I Love Soulmates But Also This-

I love soulmates but also this-

Tomura has definitely tried to copy finishing moves from Mortal Kombat in real life.

Hawks? Is this you?

it's always so fascinating and heartbreaking when a character in a story is simultaneously idolized and abused. a chosen prophet destined for martyrdom. a child prodigy forced to grow up too fast. a powerful warrior raised as nothing but a weapon. there's just something so uniquely messed up about singing someone's praises whilst destroying them.

I think that there's a feeling that, if you start writing something and don't finish it, it's a failure.

As someone who has far more unfinished pieces than finished pieces (sorry to anyone who reads my stuff on AO3), here are a few good things about doing this:

First, all writing is practice. Just like there are reasons to sketch and do practice drawings, writing even unfinished pieces builds your skills in drafting sentences, characterization, voice, tone, and even working in a variety of styles. If you start a story in a new style, even if you never finish it, you have some experience in that style now.

It can also tell you what you love or hate about something. Sometimes you don't finish something because you realize you don't like it. That knowledge is also valuable.

Second, you can always go back to unfinished work. The main novel that I'm querying right now is one where I wrote the first couple thousand words and then didn't touch it again for probably at least a year and a half. It's now a finished novel.

Sometimes you need space away from a story to make it work. Sometimes you need to improve your writing skills to be able to accomplish whatever you were trying to accomplish then. Sometimes you need a mental or physical health break or you just need more time in the day before you can finish something.

Third, writing is fun and you shouldn't hold yourself or your sense of success at writing to how many stories you finish. Did you enjoy yourself even for the period of time that you wrote whatever you wrote? Did you end up with something cool, interesting, fun, exciting, weird, or different? Great, that's all a victory.

I actually think this is even better suited for Dabi than Play With Fire-

Come on, the lyrics, the more dramatic music, the regret, the anger, the betrayal. AAAAAH.

Actually, I'm gonna past the lyrics because maybe not everyone can listen to it right now, so. Enjoy.

Make no mistake

I will wait 'til the end of days

Separate illusion from my conscious state

You're not safe, you're not safe from me

Clarity, a deceptive fake

Offering protection from God and my hate

You're not safe, you're not safe from me

A slave to your delusions

Becoming evident

Leaving my resolution imminent

Undeserving absolution

Think I'll start a fire

I will burn it down (burn it down)

The house with all the liars

The ones who sold us out (sold us out)

Drowning all these memories drenched in gasoline

All our enemies soaked in glycerine

So we light the match and we run like hell

Run like hell

Run like hell

So we build that funeral pyre

And start a fire

And here we stand, unafraid

Though scars remain

I replace the victim with mountains of rage

You're not safe, you're not safe from me

So I reject forgiveness

Through eyes of innocence

There's no evasion from your consequence

Undeserving absolution

Think I'll start a fire

I will burn it down (burn it down)

The house with all the liars

The ones who sold us out (sold us out)

Drowning all these memories drenched in gasoline

All our enemies soaked in glycerine

So we light the match and we run like hell

Run like hell

Run like hell

So we build that funeral pyre

And start a fire

And start a fire

And start a fire

And start a fire

Undeserving absolution

Think I'll start a fire

I will burn it down (burn it down)

The house with all the liars

The ones who sold us out (sold us out)

Drowning all these memories drenched in gasoline

All our enemies soaked in glycerine

So we light the match and we run like hell

Run like

Run like hell

Run like hell (run)

Start a fire (run)

Run like hell

Start a fire (run)

Dabi: *fanning himself*

Dabi: I’m quitting villainy. I need to straighten out my life.

Spinner: What?! Why?

Dabi: This heat wave made me realize…I can’t go hell. It’s too fucking hot and I’m not even there yet.