Hello once again :D. I went to reread the first fic in this series and I saw there was a sequel sooooo here I am again with my rants lol.
These extra parts were so good for world building. Something I had just noticed, even though I reread Izuku vs The Teachers many times is that Midoriya never told Aizawa that he was quirkless. In these scenarios where Midoriya tells Aizawa about his past, he almost always tells Aizawa about his quirklessness. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that since the bullying was caused by that, but it makes it seem like the only reason why it was wrong was because he was quirkless. That’s not the case, the level of bullying and torture was inhuman period, even if Midoriya had a quirk all along (Bakugo attempted murder second day of school, that’s just wrong in general). That’s another reason why I really liked the conversation in the original fic: the way Midoriya viewed the problem was less that they weren’t stepping in because he was quirkless, but they weren’t stepping in because he’s himself/ they care about Bakugo more, which those thought processes were just validated by UA’s actions. Midoriya believes what he believes because no one ever proved otherwise. I just liked that detail.
There’s also Aizawa in this. Please note, this is coming from a place of bias. After a few months, I’ve been filled with a newfound hatred towards canon Aizawa lol. I find it interesting that his resolve sorta breaks when it comes to Bakugo when he finds out Bakugo had more information. Like, he was willing to lessen the punishment for the sake of information. That’s sorta proving Midoriya’s point, Aizawa was no longer willing to put his 100% when he found out he was missing stuff. Like, I get that he needs that information to help Midoriya more, but he should’ve waited until Midoriya put more trust into him tell him instead of going behind Midoriya’s back. Once again, that part was very well written, it builds and establishes the characters really well.
And Kirishima and his realization. He’s said before that he really hates bullies, which made it weird that he hung out with Bakugo. Seems like this was the last straw for Kirishima. His rose tinted glasses are gone. And his thought process!!!! Bakugo DOES attack Midoriya like he’s another villain, and I’m tired of people acting like he doesn’t. And it being one of Bakugo’s friends, the one who constantly defends Bakugo who stepped in and tore apart Bakugo’s world view because even Kirishima realized that Bakugo was constantly going too far. That would probably serve as a wake up call for the explodey boi.
Anddddd the subject of All Might. I constantly seesaw when it comes to my feelings about him. The thing is, I know that the guy is trying his best, but he still gave a ginormous responsibility on a child. And then he told said kid not to tell anyone else. And then he told that kid’s abuser about it like it was nothing. So many of canon All Might’s actions are built off of ignorance, not out of malicious intent, but it still had terrible consequences. Like, a guy without a teaching licence should not be teaching, but that might just be me. Now I’m gonna stop this segment before I got on a rant about UA’s terrible education skills and lack of common sense.
I’m also really glad UA is getting better. I’m under the assumption that every staff in UA literally sucks so I like how you outlined how they help Midoriya. It adds life to the school, since I would assume that they knew about Bakugo’s behaviour as well.
Anyways, long story short, this is amazing epilogue for an already good story. I honestly thought you made such good points in the last story, and this story only improved it. It was greatly written. Thank you for writing and good luck on all of your future writing endeavours <33333333
You know, before I got this comment I was considering giving up writing due to lack of much feedback... but you just brought back my conviction to better myself and keep going!
Often times I say I write for MYSELF and the testimony of others doesn't shake me at all, but really it does and typically not in a good way. I've gotten a lot of bad 'reviews' lately and have deleted countless comments that were less than satisfying. To recieve this comment, with nothing but true appreciation to the effort I put into my works, has challenged how I see my own writing. I understand I'm not great, but I had started to believe I was truly awful.
It's not every day someone comments and really points out the things they noticed or liked and you've made a writer very happy today! Thank you for being an amazing reader, and I look to my own future in this fandom with renewed confidence and excitement!
From this point on, the stories I lead will be, at least in part, thanks to your support <3
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