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Getting into the swing of things, thinking about the boys. Here's some recent sketches!

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Hi there! A random tale of inspiration...

I was big into anime years ago and took a break during covid due to combination of working in healthcare and deployments as a nurse. As I got older, like 20s and 30s, I started doing all the things my girl friends did. We went out often and it was very "sex in the city", a kind of mindless hopping around to bars and wearing uncomfortable heels. I always felt a void, doing these things, as I had previously spent so much time doing art and reading manga before. I still had a big creative itch.

A few weeks ago, after almost 5 years stagnant from anime and art, on a whim of holiday boredom, I picked up MHA and by season two I was totally taken with Tokoyami. I thought he was wonderfully displayed in the sports festival, and the dark coolness he had was a magnificent balance for the turbulent force that he housed in Dark Shadow. The duality of his character, with Dark Shadows power, yet the gentleman’s manner he always exhibited, along with his character design drew me in. I started my search for fandom, and came upon your blog which has been a nightly reader for me for sometime.

You have keen way of taking the reader through his prospective of adventures, and it is nice, as I have been trying to find a forum to offload some fan girl energy for him. I see all the work you have put into this series over such a lengthy time, and want to thank you as I know an undertaking of this body of work is not without discipline and you have a vibrant fan streak for him and his role in the MHA universe which shines through.

With your permission, I would like to share some fan art for your series for genuine admiration of the story. My only regret is it seems I am a tad late to a dimming fandom for him. The internet appreciates you for keeping this one alive.

Bests always, another fan.

Hello there! Apologies for the late response, I'm not as active here as I used to be, but I'll still come around to post chapter updates and art! Speaking of which, I LOVE fanart of the series, and im always incredibly happy whenever I get some. It's a big motivator for me, seeing how passionate readers are for my little story haha.

I watched and read a LOT of anime and manga in middle and high school. I've been keeping up with bnha since almost the beginning, but it wouldn't be until partway through college that I posted my very first chapter of Heroes in the Dark. I started writing the sort of stuff I wanted to see in the series, and I'm always going to be happy that I did. Tokoyami and Dark Shadow really are such standout characters that don't get nearly enough screentime, and so I'm glad that so many fans like you can flock together and have a space where we can talk about him and think of his adventures and struggles.

HitD was my first fanfiction, but I've always loved to write. By all means, it's so rewarding as a writer to hear such high praise and feedback from a reader. I'll admit, I've stepped back a bit from the bnha fandom, but I still love knowing that people are still interacting and having fun with it.

Again, I'm a bit scarce these days, so it usually takes a while for me to get back to people, and if you've ever left a comment on the series and I didn't respond back, please don't be offended. I get easily overwhelmed by online stuff, and I'm not a super social person, but I still really appreciate the fact that fans like you can get so much enjoyment from my writing.

So from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!! 💕

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I just come to brag that in my social circle, everyone knows how obsessed I am with HITD and how I suffer every day that it is not updated HAHA,

A while ago it was my birthday, and my best friend gave me the best gift, a homemade poster of this fanfic that I love so much, she did it with all her love and I just want to show off her art and

If she's reading me, I love you

Just that, +1 fan art for HITD

P.S. : I love you iffondrel , thank you for creating one of the biggest hyperfixations of my entire neurodivergent life

Oh! Happy belated birthday!! (I had mine a few weeks back too lol).

And oh wow, I absolutely LOVE THIS! It reminds me of a movie poster or book cover, and I love the use of traditional media!

I know I've kept you waiting, but I'm still around haha. The anime comes to an end this year, and there's just a bit left of the series!

I'm flattered that HitD is such a big hyperfixation for you! I gotta say, I wouldn't have gotten this far in the series if not for my love of the main cast, and I'm still excited to deliver more!

So thank you for your patience and continued support! I promise it'll be worth it!

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Horikoshi christmas illustration

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New chapter went up last week! Holidays have been busy, but here's one last present for the end of the year, if you haven't read it already!

We return to Tokoyami's perspective as he recovers from the aftermath of his encounter with the CRC. All the while, he can't help thinking that his classmates are hiding something.

As always, you can read it...

