i hc him as afroasian and theres actually a lot of reasons to that!
his hair has always reminded me of natural black hair,especially since it was described as “curly to the root”
theres a lot of colorism in the anime industry, as evidenced by just how pale everyone is in bnha (theres not even a handful of dark characters you can list), so i make the cast more diverse in general
deku is one of the main characters i doodle, so it helped me to learn to draw black features by practicing so much
if i can make just one person genuinely happy with my art bc of my mixed hcs, it was worth it
i honestly just think the darker skin looks a lot better with dekus palette like. heres some quick edits to show
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