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r/confessions - posted by u/throwaway_FakedDeath 3 months ago
I faked my own death.
What the title says, basically. I (now 23M) faked my own death when I was 13. I’ve always had an unstable quirk, so I let my family think I died in a quirk accident and I started living on the streets. I don’t regret getting out of that house… I would do it again. I just regret leaving my siblings with our father. But I’ve kept up with them from the sidelines, and they seem fine. They would be better without our father in the picture, but there’s nothing I can do about that right now.
I miss them sometimes, but I know they’re better off with me dead.
EDIT: I did all of this to get away from my abusive father. I thought that much was obvious.
EDIT 2: For everyone telling me I should have reported him to the police, what makes you think I didn’t try? My father is a very highly respected public figure. If I said his name right now, you all would laugh this off as a joke just like the police did a decade ago.
FINAL EDIT: Fuck all of you.
250 Comments - 85% upvoted
batty_babe - 3m
OP, why didn’t you tell the police?
EDIT: Just read OP’s second edit. I’m sorry the police didn’t believe you. Where was your mother during all this?throwaway_FakedDeath - 3m
At that age, I had similar features to my father, and my mother avoided looking at me more often than not due to her fear of my father.SquirtleWannabe - 3m
You’re trying to tell us that the wife of a “highly respected public figure” was terrified of her husband and the police still didn’t believe you when you tried to tell them about the abuse? Sounds legit.
SavvySerpentry - 3m
How did a 13 year old child survive on the streets alone?throwaway_FakedDeath - 3m
Barely.SavvySerpentry - 3m
???????
RyukuFan - 3m
This has to be a troll.
r/Deathinthefamily - posted by u/IcyHot - 2 months ago
A decade today.
Today is the 10 year anniversary of my oldest brother’s death. He was 13 when he died. I’m 15 now. I’m older than he will ever be. I don’t know how to feel. We were never close (for reasons I would rather not discuss), but he always took care of me when I needed him. When I got hurt, he was always the first one to patch me up. He was… He was kind, and caring, and he wanted to be the world’s best pro-hero. But he was angry - not at me, never at me or our other siblings, but at our father. Our father always told him he couldn’t be a hero because his quirk was too dangerous. It made him angry, and it made him work even harder with his quirk. I guess our father was right, though, because my brother’s quirk was ultimately the thing that killed him.
Sorry for rambling. Bad habit I picked up from a friend. I hope my brother is resting well.
15 Comments - 98% upvoted
RubyRaddler - 2m
I’m sorry for your loss. I hope you are able to spend the day surrounded by people you love.IcyHot - 2m
Thank you. My other siblings and I are going to visit our mother today.
YakYakYak - 2m
Your dad sounds like a POS, no offense. What kind of person says that to their own 13-year-old kid? I’m sorry for your loss.IcyHot - 2m
My father is… no longer the person he used to be. Thank you.
r/AmITheAsshole - posted by u/Blue_is_Hotter 1 month ago
AITA for wanting my other friend to drive?
My (24M) friend (21M) “S” is the person in our group who drives the most often. We all live together and share one large van. He’s not the only one who knows how to drive, he just drives more than everyone else.
And I have absolutely no idea why.
S is not necessarily a bad driver, but… Well, he’s not a great driver, either. He takes corners too sharply, stays a steady 20 km/h above the limit, and only stops at stop signs when he sees a cop. On top of all of that, I have a lot of health issues which lead to me getting severe motion sickness.
Our other friend, “A” (32M) is the only other one of us left who knows how to drive. He’s a much safer driver, and his driving doesn’t make me want to puke. I don’t know how S became our go-to driver when A is right there, usually holding the map. I know how to read a map! S knows how to read a map! Hell, the others probably know how to read maps, too! Why does A have to be the designated map-reader?
Anyway, I brought this up to the others. S and A were there along with our other friends (T, 21M; H, 17F; B, 31M) and S got really mad at me for even suggesting that A drive. I told S that his driving makes me sick (this is not new information to him - I have literally thrown up in front of him) but he wasn’t having it. T said he doesn’t care either way, and H got mad at me for hurting S’s feelings. B seemed to agree with me, but he can be unclear sometimes, so I’m not really sure. A didn’t say anything in the moment, and although T ultimately told me to drop it and that S would stay our driver, A approached me afterwards and said that if I need to go anywhere by myself, he’ll drive me.
S is still mad at me. He refuses to even look at me. To be honest, I don’t feel bad about it - getting sick all the time because my friend drives like a madman is just making my stomach issues worse. But I’m curious, in the eyes of some internet strangers, AITA?
EDIT: I don’t drive because I have visual impairment. B and T don’t drive for quirk-related safety reasons. H is 17 and fucking crazy. We used to have a friend “K” (20s?F) who drove, but she died.
EDIT 2: Stop focusing on H being 17 and answer the fucking question.
90 Comments - 93% upvoted
SkyBisons - 1m
INFO: How exactly did you phrase this request?
EDIT: Okay, ESH except A, B, and H. Dude, be nicer to your friends. Also, what’s up with everyone treating T’s opinion like the word of God?Blue_is_Hotter - 1m
I said “A needs to be our driver from now on. I’m sick of puking my guts out every day just because S is scared of the fucking break pedal.” Then S said “Fuck you, man, you know I taught myself this shit.” And I said, “A taught himself too and he’s a million fucking times better than you are.” S flipped me off and stormed out of the room. Then everything went as I said it until T said “Blue, I don’t give a fuck if it makes you sick, S drives.” And that was that.
