I say I nerfed her to the ground

she NEEDS to be group or else she'd just die (das exactly what happened)

really close with flutter and astro so ideally she can't be in a group with them cuz I'm mean like that:]

blake you've got competition

astro and panna's relationship is strictly platonic, almost sibling-like

maybe something something romantic implications with flutter but idk

oh and panna's a paintbrush if you haven't guessed by now

au by @fizzyboy

[thankstothe]

season 1 pretties

[crumbledtoast]

Intro?

I think an intro should have been my first post, but....too bad, I'm doing it after 69 posts I guess

You can call me 'Crumbledtoast' or just 'toast' I don't really mind what you call me :)

I've used She/her all my life, so I prefer if you referred to me by that. I'm a Minor, so please don't talk about anything weird, if that's alright.

I'm in a lot of fandoms, might not be able to mention all of them, so if you want to talk about anything, you can! Even if I don't know it, I'll be happy to talk about it.

I mainly post Bsd with a side of random stuff! I use Pixilart for most of my posts.

Don't be rude to anyone with a different race, religion, gender, sexuality, or anything at all! I want this to be a safe place :)

I'm not very good at interacting, sorry if I don't say much, you guys are really cool.

And thank you to all my Mutuals! I respect the hell out of you guys!

[askgrampaquaza]

An old Rayquaza is seen napping in the sun, enjoying the warmth on his scales. The occasional snort escapes the sleeping beast as you approach him.

Do you dare wake him...?

[sparklykat-hideoutenthusiast]

I've seen people doing an intro post so I suppose I should do the same right? I have no idea how to do this, I'm just winging it :3

INTRO POST TIME WOOO!!

[last updated: sat dec 7th at 7:18 PM 2024]

(I update this often, a reread of it every now and then would be greatly appreciated!)

Maybe every week/month depending on your time scale? ↑

Follow my other blog where I reblog a bunch of stuff and things for the full experience of my personality and interests! @eckos-reblogs :3

@everytime-i-reach-the-postlimit ←Exactly as the name entails

@nature-is-mystical ←is my other random blog that you can follow as well if you want.

that blog is just for reblogging nature stuff and posting nature stuff. (Occasionally rhymes come with it ig)

side blog for fanart!: @sonar-fanart-hall

I'm always working on making reference sheets for OCs ^^

Chill dude side blog: @cool-dudes-official

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I will continue to edit this, probably for the rest of time to get it right since I'm a slight perfectionist lol

Hello! I've been an artist for around 5 to 6 years, and I still kinda suck at it! I do traditional art normally but I've been branching out to digital art as well. I mostly draw animals, anthropomorphic creatures, creatures in general, whatever beautifully ugly faces I can come up with, and sometimes human faces!

I classify as a furry but do not reblog a ton of furry stuff nor do I have a fursuit. I just like drawing and seeing anthropomorphic animals :3

Furries, Therians, anyone of lgbtq+ community (including ace people cuz apparently there's a debate about that), weirdos (but NOT in the gross way), and more are welcome on my blog! :3 ❤️ (you're kinda automatically welcome if you're kind anyway lol but whatevs :3)

Tags and stuff! To help you find stuff in my blog better through search :)

#Ecko draws -exactly as is obvious, it will be for when I make art, digital or traditional.

#Echo Rambles -For posts of mine that include mainly me talking about random stuff

#Echo rants - for when I rant. Similar to #Echo rambles but different..

#Echo answers - For when I answer asks!! :D

#The Clowder seeks - For when you guys ask me stuff!

