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Ill-Gotten Gains by ghostmaybite
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
28 Aug 2025
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When his father and Tomura start planning the USJ attack, Izuku makes a plan of his own. It’s simple, only four steps:
1. Steal Eraserhead’s quirk
2. Use it to kill All for One
3. Give Erasure back, hopefully
4. Go to jail, probablyHe’s prepared for the plan to fail at any time, but surprisingly, it’s not until step 4 that things fall through.
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- Part 1 of THE HONOR OF THIEVES
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Young Blood by noelleification, PlentyOfNovocaine
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
21 May 2025
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Shouta Aizawa is too goddamn tired to deal with this shit.
One second, he’s on patrol, thinking about his loud, blond husband and warm, inviting bed. The next, he’s dragging a half-feral fourteen-year-old away from a burning convenience store while the kid shouts curses he should be too young to know.
A kid who’s way too thin for his age, and flinches when he’s touched. A kid who won’t take off his stupid fucking mask, even when Shouta asks nicely. A kid who Shouta can’t help but like—just a little bit.
Fuck.
And as for Shouta’s new batch of students, they’re just as chaotic as the street urchin he has started to affectionately call Rabbit—especially the hot-headed Katsuki Bakugo, whose personality is even more explosive than his powerful quirk, and Mikumo Akatani, who Shouta’s husband has taken a liking to (for reasons unbeknownst to him). Keeping the two boys out of trouble is a full-time job in and of itself.
As Shouta pulls at the threads surrounding Rabbit and Mikumo Akatani, he realizes they all center around one thing—something involving a cold case, a group of villains, and a missing kid.
**Hiatus is over because I'm a pushover
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Disillusioned by Rain_Whistler
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
23 Nov 2024
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Have you ever noticed something and then never stopped noticing it? Like the wool was removed from your eyes, and you cannot stop seeing it.
Katsuki felt like his world was shattering. After an interview leaves him questioning, "What is a hero?" he starts to notice things about Izuku's life. Like, it wasn't just him trying to toughen the nerd up. He sometimes came to class with more bruises than when he left, and how Izuku never really ate.
After learning how some people are treated in a quirk-based society and how little anyone is willing to help. Katsuki makes it his mission to save his first and only friend.
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- Part 1 of Illusions
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Shadows: The Horror Movie Heroes by Clouds (myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown)
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
22 Jul 2024
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Izuku Midoriya and Hitoshi Shinso are never going to be the kind of heroes that make civilains think ‘oh, thank god we’re saved,’ when they arrive at the scene. There's too much prejudice against them, so a kid with a villain quirk and one with no quirk at all are never going to be able to inspire that sort of trust.
So instead of becoming heroes that bring hope, they decide to become the next best thing.
The kind of heroes that make villains think, ‘oh, fuck, we’re screwed.’
This fic has a discord.
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- Part 5 of For The Want Of A Nail
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Tears Under the Moonless Sky by Not_Another_Writer
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
11 Mar 2024
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"Don't come, Deku."
Those words haunt Izuku for years. He remembers how his hand, when outstretched to the blonde just couldn't reach him in time. And because of Izuku, because of his own inadequacy , Kacchan was gone. He was gone forever - declared dead after he was kidnapped by the League of Villains.
A truly tragic end to a hero prodigy.
Now, years later, when Izuku is on patrol, the scents of ash and gasoline hang heavy in the air. The barest notes of cinnamon sits heavy on his tongue, as he searches the streets. The scents are so familiar it wraps around Izuku like a blanket - making his heart ache has he continues his patrol.
He can't shake the feeling that someone is watching him.
It isn't until he spots a tall, mysterious blonde in an alley does he realize something's wrong. Familiar, blood-red eyes glare at him from the distance, causing Izuku to almost lose his footing. There's a crooked smirk etched onto that pale face like a razor. Izuku knows it too well, but he doesn't know if he can believe what he is seeing.
"...Kacchan?"
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Yuuei Survival Guide by LowlyWriter
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
26 Oct 2023
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Izuku steps towards the other teen, holding his hand out to shake, “I’m Midoriya Izuku by the way. We haven’t officially met yet, right? I don’t remember seeing you at the Entrance Exam?”
The blue-haired boy pauses, studies his hand uncertainly before shrugging. “Shirakumo Oboro,” he introduces in return, hand phasing right through Izuku’s when he goes to return the handshake. Shirakumo doesn’t seem surprised by it, but Izuku whips his hand back when the intense chill climbs up his arm.
or,
Izuku tries to pretend eveything is okay even though his homelife is crumbling around him, there's an insanely powerful Quirk that's not entirely his coursing through his veins, he suddenly knows his childhood hero, All Might, and to top it all off, he seems to have befriend a pastel blue-haired ghost that has way too much insider knowledge on Izuku's new homeroom teacher, and English teacher. He's really just trying to survive Yuuei...
