Edward

Take Me to Your Heart

Are we lovers Or only just friends Come tomorrow Will I be lonely again When you see me Is it love in your eyes What you feeling Deep down inside

Is it love in your eyes?

That is the first stanza from Take me to Your Heart by Rick Astley, which if I'm going to be honest, is the KamiJirou song, let's follow this up with more of them.

Do you think about me (think about me) When I'm far away? Do you dream about me (dream about me) Can I find a way? To make you want me (make you want me) The way that I want you 'Cos I think I love you (think I love you) Could you love me too?

First definably for both of them, they where both thinking of each other at Gunga.

Do you Dream, Denki does, see.

Mhhh? Look like a certain someone?

Make you want me?

That's Kyouka talking.

See the wanting in question.

But it's not just her, Because I think I love you.

Take me to your heart Never let me go If you knew what I'm feeling You would not say no Take me to your heart Never let me go For your love, for your love Is all I need to know

This one is pretty self explanatory and doesn't exactly need imagery.

Can you tell me When you look at me If you need me In all honesty Because I'm certain As sure as can be I'd make you happy Eternally

I think Momo know he'll make her happy.

Yeah, it's their song.

And what car choices, an Alfa Romeo Giulia and a Maserati Merak, peak Italian Sports.

This because after being on Twitter as the leaks were going live, some people really need to read this, fantastic breakdown!

Now having gotten somewhat used to the void in my chest I can finally drag all my thoughts about the epilogue into one pile

I know it may be getting old for some of you guys already, but I haven't seen some things being discussed anywhere

My problem with the ending is actually with the audience, I literally have almost no issues with how the epilogue is written, all the minor ones I have don't come from the epilogue but the previous plot building which wasn't perfect by all means.

1. People forget that this chapter isn't the Epilogue but the Epilogue pt. 2

TWO PARTS YOU KNOW

Please reread 430. You did? Now let's compare.

a) Can you see what the chapter is focused on? 430 is a lot more shallow, it focuses on facts and tries to contain all the changes at once and looks VERY rushed. Hori didn't have much time with his schedule, so of course he tried to fit all at once and nothing at all. This chapter is more about the system and facts, trying to answer the more crucial questions fans may have.

Chapter 430 has ~20 pages

431 has almost 40 (!)

b) 431 finally has time to look at the characters up close. Why there is so much about Uraraka? Well, because in the pt. 1 she's got one panel and a couple of words. That's why half the chapter is about her now, because she and Izuku are the male and female leads of the manga.

c) Why didn't we have more of Katsuki? Well, this character isn't very known for huge inner monologues and all this sappy stuff. We can get enough from character interaction and subtle cues, as always. Despite being a big asshole and a major loudmouth (I say this with all my love and adoration guys), Katsuki is a really stoic character. And this kind of character doesn't need a whole 5 pages writing down their motivation and inner thought process. I like this. This man remains the most conscious person here and has the greatest development in the series (and Shoto, sure, these two are on the whole other level compared to others in terms of writing)

Izuku and Ochako are more open to us, and it shows in the chapter's way of storytelling

And Shoto is still the most relatable dude here, me too, Shoto, me too...

2. Izuku is NOT shutting Katsuki out of his life. He basically invited him to TEACH TOGETHER just like Katsuki invited him to BE HEROES TOGETHER.

To me it shows clearly that these two just found their two paths that don't align fully. Izuku has been teaching for years after his quirk was gone. Sure, he still adores hero job, but he already has stability and purpose and it's IMPORTANT to him. He's only been back to heroics for a month after all. Izuku has matured significantly, and I respect that about his character even if it's not perfectly written.

"Izuku wouldn't ever decline the offer". Do I need to remind you that it's whole 8 years after their school days?

Imagine yourself 16, dreaming to start a rock band with your best friend. You're both so passionate about it, you think music is the most beautiful thing in your life and you'll never be over it.

But you get your fingers injured severely, and you can't play your guitar anymore. You're devastated, but your knowledge is valuable and you get a whole teaching degree and go to work in a musical college. It feels very fulfilling to you. But your friend is very talented, he continues and pushes forward and actually becomes a worldwide known rock star! You're so glad for him!

But the time passes, and your friend, now famous and loaded, states – you're getting most expensive treatment and surgery, and we – I and our old band bros – pay for this.

And your fingers, they work properly again. You had a whole life of 8 years, and now there are so many possibilities open. You know your friend wants you to join his band and travel and rock the stage together, he offers it to you without expecting much, because he knows you have your life settled already, you can't change that with a flick of a wrist. He's an understanding friend, even if his passion for your old shared dream burns brighter still. You can join his band for a concert or two once in a while, it's a good reprieve from your everyday life. But as much as you love music, your priorities shifted significantly since your youth – and now teaching is as important and precious to you.

You even invite your friend to give a lesson of two in the college where you work. It's a way for you two still remain in each other's lives even if your paths are a bit different now. Your connection is built on compromise and genuine support from both sides, and it's fantastic!

I know the analogy isn't perfect, but it works I suppose.