#Mama Change - For when I mention my mom. (Her name is change..or it's more of a nickname but no one calls her by her actual name except for professional/job people like a dentist or something)

#Echo asks - For when I ask questions :3 lol

#Eckos moots <3 - for interactions with moots, obviously 🙄 (I love y'all sm)

#Ecko irl - me irl

My main Media for traditional art is, pens, pencil, gel pens, paint markers (posca) and normal markers! I hope to soon branch out to ink! (Maybe one day you'll get to see some watercolor stuff from me. It's not that good of watercolor art and I don't enjoy painting too much tbh)

Anatomy You say? Don't know her 😔

If you are interested, I do art requests! It's not guaranteed to be good or to be done quickly but I will try my very best every time. You can even request multiple times if you'd like! Like a ton of times! I really don't mind!

You can also request art of fandoms I'm not in but make sure to give me a good reference or the drawing will look off :3

Art requests open until further notice.

If there's something I don't mention here that you're wondering if I can draw or not, give me an ask in my inbox and I'll let you know! (Pls, I'm friendly I swear)

You can also dm me if you'd like but I'd prefer the askbox instead (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠)

I can't draw/don't want to draw: items, anatomy, bodies (unless you want the equivalent of a boxy stick figure), rendering, lighting, dragons (without a reference), romance/NSFW (no, just no.), hands, human legs (for the life of me 😭), +more

I can draw/like to draw: faces, animals (mostly cat related ones but you can request any animal and I'll at least try to draw it.), different hair styles (only with a reference), eye bags (I think they're pretty lol), dragons (only with a good reference), gore (not the best at it but I'll will try my best to make something nice and bloody for ya!), +more!

My name is Ecko and it's my preferred name but you can refer to me as Melleona (my OC) or by a nickname as well if you'd like! (just please ask me first if you want to use a nickname as I'm bad with setting boundaries.)

My pronouns are She/Her but feel free to refer to me as it/it's! :3

Speaking of which! This is my OC, Melleona:

She is 14 years old, she is introverted and blunt but also shy and insecure. She has anxiety, dealt with a bit of depression, and she's very casual as well as lazy (like me lol)

She's half Cat, she has greyish blue eyes (not visible in the drawing), slightly blueish black hair that's long enough to reach her ankles, she has a mushroom themed party hat, and some wicked whiskers!

If there's anything you'd like to ask me about her or ask her, go ahead and ask away! I love anons and normal asks! ❤️❤️❤️ (There is a slight filter on the drawing. I'll edit this later and put her color palette below ❤️)

I'm a minor! Mind your words, don't send me gross/weird asks or messages. (I've already had a few people message me asking for my age, a picture of me, and my sexuality. No, I will not be sharing my real appearance on here. my age? Minor, that's all you need to know. My sexuality? I don't know and you don't need to know either, respectfully ^^❤️)

IDC if I post something slightly suggestive or that says I know about 18+ themes. I posted it, not someone saying something to me of those themes. Sure, I understand the stuff but It really doesn't matter now does it? It just means I understand enough to know you shouldn't be saying that stuff to me. (Boundaries ✨)

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I do half-curse in posts from time to time. I do censor it a bit tho, like "f7ck" for example. Hope ya don't mind (⁠；⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠）

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I'd appreciate it if people reblogged my art!

I don't appreciate reposting it however.

Just in case you don't know what the difference between reposting rather than reblogging: it's when you (typically) take a screenshot of the art, and then repost it on either Tumblr or a different app rather than hitting the reblog button!

While this has never happened to me personally, I do feel like it's worth mentioning.

Oh, and, don't under a circumstance feed my art to AI. I can forgive reposting my art. I put out there for people to see not to get fame from it but under no circumstances EVER will I allow feeding my art to AI. It is not human. It does not make art.

AI artists don't exist unless it's used ONLY to assist with a process that is still mostly YOUR OWN SKILLS THAT YOU'VE CULTIVATED OVER TIME. AI is NOT art but it can HELP with art.

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don't dm asking me to commission from you. like said before, I don't have money bc I'm a minor + I don't like being pestered for me commission you. talk to me like a person, not an ATM.

If I want to commission someone, I will dm them and even then, I'm most likely to commission art from a friend to support them.

