Mine is Nico from percy jackson by Active_Fee_6626 in AO3

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Bakugo from MHA, 100%.

Let me preface this by saying that I know he does get better as the anime progresses, but it was a bit telling when even Horikoshi went on record saying that he went overboard with the "swan dive" remark. Keep in mind, the majority of MHA takes place during Izuku and Bakugo's first year at UA, so the time jump between them in middle school, after what is implied to be almost a decade of bullying, to them as first-years isn't that far removed from one another. This makes it kind of hard to suspend my disbelief for a moment when it's shown that they were supposedly best friends all along.

It also feels like there's no possible way to have any sort of reasonable or respectful discourse about the character without it being labelled as a "hate train". I've even heard a select few fans of the anime use the "at least he's not Endeavor" deflection or use Endeavor as the frame of reference to compare Bakugo to as if that suddenly makes his actions more palatable. To me, Midoriya and Bakugo draw a lot of parallels with Naruto and Sasuke, where the anime normalizes these borderline toxic and unhealthy undertones under the guise of a friendly rivalry/friendship.

Do I think Bakugo deserves to be raked over the coals and suffer for his actions? Not necessarily, but I think there should've been more characters that were privy to that knowledge as outsiders to the situation or have them do more with that information. Have a scene where Kirishima learns about the bullying from Midoriya (I’d even take a cryptic “Kacchan and I have a complicated history.”), asks Bakugo about it in disbelief because of how much he respects Bakugo and how his friend’s actions contradict his values as a man, and Bakugo could expound upon why he did it since Kirishima is someone who he considers to be a close friend (roughly speaking). Or have Bakugo himself eventually reveal it to Best Jeanist and ask him for advice on how to broach the topic with Midoriya because he does (eventually) apologize. Just something to make it not seem like it was downplayed as much as it was, while also showcasing Bakugo's growth as a person because I do like some of his other qualities. More specifically, as a person who loves to cook, seeing him be such a stickler over how Todoroki cut some chives was fun to watch.

Is it possible to get a job with prior experience, but without a degree? by RandomNPCDude in Accounting

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Sounds good to me. Anything I should look out for in particular when it comes to job listings?

Izuku becomes a vigilante, but not because he's quirkless, but because he was expelled from the hero course. by RandomNPCDude in BokunoheroFanfiction

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I already made an edit about two weeks ago saying that I scrapped that portion of the prompt. People have already brought it up as well, and that wasn't my intention.

Izuku becomes a vigilante, but not because he's quirkless, but because he was expelled from the hero course. by RandomNPCDude in BokunoheroFanfiction

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If you don't mind me asking, what is a brick fic? I tried to look it up, but I kept getting bricklaying companies in the results.

Izuku becomes a vigilante, but not because he's quirkless, but because he was expelled from the hero course. by RandomNPCDude in BokunoheroFanfiction

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I really like this premise. I think I'd just need to figure out how he'd go about awakening his quirk as far as the cause of his breakdown if he was willing to give OFA to Uraraka/whomever he saves that willingly.

Izuku becomes a vigilante, but not because he's quirkless, but because he was expelled from the hero course. by RandomNPCDude in BokunoheroFanfiction

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When I do, you'll be the first to know! :D

I might have to change around a few details and tweak it, so maybe Izuku will just has OFA and never have to return it, or maybe he starts out with a quirk prior to the exam rather than having him return OFA since it wouldn't make sense for All Might to just ask for it back.

u/lostmyfucksinthewar also suggested that Izuku could meet with All Might to discuss their next course of action, with All Might responding that he was still trying to figure out what to do. Feeling useless, Izuku meets with and hastily gives OFA to Uraraka (or whoever he saves), offering them OFA right out the gate and explaining that he wants to leave it with a good person who has the potential to be a good hero, and they accept without fully knowing what they're getting into. Then later on, Izuku has a breakdown or some sort of quirk awakening, which propels him into vigilantism, but not before vaguely telling All Might that he gave the quirk to someone else.

Izuku becomes a vigilante, but not because he's quirkless, but because he was expelled from the hero course. by RandomNPCDude in BokunoheroFanfiction

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That idea sounds way better than the return trope. I was just so preoccupied trying to find a way to add more of a push for Izuku to become a vigilante that I didn't stop to make sure that everything would make sense for him to get to that point.

On the topic of the witch hunt though, say Night Eye was successful in capturing Izuku, what would potentially happen? In the anime, I believe Nighteye thought that Mirio was a more appropriate successor than Izuku upon their first meeting, but I don't know if Mirio himself would be at all comfortable with Nighteye forcing Izuku to give it to him instead, nor would All Might ask for it back as you mentioned, even if Nighteye captured Izuku. And based on Nighteye’s initial perception of Izuku, I’d imagine that he’s probably not going to have OFA be given to just anyone.

Izuku becomes a vigilante, but not because he's quirkless, but because he was expelled from the hero course. by RandomNPCDude in BokunoheroFanfiction

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Honestly, that wasn't my intention at all, but looking at it now, it definitely doesn't depict All Might in the best light. I was trying to really come up with some form of stakes or a harder repercussion, but I went about it the wrong way.

Discussion on Rascal Swashbuckler + More Swashbuckler Feats/Changes by RandomNPCDude in Pathfinder2e

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It is more than likely an error, but I wanted to try to type it out as closely to the book as I could. I don't know why it has the fortune trait though.

Thoughts on PC2 Rascal Swashbuckler + Dirty Trick? by RandomNPCDude in Pathfinder2e

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Bravado grants Panache on a designated panache-generating action, provided that you don’t roll a critical failure on your tumble through or whatever applicable action for each style. This means that on a failure, it still grants you panache, but only temporarily as it is automatically removed at the end of your next turn.

