#hero aca fanfic

[loosesodamarble]

Yo, hru? Congrats on reaching your milestone! Can I have a Dabi (from BNHA) fluff scenario w prompt C2. Their pouty face was so unbearably adorable, (Blank) couldn’t help but swoon a little. , pls?

Yo! I am doing well! I'm sorry that it took a while to write this. The muses are stingy with me at the moment... 😅

But the fic is written now! And I have to say... An unexpectedly fun write for me. And I think some of the lines in this piece might be my favorites that I came up with during this whole follower event. So like, thank you Anon for the request~! 💖

Summary: It's date day for you and Dabi. You walk and talk and Dabi thinks your face is the cutest in the world. Genre: fluff Word count: ~700

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You glanced at your phone at your last message from your boyfriend. There was a time and place for a rendezvous, as well as the line [Look as good as you always do.] Smiling and laughing, you put your device away.

No wonder he was a Villain. What with the way he stole your heart.

“What’s a fine looking citizen like yourself doing near a dingy ol’ alleyway?” A familiarly husky voice asked before an arm hooked around your shoulders. “Looking to be kidnapped?”

“Whoops, not really!” you joked, sliding away from the voice. “Sorry, I only read dark romance! I’m not one for living it!”

You turned and grinned at Dabi. He smiled back from underneath his high collar coat and baseball cap. Reaching out your hand, you walked back over to him. Your hand and his became intertwined and you began to walk side-by-side.

“I’m glad we can meet in person on occasion,” you mused as you eyed some of the new fashions in a store window. You looked back at him. “But why can’t we do it more often? Or just move in together?”

“‘Cause life ain’t fair,” Dabi answered, sighing. “Besides, you shouldn’t be joining the circles I run in.”

You raised a brow at him.

“My record ain’t clean so I think I’d be fine,” you whispered, a little offended that he still treated you like an innocent nobody. “C’mon! Lemme into your club!” Leaning back, you batted your eyes with faux innocence. “Imagine all the IDs and money I could forge for you…”

Despite what you were saying, of the crimes you were willing to commit and for his sake, you spoke with a cute, whiny voice. And your face… Your pouty face was so unbearably adorable, Dabi couldn’t help but swoon a little.

It was like you and Dabi were high school sweethearts and not on the run from the law.

Life was Hell for Dabi. A burning, aching Hell that he threw himself into. But in the midst of the wretched misfortune he called life, he had you.

You were not someone pure. You were no delicate princess or little piece of Heaven for him to protect. Some lovesick poet might’ve called you that. But Dabi wasn’t a poet and he knew better than to treat you that way. Knew better than to call you an angel or to want for Heaven, or whatever salvation that society had to offer.

No. To Dabi, you were a magician. One who created an illusion of normalcy for the two of you. That was all he wanted, all he needed.

If Dabi was to allow himself one weakness, he wanted it to be you.

“Well when you put it like that…” Dabi started, intentionally letting his voice trail off. “No.”

“Dude!” you gasped.

Dabi leaned in and then poked the tip of your nose.

“Get back to me when you manage to kill someone. Then I’ll reconsider.”

“Ugh, you are the most unfairest boyfriend I’ve ever had!” you grumbled. You pouted again, though this time in anger rather than to beg. And Dabi still found it impossibly adorable. “And that’s saying something when one almost ratted me out.”

“You still love me though, don’t you?” Dabi asked as he gave your hand a squeeze.

“Hmph!” You turned your head away, refusing to give him the satisfaction.

“C’mon, don’t be shy!”

“I’m not shy! I just don’t love you!”

“And now you’re turning into a liar!” Dabi said in a sing-song tone.

Dabi continued to pester you while you shot down his every attempt to get an “I love you” from your lips. Despite the “argument,” you two never let go of each other’s hands.

The banter only stopped when you approached a crepe stand.

“You only get it if you confess your love for me,” he offered with a grin.

He knew you could never turn down a crepe. Especially when it was on him.

“Extra whipped cream and I love you for all eternity.”

“Deal.”

Of course, Dabi didn’t let you have it all to yourself. His money meant he got the first bite, earning yet another one of your precious pouting faces. Not a bad deal in his mind.

[killer-squirtle]

A recent commission I did for @aimportantdragoncollector for the next chapter of Izuku’s Totally Normal Cat (of Mass Destruction) and as an unofficial part of Mina May!

[justaninjageek]

Psst, read my fic! Chapter 4 out now!