I support the lgbtq+ community! And I don't discriminate against race. I really shouldn't have to say this. (˘⁠･⁠_⁠･⁠˘)

I will respond to money asks with "!!" And that's it. I don't have money and even if I did I don't got any money to spare. I'm broke and struggling too. Not to mention, I'm a minor and can't just go out and get the stuff. I hope you understand and I wish you all the best!❤️❤️❤️

Some games and shows and stuff I like:

Shows and stuff: Rick and Morty, adventure time, lost in space, bsd (never watched it but I've seen enough of it on the Internet to know a bit about it. Very interesting :3), Some of the Life Minecraft series, httyd, doctor who, and more!

Games/fandoms: Yonder(Yonder Cloud Catcher Chronicles.), Minecraft, the Stanley parable, tiny bit of South Park, cotl, MLP(childish I know but I don't care. I love them), creepypasta, SCPs, Trevor Henderson's creatures (mostly cartoon cat), plants vs zombies, fran bow, little misfortune, and more!

Stuff and things (hobbies?): Art, apparently I make rhymes now too??, rollerblading, climbing, Hiking (iffy), sleeping, being annoying+lazy, doom scrolling, interacting with people, and more!

(I'm not really in any fandoms really..kinda like on the edge of being in each and every fandom I come across..)

General facts about me! Yippee!

I think eye bags and wrinkles are pretty (odd, I know lol), I live in a bus (not decked out like you see on social media though. We just live in a bus lol), I live with my ma (my dad is my step dad and he and my mom just broke up psooo ye), I blank out a lot and just stare at people for no reason (which freaks them out), I have greyish blue eyes (a long with some, I'm pretty sure permanent eye bags lol), I get energy right before nighttime mostly (and then it disappears as soon as it reaches around 11 pm to 12 am), My favorite color is maroon (and any type of blue along with orange and yellow and forest green..mostly just comfy vibe colors tbh but maroon is a fixed piece), my favorite animal is a cat (although I have a dog. Muffin doesn't count as a dog, she's practically human. Apart of the family.), and more!

(I'll update this as I go)

[I will block as I see fit]

Do not interact with my blog if: You're racist, you only or mostly have sexual themes on your own blog (I apologize but it makes me uncomfortable. Have some other interests and it might make me less uncomfortable ^^), if you in general just enjoy hating on people for no reason (I like to make my area a safe space for people) if you're a Zoophile (No explanation really needed but animals can't consent.) (more will be added later when I think of what to add)

Don't dm me unless you're a moot or you say your intentions within the first 1-3 messages. (moots that I've interacted with can send me a dm unprompted with stated intentions anytime they'd like. Special privileges ✨)

(Added a specific part of that bc a moot felt they were making me uncomfortable by having such themes on their blog. I didn't really realize at first but yes that does make slightly uncomfortable but I don't really care as long as you have other interests. If s3x is your only interest, it weirds me out to have those types of people interact with me. Just know you're all good moot, you're not the type of person I was aiming it at. There are other people that just don't think about anything else but $ex and relationships that creep me out and you are not one of them. ^^❤️)

Things about me, (random stuff): I am cringe from time to time, my fav colors are maroon and any kind of blue, orange is nice too though,

I appreciate any and all constructive criticism. IDC if it sounds rude and might hurt my feelings, TELL ME so I can help better myself and my blog! I'm dum and will most likely not notice I'm doing something weird or anything :P <3

•Send me asks! Wanna to hug one of my OCs, Want to slap the sh1t out of one of em, Want to introduce me to a new (or old) fandom I don't know of but you think I might be interested in, Want to say hi, Want to give a music suggestion, send an ask!

I LOVE interaction and if possible, I want to be busy with asks at all times so send a ton!

