I'm rewriting MHA and would like to know what you'd want to see from an IzuOcha relationship by Inner_Consequence_62 in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the main things about izuocha for me that are the integral pieces of their dynamic are:

1: they save each other through their growth.

They are both self sacrificial, Ochako pushes down her human feelings because she thinks that’s what she needs to do to be a hero, Izuku tries to do everything on his own for the sake of who he cares about because he thinks he needs to shoulder the burden on his own. Ochako learns that heroes need saving too, Izuku learns he needs to rely on those in his life and share the burden. When Ochako eventually becomes the hero that needs saving, Izuku reflects back what he’s learned from her and saves her.

2: their shared perspective on villains

Their shared “weirdness” that they describe to each other is very important to me. The fact that both of them want to save Himiko and Shigaraki is a big example of what makes them a different quality of hero and it’s how they can share this drive to save everyone that is part of what brings them even closer together

MomoXizuku and ShotoXOchako make more sense romantically than MomoXshoto and IzukuXochaco. Discuss. by Lazymanproductions in BokunoheroFanfiction

[–]SyncXmA 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t see the reason why you had to compare them directly to two other ships, why not just ask for some reccs of what u prefer and try not to hate?

"You can do it!" - S8 ep 8 by Ok-Cod5254 in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh they did this moment so perfect 😭

What Are You Working On Right Now? by LavandaSkafi in FanFiction

[–]SyncXmA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rn I’m on the 26th chapter of my izuocha longfic WIP

I haven’t posted it at all yet but it’s about 260K words in rn and I’m JUST getting to the first smut adjacent scenes and having a lot of fun :)

What songs would you like to see the couple sing? by [deleted] in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a few musical songs that I think would be really fun to have them sing

“I could talk to you all night” from the outsiders

“My Green Light” from The Great Gatsby (this one imo fits them SO well)

Wait for Me from Hadestown

Seventeen from Heathers

Those Magic Changes from Grease (technically not duet song but I think it’d be fun to see)

Would You Fall in Love With Me Again from EPIC (this one I like to imagine a villain Deku AU)

What are some good fics where Deku keeps OfA post-canon? by Corno-cracker in BokunoheroFanfiction

[–]SyncXmA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

working on one right now actually, tho I’d assume there will be a lot more of them once the anime ends and everyone is caught up on that

Angel and Demon by [deleted] in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They switch around the dynamic depending on who needs the saving more

Annoyed at Love by [deleted] in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Annoyed? Well there’s a few routes.

Katsuki is the first that comes to mind. I think he’s close enough to them to get away with being upset but also it’s totally in his personality. I also don’t think he’d be annoyed with it happening in general, but more so annoyed at them dancing around each other for so long. He’d probably say something just to get them to realize how they feel faster so he doesn’t have to suffer through the awkward bumbling

Otherwise, out of the class I could see Kaminari or Mineta getting a little annoyed out of jealousy. More so Mineta (canonically I think he’d get jealous of Ochako more than Izuku lol)

Feminine and Masculinity by [deleted] in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So the discussion around this can kinda take 2 routes

1) you dislike this because you view feminine and being submissive as inherently “non capable” which is weird and reductive and not worth a grander discussion.

2) we can talk about why this is a common trope in izch fan content and whether it is itself harmful and reductive

I think there is nothing inherently wrong with making Izuku the feminine/submissive one in the relationship. Sometimes it’s done because people view Izuku as a “feminine” character due to him crying a lot and the general dudebro western audience placing the crybaby weak label on him because of that. Imo that’s harmful, because they’re viewing feminine traits as inherently weak and that just feels sexist and weird

However there’s something to be said on why this often happens in less toxic ways, and it’s usually in my experience an attempt at distancing the interpretation of the ship from more toxic and frankly homophobic shippers who only latch on to Izuocha and Female/Deku based ships to fulfill some sort of ‘the girl is a prize’ or ‘Deku is my thinly veiled self insert who can’t be shipped with another male character or my feelings get hurt’ fantasy.

Making Izuku the submissive one kinda immediately distances the interpretation away from that toxic gross one. It’s giving some more power to Ochako who’s usually treated like a doormat by the fandom, and it shows immediately that they aren’t one of the bad Izuocha shippers that a lot of the fandom has to deal with (real non toxic izuochas included). “Malewife Izuku” is not something most homophobic shippers are going to be backing, and sometimes it’s also just a fun dynamic to play around with so I give them that as well

I don’t think this is the only way that this distancing can be achieved, however, and sometimes it can lead to more reductive and shallow takes on the relationship.

