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panicsprey · 6 years

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This doesn’t have anything to do with you-!

... Iida... what’re you saying?

Look, child, since when does anything Izuku gets himself involved in have anything to do with him? So first of all, invalid argument. And another thing: yes this damn well does! You just said at the station you were friends; that’s literally crew status invite to dive in up to your elbows the second shit gets real. This has nothing to do with Midoriya my left toe.

And gosh, I’ve been on a kick of reasons I love Izuku Midoriya and here it damn is: he’s so scared, and you can see it- he’s not the reliable, infallible hero that he idealizes and wants to be. He’s a scared, fledgling student-hero who would be much more intelligent to duck and cover. But instead, his mind goes to All Might, his mind goes to recognizing his opponent in a time when someone else would be panicking and scrambling with a desperate escape plan. But Izuku’s clever, he’s devoted to saving as many as he can and that includes the unexpected presence of Native.

...... I have to wonder if he’s thought of the pin-drop plan before this, or if that was sporadic.

But tbh I love???? how malleable and adaptive he is, how flexible his cunning is. He’s watched so much about heroics and given so much assessment to strategy that he’s so much more cunning and able than those who have been working on their quirks and such for years, and that’s just a damn hobby for him. He enjoys it, and he’s damn good at it too. It comes down to the argument again of are you talented by nature or by work, and Izuku is goddamn talented by both. He enjoys it, he’s good at it, and he works extremely hard to maintain and expand on it. And it saves him, and will save those that he loves and wants to help, too.

“I’ll just have to protect these two and stall for time.”

Not escape, not go get help, not keep himself safe. While he recognizes instantly his own error ( Telltale games message: Midoriya Izuku will remember that ), he instantly decides on a strategy and dedicates to it. It’s amazing to me how opposite he is socially from how he is in combat. He’s decisive, and while he’s not confident he’s definitely assured that he’s doing what he has to- he dedicates to actions and to decisions, whereas in social settings and low-key events, he’s much more in his own head and can’t trust instinct. It’s just amazing to me that he slips into this sort of almost comfort when he’s got his adrenaline going...

“Meddling when you don’t need to is the essance of being a hero!”

HI WOW I LOVE IZUKU

Okay but seriously, Izuku lives by these words. He would give Donald Duck a conniption fit from meddling. That’s all he does.

And the fact that even as he’s darting in with the expressed purpose of distracting and buying time, his mind is whirring- focus on the sword, since he thinks that right now the quirk is cutting someone to paralyze them. He works well with what he’s given and strategizes around it, but he’s not so stiff or rigid that he can’t adapt those assumptions when presented new evidence or ideas. Get in close with a long ranged weapon and you have disadvantage on your attack- D&D rules, and it’s impressive that Izuku can make that kind of assessment without honest practical training ( he’s mostly been fighting hand-to-hand; I want these kids to get some kind of weapons training at some point, if only so they know how to defend against them, too ).

ALSO LET’S TAKE A SECOND AND THANK BAKUGOU THAT WAS A KACCHAN MOVE HE USED TO FUCKING DODGE THE SWORD AFTER DUCKING UNDER STAIN’S LEGS OKAY PRAISE BE TO THE FACT THAT BAKUGOU’S NATURALLY TALENTED AND IZUKU IS A GODDAMN SPONGE ( which Iida does, praise be ).

But seriously- how quick did Izuku recognize the new blade and dodge just wrow look at him and his insane reaction time.

And also let’s level I’m still not surprised Stain got him, though- the fact that it was such a tiny cut is what really impresses and amazes me. It was never a matter of if, but when. Stain is a killer and well versed with fighting a variety of heroes and quirks. Even if he’s an amazing talent and so very impressive, Stain is a class of his own. It’s incredible that he was only slightly nicked then.

.... I have to wonder if Izuku accepted Stain’s assessment. It’s funny to me: I never realized, but this is the first time that someone has edged Izuku toward prediction rather than assessment and reaction. Izuku is a very reactive person, and while he’s very good at anticipating, predicting is something he learns he should focus on more later, from Mirio, from Nighteye, and yet Stain mentions it here. That’s really Izuku’s next step, isn’t it... clearly the mark doesn’t land, and for good reason: he’s a little rightly distracted- doesn’t matter if this guy “think(s) [he] should leave [Izuku] around” because he’s better than these two ( Izuku vc: wtf no I’m not- ), his friend is gon’ get stabbed-

AND THEN TODOROKI SHOWS UP. -confetti-

“You need to give more details in times like this.”

Gestures emphatically to the butt-pin conversation I had with Lyn maybe not practical bud

But thank goodness- and this just shows that Todoroki’s pretty quick on his feet too- get a message like that and extrapolate well enough to be timely. But I digress because I also love literally all of these characters- Thank goodness Todoroki was in Hosu, though, lbr...

“Next time try to send more information than just your specific location. But then, you’re not one to send cryptic messages without a reason, are you?”

Thanks, Todoroki- you get it. But seriously, you’re still just getting a pin next time. I believe you’ll figure it out. :thumbsup:

....... as I now wonder who all got that pin did Mom get that pin did Aizawa get that pin who all knew where Izuku was at that moment and just looked at their phone like ‘wtf did Izuku sit on his phone or something why’s he in some weird ass alleyway in Hosu....’........ panicked Momdoriya noises??

God but I love Izuku how many times have I said that in the last three days this is getting problematic. I’m glad he figured out that quirk as quickly as he did- again, he’s been exposed to so many quirks and so much about the Hero Killer and everything that his mind just clicks and I’m just dfjkas;fd \ o /

You can tell it’s almost 2am because my vernacular is devolving into keysmashes and emoticons

I WON’T DEVOLVE INTO META ABOUT TODOROKI BUT HOLY SHIT You’re Ingenium now? Strange. The Ingenium I knew never had that look on his face. fdjklsaf look at how he’s already changed he’s helping others and I’m just

.... I weirdly like Stain giving them advice as he fights them. Imagine if he escaped and came back like a Team Rocket montage. Just pops in, fucks ‘em up a bit, gives ‘em a tongue lashing, then bolts into the night to kick their asses and teach them valuable life lessons another evening........... because why bother.... giving them this advice... when he’s gonna kill them..... Stain’s such a fun character....

MIDORIYA DODGE

WELL SHIT TODO GIVE HIM TWO SECONDS OF WARNING HE COULDA BEEN A POPSICLE

“I’ve got three guesses as to why [ his quirk wore off on me ]”. HOW QUICKLY HE COMES UP WITH THOSE DEDUCTIONS IS BAFFLING HE’S SO DAMN PRACTICAL I LOVE HIM. And appreciate that he’s willing to divulge that to others fjkldsa;fds

;-; We can protect them. I cry, these two are a kick-ass team I die-

AND TODOROKI BEING WORRIED ABOUT IIDA I’M FJKDSLAFDKSA;

GOD I have so many emotions about the whole ending with Todoroki, particularly about how Izuku helped him, but I’ve just devolved into little squealing sounds that made Muppet bark with concern so I should probably go to bed....

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