I loved your post about todoroki helping midoriya take care of his body. I think that was even present during their fight when he noticed the state of his arms and said they should finish it. Also (this may be my shipper goggles in play) in the anime, they way that todoroki put ice on midoriya’s broken arm seemed more like an intentional cast than a fight tactic.

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Thank you! I’m always thinking about how Todoroki’s been drilled into being a hero and has kind of more ‘on hands’ training than everyone else, but it’s from such a toxic source that he needs to reclaim it for his own. Midoriya meanwhile is just racing forward with go big or go home and I’m like no, child, you’re gonna burn out, please, you have to have another fifty years in you at least. They have a really nice contrast where they can learn something from each other there. 

I think at that moment in the fight, the emotions have peaked and they’re honestly exhausted, so both of them are like, we are on the exact same wavelength, this is going to end now. The ice as a cast moments are great, because you also get a callback with Iida during the sports festival vs Stain battle. Ultimately these kids aren’t going to be fighting each other- they’ll be fighting villains and the idea that their quirks are as much a weapon as a support to their allies is honestly just great.