So I Saw Some Posts About How Izuku Too Easily Overcome His Quirklessness After Receiving Ofa, Right?

so i saw some posts about how izuku too easily overcome his quirklessness after receiving ofa, right? mostly people in and under those posts say that it's a shame that we don't see the difficulties of re-thinking his identity and this situation is kinda unrealistic. well i can understand the upsetting feeling of not receiving an interesting point of character's self-discovering and stuff but i have a thing to say about how this thing will make sense (possibly).

so let's make an assumption that quirklessness in the world of bnha is some kind of disability. as far as i know we don't have clear statement in canon but it make sense, right? like if you search the word "disability" you will find something along the lines "the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society". sooo in REAL world quirklessness isn't a disability because... well non of us here superpower, right? BUT on bnha world quirks are seen as an extension of human being like leg or hand. so it will be logical to assume that person without quirk can't be seen as fully capable as quirked one within society.

let's not bring the paranormal liberation front stuff because it's a topic for different post and I'm already getting far from point of this one.

so izuku is disabled in the beginning of the story, yeah? then why the hell he overcome his disability with a simple snap of fingers and why did it make sense?

now i will be coming from my perspective. I'm disabled and was like this for good chank of my life. and what usually come with it? disability becomes a part of person's identity. not only for people around disabled person but for them too.

now my rambling make even less sense but wait I'm getting to the point.

from interaction between izuku and bakugo + tone of voice of izuku's teacher in aldera we know that deku suffered from bulling BECAUSE of quirklessness. moreover when izuku asked all might can he become a hero, all might didn't ask him about his skills or why he feel a need to be a hero, no. all might just write him off solidly because of izuku's quirklessness and let me be honest: i believe that that wasn't the first time deku was given such "reality check".

can you smell that? oh yeah the good old ✨trauma✨

why did i wrote that i'll view this situation from perspective of my personal experience? well, i was bullied because of my disability back in school and guess what? most of the adults in my life didn't give me a chance to prove myself before they decide that I'm useless.

and that's the main reason why my disability become the thing that I'm activity trying to hide and don't let this abomination become a part of what make me who am i now.

can you see where I'm getting? izuku viewed his quirklessness as a thing that made his life harder and what made other people see him less of a human. so when The Miracle happened izuku just signed with relief and went ahead leaving behind the thing that made him miserable.

the last part of this ungodly long post: why do i believe that izuku doesn't let quirklessness become part of his identity and rather ignored it? well this is the part where i stop pretending that i have some Absolutely Logical Conclusions and become delusional. so we all remember that for the good part of plot izuku keep telling that he's gonna be hero like all might. well make sense because of ofa and all this razzle and dazzle with all might's successor, right? BUT this also can be applied to quirkless izuku. he WANTED and WAS GOING to become hero like all might, and i see it as if he didn't come in terms with his inability to become Just Like All Might. according to this statement izuku was ignoring differences between him and other (quirked) people. this make me believe that deep down he refuse to accept disability as part (or ex-part according to canon events) of himself.

is it healthy? no.

does izuku have a healthy image of himself? probably not.

did i just come up with unshaped pile of thoughts at night before bed and decide to vomit it straight into the internet? yes, i did.

i need an AU where everything stays exactly the same except for izuku's acting like average struggling student

all for one: what will you do hero? i will steal one for all and this will be my victory!

izuku: get over yourself man i have three essays and a presentation to complete and deadline is tomorrow!

villain: i'll kill you and your little friends, deku!

izuku: the only one who allowed to kill me is mic-sensei because i forgot about english homework! SMASH!!!

aizawa: english makes no sense

yamada: yeah? and why is that?

aizawa: look it's 'i dance' right?

yamada: yeah..?

aizawa: and 'you dance'

yamada: right?

aizawa, gesturing to dabbing shirakumo: then why the hell HE dances!? IS HE DANCING MORE THEN ME!?

[ FIC REC/FANART DUMP ]

okay lets do this (jazzes sore hands that went through 2 essay papers and six character arts today)

- Silent Shadow by @tunafishprincess: I did not realize that I craved dadgiri before I saw this fic and it’s absolutely amazing. 

- Anyone by @gentrychild : this is the best dfo fic I have ever read and it has all the best tropes?? Izuku starting a totally (il)legal organization and stealing ofa and him being oblivious to dfo. There is also bamf Izuku which is a plus.

- Pied Piper by @that-vigilante-piedpiper or @/blackholeca: this is THE quirkless vigilante Izuku fic, like, the best one in the tag I swear. It is an emotional rollercoaster and had me willing to die for the oc, Reo, who is characterized stunningly.

- now u see him/now u dont (series) by @i-just-want-to-destroy : This is seriously, criminically underrated. Like wtf this is the best case/mystery/suspence/comedy/drama fic you can find in bnha. Includes magician/7-11 cashier/quirkless vigilante/spy/cryptid Izuku and it is written very well.

- to die (and retry) also by @i-just-want-to-destroy: the most realistic immortal(?) Izuku fic. The psychological drama is on point and even if the angst is overflowing the comedy still keeps the fic from being too overbearing. 

- Severance by @qhu: afo! Izuku but everyone thinks he has an erasure quirk. The quirk science/theories are amazing! (Also I just realized how funky the severance izuku is because i used a stock image for the brain LMAO) but anyways. There is DFO and dadzawa and it is also criminally underrated. Plus Izuku using the capture scarf which is oen of my favorite izuku tropes :D

did i use the time that i couldve spent to revise for chinese finals doing this? yes do i regret it? no idts :}

Edit: I just realized why people are crying about being late and it’s because I didn’t tag them correctly. I am so sorry. :3

Edit 2: i was too late to hyperlink yesterday so here it is.

An animatic for my beloved @blackholeca and her fic Pied Piper!!

Reading the fic and being a part of the discord server and the community has been a blast, and I’ve made some really good friends. I appreciate y’all. Enjoy!

(Edit: Apparently my software messed with the timing D: )

you know i really appreciate fics in which author explores how much teachers and society fucked up bakugou by not correcting his behavior and putting a lot of pressure to become the best hero. ESPECIALLY if in the process these issues get addressed and fixed not leaving bakugou as villain or ende-whore number two.

but fics in which izuku goes absolutely feral full-on "YOU'RE TALKING SHIT ABOUT ME EXPLOSION BITCH!?" and kicks kacchan's ass hold a special place in my heart.