Out of all the possible trans headcanons to have in mp100, my favorite is Shou. There’s a few reasons, but mostly I like that there is no interpretation of his father’s reaction that isn’t hilarious.
Mob learning from Reigen to work hard on himself and constantly reaffirming that he can change and be a better person, AND he joined a club about something he's not good in so he can get confidence from getting better at something with effort, so that he doesn't feel that powers are the only thing he has.
Vs Touichirou's lack of self confidence about any charactaristic of his except his powers, so his response to 'Shou is raised watching you so we need to be gentle' the "Shou is interested in my powers" so he doesn't have to confront how he's not good at being kind/gentle or consider that he can make an effort to change.
and then Mob saving him with 100% kindness anyway. Because charactaristics aside the truth behind one's charm is kindness!
Cringefail government agent and his freaky boytoy. To me.
[ID: Two digital paintings of Joseph and Toichiro Suzuki from Mob Psycho 100. Both are portraits involving their respective powers streaming from their mouths and illuminating their faces, Joseph's being his smoke and Toichiro's his aura. Joseph holds his cigarette near his face with an unpleasant smirk looking down at the viewer, blood is splattered across his face and jacket. He's cast in a purple-blue tint. Toichiro appears as he does when he begins to exert his power in the series: veins bulging in his face, eyes glowing, and teeth bared with a furious expression. He is cast in a red-orange tint. End ID]
as someone who has recently purchased the official english translation of mob psycho 100 in paperback form it is the funniest fucking experience to read "Where is Shou? I can't find him..." and then you flip to the next page and it's just this panel
literally fucking destroyed me. i feel like this now
every once in a while i’ll be going about my day and suddenly remember just how much mob and serizawa are foils of each other, down to the wording of the promise they received from the person they look up to, and lose my mind all over again