•Moots:

@theachskid @voidsweirdthoughts @burningbutter @rafrfr @rateater2000

@footlongdingledong @ender-the-insomniac @thistlebriar @rspoetry @virtualcroissantflapcolor

@jawdoesstuff @storythesilly @yourfavoritecuntist @chamber-of-voices @i-draw-things

@2oo7xddd @catsreblogging @silli-billy15 @totally-not-a-commie @khloethecatsworld

@1nd13gh0st @cur1os1tyk1lledme @nonbinaryriverclan @ilove-fanart-and-lore405 @hermitchild

@my-mom-named-me-duck @hermitchild

@williamsart12345 @lilytheaxoltollover @twobraincellsremaining @nn-the-doodle @emmajasonartz

@bugba-bugbee @railway323 @xho-the-scribble @asqadia-banthen @nasthesilly @ceaselessbackflips

@the-anxious-acrobat @justuravghazbin @callmekiyo24 @maybeyoullfindthissomeday

@sensehumor ♥️

+any future moots/one's I might have forgotten (I hope I wouldn't forget anyone 🥲)

If you don't like being tagged in tag games, let me know and I'll move your name over here cuz I copy paste the ones above for tagging in stuff: (nothing here yet!)

Moot side blogs: @thistlebriar-tags @my-dad-named-me-goose @mysterious-other-being @

Btw, moot/friend privileges: tagging me in whatever the heck you want, sending nonstop and possibly annoying asks, dming me and having a convo at random, +more! I love all y'all and am more than happy to interact ❤️

My art ↑

Yippee!! That's all for now folks! ❤️

I'll update this whole thing as I go, any questions, just send an ask and I'll update this with the answer as well as you know- replying in general lol :3

I seem incredibly childish in this intro post and my general posts but do know, I am over 12 years of age lmao 🤣

I'mma keep some notes here as well... mostly for tone stuffs cuz I can't remember these 😭

/lh = lighthearted

/j = joking

/hj = half joking

[shitpostenjoyer98]

can't wait to be called a Negan apologist!!

[thatbendyfan]

Morte de la revolution

[strawberryfairyflower]

New shorter intro

Fae

I think I’m a lifestyle jirai?? (Not by choice but recovery is inaccessible to me)

Any pronouns except He/him (She/her sort of preferred but it’s the internet so irdc)

General tw for sh and suicidal ideation on here (I forget to tag a lot)

17 turning 18 in May

I block freely

Taken Anons:

-🍊

- “A Moot :3”

-💙

-🧂

-🎀🌈

-🎂🍙

Full intro:

Strawpage:

[serendippertyy]

☆HII WELCOME TO MY BLOG!!☆

☆ I'm Merrily, though some may know me as Dipper! I go by she/her!!

☆ I'm 23 years old and an artist!

☆ All my ART is SFW, but I may make suggestive jokes/reblogs every now and then so just beware!

ALL MY SOCIALS

MY COMMISSION INFO

MY MLP ACCOUNT

MORE STUFF ABT ME DOWN BELOW!!

☆ I'm on the aroace spectrum! I love exploring dynamics through shipping so there's a lot of that here!

☆ I also occasionally self ship!

☆ And I heavily fixate on things for long periods of time, mostly characters!

☆ I LOVE CHRISTMAS!🎄

☆ I also have a huuge unexplainable interest in The Santa Clause franchise; I have a PhD in TSC lore /j

☆ I also have a side blog for TSC

☆ I have raging anxiety, so I may respond slowly but I am always willing to make new friends so don't be afraid to reach out to me!! ^^'

☆ I aim to provide a safe space for wacky weirdos like myself! Always be yourself and do what makes you happy!!

dividers by @/cafekitsune 💜 dreamy by @/flitterjitters 💜

[thylacines-toybox]

A second berryopteryx arrives! This needle felted berryopteryx was an Art Fight attack made by user Teddyboy1der, and is the perfect size to be friends with my tiny plush! I love that wiggly wool used for its leafy wings...