Summary:

In the final battle of Skybound, the ninja are wished out of existence. They find themselves reborn in a new world full of heroes and villains, where their powers are almost commonplace. They could retire, but where would the fun in that be? Of course they have to become heroes.

[academiccockroach]

New Chapter of Pull my Trigger out!

Chapter 8: Monday is, in fact, the garbage day in Roppongi

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38925897/chapters/99339243

In which:

Tsukauchi Naomasa commits a cardinal sin (cereal related)

the ‘you can say that again’ counter is now increased to four

it is explicitly stated that garbage day is on Monday in Roppongi despite the author not bothering to verify that in the slightest

Aizawa Shota batters a bitch

[otaku553]

Hello! I saw your recent art of sabo, and in the tags you mentioned the big 3 of Shounen. I know it’s One piece and Naruto, but what’s the third? How come you like the character? Lovely artwork, it’s candy for the soul!! Thank you •u•

Ah thank you!!! The big three of shonen (for I guess the previous generation?) are Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach. Naruto and Bleach have already ended but it seems like One Piece is still going quite strong, despite the new generation of shonen anime (including Hero Aca, Demon Slayer, and the third spot is still debated! Probably JJK is my guess though that falls into its own sub genre of shonen dark fantasy I suppose)

Here are my favs! I’ll put the reasons why I like them in the read more because it’s quite long :)

Despite watching Naruto first I could never actually finish it because it was so long so I kind of just osmosed the later parts of shippuden through fanfics and other such media ^^; I think it’s pretty difficult to pick a definitive fav for Naruto because I feel like it tends to fumble a bit of its character writing? I think if I had to pick one maybe young Kakashi but still kind of eh. Maybe I just didn’t watch far enough to get attached

As for Bleach, I picked it up years ago around middle school and then dropped it after the first hundred episodes or so because filler got boring for younger me but then I picked it up again in high school and managed to at least get past aizen! And then I dropped it there because I wasn’t interested in any continuation after what seemed like an already pretty strong ending.

Toshiro is my favorite because he falls into all niches of character tropes that I enjoy including but not limited to: child genius who acts responsible but is still somewhat immature, cold personality along with ice powers but fierce loyalty to close relationships. I especially enjoy child genius characters for the contradictory dichotomy of what is expected of them in terms of maturity and knowledge and the amount of pressure these kinds of characters face and how they handle it! That said, I enjoy him more for the tropes that he falls into and my personal interpretation of him rather than canon writing for him. I think that though canon is an alright base, he doesn’t get much time to shine (character-wise instead of combat-wise).

And Sabo. Oh my goodness I am brainrotting so hard over Sabo right now. The ASL siblings in general have a vice grip on my heart and really are not letting go. There is so much tragedy in the way that they are written, that works because there are three of them. Ace and Luffy spend so much effort trying to save the only brother they have left in the world not realizing that if they go they’ll be the first to go actually because Sabo is still alive, and Sabo could have done so much and changed so much if only he had regained his memories sooner. Why didn’t he remember sooner? I can only assume it’s because he didn’t want to remember, because he grew out his hair to cover a scar he wasn’t proud of, because he was running away from his origins when he lost his memories and maybe that stuck with him. I don’t even remember when Sabo was introduced as a character because I don’t think he was mentioned during Marineford? But he’s such a compelling character because he does so much to save the world and yet is unable to save his own brother! And he’s written to fit with Ace and Luffy incredibly well, being the voice of reason where they can’t be.

[artzychic27]

Have any fun facts about the science kids in scarlet beetle & Ikati black au or otherwise?

Marc:

This guy has always been tall for his age. In seventh grade, he was mistaken for a teacher’s aid

He got gum in his hair, let Marcel cut it out, and the rest you know

Makeover parties hosted by him, Cosette, and Jean

He doesn’t need heels, but he still wears them because they make his legs look badass

Used to wear glasses before he switched to contacts. He got bullied a lot, and his glasses were everyone’s favorite to flush down the toilet

Marc’s been a fan of Nathaniel’s artwork for a long time and had a little fanboy moment the first time he actually talked to him

Carries around scissors just to cut up his jeans

Competes in poetry slams and limerick contests… He throws up in private afterwards because he just spoke in front of a bunch of people

Considering joining the school’s soccer team during the spring season

He owns a shit-ton of jewelry so no one will question a certain brooch on his shirt

Jean:

Has been getting the lead role in dozens of plays and musicals since he was six and played JoJo in Seussical

Often auditions for female roles because he knows he can hit those high notes. He’s plays Christine Canigula, Annie, Matilda Wormwood, and Coraline

He wears sweaters and sweater vests primarily, and if he’s wearing a regular shirt, it needs to have a quote from a musical or playbill design printed on the front

His mom left him and his dad because… She was kinda the worst. She left to be with her lover and didn’t bother trying to get custody of Jean

They absolutely LOATHE Glee for the sole reason that Rachel Berry just… Is there.

