One Thing That’s Easy To Miss Regarding All The Todoroki Family Drama Is That The Abuse Was Never Actually

One thing that’s easy to miss regarding all the Todoroki family drama is that the abuse was never actually covered up.

I know the fandom popularized this concept, because it just makes sense that it would be, right, with Endeavor’s position and what we know about the HPSC corruption. Except… Canon actually hints in the opposite direction.

- There is a plaque right outside of Rei’s hospital room that reads “Mrs. Todoroki”. She’s been there for so long that the room is marked as hers for all the hospital personnel to see. Yet no one questions it.

- Her doctor knows about Endeavor’s abuse because they suggested that Rei isn’t ready to see him yet. And they did nothing with this information. Yes, I know that confidentiality is a thing, but. They also allowed Enji to leave apology flowers even when they know that Rei is still terrified of him 10 years later. The doctor knows Rei’s condition and her improvement, but they don’t know jack shit about Enji’s “atonement” or how trustworthy his change of heart actually is. As far as the doctor knows, those flowers might’ve been an abusive tactic to get Rei to forgive her abuser and continue abusing her. Bc that’s what happens in real life. Yet the doctor didn’t oppose this. Supposedly because Endeavor is a hero.

- Shouto wasn’t homeschooled like the fandom seems to perceive as canon. He went to school regularly. We have pictures of kindergarten and middle school. Which means that no teacher ever noticed the bruises. No teacher questioned the burn scar on his eye, despite knowing that Shouto is a fire user. No teacher ever questioned his open hatred for his dad.

- just because none of the Todoroki talks about it, it doesn’t mean that they’re trying to hide it, either. Fuyumi talked openly about her brother’s death and his father’s involvement in it with minimal prodding, like she just assumed that Shouto had talked to them about it.

- Last but not least, Endeavor still doesn’t really recognize what he did as abuse, as shown by how clueless he still is about Natsuo’s feelings. He thinks it was just a “mistake” that he can fix by being slightly less controlling. But his ignorance on the matter tells us that he wouldn’t have covered up after himself, because he never perceived any of those things as crimes. After all, their society is firmly based on the violent takedown of those arbitrarily labeled villains. Endeavor is a hero, so it’s his status alone that prevents him from actually seeing the reality of what he’s done. Heroes don’t do “crimes”. They make “mistakes”.

- society itself is very apologetic and forgiving of the abuse of power carried out by heroes. No one actually thinks that heroes can do wrong, or not help others. There’s multiple examples of how this mindset leads to crimes hidden in plain sight. Like Tenko’s abuse. Like Shigaraki threatening Izuku in a packed mall without anyone noticing that anything was wrong. Even with the evidence of Hawks’ own murder, Tokoyami forgave Hawks and told him that what he did was right. Society turns a blind eye to everything that doesn’t quite fit with what they perceive as an utopia. This is a theme in bnha.

So basically.

We really should stop saying that Endeavor (or the commission) covered up the abuse, because that takes away from the actual narrative at play here: there is no cover up. There was never a need for it, because in hero society things like what he did get routinely brushed off without any external input. And that’s exactly the problem.

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-flashback#1-

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-flashback#2-

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“all though then again they do look good on me right?”

Tony turns around and shakes his booty sending Natasha into a coughing fit. He makes a pleased sound as he heads out of the communal lounge, hips swaying. She has to hold her self back as Tony turns his head smirks and sends a wink her way before facing back to the front. it’s only then she noticed he is in heels and she thinks she just might have a kink of fucking Tony into the mattress with a strap on while he wears heels or even better lingerie.

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Is currently sitting and praying. She sighs as she finishes her prayer or rant to god? She wasn’t a very strong believer until now.

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Blackhawk Down: Guys we have a problem

'King of Booties has entered the chat’

King of Booties: damn right you do

God Bless The Ironnooty: who’s this?

King of Booties: apparently your lord and savior Anthony Edward Stark Christ.

Sunnyhawk Up: oh shit. We have been discovered. Retreat!

King of Booties: I must say all these snapshots of my ass makes it look bigger and better than irl

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King of Booties: well you can start by dragging your butts all the way to my room. Just installed a stripper pole. Might as well give the people what they want

Thunderbolt that booty: already half way there

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