Energy_Enemy - 1m
LMAO. I read OP’s replies to some comments. How tf does this guy have his license? OP, NTA. Sure, you could’ve gone about it in a nicer way, but it’s not cool for your friend to drive that way knowing it makes you sick.Blue_is_Hotter - 1m
Thanks. And he doesn’t have a license.
YakYakYak - 1m
Read your other replies, OP. YTA for letting someone without a license drive around instead of turning him into the police. I don’t care if he’s your friend, he’s going to kill someone! Tell him if he doesn’t stop driving without a license, you’re going to report him to the police, and let A drive.Blue_is_Hotter - 1m
Lol, for some reason I don’t think he would take a threat like that very seriously from me. A doesn’t have a license either, so it would make me a hypocrite anyway.
JeepersWeepers - 1m
Why is a group of 20 and 30-something year old men regularly hanging out with a 17 year old girl? Yuck.Blue_is_Hotter - 1m
How about you mind your own business and don’t assume shit that isn’t true?
r/MedicalSchool - posted by u/I_Hate_Endeavor 3 weeks ago
[Vent] Ethics is my hardest class?
Somehow, Ethics is the class I’m struggling in the most.
I’ve never thought of myself as someone with poor morals. I really don’t think I’m a bad person - I always do my best to put others before myself, I care about people’s feelings - but I spend hours pouring over my text just to receive an 85% on an ethics quiz.
My professor doesn’t seem to understand where it’s coming from either. He’s my professor for other subjects as well, and we’ve developed a rather close student-professor relationship.
The thing is - I have a theory. This might make me sound bad, but just hear me out.
My family life growing up was rough, to say the least. I’m not really comfortable going into too much detail, but just imagine abuse, emotional neglect, death of a sibling, and a mother who is no longer…available. My father doesn’t work in healthcare, but his career does have a bit of an overlap with it, and he was always pushing his opinions of HCW’s and the system as a whole on us. As I grew older, I tried to reject everything he taught me, but… I think maybe some of his opinions as a child got to me. Of course I don’t agree with when he said that patients should be prioritized by social status, or that quirkless people don’t deserve healthcare at all, but… I don’t know. Maybe some of the smaller things - the things that are getting me on the tests - maybe I got them from him? His morals are skewed beyond repair.
I don’t really need any advice. I know that all I can do is study harder and try to change my thinking. This isn’t something I can talk to anyone about face-to-face, because everyone who knows me knows who my father is. I just had to get it out. Thanks for listening.
5 comments - 100% upvoted
FeatherWings - 3w
You’ve got this, OP!
r/AmITheAsshole posted by u/throwaway_FakedDeath 3 weeks ago
WIBTA if I continue to keep my past a secret?
I used this throwaway account once before on r/confessions (link) so if you saw that post, you will already know this, but when I was 13, I (now 24M) faked my own death to get away from my abusive father. I lived on the streets by myself for about a decade until last year, when I joined a group of friends. Technically we still live on the streets but that doesn’t matter right now.
My friends know nothing about my past. They don’t even know my real name. They’ve tried to pester me about it, but I have refused to tell them anything. As I mentioned in my other post, my father is a well respected (and well known) member of society. It’s not that I think my friends wouldn’t believe me - they’ve all been in similar situations (not quite the same, but close enough that I know they wouldn’t doubt my story for a second), I just… I don’t want to tell them. Not yet, anyway. One day, they’ll know. Just… not right now.
Here’s the problem. Someone new (23M, “H”) joined our group. Of course he doesn’t know who I am. In fact, he’s a fan of my father. Their work overlaps a lot and even though my father has a shitty attitude, H always comes back happy after working with him.
H doesn’t have much of a choice when it comes to working with my father - even if I told him every single thing my father did, H would have to work with him. So it’s not like telling H will mean he will leave my father’s presence.
I know that H has secrets of his own. The name he goes by around us is not his legal name either, and he’s cagey if anyone tries to ask about his life before the age of 16. I know his real name and everything about his past, but I know he will never be able to figure mine out unless I tell him myself.
I also know that H has feelings for me. I am interested in him as well.
So, here’s my question: WIBTA if i pursued a relationship with H without telling him about my past? He already likes me despite not knowing about it, and he keeps his own past a secret from me (he doesn’t know that I found out).
EDIT: Don’t worry about how I found out about his past. I’m not planning on telling him that I know anything just yet.
EDIT 2: Stop trying to guess who my father is. You’re all wrong anyway - you’re not even looking in the right industry.
86 Comments - 94% upvoted
SavvySerpentry - 3w
Never expected to see another post from this account. Hope you’re doing well, OP.
As for the question…NTA for keeping your past a secret. It doesn’t sound like you hurt anyone really, and nobody is owed an explanation of your trauma.
That being said, OP, please don’t try to start a relationship here. Everything you’ve described sounds so unhealthy, I can’t imagine anything other than a toxic relationship brewing. There’s way too many secrets between the two of you, how can you ever trust H to tell you the truth? How can H ever trust you to tell him the truth?
Finally, OP…I know this doesn’t relate to your post, but please, tell your siblings you’re alive. They deserve to have you in their lives.throwaway_FakedDeath - 3w
Don’t bring my fuckin siblings into this.