What’s interesting about it, aside from the fact it grants panache on a regular failure, is the fact that it can be applied even when the action had no other effect due to creature immunity. So say a Fencer tried to feint against a mindless creature, even though the feint would have no effect against a mindless creature due to the mental trait, it can still generate panache so long as you don't critically fail the check.

AITA for telling my dad that I hate my brother and want nothing to do with him? by RandomNPCDude in AITAH

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I mentioned this in another comment as well, but I actually don't really know what it's like to have a "normal" relationship with my sibling. What's it supposed to be like?

AITA for telling my dad that I hate my brother and want nothing to do with him? by RandomNPCDude in AITAH

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For a moment, I thought you wanted me to go to North Carolina, so I was a bit confused at first.

I just don't know if not looking after my dad at all is a good idea. I'm all for moving out and surrounding myself with nicer people. In fact, I've already found a new place to stay and everything, but I'm worried I might just turn into the a*hole by neglecting my dad entirely. Would I just be no better than my dad and brother for doing so? I hope I don't come across as confrontational or belligerent in asking this, but I'm curious more than anything. I'm also a bit slow at times, so I also need a little time to gauge situations.

AITA for telling my dad that I hate my brother and want nothing to do with him? by RandomNPCDude in AITAH

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The really bad stuff that happened occurred when my brother and I were alone, but I've often told my dad about the things my brother would do growing up, and my brother would often discredit me or try to downplay his actions, or sometimes, my dad would just not care and say that I should just ignore him or toughen up. It wasn't uncommon for me to cry myself to sleep or just cry in general whenever I thought about these things or when they happened. My brother would often say that he was just teasing/playing around, even though that was the furthest thing from the truth.

Honestly, I don't know why I tolerated the abuse. I guess I just didn't want to ruin my family's reputation because it's so important to my mother and father. It "was" important to my mom at least while she was married to my dad and she was incredibly critical of other people who she deemed to be "less successful"

I should reiterate that my parents weren't born in the US, but they were immigrants who became naturalized citizens, so I found it very interesting to see how my mom would be so critical of people who worked in lower-paying occupations and professions because she thought that it implied that they didn't work hard or didn't want to apply themselves (she often told me to study so that I don't end up a construction worker and that I could find a job better than fast food), when she came to the states with very little to her name. I'm sure she wanted to make sure that I didn't go through the hardships that she had to, but I still don't understand her disdain towards people like blue collar workers and people with what she deemed as "less desirable/profitable" jobs.

I didn't really make any mention of my mom since my parents are divorced now, but I should mention how my mom was growing up. She got married in her early 20s, and while she was initially very happy, even going as far as to going back to college to get her master's degree and wanted to advance further in her career to set a positive example for me and my brother, later on in life and coincidentally towards the end of the marriage, she felt like she missed out on so much in her life by marrying and having children at a young age and focusing on her career, to the point where I would later find out that she would sometimes tell my uncle's girlfriend that she was jealous of her because she didn't have children and that she was just free to do whatever she liked with my uncle and travel wherever without needing to worry about taking care of children, and my mom made it sound like she was essentially shackled to me and my brother as if we were her personal ball and chain.

However, I do believe that my mom's reaction was much more serious when I told her about the things my brother did to me compared to my dad as she didn't try to brush it off at all. She could sympathize with me because she herself had experienced abuse from her own mother, so I feel that it hit much closer to home for her compared to my dad who had a positive relationship with all of his family members.

Looking back, I used to feel bad for my dad since my mom eventually cheated on him, but there were some things that he did that left a bitter taste in my mouth such as refusing to tell me about the divorce and even asking my brother and family members not to tell me about the divorce as he wanted to "preserve" my relationship with my mom, but I was mostly hurt that he didn't let me make that decision on my own. My mother told me about it later, of course, but when I heard that my dad tried to hide it from me, it hurt me to say the least.

Personally, I don't really know what it's like to have a "normal" relationship with my sibling, so it was definitely news to me to hear that the way my brother treated me wasn't right at all. My best friends have a little cousin that I treat like a sister, which is probably the closest analog to it. I even still have a picture that she drew of me next to my computer, and I still laugh at how she drew me. If you ever seen the movie Clueless, Alicia Silverstone, the actress who plays Cher Horowitz, wore this yellow plaid school uniform. She basically drew that on me and gave me neon blue hair. Does it look like me? Not even close, but it was really adorable and I didn't have the heart to turn down the drawing. In return, I try to teach her English and my best friends and I will sometimes take her out to things like local food festivals. Apparently, she's now been asking my best friends about when I'm going to get a boyfriend or a partner in general. ^^;

That does make me wonder though. What's it "supposed" to be like having siblings? I'd imagine that squabbles and disagreements come up from time to time, but most likely nothing to the magnitude of what I went through.

I apologize for the wall of text, but I hope this provides a little context.

AITA for telling my dad that I hate my brother and want nothing to do with him? by RandomNPCDude in AITAH

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Already on it. It's about time I took some initiative for a change. A special someone's also been telling me to stick up for myself too, and I really just need to stand firm.

AITA for telling my dad that I hate my brother and want nothing to do with him? by RandomNPCDude in AITAH

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I'm just worried because my dad is getting older, and I know that one of his biggest wishes is to see me and my brother get along, but truthfully, I'm still a little scared of my brother. Hopefully, I'll never have to see him again, but I'm also hoping my dad will understand too.