Learned to play the guitar to audition for Zack in School of Rock the musical

Has been besties with Lacey since they were five and his mom walked out. She was the one to make him feel better when his dad couldn’t

He will belt out a song from a musical when given the opportunity. He sang Our Lady of the Underground during lunch in the seventh grade and was given a standing ovation

Reshma’s BFF in Cosplay- She does anime, he does theater. Of course, they did a little Death Note: The Musical cosplay with Reshma as Light and Jean as Ryuk

Vice President of the theater club, assisting Myléne

A bit of a romantic

Developed a crush on Marc during their freshman year when he calmed them down when they were having a panic attack a few minutes before a show. After that, they just began noticing all these small things about him

He and Lacey have a “Black Eye Swear” Don’t ask, but it means they won’t tell other people a secret they tell each other under no circumstances, even if it prevents the end of the world

… Also, they crossdress

Lacey:

She’s cute, but badass

She loves thrill seeking and will be up to any challenge. Her friends all have white hair because of her

Lacey is the oldest of three and lives with her grandparents due to her parents dying in a car crash a few years back when she was twelve

Nervous about letting her brothers watch Disney movies due to most of the protagonists being orphans. She especially doesn’t want them watching Big Hero 6

Wears a lot of sneakers and hiking boots

Has been keeping her rock climbing gear in their locker ever since Monarch made his appearance

When she’s stressed, she cuts her hair, but her grandparents finally got her to stop and they settled on a messy bob cut

Likes to give hugs rather than receive them, but as long as she has someone’s permission

Gets sunburned easily. Aurore carries a spare parasol for her

She likes rap music… That is all

Aurore:

She has the perfectionism of Meilin Lee, Light Yagami, Isabela Madrigal, and Bakugou Katsuki

Aurore has this need to succeed at every little thing due to her parents setting high expectations for her ever since was born from vocal lessons, to athletics, academics, the way she dressed, and even her hair when it started going brunette

Her friends keep trying to convince her to embrace the brunette, but her parents are still breathing down her neck

Her parents mean well, but they don’t realize the amount of pressure they’re putting on Aurore. It’s what drove their son away

She plays the violin, her little sister, Catherine can sing, and her brother, Rafael plays the cello

Rafael is VERY protective of his sisters and takes time out of his day to help them relax because Aurore has a ton of anxiety and Catherine is still a child who’s afraid of upsetting her parents

Aurore owns a lot of waterproof clothing in case it rains

She can’t sing even if her life depended on it

This girl has successfully snuck snacks and drinks into movie theaters, enough to share with her friends, and she’ll do it again

Thinks about taking Catherine and living with Rafael

Mireille:

Has some serious self esteem issues because of Alec’s meddling and is worried she doesn’t earn some of her accomplishments

Does her own hair to save money

Shy as hell but will make a scene when necessary

She’s good at speaking in front of crowds due to Alec, but she immediately throws up afterwards

Mireille/Marc: *Hurling after doing some public speaking; fist bump*

Is pretty good at singing, but had only ever sung in front of Aurore

Owns a lot of headbands

Used to be friends with Sabrina before she started hanging out with Chloé… Kind of has feelings for her

Takes kickboxing as an outlet for her repressed anger

She’s always the first to see any of Theo’s art, and she was actually an inspiration for a few pieces

Cosette:

Makes their own jewelry and pins

Will smack a bitch if they make fun of her vitiligo. Sometimes bite

“Let’s make jokes to mask our pain!” 🥲

Because Yvette and Jordyn are their brother and sister, they have over three hundred comebacks to every possibly insult planned and written in a sparkly pink notebook

Only use in case of an emergency

The Bellamy’s are almost like the Blight Family, overbearing perfectionist mother, silent but loving father, fraternal twins

… Their mom is just the worst, really. Terrible, awful. She withholds any kind of affection from her kids, doesn’t give one shred of congratulations for an accomplishment, and puts her kids down whenever she gets the chance

Wants to become a makeup artist and its friend are more than happy to be its models

Has actually created their own eyeshadow and lipstick. They sell well online, and their family has no idea

Has about five of those Caboodles makeup carrying cases from the 80s. They just love them so much! They can’t stop buying them!