3. About Himiko and Ochako. It's a painful one, but

No, Himiko wasn't haunting Ochako for the whole 8 years, it's probably a time to time occasion. It's not because Ochako is tired, it's because she can't let go of her guilt and at particularly taxing times it manifests in these visions.

Dreams are still a big mystery for science, but what we know is that they're almost always NOT about what you see, but about the hidden layers of meaning.

And of course we know this is not REAL Himiko, it's just Ochako's mind.

So I don't understand all the weeping around Himiko now being DEAD FOR REAL OH. This is Ochako's mind, not a literal Toga's spirit no matter how much Horikoshi wants his symbolisms to be literal in this story. It's still open to interpretation if Toga is dead or notnot (she's coping).

Tsuyu is so Tsuyu 😭😭😭

Right, my girl, this dummy really thought there's something wrong with her health while she just needed to see a psychologist...

I remind you that psychotherapy is severely underdeveloped in Japan. There's still a lot of stigma around mental health there, so please keep this mentality in your mind while reading manga. "They could just go and see a therapist." No, they couldn't. Their culture doesn't work like this, and societal norms aren't a joke in Japan, they're literally overwhelming.

And about how this chapter "ruined" Himiko. To me, it didn't.

"Himiko was written for Ochako". Exactly. Ochako's main negative character trait was inability to open up about her true feelings, putting up a cheerful front and all that.

Himiko was created to get her to understand what suppressing emotions does to people. Unfortunately, it seems she didn't catch this message fully until Himiko told her with plain words and freaking pushed her forward.

And isn't it a torture for Himiko seeing Ochako beating herself over her death, putting up a brave front to avoid her inner struggle which is COMPLETELY OPPOSITE to what Himiko tried to convey?

And Himiko loved both Izuku and Ochako, so of course she wants them to be special for each other and open up to each other too.

Because Himiko LOVES love in any form (pun intended), and wishes happiness for her special people, and sees how they have been holding back from living how they wanted.

Do you really think Himiko would prefer a depressed Ochako having hallucinations of her over an Ochako who's opening up and rebuilding connections with the man she yearned to reach out to for so long?

And of course I'm not about the ship. This manga was never about the ships. We've got a clue that Izuku barely had any contact with his former classmates since graduation in 430. This chapter is created to gives us hope that it'll change, starting with Uraraka because Uraraka was the one to reach out to him first in the beginning, and now it's his turn.

I imagine that it's just a start of the reconnection arc. Izuku can do this with the rest of his classmates too later, and knowing his tendency to butt into others' business he certainly will.

(Yeah, it's an actually good idea for a new tome for you Hori, not Boruto 2.0, never Boruto 2.0 please...)

4(?). This one has gotten me confused...

They studied 3 years... so they must have become class 2-A, then 3-A.... I hope it's a bad translation.

Do you trust Jirou? She certainly did put a whole ton of wasabi in his food, look at her face

Katsuki not toasting because he's the sober friend for his whole bunch of idiots>>>>

(he really has come here for the food)

Katsuki, when did you undergo your Syndrome arc?

I love that Typlosion is Bakugou's defacto Pokémon choice for any AU.

i am capable of one thing only (pokemon au of things i like)

the ofa equivalent is eevee’s special z move lol

Could you imagen the, what the fuck?! moment when Creati, the hero know for spawning things into existence, pulls a knife out of her belt, like she didn't make that, she had it on her, she is using a pre-made knife to kill you, you have gotten to the point where she doesn't really want to think and just wants to beat your arse, well done random villain.

Momo stopped thinking.

Villain: "Ha, you seem to have out of juice Tenya, not so fast now, let's put you in the same place as your brother, in the hospital!"

Ida: "Call an ambulance then, but specify that it's for you." He says pulling two large knifes that look suspiciously like ice skates from the side of his boots.

Enemy: "What the fuck is stabbing me, oh god is that a floating knife! AM I BEING KILLED BY A GHOST?!"

Toru: "Worse, a naked woman with a knife!"

Enemy: "WHERE WERE YOU HIDING THE KNIFE!?"

I like to think that one of the lessons Aizawa taught class A is "always have a knife".

You never know when you'll need a knife so never not be in possession of a knife. As such every member of class A has a knife hidden somewhere in their hero costumes. His gift to them when they graduated were custom engraved knives with their student number on them.

Not on board? Ok. Just imagine how funny it would be tho.

Villain: "Number one hero Deku! I am punch proof! The more you hit me the stronger I get! How will you defeat me now-"

Midoriya: "Knife."

Villain: "Wha-" *gets stabbed*

Midoriya: "Knife."

Hero: "Oh no! We're tied up! However will we escape!"

Tsuyu: "Knife."

Hero: "What?"

Tsuyu, pulling a knife off the bottom of her foot with her tongue: "Knife."

Groupie getting a hug: "Are you using your quirk or are you just happy to see me?"

Kirishima: "It's a knife."

Groupie: "...What?"

Kirishima: "Knife."

Villain, completely insulated in rubber: "You're a one trick pony chargebolt."

