Oh good lord, no, it's probably a good thing that this kid has something small like that to feel insecure about. He is all ego, all the time otherwise. To the point that it's exhausting for the people around him.
A simple glance back tells him that... huh. It worked. She's following him, taking him up on the offer. Wasn't sure if it would, since he isn't really sure if it would work on himself... but it felt like it would be less of a bitter pill to swallow, so that was the motivation in taking a step back and handling himself differently than he normally would. There is nothing worse than being pitied and looked down on in his mind, and while he knows that it's not always like that, it feels that way anyway. Toph seemed so proud earlier, that she didn't need his help and now here she is, taking it anyway. He's both a little triumphant, that his approach worked, and in a weird, uncomfortable state of awe again.
Whatever the fuck she's got in her heart and in her head that makes it seem so easy to do the things that are actually hard inwardly, is something that Katsuki needs to find too. Wants to find it. There's gonna be a lot to unpack when he gets home tonight, that's for sure.
The aspiring hero only pauses briefly to watch Toph use her... earth bending again to clear out a spot and impressively construct them a shelter, but otherwise he just sets to task on gathering different sized branches that aren't too moist, and whatever dry foliage he can find. Once he's satisfied with his haul, he makes his way over to her. It's just as he is about to drop the load into the shelter near her feet that she says what she does, and it makes him stop and just stare at her for a second.
Goddamn. Yeah, whatever she's got going on inside is something that he needs. It feels fucking stupid to be admiring some kid for her emotional capacity, but it's also fucking stupid to let that keep him from taking the goddamn lesson where he sees if. If she can do it, why the fuck can't he?
Luckily, Toph Beifong can't see jack or shit, so it's fine to let himself grin a little crookedly to himself. Because he can do it. He's doing it right fucking now. Being better, with people. While he speaks, he's arranging the various branches together to make a proper campfire base. "Katsuki Bakugou. And I'd be a shitty hero if I didn't try. Besides, I've been out here all day too. We're just two assholes who're playing it smart by taking a break."
All it takes to get the fire started is about a minute of him rubbing his hands together around a thick twig. The friction helps to get the sweat on his palms to crop up and then coat the twig with his sweat. Katsuki sets it down in the center of his masterpiece and places his right hand over it, but then thinks twice, glancing to Toph for a second. "Bombs away."
Figures that it's the opposite of a dick move to give her a verbal warning. The explosion isn't anything like he used earlier, but there is still a decent BOOM! when he releases it. Immediately, he dips his head down to lightly blow on the small fire that catches to the dry foliage, over and over until he's gotten it roaring to life.
sorry for the tl;dr this time i got feelings lol
A simple glance back tells him that... huh. It worked. She's following him, taking him up on the offer. Wasn't sure if it would, since he isn't really sure if it would work on himself... but it felt like it would be less of a bitter pill to swallow, so that was the motivation in taking a step back and handling himself differently than he normally would. There is nothing worse than being pitied and looked down on in his mind, and while he knows that it's not always like that, it feels that way anyway. Toph seemed so proud earlier, that she didn't need his help and now here she is, taking it anyway. He's both a little triumphant, that his approach worked, and in a weird, uncomfortable state of awe again.
Whatever the fuck she's got in her heart and in her head that makes it seem so easy to do the things that are actually hard inwardly, is something that Katsuki needs to find too. Wants to find it. There's gonna be a lot to unpack when he gets home tonight, that's for sure.
The aspiring hero only pauses briefly to watch Toph use her... earth bending again to clear out a spot and impressively construct them a shelter, but otherwise he just sets to task on gathering different sized branches that aren't too moist, and whatever dry foliage he can find. Once he's satisfied with his haul, he makes his way over to her. It's just as he is about to drop the load into the shelter near her feet that she says what she does, and it makes him stop and just stare at her for a second.
Goddamn. Yeah, whatever she's got going on inside is something that he needs. It feels fucking stupid to be admiring some kid for her emotional capacity, but it's also fucking stupid to let that keep him from taking the goddamn lesson where he sees if. If she can do it, why the fuck can't he?
Luckily, Toph Beifong can't see jack or shit, so it's fine to let himself grin a little crookedly to himself. Because he can do it. He's doing it right fucking now. Being better, with people. While he speaks, he's arranging the various branches together to make a proper campfire base. "Katsuki Bakugou. And I'd be a shitty hero if I didn't try. Besides, I've been out here all day too. We're just two assholes who're playing it smart by taking a break."
All it takes to get the fire started is about a minute of him rubbing his hands together around a thick twig. The friction helps to get the sweat on his palms to crop up and then coat the twig with his sweat. Katsuki sets it down in the center of his masterpiece and places his right hand over it, but then thinks twice, glancing to Toph for a second. "Bombs away."
Figures that it's the opposite of a dick move to give her a verbal warning. The explosion isn't anything like he used earlier, but there is still a decent BOOM! when he releases it. Immediately, he dips his head down to lightly blow on the small fire that catches to the dry foliage, over and over until he's gotten it roaring to life.