It's the fact that Shinou was able to be the centrepiece of a heroic mission despite everyone in his life telling him that his quirk is villanous.
It’s the fact that everyone in class 1-A was so excited to see Shinsou again.
It's how Ojirou, the person in 1-A who probably disliked Shinsou the most, was so excited about him joining the hero course that his tail started wagging.
It's how Kouda, who had trouble speaking at all in the earlier seasons, welcomed Shinsou into the hero course despite being visibly nervous.
Class 1-A are genuinely some of the most friendly, accepting, and open-minded fictional teenagers and it's the sweetest thing ever.
A PowerPoint night is when a friend group all make PowerPoints on random topics and present them to each other in case anyone doesn’t know. This is what I think all of class 1-A would do.
Yuga Aoyama makes a PowerPoint explaining french slang terms that he thinks the entire class should start using
Mina Ashido makes a PowerPoint rating everyone’s families. Points are awarded based on presence of both parents, how well each student gets on with their parents, whether they have siblings (younger siblings get less points than older ones) and how much she personally likes their family members.
Tenya Iida makes a PowerPoint on how to revise for their upcoming exam, complete with diagrams and information about the psychology of learning. The class feel like they’re in a lecture.
Tsuyu Asui makes a PowerPoint where she turns things the class has said into Pinterest-style inspirational quotes and they have to try and guess who said what.
Ochaco Uraraka makes a PowerPoint on tips to save money, because you cant tell me some of the people in this class buy useless things they either lose, forget about, or have no idea what to do with.
Mashirao Ojiro makes a PowerPoint of things he does not understand. It features things such as the existence of languages, barcodes, and credit cards.
Denki Kaminari makes a PowerPoint called ‘Crying Wrapped’, which details the reasons he has cried over the least year, which months he cried the most and the least in, and rates his top 5 cries with little explanation
Eijiro Kirishima makes a PowerPoint called ‘things I’ve seen at the gym that just make sense’. Some of them have pictures to go along with them, and Ochaco and Katsuki nod along and say ‘I remember that’ to every other slide.
Koji Koda made a PowerPoint on why Aizawa should let them have a class pet. The PowerPoint actually had good reasoning so they emailed it to Aizawa, who only responded ‘no.’ And did not elaborate.
Rikido Sato makes a PowerPoint assigning each classmate a type of cake. He lists the reasons, the ingredients, and has a nice message for each member of the class on the slide with their cake
Mezo Shoji makes a PowerPoint about how Tokoyami is Not Real. Enough said.
Kyouka Jiro makes a PowerPoint detailing the soundtrack she would put together if their life was a movie, complete with photos and video clips of stuff they’ve done to go along with each moment she assigns a song to.
Hanta Sero makes a PowerPoint called ‘Canada is not real’, and it lists all the reasons why he believes Canada is made up. Shoto is nodding along and finds it very thought-provoking
Fumikage Tokoyami makes a PowerPoint analysing everyone’s entire zodiac charts. Kirishima is shocked to find out there’s more than just the sun sign. They also give everyone their horoscopes for the next month.
Shoto Todoroki makes a PowerPoint on conspiracy theories that he actually believes. They’re all completely insane but he does end up convincing some members of the class by the end.
Toru Hagakure makes a PowerPoint on Disney Men and whether or not she would trust them with her drink with little to no explanation. All the girls agree with her ratings.
Katsuki Bakugo makes a PowerPoint rating each of the barbie movies based on whether or not he could beat the protagonist in a fight. The class is shocked to find out that Katsuki does believe he would lose to some of the barbies.
Izuku Midoryia makes a PowerPoint analysing the class’s fighting techniques and their strengths and weaknesses as heroes, using all the notes he’s written about each of them in his notebooks. Additionally, he assigns everyone in the class a current pro hero that they’re most similar to.
Minoru Mineta makes a PowerPoint rating the girls in every class of their year group and is not allowed to present it.
Momo Yaoyorozu makes a PowerPoint assigning each classmate a different kind of tea, complete with the benefits of each flavour and why she would give it to them. She also includes the prices and the best places to buy them.
I really want a bnha spin-off where none of the war bullshit happens and we just follow class 1-A going through the curriculum like normal, becoming class 2-A, and welcoming Shinsou (because let's be real here there's an infinitesimal chance that Shinsou would join class B).
We can watch the students grow in more subtle ways, how teenagers should be developing, instead of being forced to grow up prematurely to fight in a war against serial killers.
We can watch Todoroki learn to form emotional bonds, Midoriya find his self-worth, Iida learn to appropriately manage his grief, Kouda become less shy, Ojirou find his own unique qualities, Mina come to accept that she won't be able to fall in love, and so much more.
I love the Paranormal Liberation and Final War arc, don't get me wrong, but I also miss seeing the students being...well, students. Sometimes I remind myself that Midoriya and the rest of class 1-A are just a bunch of 16-year-olds and I get sad.
Imagine being a groupie for the trio's band and following them on tour and they begin to recognize you as they make their way back onto their bus:
Drummer!Shoji who pretends to ignore you and the crowd chanting is name but one of his dupli-mouths flashes you a grin, sticking his tongue out with a shiny stud nestled in the middle. Another one of his arms tosses a drumstick at you, signed with his last name in sloppy blue ink as his mouth mutters:
"Hold onto this for me 'til next time, would ya, babe?"
Singer! Tokoyami who, like Shoji, doesn't want to pay you much attention. He just smirks at the crowd as a whole until he gets to you, begging for an autograph. He pulls a black marker from his pocket, grabs you by the shirt, and scribbles his name across your chest, smirking at your flustered face.
"Usually, we charge for autographs but I'll give a pass to our number one fan..."
Bassist!Ojiro who shyly waves to the crowd, blushing as he walks back to the bus. His eyes fall on you, who he's seen so many times at so many other shows across the country. Running his hand against the barrier to let his fans touch his hand, he stops at you for a moment, giving you a gentle smile, snake bite piercings shining in the camera flashes. He drops something in your hand and moves on, parting from the crowd and stepping on the bus. Looking down you find a well-worn pick with the initials M.O. scribbled in silver pen.
"Thanks for the support, I love seeing you in the crowd..."