PYT_Peachy - 3w
How did you even find out about H’s childhood without him finding out?
YTA, OP. If your father is dangerous, and H is forced to work closely with him, H deserves to know about the risk. Even if that weren’t true, YTA for going searching for details about his past while refusing to offer up your own. Any relationship between you two is doomed for failure.
YakYakYak - 3w
5000 yen says his dad is an actor.
Also OP, YTA.FeatherWings - 3w
Too vague. No bet. Start naming names and then maybe you’ve got a deal.
r/Herobashing - posted by u/Blue_is_Hotter 2 weeks ago
Endeavor sucks
Endeavor is the worst. Evil, evil man. I can’t wait until he falls. Never should have gotten no. 1.
EDIT: This is a sub for talking shit about heroes, for all the dumbfucks who saw this on the trending page and came to defend their fav.
188 Comments - 63% upvoted
I_Hate_Endeavor - 2w
OP, you read my mind.
Hot_n_Heavie - 2w
Endeavor is the best. You just hate him because you’re jealous of him. You wish you could have even a quarter of the power and fame and love that he gets. I bet if you saw Endeavor on the streets, you would be begging him for an autograph just like the rest of us. You’re so big and tough on the internet but in real life, what do you do? Nothing, that’s what. Fucking loser, go do something worthwhile with your time and leave Endeavor alone.Blue_is_Hotter - 2w
I wish you could see how much I’m laughing right now. If only you knew half of it, lol.
FeatherWings - 2w
I’ve met him. He can be rude and cold (ironic, I know) but he’s really a great hero. An inspiration to many, I’m sure.I_Hate_Endeavor - 2w
God, I hope not.
IcyHot - 2w
Yeah.
r/relationships - posted by u/FeatherWings 2 weeks ago
I have feelings for someone I shouldn’t.
Sorry, long post ahead. TL;DR at the end.
I (23M) have feelings for someone (24M) that I realistically can’t have feelings for.
There are a lot of things I can’t go into detail about for legal reasons, but I’ll do my best to explain despite it. I recently was sent on a new project for work. It’s on-location work, so I met a brand new group of people for this project (the group had been working together for a while, my position is the only new thing here). There is one person I work more closely with, we’ll call him D. Immediately, I thought D was incredibly attractive. He looks…like nobody I’ve met before. And as we began working together and becoming closer, my feelings continued to grow. Talking to him feels so natural, we banter like old friends, and I really feel like I could tell him anything, even things that I haven’t talked about in over a decade.
The problem is, my company outright bans inter-workplace romance. Entering a relationship with someone you work with will result in the loss of your job as well as completely blacklisting you from the industry. If I were to pursue a relationship with D, and we got caught, it would ruin me. If I am blacklisted from the industry, there is genuinely nothing else I can do. I’ve gone to specialized schools since I was a child in preparation for this career, I don’t know how to do much else.
There’s another thing aside from the career aspect. I don’t quite know how to phrase this (again, legal things) but I’ll try my best.
There is a…pretty huge thing we disagree on. It’s kind of like if I were very staunchly anti-tattoo, he would be covered head-to-toe in tattoos (this is not the case, just the best example I can think of). It’s not something either of us can really take back on either end, and it’s not something we can realistically come to an agreement about.
That being said - I already like him despite it. I’m not sure what that says about me…it’s something that bothers me about him, but I’ve been shoving it to the back of my mind for so long already, maybe I can just pretend for a little longer?
Anyway, sorry again for the long post. I’m just not sure what to do here. I get the feeling that my feelings for him are returned, but I don’t know if I want to risk taking things further.
TL;DR: I have feelings for someone I work with. If I were to pursue these feelings and my bosses found out, I would be fired and blacklisted from the industry. I have been training for this career since I was a child and I genuinely cannot do anything else. There is also a potentially deal-breaking disagreement between us; while I still like him despite it, I can’t say for sure that it would never come up in an argument or something similar.
89 Comments - 97% upvoted
Blue_is_Hotter - 2w
Wow, this reminds me a lot of a similar situation I’m in. It’s not exactly the same… But it’s similar.
Honestly, this might be an unpopular opinion, but I think you should go for it. Screw your bosses. Would D’s bosses not care? If not, maybe you can get in with them. You say you would be blacklisted from the industry, but I just don’t see how that could be possible. Your bosses may make it sound that way, but there’s no way they can realistically enforce that unless they have a monopoly over the entire industry (i.e entertainment companies blacklisting idols, HPSC controlling all heroes). Even if that is the case, it sounds like a shitty industry to be in. So fuck ‘em!
As for the disagreement… If you really care about each other, you’ll figure it out. If it turns out that it’s something too big to get around, then it’s not meant to work.
Go for it, OP. You got this.FeatherWings - 2w
Wow. Thank you. You’re right, it is kind of a shitty industry to be in. Fuck ‘em!
PrincessZee - 2w
Don’t do it, OP. It sounds to me like the risks outweigh the gains by a lot. If this were a relationship that you were confident could survive the trials of time, it might be a different story, but the fact that there’s already a huge conflict between you two and you’re not even together does not spell good news to me. I don’t think it’s worth risking your career - your entire livelihood - over a relationship that will almost certainly end in heartbreak. I’m sorry, but I don’t want to see you on this sub three months later telling us that you got fired and your boyfriend dumped you and now you’re jobless and single and don’t know what to do with your life.YakYakYak - 2w
Exactly this. OP, listen to PrincessZee. Don’t do this.