[americanized-jesus-christ]

♡ เt'᥉ ᥒꫀ᥎ꫀɾ tꪮꪮ ᥣᥲtꫀ, ᥉ꪮ ᖯᥲᖯᥡ, dꪮᥒ't gเ᥎ꫀ ᥙρ ♡

🤍 minor 🤍

join the skittle squad!!! (we're not a cult i swear)

idk how to make an intro post but here goes :) under the cut bc i talk too much

*will most likely change my theme when ethel cain's new album comes out!*

☆ i'm iliana, but you can call me illie if we're moots :3 (IT'S ILIANA WITH ONE L BTW)

☆ when pronouns are pronouning they're she/her/they/them!

☆ masc/butch/futch & grunge :p

☆ lesbian, maybe ace???, demigirl/girlflux 🧡🤍🩷 (taken by the lovely @ragd0ll-333 whom i will not shut up abt 🥰)

☆ my birthday is in september (september virgos we rise 👹)

☆ i write silly stories and poetry (do not be surprised if they're bad!!!)

☆ my mind is very very insane so i post about anything that i think about

☆ i am NOT god's strongest soldier

☆ i'm obsessed with poetry, reading, writing, music (ethel cain ml), and arcane (if you haven't watched it, i am on my KNEES begging you to)

☆ my favorite emoji is 👹 and i think that says a lot about me lol

☆ i WILL follow back but it might take me a few days lmao

dear homophobic, transphobic, racist shits, get tf out

pls feel free to ask me anything (that's not weird ofc)!!! i love to yap :)

face revealll 🥰

my spotify account: 🤍

my airbuds: 🕊

strawpage: 🪽

my ethel cain blog: @p0werline-valley

my poetry blog (very sporadic posting): @shallow-hearted-angel

my fanfic blog: @mouserthefirst

my diary blog: @starry-angel-eyes

my moodboard blog: @xx-gardenia-xx

my roleplaying blog (for vi): @viforviolence516

currently reading: daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid

besties: @wolfthedrolf (sibling) @violetscowgirl (sibling) @elayathenerd @yourworstamericangirrl @reign-of-the-kitkats @ivorykiram (WORKING ON THIS SECTION SO IF I FORGOT U JUST LMK)

hyperfixations ✨️

🤍 arcane (down bad for the viceps)

🤍 ethel cain

🤍 hozier

🤍 wwe (RHEA RIPLEY COULD STEP ON ME AND I'D THANK HER)

my favorite things ♡

flowers: gardenias and violets

food: pomegranates

drinks: boba and green tea

animal: crows

books: carmilla by sheridan le fanu, carrie by stephen king, cujo by stephen king, the percy jackson series, six of crows & crooked kingdom by leigh bardugo, one for my enemy by olivie blake, daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid

music: ethel cain, hozier, boygenius, chappell roan, d4vd, billie eilish, clairo, lizzie and the cannibals, phoebe bridgers, noah kahan, doechii, mazzy star, tv girl, searows, sofia isella

TALK TO ME ABOUT ETHEL CAIN PLEASE. I WILL NOT SHUT UP ABOUT HER.

my lovely moots:

you can find them here, here, and here!

(if i tagged u twice im so sorry im very unorganized 😭)

if you're following me and i haven't followed back, i'll do so soon! (also if we're moots and i haven't put you in the list yet, i will!!!)

[felassan]

Dragon Age™: The Veilguard - Patch 5 Release Notes

"Patch 5 for Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now live on all platforms! Included in this patch is a fix for the Regrets of The Dread Wolf quest not triggering properly, a couple Photo Mode fixes, and more."

Rest of post under cut due to length and possible spoilers.

"Hey everyone, Thank you all for playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard; we were so happy with the game’s stability at launch and hope you have enjoyed our Quality of Life patches since then. With the game being in a stable place, we are moving to monitor for any game-breaking bugs should those occur. Dareth shiral!"

"Quality of Life Changes - Recommended levels have been added to side quests that players may receive at significantly lower levels."

"Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where Rook could only flirt with Lucanis in a specific conversation.  - Fixed an issue with the Regrets of The Dread Wolf quest not triggering properly or stopping Rook with an invisible wall in the Crossroads.  - Fixed a blocking issue with a puzzle in the Converged City area of the Crossroads.  - Fixed an issue with the “Imperium’s Resolve” armor causing negative damage instead of the intended zero fire, cold, necrotic, and electric damage.  - Fixed excessive clipping on Taash’s “Rivain’s Legacy” armor.  - Fixed an issue that prevented some Rooks from changing the runes on their lyrium dagger.  - Fixed an issue with the Medium Armor Mastery skill for Warriors.  - Fixed a spot on Rivain’s beach where Rook could get stuck in a cycle of drowning, never to be pulled out of the water by their companions.  - Fixed a typo on a note Rook can find in Dock Town.  - Fixed an issue that caused photo mode screenshots to be noticeably worse quality when HDR was turned to “On.” - Fixed an issue that was causing the photo mode screenshot location to still be shown on screen.  - Fixed an issue that caused the fireflies in the opening area of the Crossroads to flicker at an alarming rate on specific settings.  - Fixed a lighting issue in one of the conversations with the whole team in the Lighthouse. - Fixed an issue in the Mirror of Transformation that blocked players from zooming in and out with the mouse scroll wheel.  - Fixed an issue where the Objective Marker Visibility was not updated when the exploration preset was changed with the other options in the Exploration sub-category.  - Some adjustments to the game credits."

[source]

[legendoftherisingtide]

[intro]

Bakugou is a prideful, arrogant person. He holds himself to the highest standard; he is the best and everyone else is simply below him. Everything he has ever done was in pursuit of being number one, shining above the rest. He has to have a perfect victory, he has to be a perfect student, he has to win to save.

He pushes and pushes and won’t let anyone see his weaknesses or his insecurities. He can never lose, he can never fail, he can never show that he regrets or hesitates or that he hasn’t thought everything through. He must never be vulnerable in every sense of the word.

Then why is he standing in the rain.

To apologize shouldn’t be a sacrifice, but it is for Bakugou. To pour his feelings, to admit his wrong, to let down all of the walls he has built and be vulnerable. And in front of his whole class.

He is willing to sacrifice his pride, to fully sacrifice any superiority he could have, to bare his soul and even risk rejection. Because he knows Midoriya is more important. Because he wants him to come home, he wants him to know his true feelings, because he wants things to change. 

Because Midoriya has changed him. Midoriya has opened his eyes; by showing him he’s allowed to be open, that his feelings should be expressed, that he has so much to learn, and so much of that was learned through Midoriya just existing.

He isn’t sacrificing his safety frivolously because he’s expected to as a hero; he is doing it because he has grown. He is doing it because he has finally admitted to himself that he wants Midoriya to be with him and safe.

So I will sacrifice this for you. Not because it will change anything, as much as I want that I know that I can’t just fix all the wrong with just this. And I am willing to do as much as it takes to earn your forgiveness. But I don’t need that from you, not now and not ever if you don’t want that, I just need you to rest. I did so much wrong. And I am sorry for everything. You don’t have to do this alone. Lean on us. You are so strong and being supported doesn’t discount that. You’ve taught me that. 

I hate the rain. But I will brave it for you. 

He would do everything in his power, admit so many things, just to get Midoriya to take care of himself. We see him being the most vulnerable he has ever been in front of people that aren’t Midoriya. He does so much completely out of character, all in pursuit of being there for Midoriya. 

For Izuku.

He finally gets over himself and finally tells Midoriya the feelings he has felt for so long.

He lets go of this idea he is inherently better and finally acknowledges that his hatred for Midoriya has always been about his own shortcomings and insecurities. But he still wants to be better, they are still rivals. He isn’t going to sacrifice that part of him because that is just who he is; he is still going to push to number one.

But now it’s different.

