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*thumbs up* honestly surprised a super-trained quirkless guy hasn't been an enemy in mha yet...
Date: 10/22/23 22:11 (UTC)You're in the fucking 0.5% of Quirkless people, dumbass.
[And maybe only one in 10 people in the world at that, considering what Ranma has been able to do with training alone. No wonder people wonder if he's really Quirkless. The other options are him being a fucking Nomu, having some kind of biology splicing going on in there, or cybernetic Support Gear built under his skin... none of which are the answer.
Then again, the fact Ranma changes into a girl via a cold water douse basically constitutes his "Quirk" as far as some are concerned, so it's not entirely impossible for him to escape scrutiny. And just be that really fucking weirdly strong guy who trains a lot. No one's got all the answers in the world. So long as he's not going around being villainous, the heroes and U.A. aren't taking issue.
By the same idea, however, many Quirks can amount to nothing even if they're seen as powerful. Unless you're willing to work and train with your Quirk like any muscle in your body, you can even get your ass kicked by a Quirkless person or someone with an objectively "weaker" Quirk than you. Bakugou completely rejects the notion of someone being born with power and blatantly looks down on people who think they can skate by on a powerful, untrained Quirk, just because it's strong. He takes extreme pride in his Quirk, not because it obviously IS strong, but that he knows how to fucking use it better than anyone else on the damn planet. The ONLY one who can. Explosion is his, and he's going to raise it to the levels of the strongest, even if that means training to the point of shoving his hands into boiling water and setting off chain explosions over and over just to get his palms used to having their pores blown open for more sweat and his arms used to weathering harder, stronger, longer explosions without ripping his muscles apart or breaking his bones.
In that, he agrees with Ranma 100% on.]
Is your dad insane?
[Look, he's just gonna up and ask that now because what the ever-living fuck is wrong with that man? Todoroki's father is a piece of shit too, but he didn't throw Shouto down a cliff or something.
Just indirectly caused his eldest son to nigh-fatally spontaneously combust and become one of the most notorious villains alive due to his abusive neglect over the years.Not a conversation he's getting into.]"Little?!" I'll splatter you all over the fucking wall!! [Complete with yanking the shower curtain aside, one hand clawed up in the air to unleash several threatening basketball-sized explosions. Full frontal right there too, showing his own well-trained muscular body, as well as two prominent scars that look like torn puncture wounds through his left shoulder and lower right side.] Let's go, Girly Boy!!
KATSUKI!! DON'T USE YOUR QUIRK IN THE HOUSE!!
[That'd be Mitsuki. From all the way downstairs. Clearly audible up here even with the shower still going.]
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Date: 10/22/23 23:34 (UTC)[U.A. is a lot more secure than Furinkan High, but that didn't mean Ranma's "entourage" decided to leave him be outside of class. Usually their fights were kept back in Nerima most of the time, but occasionally some of his familiar rogue gallery popped up to say hello. That hello being smashing through walls, annoying chortling laughter, or proclamations telling him to die. Only reason why no one's been arrested from the fighting and the ensuing property damage that may follow is due to Ranma usually only fighting back in self-defense, and his enemies running off before the police could track them down. And all of those people weren't born with Quirks either, just trained for most of their lives to get as strong as they are now.
Ranma already considers himself a freak of nature and biology as a whole due to his curse. Being theorized to be some monster created from some mad quack doctor's lab or genetically engineered only served to frustrate him to no end. It isn't like he could explain with a straight face to these people that he's got a curse, because even when he does, they just laugh him off because magic doesn't exist. But literal supers? Now that's a lot more believable!]
Just a little. Mostly a hardass, greedy, lazy idiot who can't think before he drags me into his messes while preaching about how I should 'be a man' and 'accept responsibility and have honor' when he wouldn't know honor and responsibility if it smacked him in the face before stomping on his balls for good measure. But he's one of the least insane people I've known. [Which is saying a lot.
