#afohiko

[shih-coulda-had-it]

Does AFO purr?

no no, come back, i finally have a response that has me sneaking a prime torino into the picture. the answer is yes, but like an asshole cat, it's only produced when at the loved one's expense. sorahiko's losing feeling in his legs.

[thatforgottenbasilisk]

what's all this about a kotaro as afohiko child fic >:O you're making tenko afo's grandson? hana his granddaughter? the house = vault for all of afo's in-laws? i am clapping my hands together in prayer that sorahiko's remained free

SEE THE THING IS AFO DOESNT KNOW!!! HE HAS NO IDEA!!! here's what AFO knows about that whole situation:

He and his (now ex-)husband Sorahiko had a test tube baby. sonboy child was going to be his pride and joy!! until he got STOLEN

Sorahiko took the fucking kids

HE DIDNT EVEN NAME SONBOY CHILD!!! YOICHI JUNIOR!!!!!! SORAHIKO RAN OFF WITH HIM THE SECOND HE WAS GROWN ENOUGH TO SURVIVE OUTSIDE THE TUBE WHAT THE FUCK SORAHIKO

where the fuck did sorahiko go actually

FOUND EX HUSBAND!! where baby

theres no baby

what the fuck did you do with sonboy child, sorahiko

well. life expectancies for babies on the run i guess. maybe sonboy child didnt get those flamingo salinity tolerance crazy baby survival shigaraki genes

sora wont make another one! hes a hero now! what the fuck sorahiko part 2 electric boogaloo

man. this blows. no husband no baby no nothing what the hell

AT NO POINT!!! DOES HE EVER DEFINITIVELY DISCOVER THAT THE BABY IS EVEN ALIVE!!! HE SUSPECTS THE BABY IS DEAD BUT ALSO COULD BE ALIVE. SCHRODINGERS SONBOY.

NO CLUE WHERE HE IS THO. SORAHIKO YOU SNEAKY BASTARD

[pocketramblr]

If you’re still taking asks for the 5 hcs of an AU…! AfOhiko AU where Gran Torino actually just stole the design of Captain Hero for his costume (changing the color palette only), figuring that he’d never linger anywhere long enough for people to put two and two together. It’s old-school, and really, kinda dated. Except All for One notices him, and proceeds to make things weird.

*points and laughs at the nerd*

1- Sorahiko's path to heroism was... Unconventional. By the time he designed his hero outfit, he didn't exactly have any designs of his own to show off his own personality or mission or style. But, Sorahiko's anyways been a fan of the classics. Classic cars, classic movies, and especially classic comic books. So he just takes Captain Hero's costume and picks the colors he would rather wear, calls it a day.

2- No one else noticed. No other heroes, no civilians, no villains. Not En, not even Nana. It's not exactly a poplar comic, and he changed enough, and he doesn't stay and chat or get caught on camera very often. Until one day, when En was doing something Sorahiko would call "the height of stupidity", and Sorahiko ran in, grabbing and shoving him out of the way of AfO's attack. And AfO stares, and tries to figure out why this guy looks familiar, he's pretty sure he hasn't seen that quirk or face before. It buys them enough time to flee.

3- the next time AfO's seen him, he's put it together. A Captain Hero recolor! His little brother's favorite comic hero (used to be his favorite too) protecting his quirk's current user. Must be the universe's idea of a joke. He addresses both of them- "One For All, Captain Hero."- and that makes both start. AfO doesn't really bother to remember many hero names. AfO usually just goes by quirk, if that. AfO should be calling him "that pest" or "guard dog" or "Jet" or maybe "Torino."

Not "Captain Hero." En has no clue what that even means.

Sorahiko's soul is trying to leave his body.

That confirms to AfO that it was on purpose on this hero's part, and he says he hasn't read that comic in a while. Perhaps it's due for a reread. (He doesn't mention he never did finish it, after his brother told him too, then died.)

Sorahiko can only come up with the words "Well, it's a classic."

AfO agrees. "Does it also get better with age?"

The awkwardness manages to increase. Nana causes a distraction, and they flee.

