#mha self interest

[reineydraws]

had to draw this to understand the way i feel about him now that the manga's ended. 🥲 on that note: if you like hawks and his ending, maybe don't read my tags lol. it's not bashing (imo) but they're not v nice. 😅

bg + unobstructed pose under the cut!

his expression's a lil different 'cuz i only changed the merged layer, all the lighting effects already flattened onto it. 💀 alas.

[takami-takami]

My headcanon about Hawks is that the same duality that exists in his personality exists in bed.

Like we all know Keigo is a good person, a good boy. We know he feels strongly, we know he's empathetic and kind and observant. But we also know he's willing to do things most people would be unwilling to do, that his actions are painted shades of moral grey.

We know he's sweet and a bit of a tease, he's passionate and optimistic. But he's also incredibly, terrifyingly serious at his core.

He's indulgent and gluttonous with his little allowances like food and sweets, yet selfless and self sacrificing to a fault. He claims to not have self control when it comes to what he wants, yet continuously denies himself the slowness and domestic life he admits to craving.

So. He loves his partner dearly, holds you like glass and treats your feelings with an innocent reverence twice as so. He wants it slow, wants it sweet, wants to cement every ounce of love he has in it.

But those wants aren't going to stop him from devouring you.

It won't stop the carnal desires from welling up, won't make his instincts to take and toy and play with you go away.

Yeah, you're his darling partner for life, his cherished love.

But you're still his chewtoy.

[fireheartwraith]

Bakugou would die for Izuku. But Deku would kill for Kacchan

[kickbutts-singsongs]

I have no idea how big the “have seen both, liked both” cross-section on the Venn diagram of these two shows would be, but I’m assuming I’m among a very small percentage. However, if it turns out that a bunch of people actually have seen POI, then I’m gonna change up the dialogue.

This is just for research purposes btw, don’t feel obligated to read it when it’s done lollll

And if none of these apply to you then uh thx for reading anyways 😅👍

[shipshinablog]

[tabbyrocks]

Old draft i found and wanted to post!!!

monodeku AU fic idea thing where people can fuse (like steven universe gem fusing minus the gems) but ONLY if they have a strong emotional bond.

its their second year of highschool, and the two are friends (monoma swears they arnt). they bonded over their shared appreciation for quirks and such.

At some point they are on patrol and izuku's danger sense goes off for some reason (maybe something falling, maybe a villan idk, haven't thought of the details) so he grabs monoma in a panic to help him avoid the danger.

but instead of moving him they accidentally fuse.

after the initial panic of "oh god what why did we fuse" (mostly from monoma) they have to head back to campus. but the issue is, they don't know how to unfuse.

another thing, i came up with their fusion quirk!!

Its called "copy and paste". basically, it works like copy but the user can give the copies to other people as well as using the copies themselves. the time limit still applies for the copy and the paste.

[marchsage]

morale booster

[stainapologists]

Banri & Fujika make a great duo because they've both been made deranged by their life circumstances but in ways incongruous.

They look at each other and go "Maybe I'm not that crazy, if they're here too."

Fujika thinks it's crazy that Banri uses his quirk on himself for the intimidation factor. Banri finds the ease with which Fujika lies to everyone she knows disconcerting.

[thepeople030]

I couldn't decide to draw either my cod oc or my mha oc lol so here's both <3

[radiobunnxx]

IM NOT EVEN INTO MHA ANYMORE WTF

[jamiethebeeart]

A Danny phantom My Hero au where Shigaraki (or I guess Shimura in this au) is the halfa, Hana is Jazz, and his family never died

[bakugotrashpanda]

Irl friends Secret Santa form: list three interests/likes

Me, resisting the urge to put dabi: aRt?

[alivee123]

Mha self-insert cover

Guys, I drew a cover for mha [while I changed the name, it's still all MHA/BNHA. My OC'S name is JONIA CARR] Tell me what you think!! Have a great day :)

The title is: THE ONE'S WHO BURN'' my sister helped with inking, coloring, and pretty much everything. SHE'S THE BEST ASSISTANT!!