As Bakugou pulled back the curtains, Ranma instinctively got in a battle pose ready to counteract the explosions to come. In that moment, Ranma immediately took notice of the other guy's toned body, muscular from training and combat. There were those two gigantic, hard-to-miss puncture wounds scarring on his torso that were certainly intriguing. Much like Katsuki with his own scars, though, Ranma doesn't think to ask or acknowledge them. Every man has his own battles they walk away with scars from.
... That, and the sound of a woman shouting made Ranma jump up high and, in the most literal sense, clung to the celing like a scared cat complete with wide eyes. A few seconds of awkward silence pass, before Ranma let go of the ceiling and dropped down, regaining his composure with a fake clear of his throat.]
Probably best we don't start a fight here. Sounds like your mom'd have both of our heads if we even dared trying. [In retrospect, he probably could've left a while ago back to... Bakugou's room, he guesses? He turned to go do just that before the two of them start a brawl in the bathroom that'll end up with one angry scolding and reprimanding.]
*~world builds in the background~*
Date: 10/23/23 01:46 (UTC)[Really. It took the hero world by storm to find out this area had been able to teem with powerful Quirkless people, Ranma being a prime example. But stranger things had happened. You can bet your ass All for One has been trying to get into contact with said people, snooping around to pact with them for villainy to help take down the heroes and augment his armies for the upcoming war. He's a man who likes getting his fingers in every damn pie available. Control freak...
Bakugou's wary of those people, though it's not as if there aren't plenty of Quirks that can handle them. Brainwash. Invisibility. Decay. Fucking grow some mushrooms in your windpipe (gross). In a way, Ranma and his rouge gallery have given a lot of that 20% of the world without Quirks their own heroes to look up to. Well, those that aren't protesting the very existence of said people... Ranma's got people coming out to his dojo too for training, wanting to get strong enough to fight, either to get back at those with Quirks or to finally fight alongside their heroes with strength comparable. It's gonna put the guy in some moral decision making trying to suss out who wants to use it for protection or for revenge.
Powers that suddenly appeared generations ago were indeed treated like magic, curses, suspicion, but over the years, science and society changed around them, accepting and supporting the new world. Perhaps it's just a matter of time before "magic" is proven to exist and the world must shift again.]
Sounds like a fucking crazy bastard to me...
[Someone that out of touch with reality and hypocrisy, to say nothing of human rights, especially his own son's, is definitely a nutso in Bakugou's book. But that's Ranma's problem, not his. HIS problem is whether or not he wants to blast the dumbass' head through the wall! Despite the other boy's speed and strength, Bakugou's no slouch in his own
shonenpower, especially after having seen Ranma's battling a few times now. Damn right he's studied what he saw and did ran some mental simulations about fighting him. So if he wants to end up a burning smear on the wall--!!... Bakugou's shoulders hunch and he bares his teeth in fuming rage as is mother roars at him like an angry buffalo. Dammit, bitch! Don't stop him from defending his fucking pride! At least his consolation prize is seeing Ranma cling to the damn ceiling like a freaked-out cat. He snorts in annoyance, head turning to the side in irritation, and clenches his fist to shut off the booms. The smoke clears quickly enough.]
Bitch. [He has to accept Ranma's decision for the same reason. Doesn't want his head bitten off. And she'd do it too. He yanks the shower curtain shut to finish up his wash while Ranma returns to his room. Bakugou will join him in a bit, towel over his shoulder and just wearing a pair of black sweats for the time being.] Anyone you need to tell you're staying over?
*~rubbing hands together as things are being cooked :DD (apologies for the long write oof)~*
Date: 10/23/23 02:50 (UTC)[Likewise, Ranma (and practically a lot of others from his home) were in for one hell of a culture shock by the existence of Quirks and Heroes. Turns out there were remote parts of the world that preferred to live things as they were before the first Quirk user, a luminescent baby, was born. They didn't want to move on with the world, to stay in the archaic times. Nerima were one of these places. Others, like the Joketsuzoku village in China, simply didn't keep up with the times due to how backwater and anachronistic it was.