Over here on ff.net

Or here on Ao3!

Thank you all for your patience, and happy holidays!

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Hi!!!! It's me again with a new fan art, one of several sketches I have pending haha!

In episode 119.5 when toga mentions that Tokoyami gives him his blood, I couldn't help but remember the scene where Ochako tells him that he would give her his blood, in episode 19 of season 7

That children's scene is very symbolic, and I decided to do the version that no one asked me for, but our little fandom needed

Your work has been too special for me, my heart received it with affection and it has a great place in my mind every day, at least I dedicate 6 hours of thought to it a day HAHA! It sounds crazy but it's my Roman empire, and my life changed for the better since I've been following this fanfic

So I basically say this to say, THANK YOU.

And I was wondering for a while , would you give me your permission to make content, like videos about this fanfic? Clearly all the credits of creation would be yours, I only enjoy creating things that I like, that's why I ask permission. Why I respect your rights as an author 🕴️💖

Anyway, I love you, I hope you like my fan art, many more will come jsjsjs😊

I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS ONE!!!! 💕😭💕

Your art is so good, and this scene is actually SO important because we're not quite there yet, but I'm really anticipating when Tokoyami and Toga see each other next! Their little faces are so precious I just wanna cherish them both 🥺

Art of these two is so rare outside of this little corner I've written, but this actually means so so much. It's just so perfect, for reasons I can't yet fully explain, and I'm absolutely giddy that you drew this 🥰 so thank you!!!

And you're so sweet! 💕 Honestly, it's been the support and continued enthusiasm from my readers that gave me the motivation to make it this far, so I really couldn't have done it without you! I love how much I was able to explore throughout the story, while giving attention to characters who didn't get nearly enough in canon. And I'm so happy that I can share these thoughts and ideas with others! Especially with how long it's been going on for, this hasn't exactly been a short journey, and you and quite a few others have been keeping up with it year after year. And that's amazing! Thank you so much for being a fan of my work!!!

You can absolutely make fan content! I trust you to credit me and all that, so go right on ahead. And by all means, feel free to share! I'd love to see anything you end up making 😊

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Chapter 119.5 is up!

This is a very special chapter! We're switching perspectives to someone who's had a significant role in this series from the very beginning.

You can read it here on fanfiction.net

Or over here on Ao3!

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Would you mind describing what Tokoyami look like as of now? The last chapter kinda reminded me of his older scars and such, and even made one he already had worse, but I'd like to be remembered of what he looks like currently.

Your drawings look really great and I love them, but they show him with some details that I'm not quite remembering at all lmao, like what are those things in his feathers?

Good question! I try to describe him in writing when I can, especially as his appearance changes over time. His gear hasn't changed from his time with the villains: all black shirt, pants, boots, and belts, vantablack cloak, nightvision goggles, wolverine claw gauntlets (with one broken blade), and Spinner's scarf.

I draw Tokoyami with little white feathers under his eyes. Those are stress bars! When damaged feathers on a bird are growing back, if that bird is under a lot of stress, those feathers can get discolored or malformed. And Tokoyami has a lot of messed up feathers. Sometimes crows will just get little white feathers, too, and I think that looks cool.

Here's the layout of his scars, as of chapter 119 of HitD:

He's got quite a few now. This is how I always imagine him, with his main scars being the ones on his abdomen from Overhaul and the left shoulder from Hawks. The burns from Dabi were from the war (he's had other burns before, but those healed; these ones might scar tho). The beak should also heal. Hope this clears things up!

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Another sketch to go along with the most recent chapter of Heroes in the Dark. If you haven't read it already, Spinner steps in to save Tokoyami from a bad situation.

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i know i made him look too cool let me have this 🦎

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Heroes in the Dark: chapter 119 is up!

Tokoyami encounters some trouble in the streets.

You can read the newest update...

Here on Fanfiction.net

Or over here on Ao3!

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Ep 153 Twitter illustration

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we'll meet again

don't know where, dont know when

but I know we'll meet again

some sunny day

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🎮 ⚔️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPINNER ⚔️ 🎮

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Some character busts I sketched out for the most recent chapter of Heroes in the Dark!