[arcsin27]

Having an f/o not because you’re particularly attached to them but because it makes narrative sense for your self insert

[fictionallyinparadise]

xP ;^) :o) with your current fav!! <3

wAHH thank you :D!!! Current fave is split between Erwin and Aizawa right now and I cannot pick so I'm answering with BOTH!!!! YIPPIE!!!

xP - Assign an early 2010’s song to you and your f/o’s relationship!

Erwin: Tbh!!! Counting Stars by One Republic!! Idk it fits it makes sense in my head. It's so.....yeah. <3

Aizawa: SKYFALL BY ADELE!!!!!!!!! That's always my go-to song with my Badass f/os esp when we Fight Together but idk it just. Yeah <33

;^) - What does your f/o do that makes you melt? What about vice versa?

Erwin: HIS FUCKING LAUGH!!!!!!! HIS SMILE!!!!!!! I CRY I SCREAM I LOSE MY MINNNND!!!!!!!!! He. Okay. So like. New favorite comfort imagine is going "I'm tired" and just fucking falling asleep in his lap while he's working. He fucking becomes mush everytime that happens and asjghsakgsh.

Aizawa: SO MANY THINGS. WHENEVER HE LIKE. HIS HAIR GETS ALL FLOATY AROUND HIM WHEN HE DOES SHIT. also his voice in general just makes me melt. He becomes a fucking puddle of "oh my god I love them" whenever I sing in the shower bc I sound so ridiculous and happy and it's CUTE.

:o) - What or who do you think your f/o would kin?

Erwin: I feel like if he had a kinlist it would just be one of those that gets your friends going "are you oKAY?!". I can't think of anything specific tbh. Probably a lot of doomed characters? Also lions. Bc loyalty.

Aizawa: Sleeping Beauty /j. Honestly idk for him! I mean I didn't know for either but it's harder to think with him- maybe sloths. Bc sure they may be tired creachers but they are also vicious little things. And that's. Yeah.

[bakuhatsufallinlove]

Omae: Complexity of Self-Expression and Intimacy with the Japanese “You”

(Update: I have written a follow-up to this post wherein I exhaustively examine Katsuki's "you" pronoun usage, including every time he uses omae. Please be sure to read both posts! :D)

The anime adaption of chapter 322 is rapidly approaching, so I wanna talk about something really interesting: as far as I can tell, Izuku is the only person Katsuki has ever used the pronoun omae (おまえ) towards in-canon. Furthermore, he has only used omae towards Izuku on three occasions.

The first time is after Deku vs. Kacchan 2 in chapter 120.

The second time is right after his apology in chapter 322. (Katsuki actually uses omae four times in a row in this scene.)

(We'll get to the third time later, just you wait.)

Why does Katsuki address Izuku differently in these scenes? To answer this, we’re gonna commit some language nerdery.

First, let’s be real about the fact that Japanese pronouns can be complicated. There are a ton of them. You learn the common uses—like you could say that, broadly, omae tends to be used by guys for their friends and romantic partners. But the reality is that in a high-context language like Japanese, pronouns can come across wildly differently depending on who uses it, to whom, with what tone, and in what context.

It is difficult to generalize real-life usage, so to be clear, I am talking about MHA as a piece of media. I could try to tell you that omae is rude but also friendly but also condescending but also comedic but also confrontational but also affectionate��and so on, but that wouldn’t help you understand what Katsuki’s omae to Izuku means and why it feels significant.

The thing is, Izuku and Katsuki can each say omae and mean completely different things, because their normal way of speaking tells us how to interpret their words.

When Izuku speaks, he is polite and considerate. He uses the boyish first-person pronoun boku (僕). In Japanese, avoiding second-person pronouns is the polite thing to do; you use the person’s surname and an appropriate suffix instead, and this is the tactic Izuku uses to address others. When he does say “you,” it is usually the familiar kimi (君) towards Katsuki.

We see Izuku use omae in only a few circumstances: he uses it towards himself during inner monologues when he is trying to figure out what to do or compel himself to act, and he uses it when he faces All For One.

