Looking back on it, this is actually a pretty heartwrenching moment, yeah. I could actually be alright if Ochako doesn’t confess to Deku if her reasoning is that he is not in a good place for that emotionally.
It occurs to me that if this is indeed all of the pressure finally reaching a breaking point, then it reflects Monoma saying how others had told him that he couldn’t be a hero who couldn’t do anything on his own.
Oh God! Natural light!The more I think about this, the more it seems like this would be incredibly difficult to explain away.
Aizawa, at least, should definitely have questions. I don't think everyone in the class or anything should find out about One For All, but I can't help but think things are getting a bit closer to the point that at least some other people should find out.
Hypothetically, I'd be fine with either, but the story is clearly going towards one more than the other, so I'd rather it just does it. They're both clearly interested, and Shonen series so rarely has the main character in a relationship, let alone a decent one, before the series is even over.
Edited by LSBK on Dec 20th 2018 at 4:13:03 AM
Yes, I too see it's more inclined toward "getting together" after the Must-not-think-about-deku moment at the beginning of the arc (although in fairness Uraraka has been almost exclusively beating around that point since chapter 50/60-something), and seeing a couple getting together before the ending of the story might be very interesting (and cute, Deku and, especially, Uraraka are adorable!). I'm also confident the romance itself will be handled well, since to me the author is very good at character writing (Uraraka is a major exception, and to give the author credits, her moments were still cute and/or funny)
Edited by fishysaur on Dec 20th 2018 at 2:21:01 AM
There isn't an impossible dream, there are only people who give upMy thing is, it's almost guaranteed in whatever epilogue happens that they'll be married or at least together. And don't things like that usually have more impact when you actually get to see them being together before hand, instead of being told?
I feel like an angle of "we're both interested but have other stuff to focus on right now" is also interesting, but just doesn't work as well as the alternative. Plus, a theme going forward is that one way Izuku should be different than All Might is that he shouldn't completely sacrifice his personal life the way All Might did. This would be a pretty good way of showing that.
Edited by LSBK on Dec 20th 2018 at 4:29:46 AM
I don't see any obvious pairings besides Ochako/Izuku and maybe also Todoroki/Momo if you squint. Bakugo/Kirishima would have been fairly clear if one was a girl, but I'm not sure if he would go the gay route.
On another note, has anyone asked how Inko is gonna react to this? if Izuku gets hurt again she'll definitely request Izuku to switch schools, if not drop out of Hero studies altogether. Even if things work out this time I can't see her being very happy about this development. And would Izuku even want to continue if incidents like these are gonna keep happening?
Edited by Druplesnubb on Dec 20th 2018 at 11:54:20 AM
I’ll admit, I have my preferred pairings. I’m not going to get mad if they don’t wind up being canon, but if I were to write post-series fanfic, I would treat some differently than others.
For example, Deku/Uraraka, great, really cute ship. Am more than okay with this.
Todoroki/Yaoyorozu, not my first choice, but acceptable. Would be more than willing to work with it while bringing things closer to my way.
Kaminari/Jiro doesn’t happen. Fine with them being friends, but honestly don’t care for them together.
(Some people have said Kirishima/Ashido, but I’m honestly not seeing it at this point? They haven’t had many interactions beyond that flashback, and I don’t know if I think it’s enough to be hinting at romance - just friends right now. In any case, I prefer them with different people.)
I will say that I would prefer if was a little more complicated than just pairing all the 1-A girls with a guy from the class.
Edited by KarkatTheDalek on Dec 20th 2018 at 6:02:17 AM
Oh God! Natural light!Kaminari and Jiro, and Hagakure and Ojiro are both fairly clear. They interact with one another in ways they just don't with anyone else. And there's really no squinting with Todoroki and Momo. They just kind of... are.
She never expected him to not get hurt in the first place, that wasn't what the issue was.
Edited by LSBK on Dec 20th 2018 at 5:05:28 AM
Right, I forgot about that…
Back on the chapter, I wonder what Ochaco's actually trying to do here. Normally in these cases the hero isn't himself so someone has to do a Cooldown Hug of some sort, but that's not the case here…
She clearly has a plan, hence her calling to Shinsou.
Also, possible unpopular opinion time: if one couple were to be canonized as gay, Mirio and Tamaki would make more sense than Bakugou and Kirishima, because of all the emphasis that's been put on Kiri being Baku's first real friend.
Does anyone actually read these?But anyway, I like the direct comparison to Monoma and Shinso here, and how it's being made.
Because I've seen people go "they both have stereotypical villain powers, and I'd like that to be addressed" but, like, they don't. Copying someone else's power for a brief period, with absolutely no harm to the person in question cannot reasonably be called "villainous".
But, going "they both have powers not really suited for their dreams because they rely on other people" and how they've both had to develop ways to deal with, which partially manifest as being kind of a dick, is interesting.
I don't think that's an unpopular ship. Though I imagine Tamaki and Nejire is more likely than anything else.
Edited by LSBK on Dec 20th 2018 at 5:58:52 AM

I’m fine if they don’t get together - it would certainly be nice, but I don’t need them to do so. I really just want them to actually talk about it, and whatever decision they make is fine by me.
Oh God! Natural light!