* This fic is now a podfic! Check out the playlist here!
Chapters Edited - 4/50
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- Part 1 of A Boy and his Ghost
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Quirked by armoryofstars
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
02 Sep 2023
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He just wakes up and the world is different. Heroes don’t exist, people don’t have quirks— except for him. Oh of course he freaking has one! Because even in this twisted timeline, Izuku Midoriya still finds himself as the outcast. But maybe this time he can use it to his advantage. He can save people. Izuku Midoriya can become a hero! Well, he’s more like a vigilante at this point, but who cares about labels?
The neighborhood police task force, that's who. Aizawa can feel the headache coming on already. And why does this strange kid seem to know so much about him?
(This story is in the process of undergoing a rewrite. The current draft will not be deleted. Check out the new one here.)
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To The People I Met... by Anaffeine
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
19 Jul 2023
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"And finally, Izuku Midoriya from 1-C. The first Quirkless student and winner in UA Sports Festival history!" Present Mic exclaimed enthusiastically.
The cheers from the crowd turned to boos and complaints, Izuku logged out.
He didn't hear how the teachers defended him or how Shinso squeezed his hand in support or Mei yelled at them through the hacked speakers.
Something broke inside Izuku.
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- Part 2 of By An Extra Toe Joint
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Pulse and Pressure by RogueDruid (Icarius51)
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
04 Jul 2023
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Izuku Midoriya wants to save people. He has to. It's the only thing that keeps him together anymore.
And goddammit he's never found people who need saving more than these villainous jackasses.
Meanwhile, the League Of Villains is betrayed, suffers a devastating blow, is on the run, and apparently picked up a medic who has No Fucks To Give.
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Deja Vu by miraculousemily47
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
22 Apr 2023
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In the midst of battle, with his friends dead all around him, Midoriya Izuku attempts to make his final stand against Shigaraki. One thing stops him in his tracks; Shigaraki's hand around Bakugou Katsuki's throat.
As he watches Kacchan's body disintegrate into nothing, falls to his knees and nearly passes out... only to wake up in the past, with his memories severely altered. As he goes through his previous timeline, he begins having flashes of the future just before it happens.
And it changes EVERYTHING.
(inspired by @satan._.daddy on tiktok!)
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Therefore I Am by garden_hearts386
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
26 Mar 2023
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Children grow up fearing the beast below the mattress or under the stairs, crouching in cramped closets and hiding in the dark alleys. They grow up believing their parents when they are told they can’t hurt you.
Because monsters aren't real, right?
Izuku is gifted with an odd quirk of sharp claws and glowing eyes- a target for cruel words and harsh phrases. Freak. Useless.
For years, he longed for his power to one day evolve and strengthen- no longer wanting to be considered the useless freak no matter where he stood. Wanting to be more than something people sneered or raised a brow at.
Only when his quirk suddenly bursts into something of pure horror, something more than the word freak, Izuku wishes he swallowed those words.
Four year old Izuku feared the beasts bellow his mattress. He feared the monsters his mother tried to say didn’t exist.
But as Izuku aged he soon found himself no longer afraid of what didn’t exist. But he feared what stared right back at him in the bathroom mirror. -
Open your eyes (Intoxicate) by orphan_account
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
04 Feb 2023
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He didn't know exactly where in the spectrum lay him . He wasn't even sure if he knew exactly what was him. He knew it wasn't this body. He'd still be him, no matter what happened to it. Maybe it was his consciousness, maybe it was just his brain, maybe these things weren't entirely separate. Still he was somewhere in here. Even with the layers he was still him, he still had himself. He can still remember that he's him . He's still him . He's still here.
He's still here.
Oh ..He's still here .
Bakugo sneered triumphantly as he looked back at Izuku standing idly. "You know, if you want to be a hero that bad you could always take a swan dive off of the roof and hope for a quirk in your next life."
__________Izuku is part god and has spent much of his youth living the life of a human. When plans go south and he figures out what he really is, he decides to use his powers to save those in need.
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with these two hands (build an altar) by Mook_aron
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
16 Jan 2023
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When Midoriya Izuku finds an altar buried in the woods, he really should leave it alone. It’s old and it’s faded— the dark stones are weather-worn, pockmarks from the flow of water over time.
An abandoned altar meant gods who had been abandoned.
(And maybe, Izuku finds this too sad to ignore)
With soft fingers and keen eyes, Izuku begins to strip the rocks of dirt and mould. Even though it is evening and the shadows dip low— the altar is warm beneath his hands.