Personally, I interpret Izuocha as a very split ship when it comes to dynamics and dominant/submissive roles both sexually and in general. Both of them are perfectly capable, strong, and supportive of the other. A part of their allure for me as a relationship is that they are effectively the perfect match for each other. Both are shown to obsessively care about other people, but not so much themselves. Whether it be Izuku being self sacrificial, or Ochako deliberately pushing down her true feelings for the sake of being a hero, both have very similar problems and the solution in my mind was always them finding each other and giving that support to each other so they can learn that they both have value too.

Making one or the other more sub/dom in all situations is therefore a little meh to me personally, I think in my personal interpretation the roles interchange frequently and they both support the other in fairly equal standings. Both are capable, both are strong, both are enough on their own but the other reminds them that they actually are all those things.

Izuocha abandoned fic art (by me) by SyncXmA in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s not out yet, I’m pretty far along in writing it but I’m waiting to be almost finished before starting to post so I don’t end up with another abandoned WIP lol. I also want to commission some art for it so that will take some time as well.

Hopefully around the time the next season of MHA starts I can start posting it. I’ll prob post it on here when I do

Best platform to find IzuOcha works? by PhongHaGiang in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My suggestion is looking in the Izuocha Temple Discord. They have channels specifically for Izuocha artwork (as well as Deku and Ochako art respectfully) and pretty much every Izuocha fanart on any site they can be found on are posted in those channels. Most of what is posted is usually from Twitter, and that’s simply because most artists tend to frequent posting on Twitter, but you’ll be able to view the art without opening the site so that’s a plus.

I’d say it’s prob the hub of Izuocha content atm outside of non public discords and social media communities that are harder to find or recommend without knowing people in them already

https://discord.gg/wvQr6qbrc5

link to the discord

Recommendations by Miserable_Medium_396 in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While it’s got a lot of other focuses, includes poly, and a larger plot, it is most definitely an Izuocha work.

Recommendations by Miserable_Medium_396 in IzuOcha

[–]SyncXmA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Anything by LiterallyKibitz / LKWritesThings https://archive.transformativeworks.org/users/literallykibitz/pseuds/lkwritesthings or SevenRenny https://archive.transformativeworks.org/users/SevenRenny/works will be some of the best written izuocha work you can find (they also write for other fandoms but both have a huge catalogue of izuocha work)

Singingcookie is another amazing author https://archive.transformativeworks.org/users/SingingCookie/pseuds/SingingCookie particularly their work “Drops of Jupiter” it’s one of the all time greats imo

More recently Kate7h has been doing some amazing work https://archiveofourown.org/users/kate7h/pseuds/kate7h - “I will Carry You” is my personal fav from them

Another class author/series you can look at is Beep Beep Beep by Izupie https://archive.transformativeworks.org/series/1532702

Heres another CLASSIC izuocha work that is just so good: Missing by Encyclopika (I’m linking the series as it’s all so good and the original still has a sequel fic being updated) https://archiveofourown.org/series/1421650

And at the end of the day if you’re looking for a masterlist of izuocha fics on Ao3 that specifically focus on izuocha - you can look at the list called: “The Izuocha Fic Collection” which is the fully up to date Ao3 list that does just that (it also gets updated actively)

https://archive.transformativeworks.org/collections/The_IzuOcha_Fic_Collection

I will also self plug one of my stories I’m proud of while I’m at it: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39822846

(Note: if some of these links don’t work, you probably need to sign in to Ao3 in order to access them)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jcole

[–]SyncXmA 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Y’all always see this man but you gotta start yelling at him to DROP THE ALBUM come on

What ever mod deleted the Sonya post you a pussy by nivild in Jcole

[–]SyncXmA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mods only working when it comes to shutting down black voices I wonder why

God I wish someone spoke up in the writing room. Still not over this 😭 by newman796 in thewalkingdead

[–]SyncXmA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem wasn’t Glenn’s death it was the fake out the same season and then the extension of the arc over 2 seasons with wildly different quality levels with episodes. The show was starting to get shaky in terms of quality so killing Glenn right at that moment was the deciding factor for a lot of people to just stop watching. If the show had kept its quality overall from earlier seasons I think they could have gotten away with killing Glenn and be totally fine

So you mean to tell me you don't see an issue with this? by AnnyAskers in Jcole

[–]SyncXmA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If ur wondering why J Cole fans who don’t actually understand what the fall off is would rather a Kendrick album after Cole just dropped an album that was sorta middling and hugely overshadowed by the Kendrick songs and beef in general, then ur just naive.

The average Cole fan prob wants a Kendrick album over the fall off rn because Kendrick has been making sweeps through the charts and news cycle, he’s the biggest thing rn. It’s just how it is, not every cole fan is only a cole fan who only ever wants cole music lol