Just Like How Izuku Never Sees The Soft Longing Gazes That Katsuki Gives To Him, Katsuki Never Sees The

chat what if your gay lover left you to become a depressed vigilante

If this is how Deku reacted to Kacchan being taken from him

And this is how Deku reacted to Kacchan getting stabbed

THEN HOW THE HELL IS HE GOING TO REACT WHEN HE SEE KACCHAN LOOKING LIKE THIS

Not to mention the fact that when Kacchan got captured from the L.O.V Deku was close to Kacchan

As well in this this moment Deku was close to Kacchan

So now how is Deku going to feel that he was pulled away from the fight he needs to be in (and is currently returning to). That the fact that Kacchan is f**ked up all because he wasn’t there to do what needs to be done.

To Deku his feelings for Kacchan are on another level. Deku can’t control his heart when it comes to Kacchan. Deku gets extremely emotional when it comes to Kacchan. AND the first time we see this is with the sludge incident, Deku is in f**king tears claiming he couldn’t see him (Kacchan) die. That he couldn’t just stand there. Deku ran in trying to save Kacchan WITHOUT A DAMN QUIRK! And now that he has the power to help Kacchan, especially right now in this moment, isn’t there and is trying to get back he is now going to have more motivation to beat/defeat Shigaraki because Kacchan, his childhood friend his rival his image of victory his Kacchan, is extremely injured.

Haven’t they figured out that Deku has no control when it comes to Kacchan yet? Almost everyone has seen it yet they act almost slightly blind. Like hello wake the hell up and smell the damn roses. Deku’s body moved on it’s own, no other thoughts, no thoughts about other people, no thoughts about his own safety, no thoughts on wether he could die or not just Kacchan.

It’s just pure hearted Kacchan! Nothing else nothing more just,

Kacchan

For the palette challenge, number 61 with some soft BakuDeku? Maybe with some plants too?? :0

I decided to not do the plants, cuz I didn’t know how to fit them in lol. Also it was REALLY tricky finding a “soft” pose for them because I don’t think I am capable of drawing Bakugo in any type of soft interaction lol. Hope this is okay!

 Requests are closed till next time thank yoooouuuu~

Palettes

I dont know how to give credit for this because I found it on Google images but uh

Ya know

I've connected them.

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

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.

I was happy to participate as an artist in the @bakudekubigbang this year!! :) this is the first of 2 pieces for the fic I chose to draw for, Through Cataclysm by @sound–wave! it’s a neat story involving parallel universes, check it out :D there’ll be another one later when the corresponding chapter goes up! thanks to my partner for all his hard work on this story and to the mods for running the event ❤️

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Everything is fine, Kacchan was just being dramatic 🫡

***BNHA CH SPOILERS****

Deku immediately cut off Mirko the second she even suggested Bakugou would help villains, Deku doesn’t put up with ANYONE slandering his Kacchan 🧡💚

Chap 5 of quiet rupture from @atomicblonde dude u killed me I just cant…no need from revival I tried these new watercolor brushes to give a soft feeling Also its super sketchy sorry💦💦