BornAgainRobot - 2w
Usually I’m all about following your heart, but in this situation, I think it’s too risky. I’m sorry, OP, but I think you should stick with your career instead of chasing a man when you don’t even sound confident in the relationship.
r/RBI - posted by u/IcyHot 2 weeks ago
I think my presumed-dead brother might secretly be alive.
I’m so sorry if this is the wrong sub. I wasn’t sure where else to post it. I’m hoping you all might be able to help me.
This is a very difficult story, and I have to keep some things out of the story for anonymity’s sake, but I hope it all makes sense. If more information is needed, please let me know in the comments and I’ll do my best.
I’ve posted about this before in a different sub (link) but my brother is (apparently) dead and has been for over ten years now. I was 5 when he “died” and I’m sixteen now. (EDIT: He was thirteen.)
My brother has a fire quirk and he always struggled with control over it. Alongside his lack of control, his body wasn’t built for a fire quirk, so his quirk burnt him when he used it. Initially, he trained his quirk with our father (EDIT: our father has always wanted his children to be pro-heroes, hence the quirk training as soon as our quirks came in. Yes, I know now that this is not a healthy childhood), but after our father found out about my brother’s quirk burning him, he banned my brother from ever using his quirk again. This upset my brother a lot, as he still wanted to be a pro-hero, and it led to my brother regularly sneaking out of the house to practice his quirk by himself in the forest near our property. Obviously, I can look back and realize that my father made a huge mistake in his handling of my brother’s quirk. I believe my father now realizes this too, but I do not talk to him about much, especially not anything about my brother.
Anyway, eventually some sort of argument between him and my mother occurred (I don’t know the details - she has always refused to say anything further and I will not be pushing her to tell me) and my brother once again ran into the forest. All I know is that he was more upset than usual that day, and we believe that his heightened emotional state caused him to further lose control of his quirk. His flames, which while hot before were always still the typical orange colour, burned blue. Apparently they burned as hot as 2000 degrees celsius. The story I’ve been told is that he died in the fire, and all that remained of him was a small piece of his jaw bone.
I don’t believe it.
I think my brother escaped the fire. It doesn’t make sense to me that his entire body, bones and all, would burn up in the fire, aside from one small piece of his jaw bone?
I know how this must sound. I’m a sixteen year old kid who doesn’t want to believe his brother is dead. If you read my other post, you know that my brother took care of me a lot as a child. But I’m serious. I think he’s alive. I know that if he survived the fire, he would be severely disfigured. And, remembering my brother the way I do, I wouldn’t be surprised if his anger took over and he began to hate heroes as a whole.
To be honest, sometimes I think my brother might be the villain Dabi. His eyes are the same colour, and Dabi clearly has some pretty significant burns on his jaw. But I don’t know. Maybe I’m just seeing him everywhere.
Anyway. Sorry for the long post. I hope it all makes sense. I would just really appreciate any help in figuring out if my brother managed to survive the fire, living away from us for the past ten years. I wouldn’t blame him if he did. I can’t imagine he would ever want to return to our father once he got out.
Even if you all can’t figure out anything about my brother, I appreciate the time spent reading this post. Thank you.
UPDATE: it looks like we’ve found a throwaway Reddit account. If, by any chance, someone happens to know the main account of u/throwaway_FakedDeath I would really really appreciate it.
95 Comments - 92% upvoted
FeatherWings - 2w
Sorry, I don’t have an answer to your question, but I saw this on the trending page and I just have to say: this is some heavy stuff, man. Do you have someone you can talk to about this? I get that you can’t/don’t want to go in-depth about your childhood on here, and I understand why that’s something you might want to avoid, but is there someone in your life who you trust that you can talk to?IcyHot - 2w
Yes. My friend knows all about my childhood. Thank you for the concern.
Born_Hater - 2w
Why was your father training your brother with his quirk? That doesn’t feel right to me. And, if you don’t mind me asking, how old was your brother when he “died”?IcyHot - 2w
I edited the post to include the answer to both your questions, but to answer you directly, my father wanted his children to be pro-heroes, so he began training our quirks as soon as they manifested. I am aware that this is unethical. My father was not a very great person when I was a child. As for your second question, sorry, I forgot to mention it in this post because I said it in my post on the other sub. My brother was 13 when this happened.
SavvySerpentry - 2w
Oh my gosh. This reminds me of another post I read on r/confessions (link). TL;DR: OP says he faked his own death at 13, and at the time of posting (a few months ago) he was 23. He mentions that his father is abusive and he tried telling the police, but because of his father’s place in society, the police never believed him. Does this sound like it could be your brother?IcyHot - 2w
Wow. Yes, I think there’s a good chance this is my brother.
I… I don’t know what to say.SavvySerpentry - 2w
I am so sorry. It’s a throwaway account. I don’t know his main account. He made another post (which I’m sure you can find through his post history if you haven’t already) on r/aita but I’ve never seen any reference to his main account. I hope someone else is able to dig up some information for you!!