4- This just gets worse every time they meet. Sorahiko isn't sure if he's being mocked, flirted with, or just confusing AfO. He's called "Captain Hero" each time they meet. En's given up on trying to understand. Nana decides to hunt down the comic and give it a read at this point. Sorahiko considers changing his costume, but 1- he really doesn't want to let AfO win, 2- idk it seems to be kinda keeping them all alive right now so

5- Nana is the first one to point out that AfO has been slowly changing his look though- little things, one by one. He's taking more inspiration from the Demon King in the Captain Hero comics. (Sorahiko noticed it too, but was refusing to voice it.)

Sorahiko is pushed past his limit by that. He goes on patrol alone, hoping to get a chance for AfO to see him without threat to OfA, so he can just bluntly and directly ask "Ok, dude, what's your deal?"

AfO gives him that chance, and just smiles and shrugs. "Just want to get to know someone with a common interest better."

[gentrychild]

5 hc- take any one of your aus that doesn't already have it, and add AfOhiko?

*cracks knuckles*

I will try to refrain myself from making it too cursed.

1 - Thanks to an unfortunate and unlikely coincidence brought by yours truly, unbeknownst to pretty much everyone except two characters and soon Izuku, when Izuku makes his jump in time, it's when Sorahiko is desperately trying to break up with All for One. He tried ghosting him. He tried killing him. Nothing works. The bastard just clings to him.

2 - In this AU, Izuku manages to escape AFO because the villain doesn't use his full strength to apprehend him. Izuku runs to Gran Torino's house, asking him for help. To his horror, AFO barges in five seconds after him and screams at Sorahiko that he just met their son from the future and that's why they can't break up.

3 - It's very important to me that you are aware that Sorahiko is in his pajamas and fuzzy slippers when that insane conversation happens. Izuku wonders out loud when All for One had the time to meet another time traveler today only to be informed that he is the secret lovechild. The Todoroki flashback is so intense that he has to sit down. All for One keeps insisting on the fact Izuku looks like the both of them, has multiple quirks, and obviously came specifically to prevent his two dads from breaking up and to make sure he exists in the future.

Izuku and Gran Torino, at the same time: "You are insane."

AFO: "See? He sounds exactly like you!"

4 - Izuku makes a run for the window while they are distracted but AFO grabs him with one hand without even looking back. Nana and Toshi chose this moment to visit. All for One is distracted from his not break-up conversation by the arrival of One for All and is about to lunge towards Nana when Sorahiko takes one for the team and sacrifices himself by kissing AFO. Nana grabs the two kids, currently frozen solid, and run like hell. AFO does not chase them. Nana starts explaining that Sorahiko's bad taste when it comes to men is legendary but Izuku doesn't want to hear a word of it and yeets himself back to the present.

5 - When he returns home, Gran Torino sees his scandalized expression and swore him to secrecy, for Toshinori's sake. It happens that the reason why Toshinori didn't recognize his successor despite meeting him in the past is because he erased all memories on a three days period through sheer strength of will. Nana and Sorahiko made a pact to never remind him what had happened that day and Izuku, to protect All Might's sanity, agrees to do the same.

[figurativepieceoftrash]

And if you find it interesting: 9, afo. Thank you!

Prompt 9: Say you love me

"Say you love me."

Not a question, but a command. Comfortingly familiar and gratingly predictable all at once. Pathetic, too, Sorahiko has come to realize. For all his bluster and projected confidence, Hisashi is damningly insecure.

Not that he knows it, of course. He could never be so self-aware. Sorahiko isn't exactly certain he wants him to be, though.

"Give me a reason to and maybe I will," he replies with begrudging interest, because it's ten in the morning, and the shirt he's wearing isn't his, and maybe, just maybe, he's a little bit pathetic too.

"So demanding." There's a touch of mockery in that. Sorahiko feels an arm close around his waist, pulling him ever so slightly into Hisashi's orbit, before a quick peck dusts his cheek. "There, is that enough for you? I'm not especially inclined to take you back to bed now, so it'll have to do regardless."

Inadvertently, the bridge of Sorahiko's nose wrinkles. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"That you smell like eggs." Sorahiko feels the head on his shoulder incline, pointedly towards the stove at his waist. "That's the worst omelet I've ever seen, by the way. You know you're supposed to remove the shells, don't you?"

A growl. "I did."

"Then what's that lumpy bit there?" 

Sorahiko's eyes follow the path of Hisashi's finger. He honestly can't parse where its target lies. As loathe as he is to admit it, the entire omelet is a mess.