Kaminari, reaching down into his boot: "Oh boy are you wrong my dude!"

Hero: "You need to calm down."

Bakugou, reaching down into his V-neck: "Listen here you son of a BITCH-"

Hero: "WHY DO YOU HAVE A KNIFE!?"

Kouda: "Stop scaring the pigeons! They're a domesticated species that we abandoned back into the wild. They're sweet creatures who are pets by nature!"

Douchebag: "Or what?"

Kouda: "..."

Douchebag: "..."

Kouda: "..."

Douchebag: "oh my GOD HE HAS A KNIFE-"

I think the thing about Denki is that yes he does do some of the same dumb pervy shit that Minoru does, but he really dialed back on it, off the top of my head he only did the Cheerleader and Pool ones, which was not a great idea, but at other points he seems genuinely discussed by Mineta's weirder actions, EG: Trying to spy on them whilst their naked.

I've always seen Kaminari as a more controlled Teenage boy, he has very clear lines on what he considers, and moved on rather quickly from trying to trick the girls, so he learned, now if only he could get that through to Mineta.

But I would have also like a bit of exploration on Mineta beyond his whole, let's be honest sexual assault, joke bit, like he's smart and a surprisingly good artist, like could we have gotten more of that Mineta, can we have him actually like straight up apologising to the girls, and saying full well none of them should accept it, because they shouldn't, but understanding that he does understand what he did was majorly wrong.

Could we not get something like that please.

Honestly that last part is really me wanting to do something with him that isn't a perv joke in my Fic, because he can be interesting, you just need to find the parts that are.

Denki Kaminari has pretty privilege and no one can change my mind.

Everyone hates Mineta but everyone loves Kaminari who is often beside him when he's doing creepy shit. Everyone overlooks it or even just forgets about his participation because they like him.

This is just interesting to me because it's such a clear example of pretty privilege in a way you wouldn't normally consider. My inner psych nerd is vibrating

Also having read hus Biography, I can state the rather unfortunate reasoning for the use of the N word was shoe polish.

Yeah it was used as a colour name on those tins, hence him using it as a noun in HtGE, he basically was trying to say the boys looked like they had been covered in shoe polish, and wrote it in the worst way possible.

a reminder that

• the Rev Awdry named Mavis after his neighbor

• Daisy and Mavis were the only diesels to have a redemption arc

• Daisy was the first diesel owned by the NWR, and the first diesel to not be prejudiced against steam engines (every female diesel would follow this trend)

• Chris Awdry chose a pair of female diesels to succeed Gordon

• despite both Daisy and Mavis undergoing similar character development, they are unique in personality. They are also friends and don't try to undercut one another

• Annie and Clarabel are written as more sensible than Thomas, the Skarloey coaches are written as unruly and mischievous to their engines, and Henrietta is written as Toby's equal (character diversity)

• the Rev Awdry's wife is the whole reason we have the books, and ergo, the TVS

The man never cared about gender. He cared about good characters.

YO?

Wanted to combine my two interests, so here’s ttte x transformers, and this is Rusty as a transformer

This, she is the only one that looks past his 'I'm an asshole' persona from the first moment, she takes no shit from anyone especially him, note that Bakugou tends to respect those who take no shit from him, and Jirou doesn't, that put's her in the top rankings alongside Momo.

Also I'm always so confused why she isn't like always considered BakuSquad, she is probably the one person of that friend group he can straight up stand normally, what's the bet it was a subconscious choice, "I need someone snide as shit in this group of idiots, she's just about the only person I can stand for that reason, she's in."

I think of the gang the only person who she hasn't really interacted with on screen is Kirishima, but plenty of showings with the others.

Jirou isn't insular in who her friends are or who she interacts with because everyone in class likes her, there's another post about this but like everyone likes Kyouka, I can't think of anyone who doesn't have a good relationship with her, hell if we take the Radio show being canon into consideration, even Monoma who rags on Class 1-A likes her to some degree.

Why Jiro and Bakugo are canonically lowkey besties

bc I'm tired of seeing their friendship being slept on outside of fanfic

Exhibit A: The Bus

Class 1A don't know each other very well yet, but some of their most introverted members have already figured out who they're okay sitting next to (notice how todoroki's sitting alone bc we're too early in his arc btw). and look at her only mildly annoyed with his antics while everyone else freaks out at this gremlin

Exhibit B: Music

first of all dude was never gonna say no, and the band shenanigans are iconic enough that I don't need to go into it very much but LOOK AT THEM NERDS

Exhibit C: The Joint Training Arc

Jiro is Bakugo's first save that isn't Izuku. They make a killer of a team, AND they judge people together. BFF shit.

Exhibit D: He lets her get away with this

untamed Kacchan would never

Exhibit E: she's part of the so-called Bakusquad and I'm tired of pretending otherwise

She's often with them in shots/panels, she has her obvious thing with Kaminari but she's also very good friends with Sero, she hangs out with Mina a lot like COME ON

Crumbs?

That there is a slice of toast!

Hori literally serving up so many hard drawings after BNHA ending, like did we only get crumbs this whole time 😭😭