Zoé:

Audrey had an affair. Was it only two? Who knows?

Had her hair bleached when she was three

She was forced to compete in pageants, make only rich friends, and wear anything Audrey made

Her dad loves her to bits and does whatever he can to make her happy

She and Cosette met during the class’s field trip to New York. They helped her escape from some of her bullies

Then Zoé returned the favor by giving them a private tour of the city

She learned how to play the bass when she was twelve

Shares Marc’s love for punk rock outfits

She actually does know how to ride a motorcycle

Her looks is pre-What Else Can I Do? Isabella in New York and post in Paris. (Prep school girl to punk rock gender)

Denise:

A child of the earth who has no idea what the word “shame” means and encourages everyone to embrace their truest selves

Knows how to play the drums, cuz that’s a total hippie thing

Physically strong but oftentimes, emotionally weak

They Pride themself on being reliable and dread the day when people don’t need them

To cope, they do a little stargazing, embroidery, and oftentimes meditate

Doesn’t eat meat often. They’re not a vegetarian, they just don’t like the taste. Faux meat on the other hand? Delicious

Their parents are okay, but they tend to overwork Denise as the oldest twin and the strongest in the family, but Denise is too nervous to call them out and sucks it up whenever they have a muscle cramp

Makes sure Simon goes to sleep when he’s working on another video or doing some hacking. Just in case, they bring him some coffee in the morning

Has a twin sister named Cerise… They don’t get along perfectly

Is a pacifist, but if there’s even a scratch on one of their friends, Cerise, and especially on Simon… They’ll knock you out

Simon:

ROTMNT Donnie meets Kaminari Denki meets KG Lebowitz-Jenkins

Doesn’t really wear his emotions on his sleeves unless he’s around close friends, his aunt, or Denise

Sarcastic as hell, but they prefer the term, “Witty”

Was born with pointy ears, no, they are not a leprechaun

Has the worst possible relationship with his parents. They were physically and mentally abusive, negligent, and it was a miracle Simon was even able to get food

He eventually got out of that house when he was seven and a neighbor called the police when she saw Simon’s burn scars. His aunt got custody, and has been doing everything she can to make up for all those years

A progressive Catholic

They like making AMVs and just music videos in general. Sometimes they use footage from shows, and other times, they’ll do animatics which come out real smooth

Owns a tablet, smartphone, laptop, two monitors, a drone, and a Nintendo Switch

Somewhere on the spectrum, but his aunt wants him to request an official diagnosis rather springing one on him at random

Reshma:

Yaoyorozu Momo meets post What Else Can I Do? Isabella

Can come off as a little pompous to those who don’t know her well, but she just doesn’t talk much, and her perfect posture may give the wrong vibes

LOVES magical girl shows and manga. Sailor Moon and She-Ra are her all time favorites

She wears outfits based on anime characters

Oftentimes, competes in pageants wearing dresses she designed, and they leave everyone in awe at her craftsmanship

In the Tall Lesbians Club with Juleka

Her parents are the best people you’ll ever meet. A little overprotective, but they just love her to pieces

She helps Ismael transition socially and gets a thrill out of helping him piss his mom off

Makes and sells her own jewelry, and even has a website

Tries not to be your standard spoiled rich girl, but… SHE LOVES GOING SHOPPING!

Ismael:

Will wear long sleeves no matter how hot it is

Has enough binders to swap out so he’s not wearing any of them out

Honestly couldn’t care less if anything happened to his mom

Criss Angel is one of his inspirations

Indulges Reshma when she wants to go shopping. How can he say no to that face?