Lil00zi - 2w
Why would you assume your brother is the villain Dabi? Have you told anyone about your suspicions? Like, the police?IcyHot - 2w
I haven’t told anyone. The people around me have labelled me a ‘conspiracy theorist’ because of things like that, and I know that they would all just brush me off if I were to bring something like this up without any sort of proof. And right now, the only sort of “proof” that I have is a hunch - not to mention the fact that my brother is legally dead. Right now, it’s not worth telling anyone. If I were to dig up some proof that I think anyone outside of my family could believe, then I would bring it up.
r/relationships - posted by u/FeatherWings 1 week ago
I just found out a huge secret about my boyfriend’s past, and I’m not sure how to proceed.
I (23M) am in a pretty new relationship. When I say pretty new, I mean as in less-than-a-month new. We’re still learning about each other. (EDIT: for those asking, yes it’s the person from my last post. He asked me out the day after I posted).
My boyfriend (24M) told me today that he had something important to get off his chest. I wasn’t totally sure what to expect, but of course I told him that he can tell me anything.
I can’t say a lot, but it all boils down to an abusive childhood, a terrible father who I had considered myself a fan of until about an hour ago, and a faked death. He told me that he knows all about my terrible (secret) childhood (apparently he got the information from my estranged mother?), and he felt it was only fair that I know about his.
I don’t know what to do, honestly. It’s a lot to take in. His father is a public figure who I’ve been a fan of since childhood, and who I’ve worked with in a professional setting. I’ve met his siblings - they all believe him to be dead. I don’t know how I can look at his family the same, but I have to, because he’s trusting me with his secret and it’s just not my story to tell. Obviously I can’t call myself a fan of his father any longer, but I still have to work with him sometimes, I don’t have a choice in the matter, and I don’t know how I can act normally around him knowing what I do now.
I don’t know how to support my boyfriend, either. I would like to say that he’s been coping well for the past decade, but that would make me a liar. But I don’t know how to help him - his method of coping with the abuse has become a huge part of his identity and I know it’s nothing he plans on changing - he doesn’t even want to. (EDIT: sorry, I can’t go into any more detail regarding this. It is literally not possible).
I just don’t know what to do here. I would appreciate absolutely any advice you can give.
120 Comments - 91% upvoted
YakYakYak - 1w
This reminds me a ton of this AITA post from like a week ago (link). Kinda spooky, tbh.SavvySerpentry - 1w
OMG! I was just thinking about this. Does this mean OP is dating u/IcyHot ‘s “dead” brother????
Blue_is_Hotter - 1w
WTF? If this is who I think it is, I’m going to kill you.SavvySerpentry - 1w
WOW!!! Are you u/throwaway_FakedDeath ??Blue_is_Hotter - 1w
Fuck. I’m seriously going to kill him.
I_Hate_Endeavor - 1w
Lol, sounds like my childhood, just with a less permanent death I guess.IcyHot - 1w
I’m messaging you.
Hawt stuff
hawks did you fucking post about everything
i just told you on reddit?
Received 21:54
Hawks
Um...
So I guess you’re Blue_is_Hotter?
Sent 21:55
Hawt stuff
fucking obviously
Received 21:55
[INCOMING CALL: Hawt stuff]
[ACCEPT CALL]
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[CALL ENDED - 55 minutes]
r/RBI - posted by u/IcyHot 6 days ago
UPDATE: I think my presumed-dead brother might secretly be alive.
(Link to original post)
So, you all may remember that last time we (probably) found my “dead” brother’s throwaway account, where he posted about faking his death at 13 and being away from home for ten years.
Well, something interesting has happened since then.
A post was made on r/relationships (link) that people realized sounded really similar to my situation. Another user commented on the post through their main account, and once confronted, confirmed their identity as u/throwaway_FakedDeath. (I will continue to reference the throwaway account in order to keep things clear, as well as to ensure his main account does not get bombarded with notifications. If you view the r/relationships post, please leave him alone).
Also in that post, my (other, never-dead) brother commented. So now, u/I_Hate_Endeavor and I are attempting to figure this out together.
Because the poster on r/relationships said that he has met his partner’s father and siblings, we have a pretty solid idea of who it might be. The number of people who have met all of us and our father is slim, so it makes it easy to pick them out. The problem is getting him to confess.
So, Reddit, that’s it for now. I don’t have the phone number of the person my brother and I suspect, but my father does, so I’m going to bother him for it. I’ll keep you updated if I can.
54 Comments - 88% upvoted
YakYakYak - 6d
Oh man, I’m so invested in this. Your other brother joined the search! It just keeps getting more and more interesting.
I hope you’re able to get something out of the person you text. I hope you’re right about him being the poster on r/relationships!I_Hate_Endeavor - 6d
We hope so too, lol. IcyHot just got the number from our father. I’m literally on the edge of my seat with anticipation.
[UNKNOWN NUMBER]
Are you dating my “dead” brother?
Received 17:03
[UNKNOWN NUMBER]
I should have assumed you would be on
patrol at this time. Sorry. Don’t rush for me.
Received 18:32
Hawks
Who is this? How did you get this number?
Sent 22:19
[UNKNOWN NUMBER]
This is Todoroki Shouto. My father gave me
your number. I should have introduced myself
in my first text. I forgot you wouldn’t have my
number. Sorry about that.
Received 22:25
[SAVE CONTACT: Little Todoroki]
Hawks
No worries, Todoroki!
Sent 22:27
Now what’s this about me dating
your dead brother?
Sent 22:27
Little Todoroki
My oldest brother, Touya. He
supposedly died about ten years
ago, but Natsuo and I don’t believe that.