"Just be grateful I'm cooking you anything, you–"

"Let's not get heated Sorahiko, you know I'm only teasing." That elicits an eye roll. Sorahiko knows quite the opposite. He isn't. Not entirely, anyways. "In truth, I find this domestic side of yours rather endearing. To force yourself through something you're so humiliatingly inept at, and all for my sake… I had no idea I held such an impressive sway over you."

"Fuck off."

"Ah, but not so impressive, it seems. I supplied the reason, did I not? A kiss and a compliment in one, I'm certain that's enough to fulfill my end of the bargain. So now you say…?" he trails off, pointedly pulling away from the two's considerably prolonged embrace.

Sorahiko hates that he misses the warmth. He hates it even more once he catches on to the familiar note in Hisashi's phrasing. Bargain.

Over the course of their intermittent and considerably rocky relationship, Sorahiko has come to learn, with increasing intensity and emphasis, that Hisashi sees the world entirely and exclusively in terms of transaction.

An expensive, candlelit dinner in exchange for sex. An apartment key for one-sided, yet ineffably binding romantic exclusivity. A name for a name. Breakfast for a button down. Physical affection for verbal affirmation.

Sorahiko doesn't mind it, per se. He likes knowing the terms of his relationship. The boundaries, the expectations, the do's and don'ts. It's no secret that he struggles with displays of affection, and Hisashi evokes them in ways that are obviously permissible, if not entirely free.

But it does feel… obsessive, on occasion. Demanding. Almost religious in its ritualism.

And even so, he's powerless in the face of it.

"I love you." 

Why does he mean it, when he says it?

Sorahiko would like to think it's because he pities him. The two have never exchanged personal information with each other beyond that of addresses, ages, and names, but what he's gleaned of Hisashi's life from shrewd bits of insight he's been allowed hasn't painted a pretty picture.

Hisashi is wealthy, certainly. Excessively so. Doubtlessly successful from the perspective of the average salaryman, and more still. 

But there's a desperation to it, Sorahiko has often noted, a compulsion to throw himself into to his work, whatever it may be, to parade his wealth around in the form of designer suits, and limousines, and French Champagnes, and penthouse suites, that suggests less of a desire to pursue a life worth living and more of a ravenous, clawing need to escape the reality of one that isn't.

The only pictures in his apartment are stock photos, he never speaks of his family, and the way he manipulates tenderness out of Sorahiko – hungrily, always hungrily, but with such a marked desire for distance – implies an upbringing completely devoid of genuine emotional connection. 

Every tender word is postured with Hisashi, practiced, and calculated, and rehearsed. Out of a compulsive desire for perfection, certainly, for power over one's partner, but there's also a very real sense of fear to the practice. Vulnerability is not a word in Hisashi's vocabulary. 

It isn't found in Sorahiko's either. Maybe that's why the pity comes so easily.

But no, that isn't his desire's origin, as much as he may wish it were.

There's a magnetism to Hisashi completely independent of his more vulnerable aspects, a surety and gravity as powerful as it is prevalent. Sorahiko loves to butt heads, the thrill of a chase, the stubborn push and pull of a yearning to which neither party will vocally lay claim.

Belonging to someone else, someone just as jaded, and worn, and pessimistic as him. Someone who comprehends the importance of detachment in the face of intimacy.

That was why he'd broken things off with Nana Shimura, though he'd never say it aloud. He'd known her too well, and she'd cared too much. Not enough distance.

"And I love hearing you say it." Apparently, Hisashi is feeling generous this morning. The second peck is placed on his lips. "I'm leaving the country tomorrow for work. I don't know when I'll be back."

Not generous then, placating. A salve in anticipation of a burn. Oh well. Last night had been too passionate anyways. Really, it's a blessing. Thank God for distance.

Breakfast is eaten in cold, impassive silence. Hisashi doesn't even comment on the obvious bits of eggshell that crack between his molars. Doesn't even lament the burnt crust that coats the dishes underside. A rare occurrence by all accounts. He lives for drama.

Sorahiko should be grateful. And he is.

Thank God for distance.