Is willing to fight an Akuma if he has to

Sometimes goes to the gym with Denise

A little cynical, but not on Max from Camp Camp’s scale… He’ll never measure up to such greatness and it stings

He likes grunge music, especially Riot Grrrl stuff… What? He support female empowerment and the death metal songs about periods get him through the week

Went through an emo phase two years ago… He doesn’t wanna talk about it

[wander-wren]

some of you may remember that post i made about a new kind of bot comment--a request to upload my fic to youtube. like a podfic, but read by a crap ai with an ai thumbnail and a clickbait-y title. i appreciated the getting-permission bit, but was otherwise not a fan.

yesterday i was alerted by a different, much kinder bot that a very similar content farm stole my fic for the exact same kind of youtube video:

[description in alt text]

i checked it out, and it was indeed true. according to the article linked in that comment, this team uses a bot to read transcripts of thousands of videos and compare them to ao3's public database, then manually confirms any videos that the bot flags. it only works for ao3 fics, unfortunately, since there isn't the same kind of database for ff.net or wattpad.

i honestly care a lot less about the ~thievery~ (my feelings on copyright are complex, moreso in the fandom realm) and more offended by the lack of courtesy or integrity or any kind of care for the work. shame. they even LIED in the video description and said they have author permission! the gall. disappointed but not surprised. also, according to the linked spreadsheet, this channel was monetised, which is just ugly.

i've submitted a DMCA complaint form as suggested, which feels a bit weird, but whatever gets the job done. we'll see if it pans out.

in the meantime, the fic in question is here, if you want to check it out

(side note: this is part of my bnha bdsm au, and is a story about sexual assault and recovery with a hefty dose of dealing with constant surveillance and the way the media twists a narrative and the stress of trying to have a functional relationship amidst both those things, so it's....very funny to me that this one specifically was stolen to put alongside videos like "what if deku had an animal quirk" and "what if deku was a rockstar")

also we should all laugh at the video. look at this shit

i'm offended, tbh. anyone who has read the fic should know why but also just, like, in general. it makes no sense for the story! i know i shouldn't be upset over the lack of integrity a content farm youtube channel has, but i am! i am upset! put in some goddamn effort, the disrespect, for real.

if you are so inclined, you can read more about the project that is working to get these videos taken down and even join them here. the google sheet is not being publicly updated anymore (it appears they are working on a new system that hasn't been fully implemented yet), but if you want to check for your own fics that may have been caught pre-april 3rd, look here.

additionally, this is a good time to point out that podfics (fanfic audiobooks) are a very valuable form of fan creation and this could be your sign to get into it! i'm not a podficcer myself (yet; who knows), but there are plenty of guides here on tumblr and on ao3 to help you get started.

[marbelcrossovers]

BROOO DID YOU SEE THE SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 362 FOR MY HERO ACA

IM LEGIT SOBBING RN I CAN'T

Yes I did. I am pretending reality doesn't exist. I refuse to accept such a fate for my baby. Escaping back to fanfics to pretend everything is okay.

[tardigradetheking]

You ever think about how when All for One grew up he was a persicuted minority, then became a community leader and revolutionary figure then became entrenched in the underworld.

People started trying to kill this man when he was twelve and just never stopped.

Don't get me wrong I love the All for One who chooses to be the 2D embodiment of evil but if they ever give my hero academia the FMA Brotherhood treatment I want them to lean into this.

Or if your writing fanfics that lean into how my hero aca is actually a dystopia

[comicbookddr]

do you have any favorite fan fiction story’s and also how you did find out about fanfiction as well and knowing about it existing?

sav: OH BUDDY. YOU'VE UNEARTHED MY DARK PAST. but, to keep it brief: how i found out about fanfic? imagine little me (12y/o or so) on quotev. really into youtubers and hamilton the musical at the time. ive grown past then,,,, i'm a changed man. as for fanfic stories, there's too many to list!! i love a lot of fanfic stories, but mostly from other fandoms unfortunately :(

shay: uhh long story short i was into a band called hollywood undead as a 11/12yr old and i discovered deviantart. the fic that ignited it all was a demon au of the band dudes which turned into smut and thats what baby me thought was normal :") now im quite grossed out with rpf or smut unless its for lols. ANYWAYS i love so many fics!!! they're mainly my hero aca tho,,,,

steff: I loved reading original stories on wattpad a lot... I'm still not ready to unearth my traumatic fandom past quite yet. Take that as however you want to lol.

If you want to hear our full answers then make sure to check out the next episode of our podcast!

[loosesodamarble]

Choice

A/N: This is just a little experiment for myself, trying to write actual prose in Japanese. I know my followers are largely English-speaking so no one will really be able to read this. But I wanted to try my hand at writing in Japanese. It's not as long as other fics I've written and it's not even the most I've written in Japanese in one go. If anyone wants to try and make sense of it, be my guest and let me know what you think of the conversation.

Summary: When faced with the notion that the people around her are her "family of choice," Haruka turns it down.

