derevosky:

deku and shinsou

parallelisms

– their experience as the prejudiced

– they’re late-bloomers regarding their quirks

– their frustrations regarding reaching a goal, and doing something they know they could do well

– they share a dream, and how they hold on to it despite everything

– how they look up to their mentors, even almost replicating them

– their passion towards heroes (deku’s fanboying to the point of being called an otaku; shinsou’s supposed heated speeches about heroes, implying his closeted fanboying)

– both are smart, and observant especially regarding others’ quirks (although shinsou envies them too)

complimentary

– out-of-luck vs. blessed

– cocky vs. humble

– shinsou’s self-control vs. deku’s recklessness

– by extension, shinsou’s self-control could dangerously turn into self short-selling, while deku’s recklessness could turn into self-deprecating or outright martyrdom which is still harmful if done too much

– shinsou’s self control could compliment deku’s recklessness by influencing his levelheadedness.

– deku could bring out shinsou’s capabilities and confidence with his knowledge and sincere support.

– shinsou is a bitter version of deku; deku is a luckier version of shinsou.

possible plot relevance

– shinsou would help deku instead of the other way around. deku all throughout the series had been helping people, from bakugo to eri. shinsou had no reason to be helped for he had already been training himself toward his goal. bakugo was in danger which was a standard save the distressed trope for a pilot episode; todoroki was having family issues; iida had revenge issues; kota had heroes issues; eri had abuse issues. shinsou’s issue isn’t necessarily big enough for him to need deku’s help as he could handle that on his own already while deku needed shinsou’s help on realizing he needed others’ help more. (why him? deku thought of shinsou after he activated vestiges.)

– deku isn’t going to be the symbol of peace but of hope. he has been saving people by helping them instead of putting himself out as a lone pillar.

– shinsou can be an advocate of those who have dreams. he had been called the star of general department because he strived despite his supposed role.

tl;dr: i really hope they would bring the best out of each other in canon