There is verbal and vocal acceptance and respect. Before it was unspoken; their relationship had changed ever since Ground Beta. They were proper rivals, with mutual respect and care, they were actively making each other better.

But Bakugo finally verbalizes it and tells Midoriya, not only is he sorry, but he wants to actually have a proper friendship; he wants to continue to become better and earn his forgiveness. He wants them to push each other to be better, he wants to continue to fight for the top spot, he still wants to be the best.

But when did it become something else? 

When was the turning point when it started to shift from wanting to surpass Midoriya and be the best, to wanting to keep up with Midoriya and stay by his side?

Bakugou has already sacrificed himself for Midoriya before. His body moved on its own; with no hesitation, he would save Midoriya. He has already risked his life for him. But there is a layer to it that I don’t think people talk about. 

He tells Midoriya he shouldn’t try to win this on his own. 

He disguises his concern with an insistence that he’s in it to fight for himself when he initially joins the battle. But it is to fight by Midoriya’s side and support him.

But taking the hit for Midoriya, jumping in the way isn’t just support. This is sacrifice. This is giving yourself to ensure the safety of someone. And it was second nature. 

There are two reasons and both are a sacrifice of something in the moment.

It is knowing someone is so valuable, so great, in all senses of the word, that they must be protected. Bakugou is sacrificing his body and admitting that Midoriya needs to stay alive, for personal reasons and/or for the world. He needs Midoriya to be okay, Midoriya can’t fight alone and Bakugou will do anything to make sure he will be okay. 

But the sacrifice of ideology. 

With every development, he has relinquished parts of himself. When he sacrifices himself he is not only sacrificing his body but is admitting that he can’t do this on his own; he needs Midoriya too. This isn’t him wanting to be better than Midoriya, it’s him wanting to do it together.

Midoriya changed him.

He doesn’t die for Midoriya. He wakes up and just as his last thought was Midoriya, so was his first as he woke up. He runs to his side. People are dragging him back, trying to have him rest, knowing before he even said anything that he would lose his mind over Midoriya’s situation. 

Everyone sees how Bakugou feels about Midoriya.

He sacrifices himself because Midoriya can not die on him. Midoriya has to stay alive. Midoriya has to keep fighting. 

There can not be a world that doesn’t have him in it.

This is the culmination of what has been developing ever since the final exam where Bakugou finally works with Midoriya; the day that win to save, save to win was noticed. Then furthered after Ground Beta where they finally talked to each other and something changed within them both.

But the final sacrifice is the culmination of Bakugou’s character.

He knows what this decision will mean. Everyone screams for him not to. He knows that he is going to die. He knows he will not win this fight.

This isn’t dying for the cause. This isn’t just a hero complex. This is because he can help Midoriya and he will. This is for Izuku.

I will sacrifice myself for you. To give you more time, to give you even the slightest chance of winning. I will sacrifice myself for you because you are who can win. I am going to die. I am going to die and in my final thoughts, I will ask if I will still be able to be by your side.

It is no longer can I beat you. It is no longer can I surpass you. It is can I still catch up to you. It is can I still even be equal to you. He has already sacrificed the idea that he could beat Midoriya, that isn’t what he wants anymore. What he wants is to stay here with him.

I will sacrifice everything I am. I have wanted to be the best. All my life I have wanted to surpass you and everyone around me. But you. I will let that go for you. I let it go in my mind for so long now and I have never wanted to admit it. Is it even possible? Is it even possible for me to catch up to you? Is it even possible for me to stay by your side. I can’t be that anymore. I am sacrificing even that now. I will never be number one now. I will never become the person I always dreamed to be. I will never surpass you. I am forever sacrificing that now. I will die here.  

But can I still be with you?

The sacrifice of his life is him fully relinquishing everything he is, admitting that he can’t keep up, losing all of the progress he has made, letting go of everything that made up his character.

And the last thing on his mind is if he can still be able to be by Midoriya’s side.

He won’t let him go again.