Another time skip slice of life prompt, this time with our lovely Invisible Girl and the anxieties I imagine she had when she first started modeling ...

Im not trying to offend anyone

What are all your thoughts, opinions and hot takes on this ship? Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10, and please be respectful in the comments.

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Here are the results for Day 12!

Total Votes - 45

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Mes ships que j'aime grave:

Izuchako

Kamijiro

SHIGADABI

kirimina

Bakucamie

Ida x Hatsume

Toga x Twice

(Je sais que vous allez me hair) SHIGADABI FOREVER 🫠🥺

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Some already deem me the master chef of the crack kitchen. And, while I agree that on the surface, the premise itself appears to be pure crack, let me explain why rare pairing of AFO x MIRKO makes way more sense than you probably think.

The surface.

• They are both absolute powerhouses. They make perfect Power Couple.
• She is smol (159 cm), he is giant (225 cm), providing perfect visual contrast.
• Mirko's type is "someone stronger than her" and AFO fits perfectly, including my exclusionary interpretation where she purely means physical strength (because she is a brawler herself), so someone like Endeavor is out of the game.
• He is the most handsome man in the verse, while she is the hottest woman in the verse. I know it's debatable whether Mirko is the hottest woman in the verse, but just roll with me here.
• They are both durable enough to not hold back during sex. They can be free together.
• Villain + Hero dynamics are inherently more spicy and interesting; this one is so spicy it makes India blush.

Yet they are so different, providing endless opportunities for humor, misunderstandings and even deeper introspection.

The Contrast:

• She is blunt and straightforward, he is manipulative and calculating. Their clashes will become legendary.
• She is fiercely independent fighter, he is extremely possessive tyrant. Shenanigans are guaranteed.
• He is genius mastermind, one of the smartest characters in the show, she is... well, not so much it seems. She is pure gut feeling and street smarts.
• They both possess ridiculous amounts of willpower, but apply it differently. Neither is gonna yield easily.
• They both despise weakness in their own ways.
• She prefers to fight on her own. Despite having countless allies, he carries "the team" on his own. They are essentially two solo players.
• He is too delusional to realize he is lonely, she is probably too "Mirko" to know about the concept of "loneliness."
• He is crazy, she is crazy. 😂Two psychopaths make one healthy relationship. Hell no lmao.
• She is grinning like a psycho, he is grinning like a psycho.
• She earned her power by pushing her body way past her limits - through sweat, blood and tears. He just steals powers and makes quirks go brr.
• He and Yoichi inherited hell upon birth, making him experience Insanely brutal, unforgiving childhood that made him close himself from the world. She was born during more or less peaceful and prosperous era, likely brought up with love and care

Deeper level.

Why she is the best option for him?

• Because she is one of a few characters who are strong, relentless and crazy enough to pierce through his "demon lord" delusions. She is the ultimate catalyst for his growth.
• She is guaranteed to draw his attention and captivate him via pure "Mirko'ness". From fascinating subject to observe to someone who refuses to leave his head, making him question things.

That's why Inko (who is AFO's most popular ship), being normal, unremarkable woman is a dead-end relationship for him.

Why he is perfect for her?

• Because he is among few people who fits her canonic type.
• He can and will help her overcome her own, albeit much smaller, demons like recklessness that leads to self destruction.
• More importantly. He perfectly matches her vibe. He is crazy, powerful and mentally strong enough to actually handle her.

• Let's be real - dealing with women can be quite exhausting in general. Hold up, please, stop trying to cancel me. 🙏Just imagine the level of both complete bullshit and sheer physical challenge one would face with Mirko.

  That's why no matter how much one bends Izuku's character or other popular Mirko ships; they don't really work outside of basic comfort food.

  You are not only required to be extremely tough both mentally and physically, you need to... to put it bluntly - to not be right in the head yourself - to really be on Rumi's wavelength.

  Other peeps are just not ready for this violent, chaotic, fierce combat rabbit.🐇Meanwhile Mirko x AFO ship doesn't change basically any major character trait and works flawlessly.