It feels like change.
(American gods inspired au! Updates once a week! Author attempts (and usually fails lmao) to reply to every comment!)
Temporary hiatus yall im tired af
(If you see this fic anywhere else than AO3, it has been stolen! Do not repost my work! If you see this fic posted anywhere else, please let me know!)
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A Spanner in the Clockworks by All_five_pieces_of_Exodia
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
03 Jan 2023
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When Izuku wakes up in the forest not far from his home, he isn't prepared for what's about to come next.
Izuku's never dealt with time travel, after all, but that seems to be the least of his worries. He's not in his own timeline, for one, and he may or may not have been missing for the past few months.With the threat of a future only Izuku knows about, a strange missing persons case, everyone around him getting suspicious, and a quirk he shouldn't have, Izuku has his work cut out for him.
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Say You Want Me (Don't Be Nice) by ladylookslikeadude
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
15 Sep 2022
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When Izuku starts spending time with Eraserhead-thanks to Shinsou Hitoshi-He didn't expect to find something like a friend in the older man. He certainly didn't expect the man to offer to pretend to date him when Bakugou's romantic interest escalates to a concerning level. And the absolute last thing he ever expected was for that to turn into a real relationship, but he's not complaining. Bakugou is not pleased about the situation, however, and has plans to make that clear.
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Be Somebody (Don't You Know Me) by superwhomerlockkian
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
24 Aug 2022
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Quirkless
Definition: without power
Synonyms: Worthless. Useless. Nobody. Deku.In which Midoriya decides to take Bakugou's advice to heart, only to be saved at the last possible moment by an unexpected passerby.
09/23 Update: This fic is not technically on hiatus, but I am going back and editing the chapters since I never actually did that when I wrote the thing. Mostly just grammar things, but a few plot points will be moved around or changed to make the story easier to comprehend for me to continue to write. Will probably still upload chapters when I have the time and patience to sit and actually write them. Thank you all for being so understanding! <3
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The Push And Pull Of Death And Life (But Which Is Worse Depends On Your Perspective) by Otaku6337
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
31 Mar 2022
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Izuku is no fool. He knows the worst of the society he lives in (he has been Quirkless, has been cursed by strangers in the street or left upon a rooftop; he has been a hero student, harassed by a hoard of media or facing a hulking monster in the name of killing All Might-) but he still has hope. He still wants to be a hero, more than ever before in fact.He wants to help people, no matter what.
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Tomura is probably a fool, sometimes, but he isn't stupid. He knows that he is a villain, that he has caused pain and suffering and has done so with manic intent.
He wants All Might dead. More, far more than that, he wants society to be different, to be better, because it raised a child like him in blood and dust and bigotry. It left him in his Sensei's arms.
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Maybe, together, they'll both find a better way to achieve their goals. Perhaps, even, they will fall in love along the way.
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- Part 157 of Ota's BNHA Fic Stuff
- Part 6 of Ota’s Medium+ Multichapter Fics
- Part 1 of Perspectives (ShigaDeku AU)
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(How To) Forgive and Forget by legal_kidnapping
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
30 Mar 2022
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If Quirkless discrimination was a little bit worse, and if Izuku wasn't as forgiving...
Well.
(Featuring: All Might's Absolutely Horrible Teaching™, a slightly more self-aware Izuku, the League Of Villains, very little forgiveness, and a lot of traumatized kids.)
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The Boy and His Fireworks by MidnightTrashGoblin
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Feb 2022
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“You know me,” The Boy said quietly, swallowing back the roughness of his voice. He didn’t speak often, so he barely recognized his own voice, but he pushed past it and cleared his throat. “You- you called me Deku. Is… is that my name?”
There was a long silence where red stared into green. The Boy could hear the questions in the other’s mind, could feel them pressing against his own like they were trying to figure him out, trying to determine if this was a trap or not. After a long moment, the blonde heaved a sigh and his eyes turned down in sadness. Grief?
“Fuck, what did they do to you?” -
Awakening by Zyla_SweetBean
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
11 Jan 2022
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“Shall we start the bidding then?” He gestured grandly towards Izuku. “How much are you willing to pay to buy this one of a kind-”
Without lifting its legs or showing much movement, Izuku twisted, until the whites of his eyes stared at them. “You think you can buy us,” he says, and everyone jolts.
It wasn’t Izuku’s voice. It was deep and tonal, reminding Uraraka of that night when they stayed up playing with Jirio’s sound machines. They had played with the controls, distorting their voices. It had been funny then to hear such distorted voices. But now? Uraraka shivered. Izuku sounded ancient. Deadly.