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「選んだ家族ですか？あっ、そんなことは全然信じられません。」　と言った春花は。

「えっ？どうして明夢くん？」　響平は聞きました。

「選んだ家族のことは…存在しません。」　春花は泣いているようだった。「家族は家族です。友達は友達です。二つのことを間違えるために選ぶのとか二つのことは同じだと言うのは…好きじゃないです。」

良子は顔をしかめて言いました、

「はああっ？！好きじゃないって？アユくんの家族は最悪だよ！実母は、クソ女し！父さんは、離婚しないし！兄妹は、アユくんを守らないし！そんなの家族じゃない！」

春花は良子から目を逸らしました。

「ねえ、兵藤さん。ご飯を作って誰も感謝しなくても気にしないですか。」

「何を言ってんよ？！」

「謝罪を全く聞かなくてもいいんですか。」

「アユちゃんどうして悲しいことについて話してるのか。それは…」

輝美の声が弱しました。

春花は切ない笑顔しました。

「そんなのは家族のことなのです。家族は難しくて痛くて不可解な現象です。兄妹とまだ親しなくても、彼らは私を愛するのを知っています。母上はよそよそしくて私に厳しかったです。冬夏さんは不安して始めに下手に私を愛していました。私の実母と養母は、二人とも本当の母です。パパは完璧ではなかったですが、私はいつまでもパパを愛し続けます。彼らは私の家族です。」

静かに良子と響平と輝美と狼は春花を見つめました。

「皆さんが好きですよ。でも、お互いの感情を害する場合、あなたは「ごめんなさい」と聞くと期待して謝罪しなければと感じます。」

ついに春花は泣きました。

「私は選んだ家族について分かりません。皆さんを家族として選びませんでした。友達としてだけです。私たちは家族だと思ったら、やめてお願いします。ごめんなさい。」

[pynkgothicka]

Dark! Aged Up! Izuku Midoriya x GN! Reader

Hiii! I posted guyz! Yeah he weird n sending a bunch of voice mails

Tw- voyeurism, manipulation, gaslighting, stalking  

Im not in charge of your media consumption soooo pleased be warned before reading

13 new voice messages.

Hi, you told me to call to make sure this is the right number! In fact you're right in front of me, say hi; Aww stop it!; Haha, talk to you later.

Hey, this is Izuku! I’m assuming you're busy getting ready but let me know when you're ready for me to pick you up. I just got off work and I’m so excited for our date. Call me back when you can.

Hi, Listen I'm sorry about the date! I don't know what happened, but whenever you're free call me back so we can talk about it. I know I probably stepped out of line, but let's talk about it! Get back to me!

Izuku again, Um please call me back! I miss you! You didn't call me back yesterday, so I just assumed you went to bed. I miss you!

Baby please, I’m sorry…

Are you trying to ignore me or something? Listen, the waiter was just looking at you weird okay, so please understand I was just trying to protect you. Do you just expect me to sit by as that pervert eyed you like a piece of fucking meat!? I- I'm sorry about my tone, I don't usually talk like this…

How about we have a do over! I can pick you up again, just… Please pick up the phone. It's been a week and I haven't heard that beautiful voice in so long. My skin aches more and more each second you ignore me… I need to feel your touch again.

I saw you on patrol today, you seemed happy. I know it's kind of weird but like I just couldn't not take a picture! If you want to see it, maybe you should, oh I don't know, get back to me! I need to hear you again, and not just through your window

Are you trying to hurt me… Do you like hearing me cry about how much I need you in these messages? Or maybe you're just getting off to my voice… Please let that be it. I wanna talk to you, pick up.

I wanna fuccckkk you baaby!!

S-Stopped by your place today, the way you were working like I didn't see you… Has me hard as a fucking rock. You heard that? You have me jerking off like some kind of virgin. All of this is here just for you, and all you have to do is pick up… I wa-wanna feel you grip around me and ill fill you to the fucking brim. Sh-Shit… Fucking cumming!

Hi… Listen, I was drunk, please ignore that last message. We can call and it'd be better for me to apologize in real time ya know? Just you know… call me back… please.

Merry Christmas my love! Guess who's coming to give you a gift? Pro Hero Deku that's who. I've been feeling really, really, really down as of late. Maybe you don't, maybe you do know, I'm not sure anymore… But that doesn't matter, in fact I can see you right now. All alone on Christmas day, having no one there to give you comfort and love. But don't worry I’m right outside! Ready to take you away, so you don't even have to worry about picking up the phone anymore! See ya baby!