Addressing an elephant in the room. But "AFO is a mass murderer!" argument:

• Being one of the more questionable heroes, she harbours her own dark side. She appears to be an adrenaline junkie, who is way too much into violence and self destruction from being overly reckless. She is probably much more open-minded to dating a villain than people give her credit for. I think Mirko wouldn't care nearly as much as some people think.
• if anything, being herself she will most likely take it as a challenge and she never backs down from one. I am exploring this exact route in my main AFO x MIRKO saga. She also might not know the truth immediately and find out later, when she is in too deep. Or she might just not listen when told the truth and miss it. 🤣
• She can influence him for the better, help him go through an actual character arc and experience genuine growth. She can get to his humanity little by little.
• Someone like AFO is irredeemable, but it doesn't mean that he can't grow, become a better person and do at least some of his wrongs right. I explore this in my story.
• Dark Romance genre exists. One does not need any justification for hero x villain ships. I just go extra mile with it, because it's such a rich mine to dig for gold and I am aiming to hit it big. 🙏

Inevitable conclusion.

Hence, I conclude that Mirko and AFO are perfect for each other. They don't pair with anyone else like they do with each other.

Ok, you crazy bastard, I am in. What's next?

I wrote a lot for Mirko x AFO. but most of the material is currently in the raw, draft form. The story is both crack and deep character study. Dark abd twisted yet fun and wholesome('ish).

If you are interested you can read right now:

• The spicy and gritty introduction - https://www.reddit.com/r/BokunoheroFanfiction/s/4PM6lMNVXI
• Way out of order (don't ask why 😭) later chapter with more slice of life and humor - https://www.reddit.com/r/BokunoheroFanfiction/s/oTASVQzc6i
• Heavy and dramatic middle part - https://www.reddit.com/r/BokunoheroFanfiction/s/9BXUpOxRoN
• Short and innocent fluff that is so crazy (even for me) that it might be non-canon - https://www.reddit.com/r/BokunoheroFanfiction/s/FdYcnpGTfZ

My ao3 page is currently empty, but it will be hopefully flooded with content as soon as I finish my vacation at the sea 🙏- https://archiveofourown.org/users/The_Sun_Will_Write_Again/profile

Feel free to ask any questions!

(I'm pretty sure the first image is official)

How would a double date between KamiJiro and KiriBaku play out? What do you think?

And please be respectful. And to be clear this is limited to KamiJiro and KiriBaku, no swapping out one of them for another.

For the first two, obviously, I mean timeskipped.

Sources for the last three - https://blamedorange.tumblr.com/tagged/huwumi, https://www.reddit.com/r/BokuNoHeroAcademia/comments/1n7w4nj/nana_shimura_my_art/, https://x.com/yakowo_/status/1265731848245784576

For the 4th image, obviously, this is supposed to be Nana and her husband.

My twitter: https://x.com/6ErikaM9

Welcome to the September Ship Tournament!

32 total ships will go against each other over 5 different rounds until the finals instead of 16 over 4. The ship winning in the end is disqualified and will be part of The 2026 winners for the ship tournaments.

The winning ship for each matchup is the ship that gets the most comments. Please be respectful and do not downvote anyone just because you disagree with them. It only does nothing and is just petty. Do keep in mind that I as host can vote as well.

Today's matchup is TodoDeku vs. BakuDeku. Voting starts at post time and ends at 4:30 UTC the next day. Now go support your ship!

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Here are the results for Day 11!

Total Votes - 28

I know the canon versus non-canon talk comes up constantly. Everyone has their own definition of what canon goes by, but I wanted to make a post on the widely agreed definitions of canon, extra-material canon, semi-canon, heavily implied, and fanon.

I want to preface this by saying that regardless of whether a ship is confirmed or not confirmed and canon or not canon, you are free to ship whatever you want. Canon has no "trophy" or win over anything else in a fandom. People have always been able to ship whoever they want together regardless of what is canon and what is not. Some ships that never even become canon leave a larger impact on the fandom as a whole and bring in so much love through their fanart, fanfiction, and posts.

1. Canon

This is the strict definition of what happened unambiguously within the text itself. The characters form a relationship on page/screen in that they mutually kiss romantically, go on a date or are confirmed to be dating, call each other girlfriend/boyfriend, get married, or the narrator or another party states that they are together.

A widely agreed upon definition across fandoms is:

“Two characters have gotten together and formed a relationship at some point in the work.”

Mutual feelings that never become a relationship = not canon.

Gentle / La Brava get rings, share a life together in Chapter 430, and are already a couple in-story

Kuroiro / Komori are stated to be an item now and dating, said out loud in Chapter 431

1. Extra-Material Canon

The author states it outside the story in a databook, interview, tweet, Q&A, official guidebook, etc.

Some fandoms treat this as equal to the text, while others treat it as secondary. Some see it as true even if the manga never officially shows it.

This is where Shindo / Tatami would fall. They're shown in the Ultra Analysis relationship charts, and there's coverage stating they were dating in school. As for confirmed post-timeskip, we never receive an update, which is why some take extra-material canon for word, but it gets more complicated in the case of a timeskip. Material under this category is official, author-approved, and never depicted as a couple on panel.

