The Fact That Katsuki's Letter'd Be The Only Different Letter Makes Me Curious. I Wonder What Did Izuku

The fact that Katsuki's letter'd be the only different letter makes me curious. I wonder what did Izuku wrote to him. I mean-

THAT "SMILE" THING MAKES ME THINK A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES DUDES

He wrote everyone the same thing but to Katsuki? Nah. My best guess is:

"Kacchan,

Thank you for everything. I felt that I had to reveal my secret to everyone in Class A. And I wanted to write a letter to you too. It was fun to sharing secrets with you until now and it is only thanks to you that I have come this far. Thanks for saving me from Shigaraki (he probably means the time that Katsuki got stabbed instead of Izuku when they tried to raid). Take care of Class A. If we could I'd love to go to that river together again Kacchan. I hope after everything, you all can smile again. I will do my best from here.

Izu(de)ku"

Im sure asf Katsuki's letter was something like that and Noguchi-san is trying to point us something for the last chapter or at least last chapter he dreamed of by talking about river.

Thank you for reading my TED talk.

Boys Will Be Bugs Fanart

I wanted to draw a fanart for this fanfic. (There's a part 2 for this fanart🤭

Boys Will Be Bugs Fanart

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The park flashback/scene where Tenko plays with Mikkun and Tomo-chan in Chapter 418 first takes place in early afternoon, as evidenced by the clock reading almost 2:00 PM.

The art in the scene confirms this: clear bright skies, and the shadows under the children are short.

However, the time in the scene changes after Mikkun and Tomo-chan tells Tenko he should be All Might (the moment Tenko decides he wants to be a Hero, as he tells his mom in Chapter 235). Suddenly it's evening: the clock shows 6:13 PM, and the sky darkening because it's nearing sunset.

When Shigaraki/Tenko thinks of the League, he and the League (and Deku) all have long shadows, the kind you see when the sun is low in the sky.

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The context:

Sunset is the time to go home. Children who have been playing outside, in playgrounds, at the park, are supposed to go home, to get back in time for dinner, back to their families.

In Japan, many cities and towns have a bell/chime/song that plays from public loudspeakers at around 5:00 PM. It's a daily test of an emergency broadcast system, but it has also come to be seen as the evening bell, a 'go home' signal, especially for children, telling them to go home before it gets dark.

In manga and anime, all these elements have become common imagery and symbolism, associated with each other: red-orangey colors, sunset, long shadows, the chime, children saying goodbye to their playmates for the day, the idea of home and return.

(from Mushishi)

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Putting it all together:

When the park scene first shows up, it's Tenko memory of playing with Mikkun and Tomo-chan, likely exactly how it had occurred in real life: it's early afternoon, the sun is shining bright, their shadows are short, they're at the park, they're playing Heroes, and when the kids tell Tenko that he should be All Might, Tenko is overjoyed.

But this isn't the scene 15-16 years ago; this is a memory. Tenko is also Shigaraki here. He has just had his core pried open by Deku, and given relief. The Crying Child has been symbolically saved, but the past, the massacre, the Walk still all happened.

So it's suddenly 6:13 PM, it's sunset now, because it's way past proper time (5:00 PM) to go home - because Shigaraki/Tenko can't go home to the Shimura house. It's too late. It's been long over.

Shigaraki/Tenko then looks away from Mikkun and Tomo-chan, to the side, and say, 'Nah' to their suggestion, because besides it being late, he also no longer wants to be All Might. He's deciding he's a Villain, he still holds malice and he still destroys.

So, the scene changes again to contains the League now, all six of them (plus Deku). They exist in this sunset time, hence their long shadows. They exist with current Shigaraki/Tenko, they exist in the now - and arguably, the League would be the home he would return to at sunset.

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Up to interpretation, of course, but the sunset/going home context is real.

Japanese tweets about it (translated):

[When Tenko got the words he wanted, his eyes lit up, but it was past time to go home so I'm guessing that means "it's too late."]

[It is just heartening that the League members are the place where Tomura would return to when it was "time to go home." I'm sobbing]

[In the scene where Tenko is at the park, the clock is already past 6:00 PM, the time when good kids go home, so if he had met Deku a little earlier, Deku might have been able to stop him, but this seems to show that they're past that stage now, which is good.]

Goddamit Noguchi.

Well, at least Katsuki held out his hand to Izuku at the end of it.

The fact that Katsuki's letter'd be the only different letter makes me curious. I wonder what did Izuku wrote to him. I mean-

THAT "SMILE" THING MAKES ME THINK A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES DUDES

He wrote everyone the same thing but to Katsuki? Nah. My best guess is:

"Kacchan,

Thank you for everything. I felt that I had to reveal my secret to everyone in Class A. And I wanted to write a letter to you too. It was fun to sharing secrets with you until now and it is only thanks to you that I have come this far. Thanks for saving me from Shigaraki (he probably means the time that Katsuki got stabbed instead of Izuku when they tried to raid). Take care of Class A. If we could I'd love to go to that river together again Kacchan. I hope after everything, you all can smile again. I will do my best from here.

Izu(de)ku"

Im sure asf Katsuki's letter was something like that and Noguchi-san is trying to point us something for the last chapter or at least last chapter he dreamed of by talking about river.

Thank you for reading my TED talk.

Y’know, a lot of people think that Aizawa wouldn’t want Midoriya to become a teacher so he can “have some peace”, but honestly, after everything that happened in the war, I think he’d enjoy having someone from 1A around. He cares so much for those kids. Now he can only watch them be heroes through a TV screen. At least having one nearby to check on, maybe share lunch with, grade papers, and talk about the new generations of heroes together.

And think about it. They both had a highly sought after quirk that they both lost in the war. Aizawa’s really the only person at UA who knows exactly what that’s like.

Midoriya would also help with anything involving Eri. Need someone to make food for after band practice? Got it. Need someone to take you to competition? Absolutely. The two are unstoppable together.

And honestly, I think Aizawa sees Shirakumo in Midoriya. He sees a dream that was taken too quickly. He asks Midoriya if he’s lonely, because he knows how painful it is to be separated from his friends. He may still put up a gruff exterior, but I think he really wants Midoriya to do his best, take pride in his work now.

I headcanon he put in the recommendation for Midoriya to come teach. Just like Nemuri did for him.