Ranma didn't even mean to end up here. He only ended up in Musutafu by sheer accident while trying to get away from Kodachi, who was currently pursing the redhead girl trying to 'steal' her Ranma away from her. It was only thanks to the fact he found a communal bathhouse that he was able to change back and hide out until she continued her chase elsewhere. That was one problem down, just another: Finding out where he was. The only thing he found, as usual, was trouble when he saw someone being cornered by a group of criminals threatening to end him with their quirks. Before the ruffians could make good on their threats, they were quickly dispatched with a kick here and a couple jabs to certain pressure points there. All was well and good...
... Until the guy, who turned out to be a detective named Naomasa Tsukauchi, asked him if he had a provisional hero license. After an awkward and tense silence capping off with Ranma asking 'what the hell that is', it was revealed that Ranma just committed vigilantism and would normally be taken in. Because of course that's just his luck... Were it not for the fact that Detective Tsukauchi hadn't recommended he take the entrance exam to U.A. under his recommendation since he was somewhat impressed by the martial artist's prowess and he did just help him out of a sticky pickle.
Go to jail, or go to some bigshot hero school. It was a no-brainer. Needless to say with his skills and that he's faced tougher foes than robots (though admittedly, that was new for him), Ranma aced the exam. It was only after it was revealed on his application that he put he was 'Quirkless' (though he had bounced the idea of bullshitting one like 'Adaptability' or 'Swap', he also didn't know enough about Quirks at the time to try and come up with something) that the world started to catch wind of the scope of what 'Quirkless' people can do, and the insanity, chaos and bedlam that Ranma Saotome brought with him. The things he could do in fights were just the tipping point, as a water fountain suffering a faulty faucet made things a lot more... complicated for both him, and for the world of heroes when the lean, muscular 5'5" raven-haired martial artist shrank down to a petite and cute 4'11" red-haired girl. Right in front of most of her classmates and anyone else who happened to be in that hallway at the time...
Needless to say, Ranma hasn't really tried to explain much or give much out about his home life for a plethora of reasons. Such as he didn't need anyone snooping into his business, which is why people showing up to the dojo, while initially seemingly good for business, quickly turned sour due to either some of the new students' incompetency at learning even the bread and butter basics, or because a few made some comments that ticked off Akane and scared them off. Likewise, Ranma didn't want any potential villains learning anything. These guys weren't just prideful, arrogant fighters who held some petty grudge to him or were just doing things for sadistic though comical glee. These guys were legitimate criminals who can, will and has killed countless people in the past. And much like how the hero world saw profit in what Ranma and whatever was was back home could provide, so could villains who wouldn't think twice about using that sort of info and power for their own nefarious goals.]
Not going to disagree with you there...
[Likewise, while he was spending his classes here, Ranma had been studying and analyzing his classmates and other classes' abilities and quirks. Finding out what makes them tick, how useful would they be, how he can take advantage and use that against them in case of a future fight. Some weren't that suited for combat like Hagakure, while others like Todoroki definitely held a lot of promise and expertise with their own Quirks and Powers. But with every power came weaknesses. Ranma made sure to pick up on any he could see, all while making sure he doesn't ever reveal his full deck in his hand until dire times. After all, not a lot of the fights here hit or felt as hard as back home, so he needed to pull punches. Be it in his own strength, or neglecting specific techniques.
Ranma had taken to sitting at Bakugou's desk... Not even on the seat, but was sitting on the desk. As the blonde boy entered the room, the martial artist stretched and popped his arms.] Nope. This isn't the first time I spent a night away from the dojo. Besides, knowing my luck, trying to call someone from home will just lead to some unwanted faces wanting to stop by and knock on the door.
