re-that last post it’s strange to see people interpret kiribaku as “angry boy is physically and verbally mean all the time and sunshine boy puts up with and never fights back uwu” because a) that’s an incredibly unhealthy dynamic but also b) what pair do you think you’re shipping? because kirishima is every ounce as tough as bkg and wouldn’t put up with being treated shitty like that. hell, in canon he’s laughed at and teased bkg many times, joked “that doesn’t sound very heroic” when he’s making stupid threats, with ONE ARM he held bkg back from charging towards deku, doesn’t take his anger seriously when it’s pointless, when bkg calls him Shitty Hair his immediate reaction is “my hair isn’t even that different from yours”. so it blows my mind when people portray him as a pushover who smiles through any bad behavior because of that, but also because the idea that bkg would be excessively rude to kirishima is so fake when he’s in CANON made strides to be a better person when dealing with kirishima. even just watching the money scene from last episode it’s absurd to imply that bkg is horrible to kiri and that it wouldn’t be any better if they were dating – the dynamic of bkg awkwardly trying to cheer up and encourage kirishima is the foundation of his side of the relationship. their friendship alone is incredibly healthy and positive to their development as characters! miss me with that “bkg’s a bad person and kirishima doesn’t do anything to stop it” bs
okay but why do people think kiribaku is ‘bakugou’s an asshole and kirishima just takes it’ and not ‘bakugou’s an asshole and kirishima calls him out on his shit’
by like third year once everyone’s cooled down and they’re all more or less friends with each other, bakugou has become the Designated Fake Bad Boyfriend. bringing an explosive boy with a reputation for being short-fused and dramatically angry and also a jerk to dinner? a GREAT way to mess with your straight-nagging parents or cover up a secret real relationship. he thinks it’s hilarious watching them try to hide their distaste for their child’s lover when he ignores basic table manners and acts overly terrible, plus he gets a free meal, so it’s a win-win.
waiter: here’s the seafood course
bakugou, taking his feet off the table, still chewing the last course with his mouth open: oh i can’t wait to tear this bitch apart
momo’s mother who has been pushing her daughter to get a boyfriend for the past 3 years: honey perhaps dating isn’t for you
honestly what cracks me up about the latest mha ep is the fact Deku was apparently watching Bakugou and Kirishima closely enough to know Bakugou Actually Likes Him, a fact Kirishima himself did not actually seem to be fully aware of
I know the answer for WHY Deku knew this is he’s emotionally perceptive and it was very noticable to someone who’s grown up with Bakugou even if you weren’t paying too much attention
but his whole breakdown of them was so specific and passionate and detailed- SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YOUR RELATIONSHIP HAD BEEN SLOWLY BUILDING-that the idea he’s been tracking this development with intense interest is really funny to me and honestly not too out of character.
he saw this unfolding and was SO FASCINATED to see Bakugou actually liking somebody this much, like it was this PHENOMENON he couldn’t help be riveted by both as someone who never thought this day would come and from a scholarly nerd perspective. he even took notes on their profiles in his nerd notebook. It’s something so bizarre and at odds with everything he’s known about this kid for ten years he simply must document it and attempt to understand it.
log date 847: they went on multiple study dates and Kirishima came back from them not only alive but completely unharmed. WHAT IS GOING ON . what is his secret. Must keep an eye on future developments.
He’s also got a personal stake in this because “MAYBE IF KACCHAN DATES SOMEONE NICE HE’LL CALM THE FUCK DOWN AND STOP FREAKING OUT AT ME SO MUCH. MAYBE THIS WAS THE SOLUTION ALL ALONG. I’VE HEARD IT CAN HAPPEN”.
he has hopes. he has dreams. he has a relationship chart for them and it’s a little weird.
you know that thing in krbk fics and arts where kiri smiles and baku goes doki, I love that, that’s a great concept
what I love more tho is the idea of bakugou’s heart doing backflips when kiri makes this
sorta faces, Kirishima going *inner shark intensifies* and Bakugou’s mind immediately answering fuck fuck shit fuck goDDAMNIT HOLY F U CK, that’s a good concept, a great concept I should play with that concept more
just moving along like everyone else 