I just saw the raws and bro (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
ginger bakugo fr the only reason their entire class catching strays (Puni getting the worst of it（/TДT)/), and mc getting kidnapped + threatened with sa. All bc of his own insecurities and grudge against ml?? like the gorilla would still be studying if bakugo hadn't proposed the bounty on ml. AND yall in the comments w the 'hear me out'?? mentally ill, all of you ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
in essence, ml's seeking to resolve his own predestination/existentialist uncertainty (insecurity) in the naming system by means of having mc overcome his own (extremely reasonable and plausible) anxieties about namer/non-namer dating. like boy don't pmo ur straight up LYING to ur supposed true love?? mc would be justified in beating ml's ass for playing in his face like that
is Ken being fr rn? after all the shit Ian put him thru he's still on that "but he's family" bs?? my sister in christ everything he's done up to this point has been to harm you in some way like how tf is he still defending him
I think part of the reason why a lot of ppl still can't stand ML is his lack of expression and Negative Memory Bias. like I get that he's supposed to be subtle or his emotions subdued, but girl the only times we rly get to see him experience strong emotion are when he's angry (specifically the betrayal when he found out MC is a prophet).
This one moment (in addition to how unexpected his reaction was) persists more strongly in our minds than all the sweet moments collectively. Where chasing arcs usually consist of loud exclamations of love or vulnerable moments meant to encourage empathy, ML in this story was (quite literally) just chasing mc after banishing him. So not only did it feel like a sucker punch, but ML's bizarre logic behind his actions proceeding the banishment felt like salt in the wound
Maybe it's the art direction, maybe it's the writing. But for sure, the chasing, while decent/resolved on paper, feels somewhat lacking or underwhelming in the grand scheme of the story
They're both so delusional and embarassing in the novel I can't wait until they get to the
Cringe edating part (cringe but lwk cute lolol)
ID DIE FOR YOU BATBAT Hope they bring Scaraam back so they can vaporize his ass AGAIN for locking up MY BABY
i wish ml found mc before the award. Kind of a slap to the face to the network that kept nominating him for his reaction every time they awarded someone else. refuse the award and diminish it's prestige (but i get it awards are important ig but still)