[By "knock on the door", he means they'll break the wall down with zero regards or care who is inside.]
*what chefness*
Date: 10/23/23 18:48 (UTC)[He's just gonna give the other boy a snarky glare and raised brow before going about his drying off while Ranma heads back to his room. Guess there are all kinds in the world, though finding pockets of Quirkless with strong physical skills was like discovering living dinosaurs way out in the jungles somewhere. But people are nothing if not adaptive, even to those who don't adapt, so after all the rush of news and exposure, things have calmed down over time. It's not like every Quirk out there is shooting lasers out of their eyes or growing plants into the sky.
Bakugou would argue that Ranma didn't commit any damn "vigilante" actions for defending himself from a bunch of assholes, but that wasn't really his place to say when he learned about it well after the fact. He wouldn't have run from someone attacking him or his even if he didn't have his own damn license. Still, Ranma has a damn habit for getting into trouble and after learning more about the guy, Bakugou's chalking the entire experience up to "normal" for that dumbass.
But having some Quirkless martial artist in U.A. was a fucking weird development. Mostly because Ranma could hold his own and triumph over a lot of heroes-in-training out of pure physical skill and martial technique. Hard to argue that was a detriment to his ability. Though it's probably more readily accepted that Ranma's "Quirk" is his gender swapping rather than people wanting to believe in some curse hanging over his head. Otherwise All for One would be snooping around those pools and wanting to use them for his nefarious plans... Good thing Ranma's kept all that shit to himself.
Obviously Ranma's dojo is left with the onus of dealing with its own sudden fame and the people that it brings in. There are plenty of Quirks that are physical in nature (like Ojirou, whose Quirk gives him a big thick prehensile tail... and that's it, or Sato, whose Quirk increases his muscle mass and strength by consuming sugar) that would become a lot more dangerous with Ranma's training backing them. But that's not for U.A. to decide, though the martial arts pockets are going to have to deal with actual murderers who want to learn their techniques and won't be satisfied with "no" as an answer... Shit for background that doesn't really deal with these two idiots in Bakugou's room right now.]
Sit on the fucking chair like a normal person! It's right there! [Is the greeting when the blonde returns to his room. Ugh, he doesn't want your butt all over his damn papers! Not that he has any strewn about sloppy like. Bakugou shuts his door behind him and pulls the towel off his neck, giving a light scruff along his nape. Steamy shower.] Fucking annoying. You're like a walking disaster magnet.
[How he got up on his desk without breaking his ass is anyone's guess.]
What time do you usually get up in the morning?
Sorry! New job's left me exhausted and busy!!
Date: 10/26/23 02:31 (UTC)[Hard not to have a slightly cynical chip on your shoulder after dealing with a sorry excuse of a father who lied, steal, and did all sorts of things to you in the name of his legacy being passed on.
Ranma would argue the whole 'needing a hero license' nonsense is complete BS. Why does hero work need to be relegated to behind a card or a title? Shouldn't his being a martial artist enough to qualify as doing the right thing? Because like hell he's just going to sit there and not rush into trouble if it meant saving lives!
If anything, labeling himself (truthfully) as Quirkless seemed more beneficial in his favor. After all, in this world comprised of mostly supers and Quirk-users, hearing someone doesn't have one would make them underestimate them. It opens up arrogance of an easy win, leaves more sloppy openings for the quote-unquote "powerless" person to take advantage of. He has had some idiots from other classes try to 'teach him a lesson about how the world works' after school that usually ended with those same idiots very, very sore coming the next two to three weeks...
... Which is why his curse being labeled as his 'Quirk' irks him to hell and back. So much so that he had tried rebutting against the claims, though not everyone either believed him, or simply just didn't care about it because 'guy turns to hot chick'. He might've had to threaten one or two students who were dumb enough to try and oogle at his form or tried splashing him by 'accident', one of them being that little purple gremlin in 1-A. Needless to say, after threatening to tear off his balls, and not the ones on his head, and feed them to him, he left him alone after that. Though at the same time, it could be a good thing not anyone special knows about the Jusenkyo springs. A villain with say a telekinetic or water controlling quirk could easily get all the waters and flood cities. Whatever citizens that didn't drown would be cursed into pigs, geese, ducks, and more.
