HoshiTome

HoshiTome is the het ship between Origo Hoshida and Tome Kurata from the Mob Psycho 100 fandom.

Canon
Hoshida and Tome are high school classmates in the Mob Psycho 100 spinoff, Reigen. Tome first hears about Hoshida from her friends, where she learns that Hoshida is two years above her and one of the most popular boys in the school. However, there is an unsavory rumor going around about him, which is that he asks girls out on dates, then brings them to dark, secluded places. Ironically, Hoshida soon introduces himself to Tome and asks if they can get to know each other. Tome appears unsettled by this but agrees, taking him with her to work after school.

When Tome airs the rumor about Hoshida at Spirits and Such, he quickly clears up the misunderstanding, stating that he has an interest in the occult and simply wants to visit haunted locations with another person. He invites her to attend a psychic training course together, where they observe an exorcism being performed on a cursed site. However, they nearly lose their lives when they wander too far into the forbidden area, saved only by Reigen and Serizawa coming to rescue them.

After the incident, Hoshida tells Kurata that he's done with the occult because it's too dangerous. Instead, he decides to devote himself to love. Blushing, he admits how much he admires Tome for the way she acted so courageously in the face of danger. Tome states her understanding, however she has reached a completely different conclusion than Hoshida after the experience. More passionate than ever to obtain her own psychic abilities, she suggests that they train to develop them together.

Later, after Reigen admits to Tome that he has no psychic abilities, her passion for the occult wanes. Hoshida strikes up a conversation with Tome at school, talking to her about cryptids before intending to invite her out on a haunted ruins tour. However, it doesn't go as planned when Tome states that she has no interest in the supernatural anymore. Rather, she just wants to "fall in love or something." Hoshida is shown to be perturbed and disappointed by this.

At the end of the spinoff, after Tome reconciles with Reigen, Hoshida is seen to be watching Kurata at school. Seeing that her passion for the occult has returned, he vows to truly catch her attention by developing his own psychic powers.

Fanon
HoshiTome is a very small ship in the Mob Psycho 100 fandom, despite being one of the rare, semi-canonical pairings in the series. It is likely that this pairing has little popularity due to it being introduced in the series spinoff, Reigen. If it were ever to be adapted as part of the anime, this pairing is likely to increase in popularity. HoshiTome is a subversion on the trope of "average girl gets the popular boy," as seen when Tome contrasts herself to a mysterious, protagonist-like girl at the very start of the spinoff. Unlike the usual development of this cliché, Tome never makes her feelings towards Hoshida clear while Hoshida is the one nursing an unrequited crush. The fresh take on this trope makes this pairing appealing to those who support it.

Fandom
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