[cyber-phobia]

Idk why but every time I'm reminded of your afohiko art I say it as (all for hiko) in my head and now I'm dying cause I need a fic of them.... where Afo says that one line thats like "for you? The world, 'hiko"

Slide over to @shih-coulda-had-it I haven't drawn them yet lol

[barid-bel-medar]

Sorahiko "The Only Bullshit I Put Up With is One For All Bullshit" Torino

Exactly. Unless you have OFA, he's going to take out your kneecaps if you're being a raging bag of dicks. Or being mean to one of the OFA users.

aka the real reason he broke up with AFO

[boss-the-goofball]

Dumbest idea for an AU

Machia and AfO used to date, but then there was a messy breakup where AfO cheated on Machia and Machia is still super fucking bitter about it

Machia has two kids at this point and thinks he has finally moved on from that bullshit, but of course he has some lowkey abandonment issues.

Anyway, his son Eijiro has a boyfriend now and Machia is excited to meet this boy though it seems Eijiro and the boyfriend want to do the whole "Meet the parents" at the same time via a dinner date

and that's how Machia meets his ex, AfO, again.

Because Eijiro is dating Izuku

[bnhashippingcompetition]

Can you squeeze in another All for One ship? It’s All for One x Gran Torino (also known as afohiko)

All for One x Gran Torino has been added to the roster!

[shih-coulda-had-it]

😎 well, you know what they say. my eyes are up here.

[thatforgottenbasilisk]

5 headcanons for an au, afohiko version because you KNOW i gotta: does Beholder!AfO/Lonely!Gran Torino work as a Elias/Peter parallel because now that i've typed it out, i've realized that lonelyeyes is ALSO a fanon divorced ship

OH MY GOD YOU'RE SO RIGHT

1- AfO has been an avatar of the Beholding since before Yoichi died. He was always so desperately curious about how every possible quirk functioned, their mechanics, their strengths, their weaknesses, their flaws- he wanted to pick them apart. He wanted to pick their wielders apart, too, but only if the quirk wasn't as interesting as the body it was attached to. He knows that devoting himself to fear leads to functional immortality, in some cases, but he has several lifespan-extending quirks. As failsafes. Just in case.

2- Sorahiko has always been... aimless. He's always driven everyone away, at first by virtue of his personality, then later on he started doing it purposefully. He finds people to be more annoying than they seem to think they are. He's never been particularly motivated to do anything, which is why he turned to fighting rings instead of college or the usual customer-facing jobs that lay ahead of anyone who doesn't get a degree of some kind. He doesn't have to talk to win. He just doesn't like the attention paid to him by the audience, all the crowds, sweating and screaming like insects or pigs- no, he doesn't like it at all. He quit the fighting rings but kept the habitual quick resorts to violence as well as quirk use, which led to some interesting consequences.

3- AfO finds out about this mysterious man who seems to be a Lonely avatar and is definitely an efficient murderer, so he's got to meet him and possibly get him to join his operations instead of letting him keep killing everyone who annoys him! Because the people who annoy him are usually AfO's minions and he doesn't like that!

4- Sorahiko tries to push away this weird guy who reeks of Beholding. It doesn't work. He's stuck on like a goddamn barnacle and he guesses that technically, if he really wanted to get away from this guy he could just stop going on assassination contracts but he likes getting money for throwing people into the Lonely, which is what he would be doing anyway, so. He will deal. He will not get attached. He will not.

5- After Sorahiko has unfortunately gotten attached to the weird Beholding dude, he finds out about the whole "shadow leader of the underground" thing and he's like "ah. Dabbling in a web alignment, are we?" so that's an argument that they've had going for forever. On the plus side, this is what motivates Sorahiko to return AfO's advances because hey! Nobody's going to mess with the boogeyman's boyfriend! He also does legitimately want to return the advances but he's also got an ego so he's hiding behind excuses lol

+1- They do, in fact, pull a lonelyeyes and get divorced several times.

[pocketramblr]

AU where Inko was the surrogate mother for AfO and his grumpy gray haired husband (three parents dna). However, she runs away with the baby and a ton of money. Gran Torino was already suspicious while training the ninth but is in Kamino where the truth is discovered.

1- AfO was trying the old test tube baby trap thing on Sorahiko, but none of the attempts were viable. Sorahiko fled, and AfO blamed this on disappointment and grief and not Sorahiko getting the hell out of dodge from his toxic nature. He kills Nana because the rebound thing is too much to fully forgive. Then he gets busy trying to make a right "apology" gift. Inko as a surrogate was honestly a petty choice on his part, but when he realized Sorahiko had just hid OfA and was now back to fighting him openly, he put the pregnant Inko on ice to wait until Sorahiko earned his forgiveness.