[calenca]

Thank you to the amazing @hanncold for this beautiful artwork for my fic Vampires Will Sometimes Hurt You

[academiccockroach]

New chapter of Pull my Trigger

Chapter 6: The plot thickens and it really shouldn’t because it’s the density of brick at this point’ (Tsukauchi Naomasa, internally to himself)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38925897/chapters/98785479

In which our resident detective Tsukauchi:

works very hard to burn all of his bridges

makes a clown of himself as per pre mandated by God

visits a strip club (6/10, nice place overall, excellent service and lots of good boys to pet, too many villains hiding in the attic though)

and yells at a dying woman (ineffective)

[mischievoushearty]

Shouto-kun

summary: It takes Shouto five times to realize why Midoriya calling him by his hero name is special. By the time he first reads his name on that letter, it's too late.

word count: 2548

tags: Tododeku, angst, open ending/no happy ending, one-shot, introspection, Todoroki realizes his feelings

warning: HEAVY SPOILERS UP TO CHAPTER 307/308

also on ao3 and ff.net

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"Shouto-kun!"

The first time it happens, he's too stunned to say anything back. Shouto pauses, he stares at the teen he considers his first ever friend, now his best friend. Midoriya doesn't seem to realise as he babbles on about the quirk of the villain they just encountered, furiously scribbling into his notebook as he does so. His costume looks dirty, it's torn in multiple places. Not that Shouto’s looks any better. Midoriya looks a bit tired but is in high spirits, the smaller teen genuinely loves going on patrol.

"Shouto-kun?"

It's again the name that startles Shouto and brings back to reality. He lifts his chin. Midoriya looks at him questioningly.

"Shouto-kun, are you coming?"

Of course he calls him that. It's Shouto’s hero name after all, and they’re on patrol during the internship. Shaking his head, the dual quirk wielder catches up to his friend, a grumpy looking Bakugou and deeply focussed Endeavour.

"It's nothing," he quickly shrugs off Midoriya’s frown.

Only that he wished his friend would call him by that name more often, and not just because it's his hero name.

Shouto is confused.

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"..doroki-kun? Todoroki-kun?"

He frowns at his soba noodles, not hearing his friend's calls.

"Shouto-kun."

It's lower than before, almost as if he's scared speaking the words, and yet Shouto almost jumps at hearing his first name out of Midoriya's mouth. The freckled teen eyes him with worry, a few wrinkles appearing between his brows.

"Todoroki-kun," he begins anew, as if not daring to use the other name once more, and it somehow disappoints Shouto, "are you okay? I mean, I'm sure there's a lot on your mind, we know Endeavour is stable and he'll be able to continue, whatever that means for your family’s future, but you didn't seem entirely comfortable with the others talking about it, which is understandable, of course! But if you don't like it, just tell-"

"Midoriya," he interrupts, "it's fine. It really is." He adds the last part after seeing the wrinkles grow deeper on Midoriya's face. The freckled boy studies him for another few seconds, then finally replaces the frown with a soft expression. A small smile that pierces Shouto’s chest like a knife. He doesn't understand, he doesn't know what it is, but he only dares to clutch his shirt once Midoriya has turned back to his lunch. Shouto stares at his soba, the cold one, his favourite, but he can't eat. All he sees is that warm smile.

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The third time Midoriya uses his first name he replies, and it's a mistake. He's tired, it's been a long day. He lost - it was a draw, but it still counts as losing to him - the match against class B. His whole team did. They tried everything, but it wasn’t enough. They didn’t have a genius tactician like Yaoyorozu or Midoriya on their team, they had some heavy hitters like Iida and himself, but it still wasn’t enough. Once again Shouto realizes the value of teamwork and a good backup plan. Things they failed to apply correctly today.

"Shouto-kun!" Midoriya calls out to him. Shouto doesn't even see his friend blush and stammering an apology, he doesn't realize it was by accident, he is trapped in his own mind, the match playing on loop in his head. Some moments later his brain seems to catch up and his mouth moves on its own as the name rolls over his lips, "Izuku."

He doesn't realize his mistake at first. Casually withdrawing from his musings Shouto shifts into a better position, his back is starting to hurt, and looks over the backrest of the couch to the other teen.

Midoriya stares at him with wide eyes. There's just a tiny gap between his lips, like he wants to say something, but is too perplexed by whatever just occurred.

Shouto finally notices. His own eyes widen, and he feels his cheeks heat up, it's a miracle he doesn't accidentally set something on fire. "Sorry- I didn't," he starts.

