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You, OP. YOU get it!

“He’s kind of plain looking.” Well I just realized something amazing about this kid. Izuku’s only “plain” when he’s undetermined and inactive. In other words, when he’s unhappy. 

When he’s anxious, stuttering, shrinking in on himself, of course he’s easy to overlook. And yet on every single instance outside of feeling negative and sliding under the radar people fricking fall in love with this kid. 

All Might watched him make one (1) shaky little smile in the face of mortal peril and decided to adopt him. Iida saw him risk life and limb to save someone and decided to stan forever. Uraraka was that someone he saved and after fighting alongside him and listening to his life goals her admiration shot straight into crush territory. Todoroki. Melissa. The entirety of Class 1A. Literally all of the children.

Everyone Izuku meets and stands witness to him now that he is legitimately flourishing is charmed and subsequently hooked. People like Sir Nighteye and Bakugou, both of whom belittled his efforts and thus diminished him, are only immune because they have preconceived beliefs about Izuku as a person that are flawed if not wholly false.

Izuku is not overlooked because he’s plain. He was plain when he was overlooked. And I think that’s why his great, charming yet simplistic character design is so appealing. We’ve had time to love him and learn him and we’ve seen him from his lows to his lowers to his spectacular heights. Iconic.