How would rewrite it to make them more platonic?
As bakudeku shippers, we know how queer baity the story is written. The fact that the story was written to bring us here is not up for debate. But, across the discourse of ship wars in MHA I see so many arguments that say things like "they're obviously sibling coded" or "they're just friends" and what have you. Again, we know that if they wanted us to think that, there are things they could have done, but they didn't. But I always see bkdk fans arguing back with things that we consider romantic. So I'm curious, if you were writing the story, what would you add to the story to deromanticize bkdk? I'll go first:
In Deku vs Kacchan pt 1, Uraraka asks Deku if Bakugo is the one who makes fun of him. He says "he's amazing". I'd have him say, "he's like an older sibling I'll never live up to" or something like that.
Instead of "give him back!", I'd have him say "return our friends/classmates!"
Instead of "Kacchan and the others", he'd say "my class, our friends"
When Kirishima asks about their history, Bakugo could say something like "pshh he's like an annoying little brother I never wanted"
When Deku calls Katsuki "Kacchan", he says "Quit calling me that Deku! We're not in kindergarten anymore!"
These are just some examples I have personally. I'm one of those people that believe the subtext is part of the text intentionally, and that if they didn't want us to read it as romantic, there are ways to do it that don't harm the bond between them or the integrity of the story. I mean if either of them referred to the other as "bro" even once, but no. They didn't want us to think they were bros. They were Deku and Kacchan🧡💚❤️🔥