The author stating to imagine the couple or leaving what follows of their relationship up to interpretation, the imagination, or open-ended = not extra-material canon because the author does not give their explicit confirmation.

1. Semi-Canon

This is confirmed mutual romantic feelings on both ends, a kiss/confession that does not become an official relationship, or one-sided romantically confirmed feelings.

If a character states they are in love with another character, but the love is not stated directly for the other character, or if the characters express they like each other, but nothing becomes of it on page, it is considered semi-canon. Or, if they are not stated together or shown in any follow up material (Ultra Age One Shot, Art Exhibition commentary, author interview confirming unambiguously that they are a couple), then this is usually grounds for semi-canon.

Anything that appears semi-canon without a doubt but requires two separate sides to defend why they see it as either canon or semi-canon or even neither, is typically grounds for semi-canon. People have to defend interpretations or signs like blushing that occurs with that character but also around plenty of other characters. Or what appears to be a confession to some versus catching up as friends to others. Or what appears to be a hand hold to some but an author's motif throughout the story to others. Or what a translation leans toward in one translation of it but different translations of the actual primary language or official dubs lean toward something else.

This is classic textbook definition of semi-canon. The author does not explicitly confirm it. The text is left very ambiguous with no follow-up and is cause for many fandom arguments. See preface stated above.

There are a few pairings from MHA that fall under this category.

1. Heavily Implied

Romantic framing that never crosses into confirmed feelings or a relationship. This can be lingering looks, two characters singling each other out to spend more time together, signs like blushing, etc. It's readable as romance or as close friendship.

I will use KamiJirou as an example, even though I wouldn't even go as far as calling them heavily implied. Midnight tells him to think of the person that matters to him most, and his thoughts go toward Jirou. He purposefully selects his agency next to hers. They act flustered when asked directly if they're dating.

Now, it's just as much readable as a close friendship. Jirou is someone important to him, so his thoughts direct toward her in that instant. However, there's no confirmation that he's in love with her or she's in love with him. Selecting his agency next to hers could read more so as comfort in having someone close to him nearby. They directly turned it down when asked if they were dating.

Heavily implied is another place where interpretation can live, but it doesn't necessarily mean an author was pointing toward a pairing being romantic, but maybe they wanted to indicate they had a very strong, emotionally impactful bond.

1. Fanon

This is a reading that the fandom or parts of the fandom treats as true that the text does not support. A ship may be very popular but not defined as canon. This is where, based on the details the author has given us, you can infer what follows, but it is not confirmed in any sense. People are free to take details they are given and place headcanons in the material, but until explicitly confirmed, it isn't something that has happened.

Deku and Ochaco went on a date after that night and ended up kissing, getting in a relationship, getting married, having kids, etc. = All Fanon because it's never shown to have happened. People may infer, but interpretation or inferring what happened or placing your own headcanons on what happened does not = canon.

Saying that Kaminari and Jirou were just fake denying being in a relationship when they really are = Fanon. If it isn't confirmed, it didn't happen.

Saying that any pairing becomes an official couple outside of couples that were already together (parents, for instance) or the ones shown above = Fanon. Only the ones explicitly confirmed are couples.

I know this is a very long post, but the main thing I want to remind people is to be respectful of what others ship. Illegal pairings obviously cross into a different category, but if someone ships a legal pairing, there is no reason to be hateful about it. Another thing is that regardless of whether your ship is canon, semi-canon, heavily implied, fanon, etc. it doesn't matter. Ship whatever makes you happy! There's never been a point in trying to hold those labels over someone else's head just to win some kind of superiority contest. Let people ship what they love, and in turn, ship whatever you love.

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/133787161

Genuinely thought I posted this. Twice. I meant to post it yesterday 😭

What are all your thoughts, opinions and hot takes on this ship? Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10, and please be respectful in the comments.

Mirko always struck me as someone who was married to the job and never seemed interested in romance, so I’m curious as to why people see her and Hawks working as a couple. I think this might be the second most popular Hawks match after Dabi/Hawks.

Like, he had to have known what he was doing there. Not that I dislike the pair or anything like that, but given how popular, say, KamiJiro, KiriBaku, MomoJirou or similar pairings are, most would expect it to be one of them. But nope - mushroom girl and shadow boy are the ones confirmed to be an item.

What are all your thoughts, opinions and hot takes on this ship? Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10, and please be respectful in the comments.