On intense discussions about shonen stereotypes

[tsuna_used_flail]

M-mun what do you mean all the protagonists are short!? Th-that's not true!

[...]

I know I'm not a good example but... that red haired guy with the sword is tall! And that ninja grew taller later! I mean, I'm still growing too...

[Tsuna... give it up there is no hope for you.]

W-well... I still don't think we're all short... er.. that short...

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[italianmutt]

That's OK, Tenth!! Your aura makes up for your shortness!

[justwillow]

... You're kinda short sweetie.

[reflected_shadow]

No, your Mundane is correct. You are all short.

[Then again most people seem short to you when you're nearly 6'5'' but whatever.]

I just choked laughing.

[tsuna_used_flail]

[shreksregfrbakwerfbakywe]

M-my aura...?

[Well that was nice of him, but somehow he didn't think it would make it any less embarrassing to be surrounded by people taller than him... what if Kyoko and Haru end up taller than him!? He was barely taller than them already!]

Uh... thank you Gokudera-kun.

[metaledge]

Thou has a great advantage in many situations though, because you are small, Sawada-dono!

[tsuna_used_flail]

[He slumps a bit... all 5'1 of him.]

Y-yeah I know....

[tsuna_used_flail]

[aerfearf]

Th-that's not true! There's that one guy! He's actually kind of tall!

[Ichigo... Shonen's only hope of a tall protagonist]

[justwillow]

Embrace it. It clearly works for the other people you mentioned.

[She smiles.]

=D

[italianmutt]

Yes, Tenth, your aura! It's incredible--VERY immense! The fact that you're short is completely, absolutely negligible!

[See him be completely oblivious to your predicament...]

[tsuna_used_flail]

[Well, at least it's someone his sized...]

I-I guess... but it would be kind of embarrassing if Kyoko and Haru end up taller than me...

[tsuna_used_flail]

I-I guess... but it's still embarrassing... and my mum keeps making jokes that I'm travel sized and that she could carry me in her backpack...

[tsuna_used_flail]

[give him a moment to try and think of what to make of this...]

I-I don't... is it? I-I don't think anyone really gets that impression...

[casuistor]

[Speaking of shonen protagonists, Tsuna, Light is almost a foot taller than you. God you're tiny, and from what he's heard about you, he isn't impressed. He'd suggest GH, but on you it's clearly a waste. Have a look that tells you as much without actually saying it.]

[italianmutt]

It is, it is!

[He's going to wave his arms around a bit to emphasize how 'large' Tsuna's aura is.]

And--ah! You're always so modest, Tenth!

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/CHOKING

[tsuna_used_flail]

['scuse him while he cranes his neck up at you... wow you're tall...]

H-hello?

[justwillow]

[Forgive her. That image is just do damn cute.]

.... I wish you were that size.

[metaledge]

There is still time for thee to grow!

[Curious head tilt] Is it important to be taller than them?

[The advantages of being small in combat and training must surely outweigh that importance, right?]

[reflected_shadow]

But how tall are his friends and rivals? Is he still taller than them?

[tsuna_used_flail]

Eeeei?! But I wouldn't be able to do anything! A-all the girls would be taller than me!

[prime concern here.]

[justwillow]

But then they'd pick you up and hug you close.

[tsuna_used_flail]

[alright you got him there... but wait! No, that still wouldn't work! He shakes his head a little]

B-but I'd be like a pet!

[because clearly he's not already.]

:3

[casuistor]

[And while Tsuna looks up, Light looks down imperiously from the corner of his eyes. It's like he can't even be bothered to look at the tiny brat head on. The rest of these shonen protagonists have it so damn easy with their magical lasers and fireballs, and yet they still act like their lives are oh-so-difficult. Light practically breathes contempt.]

Is this what you do on a regular basis? [Between the lines, what Light is really saying is to go die in a fire.] Greeting strangers, and making gross generalizations?

[justwillow]

... Better than nothing.

[She giggles. Oh you're so cute.]

Stay innocent. You'll snag a girl eventually.

[tsuna_used_flail]

A-ah, I don't think it's modesty Gokudera-kun.

[He sighs]

A-and I don't think a big aura will help me at all...

[Since... y'know he still needs to pull over a chair to stand on to reach tall shelves... kind of humiliating.]

[tsuna_used_flail]

W-well... girls don't really like being taller than guys... and it's really embarrassing having to pull over a chair to reach for things...

[His life is pain. Clearly.]