[ No, it's not, and that's the problem. Touya cares enough to protect them. It's what he does that Shouto cares about, not the reasons he gives for it. Aren't you ever going to learn that about him?
He does. That doesn't mean he doesn't like to follow people he likes.
He'll start checking them out, one by one until he finds what he's looking for, and he might just discover those two in particular. ]
You don't look old.
[ You mean the fact that he takes over his mother's build? Slender and soft? That Shouto at age 15 outweighs him by quite a few kilograms and muscle mass? ]
[really? well no it's true. he'll step in if he feels like it to prevent them from getting caught or killed. he has some stake in their well-being. but don't confuse that for something stupid like friendship or faux family camaraderie.
problem is, if all shouto cares about is what he does, then shouto's simply assuming the reasons and feelings behind those actions, which means a complete and utter misreading and thus assumptions and falsehoods forced upon him by someone else.
which is a typical hero mindset, huh. just seeing what you see and making your own conclusions. screw the other person.
great. a tag-along brother. good thing they don't meet often.
probably will, trench isn't exactly a gigantic place. especially with warping around and shit.]
Ya tryin flattery or somethin now?
[you mean his mother's weak constitution and lack of muscle mass? as well as his premature birth cause she couldn't hold his pathetic body? yeah, sure. go with that.]
[ Don't tell him what to think. He'll take it as he sees it.
Why do you think he asks so many questions? Why he pokes and prods. He cares first and foremost what he does, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to know the reason why.
Is that what you think?
He always wanted to be a tag along brother. Didn't you see him pressing his nose to the window watching you from his little golden tower of solitude? ]
It's not flattery. It's fact.
[ It's simply fact to him, but now that you've said it, it has him thinking.
[you tell him what to think or what he should think all the time. don't give if you can't take.
shouto doesn't usually like touya's reasons why. it makes him frustrated, angry, or sad. and touya doesn't really like to talk to him about those things either because it ultimately all swirls down to the same root cause.
that's what he knows; he's seen enough examples in his life to confirm it.
yeah he saw. and he hated it. for multiple reasons. only a few of which had to do with shouto.]
Aren't you charmin.
[side stepping the unconscious jab because he can and shouto'll never know.
[ TELLING YOU NOT TO MURDER PEOPLE IS NOT THE SAME THING!
IF HIS REASONS WEREN'T ALWAYS ENDEAVOR HE WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO THEM!
He saw you too and wanted nothing more than to be a part of your life instead of locked away in a tower with no one but his mother. Why do you think he cares so much for her? She was all he ever had. ]
[yeah it is. just a difference in severity. still trying to control him.
too bad. endeavor should of thought about this beforehand.
you were already a part of his life. hell, you stole his damn life from him with your birth. his existence was given to you and he was thrown out like forgotten trash. why do you think he has such a hard time accepting you? his own damn replacement.]
That's why we're on video.
[complete with a hand lifted to indicate it's visible.]
[ Control him! He just wants you not to murder people!!! That's not a control problem!
And you still bring him up! Why don't you start thinking for yourself for once!
He's not a replacement for anyone. Just like you aren't replaceable. ]
In person.
[ As if you didn't know what he meant. ]
[you know how many times in his life his entire relationship to other people boiled down to nothing more than "touya, stop it", "touya, give up", "touya, do what i want", "touya, forget it"? over and over and over...
he is thinking for himself. ever since being abandoned, he thought for himself and did what he wanted. not realize that no, he's never thought for himself, only thought for enji todoroki. even now, he's going his own route.
you don't seem to realize your own life, shouto. you're nothing more than a replacement. a perfect success. a vessel for a failure's ambitions. just like he's nothing more than a failed creation. a straight rail vs a warped rail.]
[ No, he doesn't. That's the thing about being the youngest and shuffled off to live somewhere else away from your siblings. You don't grow up with them. You don't get to know them. You're just alone watching from afar with the knowledge of what it should be but never was for you.
Maybe because he was trapped in that mindset for so long, he knows what it feels like to live to oppose another instead of yourself.