Both of these involve what I think of as “tough talk”—Izuku talks tough to himself to push past his fears and be a hero. With AFO, he is talking to a villain, someone he has to defeat. From someone like Izuku who speaks with such politeness and humility, omae reads as aggressive and confrontational.

Katsuki, on the other hand, is always aggressive and confrontational. He uses the masculine, somewhat boastful first-person pronoun ore (俺) and the second-person pronoun temee (てめえ) towards just about everybody. Temee is an extremely rude, combative word; Japanese descriptions usually point out that it reads like fightin’ words—it’s what you’d call an opponent, someone you are confronting, challenging, or belittling. As mentioned, you’re supposed to avoid “you” words to be polite, so the fact that Katsuki whips out temee constantly and makes up insulting nicknames instead of using anybody’s real name is just like, damn, dude!

Unlike Izuku, Katsuki sounds like he is challenging everyone all the time. This means that, coming from him, omae actually seems gentler.

After Deku vs. Kacchan 2, he opens his sentence with omae, and Izuku looks startled by this.

They just had a huge, emotional fistfight, and Katsuki… isn’t addressing him as an opponent, like he always has before. For once, he is addressing Izuku not as his enemy, but his equal.

This scene is the first time Katsuki properly grapples with the truth of their mutual weaknesses and comes to an understanding about it. It leaves him frustrated and unsure, but he walks away seeing himself and Izuku as being on the same side.

Because he takes All Might's words to heart: they are two halves of what makes a hero. They need to learn from each other and push each other to truly reach their best—as rivals, not enemies.

In chapter 322, Katsuki talks Izuku through how he felt about him all these years. He goes over all the things he's had to face to see how wrong he was, to see his own weakness and Izuku's strength. The whole time, he uses the "you" word he always has: temee.

But when it comes time to tell Izuku his true feelings, he calls Izuku by his given name, apologizes, and then right away he says this:

This is a direct call-back to the core question that Katsuki posed to Izuku during Deku vs. Kacchan 2: "Is my way of admiring All Might wrong?"

The second half to that question has always been, implicitly, "Does that mean yours is right?"

Here, Katsuki acknowledges Izuku fully as All Might's successor and affirms that Izuku's path is not wrong, using omae to tell him so. And then he uses it three more times to convince Izuku to come back with them and fight together, "because saving people is how we win."

To me, omae in this scene comes across with such softness. He's speaking with more humility than we've ever seen, both in what he's conveying and his word choice. (There is a whole other conversation to be had about Katsuki's word choice for "I'm sorry," but that is for a different time.)

This omae is not just a sign that he sees Izuku as his equal, it's expressing care for him. Katsuki sacrificed his life for Izuku, telling him, "Stop trying to win this on your own." He is trying so hard to make Izuku understand: Come back, I was wrong. Come back, I care about you.

Which brings us to the third time Katsuki uses omae: chapter 362.

That's right, the infamous "Can I still catch up to you?" / "Can I still reach you?" line uses omae.

Here's the thing that's unique about this omae: it's in Katsuki's head. This is internal monologue; he isn't talking out loud to Izuku, he isn't trying to convey something to him face-to-face, he is just thinking about Izuku.

The word choice isn't for anyone else's benefit or any external purpose: this is just how Katsuki sees him.

I can't overstate how soft, vulnerable, and sincere this moment is for Katsuki. And what gets me about him thinking of Izuku as omae is, it makes me wonder, "How long has he thought of Izuku this way?"

When did Izuku stop being temee in his head?

Changing how you address someone is a big deal in Japanese. Whether it's a name or suffix change (Deku -> Izuku) or a pronoun change (temee -> omae), it represents a significant shift in the emotional dynamics of a relationship.

It crops up a lot in media as a dramatic moment of intimacy, sometimes even being a part of love confessions. This heightened drama is exactly what we see with Katsuki's apology when he calls him Izuku.

Katsuki addresses only Izuku with his given name and omae, and in the whole run of the series, he only uses omae in a few select instances. I would argue that this is really important, subtle character writing.

Looking at the scenes, at least to me, each omae reads as progressively more honest and intimate. Each time Katsuki uses it, he is reaching for Izuku. Each time, it means more.