Received 22:30
There’s a Reddit post that we believe sounds
like you talking about dating Touya. So that’s
why I’m asking (and Natsuo is also curious).
Received 22:31
Hawks
A Reddit post?
Sent 22:31
[CHAT WITH: Hawt stuff]
Hawks
I think I might have screwed us
Sent 22:31
Like more than we thought
Sent 22:31
Hawt stuff
what?
Received 22:32
[CHAT WITH: Little Todoroki]
Little Todoroki
Yes. Here’s a link to it:
reddit.com/r/RBI/co…
Received 22:32
Hawks
Hm.
Sent 22:33
[CHAT WITH: Hawt stuff]
Hawks
LOOK at this!!!
[Screenshot attached]
Sent 22:33
Hawt stuff
goddammit birdie
Received 22:33
give me the kids number
Received 22:33
Hawks
What! No! I can’t do that!
Sent 22:33
Hawt stuff
what do u think im going to hurt him?
Received 22:34
i’ll just tell him im alive. wont tell him
who i am now. thats what u wanted
me to do isnt it?
Received 22:34
Hawks
...Fine.
[Contact attached]
Sent 22:34
[SAVE CONTACT: sho]
T.T
hey kiddo.
Sent 22:36
sho
Who is this?
Received 22:36
T.T
of course the bird wouldn’t
tell you that he gave me your
number.
Sent 22:36
who do u think it is
Sent 22:37
sho
...Touya?
Received 22:37
T.T
yeah, kid
Sent 22:37
you were right, ok
Sent 22:37
good job figuring it out through reddit
of all places.
Sent 22:38
[NEW MESSAGE: UNKNOWN NUMBER]
[UNKNOWN NUMBER]
Touya? It’s Natsuo.
Shouto gave me your number.
Received 22:37
[SAVE CONTACT: natsu]
T.T
hey natsu
Sent 22:38
nice to hear from ya too
Sent 22:38
natsu
Where are you, Touya?
We miss you. I want to visit you.
Received 22:39
T.T
thats not a great idea. sorry
natsu. i would like to visit u too
if it were possible.
Sent 22:39
but it just isnt
Sent 22:39
[CHAT WITH: sho]
sho
Touya, can I ask you
a question? And you
answer honestly?
Received 22:39
T.T
i dunno, kiddo
Sent 22:40
it might not be the answer
u wanna hear
Sent 22:40
sho
It doesn’t matter if
it’s what I want to hear
or not. I want the truth.
Received 22:41
Please.
Received 22:41
T.T
well then, alright
Sent 22:41
i’ll do my best
Sent 22:42
sho
Are you the villain Dabi?
Received 22:42
T.T
if i am are you going
to tell the heroes?
Sent 22:43
sho
No.
Received 22:43
I just need to know for
myself.
Received 22:43
[CHAT WITH: pretty bird]
T.T
birdie what the fuck do
i say to this
[Screenshot attached]
Sent 22:44
pretty bird
Oh, God
Received 22:44
If he thinks you’re Dabi that
means he thinks I’m dating Dabi
Received 22:44
Which is true obviously but he
can’t know that! But clearly
he already does!
Received 22:45
T.T
ur right
Sent 22:45
he wouldnt ask if he
didnt already think it
was true. i’ll tell him
Sent 22:45
itll be fine, pretty bird
Sent 22:45
if hes texting me while he thinks
im a villain, hes not going to
sell you out, either
Sent 22:46
pretty bird
Oh lord Jesus
Sent 22:46
I can’t breathe actually
Sent 22:47
T.T
im on my way over, birdie
Sent 22:47
try not to hyperventilate before
i get there.
Sent 22:47
[CHAT WITH: sho]
T.T
yes.
Sent 22:48
sorry i cant talk any longer
today. maybe another time
Sent 22:49
sho
Okay.
Received 22:49
Your secret and Hawks’ is
safe with me.
Received 22:49
I think I understand.
Received 22:50
r/RBI - posted by u/I_Hate_Endeavor 5 days ago
FINAL UPDATE: I think my presumed-dead brother might secretly be alive
(Link to original post)
(Link to first update)
Hello, all. I am posting this on behalf of my brother who is swamped with high school homework.
As we mentioned in the post yesterday, IcyHot pestered our father for the phone number of the person we thought may have been the author of the post on r/relationships.
My brother was able to get in contact with him, and shared photos of the exchange with me (to be completely honest, I probably should have done it. I momentarily forgot that my brother doesn’t understand anything about social cues, lol).
While he didn’t outright confirm or deny anything (he left my brother on Read), after texting the suspected author, our brother texted IcyHot and told him that FeatherWings gave him the number. He confirmed that he is, in fact, our “dead” brother, at which point IcyHot shared his number with me and I was able to contact my brother myself.
So, yes, u/throwaway_FakedDeath is our not-so-dead brother. I don’t know where we’re going to continue from here, but I would like to take a moment to thank everyone on behalf of myself and my brother for all of your help locating him. Without the help from the people on this sub, I’m sure we would have gone our entire lives thinking he was dead. If nothing else, we never would have been able to talk to him again. So thank you, r/RBI community members.
85 Comments - 97% upvoted
SavvySerpentry - 5d
Ahh! I’m so happy! I told u/throwaway_FakedDeath that you would be happy to hear from him again, but he didn’t believe me. I’m so glad this all has a happy ending. I hope everything works out well for all of you. And I hope you’ve all been able to get away from your father. I’ve tried to refrain from talking about him, but he truly sounds like a horrible father. I’m sorry you all had to go through everything you did in your childhoods.I_Hate_Endeavor - 5d
Thank you for the kind words.