2- instead, Inko was freed from the stasis pod in one of All Might's attacks, so when she looked around and saw what was happening she made for the safe, took as much money as she could, and ran before hero or villain could stop her. She considers it extra compensation for AfO owing her for dropping her in the future with no warning, and if he's going to abandon the kid then she'll keep him and take care of him

3- Inko does dye Izuku's hair green sorry this is more of a situation like where the twins dye their hair yellow and orange, not so much a three parent thing but I like that better

4- Izuku's not quirkless- he's got a version of jet that AfO seriously nerfed, letting him blow air from the tiny holes in his cheeks that look like freckles to the unaware. It doesn't do a whole lot since it's only about as powerful as a standard exhale. This is because AfO wanted to ensure he had a weak quirk and no form of afo-quirk

5- Gran Torino was suspicious because he saw the lighter roots of Izuku's hair, the traces of AfO in his face shape, and swore he could have heard a sound so much like jet but much much softer from Izuku's face when he laughed, but he figured he was seeing things since he knew all of AfO's attempts to make them a baby failed..... Until Kamino, when AfO is just so happy to tell them both (and Toshi since he's there too ig) the truth

[gentrychild]

Nana Lives AfoHiko Wedding AU?

1 - Nana lives BECAUSE AfoHiko wedding. Just as AFO is about to shadush Nana, Sorahiko screams "NO! SHE'S MY WITNESS! I AM NOT GETTING MARRIED WITHOUT HER!" AFO immediately stops. It's how Nana learns that her best friend and her nemesis are engaged. She claims later that she would have preferred being skadushed.

2 - Toshinori is convinced that Gran Torino is under the influence of a brainwashing quirk. Nana knows how bad Sorahiko's taste in men is but that's no excuse to make the biggest mistake of his life. They both try to kidnap him but AFO "rescues" him. It's very romantic and scars Toshinori for years to come.

3 - Toshinori is the flower boy and Machia is the ring bearer.

4 - Garaki cries loudly during the whole wedding. I am talking banshee wails. Kurogori warps him away before All for One loses patience.

5 - Since All Might has OFA, he is still a target. However (and I refuse to say fortunately), he gets some years free of a being hunted down because AFO is distracted by his honeymoon.

+ 1 - They get divorced and remarried several times.

[figurativepieceoftrash]

First you you turn me into a afo fan. Now Afohiko?

What can I say except you're welcome ;)

[kitsunefyuu]

Hmm shipping talk.

But I feel like the minority that doesn’t see AFOhiko. Like I know there aren’t many old handsome men for AFO but like-

I can’t get into it? 

Mostly because I can’t imagine Gran Torino who is no-nonesense who beat All Might ass, tolerating this talkative, annoying, and dramatic bastard man for even one date. He want to put a foot to his face on first meeting while AFO would think he a party pooper. 

Which in itself is a hilarious image I love to see.

[barid-bel-medar]

Five headcanons for an AU where nana accidentally played wingman for afohiko? (“My friend is VERY HANDSOME, SINGLE, and READY TO MINGLE, especially if you buy him a sweet instead of a drink”)

So how this all works is because AFO is already wearing the Stupid Helmet of Doom son Nana geniunely has no clue what the fuck he looks like, and it mucks with his voice enough she doesn't recognize that either. So when Sorahiko is being flirted with by attractive white haired guy at the bar, she swings in to help!

AFO on the other hand knows exactly who both of them are, but he is also interested in at least getting access to Sorahiko's pants, and then maybe murder. He is also endlessly entertained by an OFA-user trying tho help wingman for him.

Sorahiko is reluctantly being charmed by AFO, it's incredibly annoying, he doesn't know why his taste in men in is kinda arrogant assholes with superiority complexes but there's something about this guy that's doing it for him.

Then a month and six dates later Nana knocks the Stupid Helmet of Doom off AFO and realizes that AFO=Sorahiko's new BF. It's awkward.

Sorahiko breaks up with him. It's tragic. AFO attempts first murder and then apprentice theft (he tries to kidnap Toshi). AFO gets nailed in the balls. Eventually this somehow culminates in Gran Torino screeching 'I want a divorce!' in the middle of a fight, confusing the shit out of everyone.

Bonus: Toshinori likes to pretend that those events never happened and that Gran Torino's taste in romantic partners isn't awful. Sadly Gran has accidentally dated multiple supervillains so it's not too successful.