[ It's not as though the suspicion hasn't lingered in the back of his mind, it's just that it takes on full clarity now: why Todoroki pursued Dabi so doggedly while they were here, why he swore up and down to keep his promise to Tomura, why despite all of that his words and actions rang as empty as a death knell. None of this was ever for Dabi's—or any villain's—sake—they were all for his own.
So that Todoroki could feel like a good hero. So he could feel like a good brother.
Perhaps, at some point, Tomura had imagined the connection Todoroki wanted would have yielded some kind of understanding, some respect for his own brother's desires. But it's clear now that Todoroki made no such effort, that he sees nothing of Dabi aside from a rag doll to be manipulated at his own whim: to be a brother, against his will, to be "saved," against his will, to fulfill the delusional destiny Todoroki has already set out for him.
The stupid idiot won't even admit it. Same as every self-righteous, egotistical hero, putting every dissident in cuffs "for their own good," unable to admit that they're willing to forsake the other side to protect their own. The demand that every ultimatum, every arrest, every kill they make be met with vows of self-improvement, and Dabi now caught in that quagmire through the selfishness of one who insists on being his brother. Tools of oppression who expect to be thanked for it.
Well, Tomura can't be surprised or disappointed. He's done more than enough kindness in laying out the consequences of Todoroki's choices—anything more would be expecting chicken not to squawk like all the rest. Heroes can kill the individuals who refuse to change, so Tomura will do nothing more but follow that example.
Such a brilliant, glittering world there is, waiting for their return. ]
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So that Todoroki could feel like a good hero. So he could feel like a good brother.
Perhaps, at some point, Tomura had imagined the connection Todoroki wanted would have yielded some kind of understanding, some respect for his own brother's desires. But it's clear now that Todoroki made no such effort, that he sees nothing of Dabi aside from a rag doll to be manipulated at his own whim: to be a brother, against his will, to be "saved," against his will, to fulfill the delusional destiny Todoroki has already set out for him.
The stupid idiot won't even admit it. Same as every self-righteous, egotistical hero, putting every dissident in cuffs "for their own good," unable to admit that they're willing to forsake the other side to protect their own. The demand that every ultimatum, every arrest, every kill they make be met with vows of self-improvement, and Dabi now caught in that quagmire through the selfishness of one who insists on being his brother. Tools of oppression who expect to be thanked for it.
Well, Tomura can't be surprised or disappointed. He's done more than enough kindness in laying out the consequences of Todoroki's choices—anything more would be expecting chicken not to squawk like all the rest. Heroes can kill the individuals who refuse to change, so Tomura will do nothing more but follow that example.
Such a brilliant, glittering world there is, waiting for their return. ]