MMO_Meerkat - 5d
I honestly think this entire exchange belongs in the Reddit hall of fame.
YakYakYak - 5d
I love a happy ending :)
r/news - posted by u/Shirt_Theif_9000 1 day ago
[BREAKING] League of Villains Member Dabi Reveals He is the Legally Dead Son of Pro-Hero Endeavor
A-Ranked villain Dabi of the infamous League of Villains has gone on television to announce his parentage - and it’s not looking great for the heroes.
At 15:42 today, all screens in Japan were taken over by the League of Villains. Once the screens were interrupted, a video began to play. In it, the villain Dabi was seen sitting in an unremarkable room. Dabi used the video to tell his story - that he is the son of pro-hero Endeavor, also known as Todoroki Enji. Dabi alleges that his childhood under Endeavor’s roof was “abusive” before breaking into laughter that can only be described as maniacal.
Dabi goes on to allege a childhood of quirk training and neglect in the Todoroki home. He finishes the story with a claim of faking his own death at the age of thirteen to escape his father’s alleged abuse.
Before the video ends, Dabi shows the camera the results of a blood DNA test. He explains that Endeavor’s blood was collected after the fight with the High End Nomu and that the test shows a 99.9% relation between the two samples.
Currently, police say they’re unsure how Dabi was able to take control of every screen in Japan, but it is under investigation. Although none of the currently known members of the League of Villains possess any quirk capable of this power, police state that a quirk is not out of the question.
When asked about Dabi’s claims of his childhood under Endeavor, the police declined to comment. We have reached out to Endeavor’s agency for comment, but they too have declined comment.
If you missed Dabi’s video, you can watch it below:
[EMBEDDED VIDEO]
378 Comments - 96% upvoted
HairyHoundDog - 1d
It has to be bs, right? Endeavor wouldn’t do that to his own kids.JettisonJeans - 1d
I don’t know. I’ve heard Endeavor is a real nasty guy to be around. Harsh and uncaring. It wouldn’t surprise me to hear he abused his kids, too. Just look at all the unnecessary property damage he causes every time he takes down a villain.
FloppyVibranium - 1d
I mean, it explains Dabi’s anger any time he sees Endeavor, doesn’t it? Plus, didn’t he attack the UA class with Endeavor’s other son?
Energy_Enemy - 1d
Not to be that person, but does anyone else think his story sounds eerily similar to the things described in those RBI posts?
EDIT: Link to the first post it’s also worth checking out the post from the throwaway account mentioned.SavvySerpentry - 1d
Oh God. No, it can’t be. Because that would mean I was interacting with a villain! Without ever knowing it!YakYakYak - 1d
This would imply that one of Endeavor’s sons (and, God, I never knew he had children other than Shouto) has the username I_Hate_Endeavor. And, really, doesn’t that just strengthen Dabi’s case?
r/RBI - posted by YakYakYak 10 hours ago
We need to talk about Blue_is_Hotter
Hey everyone. First post in this sub, but I’m a long-time reader and commenter.
And I think we need to talk about Blue_is_Hotter - and, more specifically, how he’s probably the villain Dabi.
For those who aren’t aware, a couple weeks ago a post was made in this sub about a user’s supposedly dead older brother who the user believed to still be alive. It was later discovered that the user was correct, and the brother was actually a Reddit user as well. Everything finished with an update from their other brother confirming that the two of them were back in contact with their not-actually-dead brother. (Link pt 1, link pt 2, link pt 3.)
It’s worth noting that in the original post, the author mentioned they sometimes believed their dead brother could be the villain Dabi.
Now, based off the ages, it seems like IcyHot is Todoroki Shouto, and I_Hate_Endeavor is Todoroki Natsuo.
Looking through the post history of throwaway_FakedDeath (the original throwaway account discovered with a story similar to IcyHot’s story of his dead brother), IcyHot, I_Hate_Endeavor (and let’s not even talk about that username), and Blue_is_Hotter (“dead” brother/Dabi’s main account) doesn’t paint a pretty picture. It tells a history of abuse, neglect, quirk training, an obsession with heroism, and a parent whose status made it impossible for his children to get the help they needed.
I implore you to ask yourself: Who, if not Endeavor, would have the status that would cause a police officer to laugh at accusations of child abuse? Who, if not the son of Endeavor, would “die” in a fire of his own making due to an unstable quirk? (By the way: Todoroki Shouto has a combination ice/fire quirk. Who wants to bet his mother has an ice quirk, and Dabi got a body meant for ice and a quirk meant for fire?)
Who, if not the abuse victims of Endeavor, would make (and/or agree with) a Reddit post bashing Endeavor? (Link note how all three are present)
In my opinion, this is all pretty solid evidence that points to Blue_is_Hotter being the villain Dabi.
My question for you, however, is actually regarding his apparent boyfriend.