Screw your warped rail. He's getting on whether you like it or not. ]
[while he got to grow up from afar with the knowledge that what shouto had should've been what he had. instead, it was taken from him, leaving him with nothing. no purpose, no reason, no point. in many ways, touya was alone too. in a different cage half endeavor's making and half his own.
what should've been his, but never was to be...
the rage and pain delivered from that unfair life rapidly produced this man, living only for himself and the revenge he had no qualms about forcing upon the world.
yeah, yeah. then be prepared to get burned like a sinner in hell, ya goddamn perfect puppet.]
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He does. That doesn't mean he doesn't like to follow people he likes.
He'll start checking them out, one by one until he finds what he's looking for, and he might just discover those two in particular. ]
You don't look old.
[ You mean the fact that he takes over his mother's build? Slender and soft? That Shouto at age 15 outweighs him by quite a few kilograms and muscle mass? ]
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problem is, if all shouto cares about is what he does, then shouto's simply assuming the reasons and feelings behind those actions, which means a complete and utter misreading and thus assumptions and falsehoods forced upon him by someone else.
which is a typical hero mindset, huh. just seeing what you see and making your own conclusions. screw the other person.
great. a tag-along brother. good thing they don't meet often.
probably will, trench isn't exactly a gigantic place. especially with warping around and shit.]
Ya tryin flattery or somethin now?
[you mean his mother's weak constitution and lack of muscle mass? as well as his premature birth cause she couldn't hold his pathetic body? yeah, sure. go with that.]
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Why do you think he asks so many questions? Why he pokes and prods. He cares first and foremost what he does, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to know the reason why.
Is that what you think?
He always wanted to be a tag along brother. Didn't you see him pressing his nose to the window watching you from his little golden tower of solitude? ]
It's not flattery. It's fact.
[ It's simply fact to him, but now that you've said it, it has him thinking.
Don't badmouth his mother. ]
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shouto doesn't usually like touya's reasons why. it makes him frustrated, angry, or sad. and touya doesn't really like to talk to him about those things either because it ultimately all swirls down to the same root cause.
that's what he knows; he's seen enough examples in his life to confirm it.
yeah he saw. and he hated it. for multiple reasons. only a few of which had to do with shouto.]
Aren't you charmin.
[side stepping the unconscious jab because he can and shouto'll never know.
he's not. he's badmouthing his.]
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IF HIS REASONS WEREN'T ALWAYS ENDEAVOR HE WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO THEM!
He saw you too and wanted nothing more than to be a part of your life instead of locked away in a tower with no one but his mother. Why do you think he cares so much for her? She was all he ever had. ]
Prince Charming.I want to see you.
[ Oh so very bold and demanding. ]
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too bad. endeavor should of thought about this beforehand.
you were already a part of his life. hell, you stole his damn life from him with your birth. his existence was given to you and he was thrown out like forgotten trash. why do you think he has such a hard time accepting you? his own damn replacement.]
That's why we're on video.
[complete with a hand lifted to indicate it's visible.]
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he is thinking for himself. ever since being abandoned, he thought for himself and did what he wanted.
not realize that no, he's never thought for himself, only thought for enji todoroki. even now, he's going his own route.you don't seem to realize your own life, shouto. you're nothing more than a replacement. a perfect success. a vessel for a failure's ambitions. just like he's nothing more than a failed creation. a straight rail vs a warped rail.]
I'll think about it.
[he knows. he's just a dick.]
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Maybe because he was trapped in that mindset for so long, he knows what it feels like to live to oppose another instead of yourself.
Screw your warped rail. He's getting on whether you like it or not. ]
For how long?
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what should've been his, but never was to be...
the rage and pain delivered from that unfair life rapidly produced this man, living only for himself and the revenge he had no qualms about forcing upon the world.
yeah, yeah. then be prepared to get burned like a sinner in hell, ya goddamn perfect puppet.]
S'long as I fuckin want.
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I'll wait for your answer then.
[ It's not like he has any other choice. ]
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Good boy.
[it's more comfortable this way.]