Ranma had definitely picked up on some of his classmates that'd benefit a lot from training at the dojo. Though he's certain some of them would make his acquaintances from back home freak out. It's not every day you see someone born with a tail that wasn't the result of magic, curses, or human-animal hybrids. At the same time, however, Ranma isn't exactly qualified to teach anyone actual martial arts technique outside of the occasional pointer here and there. A lot of what he learnt also took many, many years for him to pick it, and he was a prodigy that was able to memorize and understand most forms in just a snap.]
Alright, alright. Don't throw such a hissy fit, I didn't know anything over.
[Yes Ranma, that's exactly the issue he has here, not the fact you're perching on his desk like some kind of bird. Ranma slid right into the chair, crossing a leg over the other as he leaned back.]
Nah, I tend to wake up whenever I do. Just don't dump buckets of water on me or blow me up as an alarm, and things should be good.
No prob! Congrats on the new job. RL always trumps RP, so you take care of you~
Date: 10/26/23 15:38 (UTC)[Though certainly not in the same way that Ranma had. A lot of kids have already come to realization that things aren't always going to go well for you by that point in life. Depending on how said kid was raised resulted in whether they handled that realization better or worse.
The license is there for a number of reasons. It's proof the hero is who he or she says he is, prevents underage kids from running into situations they're not ready for and then winding up dead, and is intended to discourage acts of vigilantism or villainy from people who just want to use their Quirks for whatever reason. Just like police have to have badges and licenses. Yes, it's stifling at times, fucking annoying as well, and not even Bakugou's own class has entirely beholden to those rules... but society is society for a reason. Otherwise it's anarchy where might makes right and fuck you to anyone who says otherwise.
If someone's going to get suckered into a "Quirkless" claim regarding someone who's obviously standing there ready to fight, Bakugou has zero sympathy for them getting their asses handed to them. Actually, with Ranma and his like being revealed, it should give Quirkless people the chance to earn a double take from anyone looking to abuse them. "What if they're..." delay on the aggressor's side. As for other classes being idiots (he's already sure Monoma got his ass properly kicked) that's their stupid problem.
Welcome to Mineta, Ranma. Knowing he's got "tits on demand" via accidental water splash is going to see Ranma dealing with that little perverted shit more than once. Even with threat to said balls. After all, can he "prove" it was Mineta behind the falling water? Can't just jump to accusations towards someone who simply happens to be in the area, right? If the guy put more focus on his schooling and heroics rather than his perverted antics, he might be better. Fucking hentai. But yeah, keep the spring water to yourself as best you can, Ranma. Villains have been known to use underhanded tactics to get information they want.
Look, Ojirou really took well to Ranma due to Ojirou being the best martial artist in Class 1-A. The chance to train against someone in a similar vein was amazing. And Ojirou's one of the nicest, politest guys in U.A., so enjoy your new friend, Ranma. Even if Ranma can't officially teach, plenty of students can pick up on movements and actions and incorporate them into their own skills if wanted. You have to think on your feet when fighting. Whether any of them want to take on Ranma's moves... eh... who's to say.]
You didn't "know" how to sit in a fucking chair...
[Calling bullshit on that one. Bakugou finishes with his hair and quickly folds the towel over his arm before draping it on the headboard of his bed to dry for the time being. Ranma's in his chair so he can't flop it over that.]
I get up at 5:30. If you're gonna bitch about it, sleep on the roof.
[Bakugou won't wake him up on purpose, but his alarm's going off then regardless. Unless he's kept up real late, then he'll shut it off to sleep in.]