A week ago, a post was made in r/relationships (link) wherein a poster said that his less-than-a-month-together boyfriend told him about his past, and OP didn’t know how to deal with it. Blue_is_Hotter commented on the post, confirming that they were the boyfriend of this person, apparently upset that he has brought his personal information to the internet. The post is touched on in the second r/RBI post by IcyHot (and I_Hate_Endeavor). IcyHot confirms that he and I_Hate_Endeavor have an idea of who r/relationship OP (FeatherWings) might be, and that he was going to try to contact FeatherWings that evening. FeatherWings does mention in his post on r/relationships that he has met Blue_is_Hotter’s siblings, not knowing they were his siblings at the time - this is how IcyHot and I_Hate_Endeavor figure out who he is (as confirmed in the final RBI update).
A post made by Blue_is_Hotter (I just - as in, as I was typing it - realized that this is a reference to his quirk. My God) 3 weeks ago states that he has feelings for someone who is a “fan” of his abusive father, and also is someone who does not have a choice but to work closely with his father.
A post made 2 weeks ago by FeatherWings states that he has feelings for someone who, if he were to be caught engaging in a relationship with, would destroy his career.
If we assume that Blue_is_Hotter is Dabi AKA Todoroki Touya, that makes his father a pro-hero. And if we assume that IcyHot (seriously, what is it with Todoroki siblings and usernames? This is clearly a reference to his quirk) and I_Hate_Endeavor are in fact Todoroki Shouto and Todoroki Natsuo, that also makes their father a pro-hero (obviously).
Who works closely with heroes? Other heroes. Who would be the most likely to meet the children of a pro-hero they admire? Another pro-hero. Whose career would be destroyed if they were caught in a relationship with a known villain? Well, anyone’s, but especially a pro-hero.
I think you get where I’m going here: I think FeatherWings is a pro-hero in a relationship with the villain Dabi.
I’m just not sure which one he is.
Sorry, I don’t think I can make a TL;DR for this post. Thanks for reading, I look forward to seeing what Reddit can come up with for this one.
159 Comments - 98% upvoted
SavvySerpentry - 10 hours ago
Oh God. It’s too much for me to pretend to believe anything else. The proof is all right there. Todoroki Shouto even thought so himself. I can only hope he told the heroes as soon as he found out. They should be able to trace Dabi from his phone number.YakYakYak - 10 hours ago
I would hope so, but I imagine Dabi probably ditched his phone as soon as he posted the video.
BestestJeanestt - 9 hours ago
Doesn’t the username just SCREAM Hawks? Maybe it’s a little on the nose, but c’mon - Feather Wings? Name one other hero who has feathery wings. I know Ryuku has wings, but hers don’t have feathers.RandoSnipee - 9 hours ago
Hawks following the Todoroki trend of obvious Reddit usernames I see. This makes too much sense to be wrong. But why the hell would a hero like Hawks enter a relationship with someone like Dabi?? Jesus, the hero community has really gone to shit, hasn’t it.
I_Hate_Endeavor - 5 hours ago
In my defense, I had no idea. He refused to tell me where I could find him. He said me coming to visit him would be a bad idea. I guess now I know why. Whether or not Shouto knew, I have no idea. I turned the phone number over to the police, but they told me he’s already dumped the phone.
Also, for the record, my father hasn’t said a word to me. Gotta love good ole Endeavor.YakYakYak - 5 hours ago
Wow. Thank you so much for replying - I really didn’t expect it.
Is FeatherWings the pro-hero Hawks?I_Hate_Endeavor - 4 hours ago
I legally cannot answer that ;) Shouto and I have signed a million and one NDA’s today.
r/news - posted by u/SqueakyCleanJordans 1 hour ago
[BREAKING] Villain Dabi and Pro-Hero Hawks Presumed to Fled the Country, Police Say.
Police have just finished a conference in which they detailed a failed attempt to locate pro-hero Hawks.
Following the release of the video by the villain Dabi yesterday, the Hero Public Safety Commission made it known to the police that pro-hero Hawks was on a top-secret mission to infiltrate the League of Villains. Thinking he may have an idea of Dabi’s whereabouts, the police paid a visit to Hawks’ apartment. Police knocked multiple times, and upon hearing nothing and becoming worried Hawks may have been attacked by the villain Dabi, the police broke down the door to Hawks’ apartment and entered the building.
Rather than a fight scene, however, police were greeted with a hastily emptied apartment. Clothes were strewn haphazardly, food left on the counter, a candle still burning.
“It was clear to us that Hawks left in a rush,” the Commissioner said in a statement. “And we have reason to believe he did not go alone.”
The police believe that Hawks has entered a romantic relationship with Dabi, and fled the country with him following the realization that his relationship was about to be made public. They believe the two may have fled to China or South Korea, or possibly as far as the United States, but are continuing to search for more information.
Anyone with any information at all should call the police tip line.
408 Comments - 98% upvoted
YakYakYak - 1 hour ago
Oh godBestestJeanestt - 1 hour ago
I knew it.
[UNKNOWN NUMBER]
hey sho
Received 01:19
its touya
Received 01:19
can u keep a secret?
Received 01:19
[SAVE CONTACT: Touya]
Shouto
Yes.
Sent 01:20
Would you like me to forward
your number to Natsuo?
Sent 01:20
Touya
no. i still have his number
Received 01:20
just pls be careful with this
Received 01:21
i rly cant be caught. or else
i might end up losing ur number
Received 01:21
[EDIT CONTACT: Touya Bloo]
Shouto
Don’t worry. I won’t let
anyone find out.
Sent 01:22
I hope you and Hawks
are safe.
Sent 01:22
And happy.
Sent 01:22
Bloo
thanks kiddo
Received 01:23
we are.
Received 01:23