Midoriya blinks a few times, seems to recover, and frantically starts waving his arms in front of his face. The freckles almost disappear in the redness of his blush.

Cute, it strikes Shouto. A word he's never used before, not unless being challenged to do so. He blinks.

"Oh, no, no, it's fine, Todoroki-kun! I called you first! Sorry if it made you feel uncomfortable, I didn't mean to, I just slipped!"

"It doesn't make me feel uncomfortable," Shouto informs him as if it's the most ordinary thing in the world. Midoriya's arms drop.

"Oh, okay. I'm still sorry." He averts his eyes. Shouto can't help but feel like he's done something wrong. After a quick consultation with himself, he decides, "It's fine, I don't mind. Use whatever you're more comfortable with."

Midoriya looks at him with a blank expression that's so unlike himself. Did Shouto overstep? Is there a boundary he isn’t aware of? He's still learning this whole friendship thing, and although he's gotten better, he can't catch up with ten years of experience in just a few months.

Whatever his friend wanted to say back, he doesn't get to say it. Uraraka appears and drags him away laughing, Iida closely on her heels. The class president waves his arms around, but Shouto pays no mind to his words. He turns around to stare at the muted TV, not really caring about whatever cartoon is playing. His mind is preoccupied with other things.

He doesn't see Ashido throw intrigued glances at him from the other couch.

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The fourth time he doesn't know whether it's an accident, whether Midoriya intended to use his hero name or not. It's an unlucky incident during another heroes versus villains exercise. He and Midoriya are up against Aoyama and Yaoyorozu - he doesn't know how Aoyama will play into this, but the raven-haired girl is a force to be reckoned with. It won't be an easy win, but they do stand a good chance. Midoriya came up with no less than two backup plans, aware Yaoyorozu knows him well enough to prepare counter measurements. They head out, separate, first up is a deceptive manoeuvre. Everything goes according to plan, then the other team counters, it's time for plan B. Shouto takes a deep breath, uses his fire to distract while secretly sending ice across the floor.

Then he hears the yelp. He yanks his head to the left, just in time to see Midoriya to fall off a broken pipe. His teammate tries to latch onto something with the black ribbon-tentacle-tendril-thing he calls black whip, but it's one badly timed attack from Aoyama that reflects off a shiny surface and blinds the falling boy. Shouto hears an unhealthy cracking sound as Midoriya hits another pipe before crashing down.

Shouto blasts himself there in an instant, somehow he makes it in time to catch his friend before he hits the concrete. They still crash, but Shouto protectively holds the other boy in his arms.

Midoriya's head is bleeding. It must hurt judging by the way the green haired teen can barely keep his eyes open. They look a bit dull and unfocussed, it takes a moment for him to even realize it's Shouto who's holding him.

"Sho-Shouto-kun…"

The heterochromatic teen ignores the way his heart misses a beat. He turns around to look at the drone broadcasting the fight, a silent question lingering in his expression.

Aizawa stops the match (Shouto ignores the thought that All Might wouldn't have). It's nothing unusual for students to get injured, the boy in his arms has broken enough bones to prove that, but head injuries have to be taken seriously. Midoriya's fall looked especially terrible.

"Beautiful…"

At first, he thinks it's his imagination. Shouto looks back down at his injured friend who bestows him with a gaze he's never seen from the boy before. His eyes are almost closed and yet they seem full of wonder and… Admiration?

.

Shouto stares at his own reflection. The flaming red, distorted scar tissue covers a big part of his face. Sometimes he wonders why he can still see, or why he still has an eyebrow. (The thought that it's probably a frost burn and not from the hot water itself is too painful to accept, even after all these years.)

It's unsightly.

Beautiful

Shouto frowns. There is nothing beautiful in that. He doesn't understand why Ashido keeps calling him a snack or where the heart covered letters he sometimes finds in his locker come from. It's hideous. He must have misheard. There is no way Midoriya called him beautiful.

.

His mother laughs. It's still small and she hides it beneath her hand, but it's music to his ears. So foreign, so new, so nice. She takes his hand and squeezes it, reassures him that he is quite handsome, and she doesn't say that because she's his mother - who believes those words coming out of one's own mother's mouth - and that his scar doesn't change anything about that. If anything, it makes him more special.

Then she tells him to ask Midoriya if he truly meant it, since it's bothering Shouto that much.

His face flushes. Shouto didn't say anything about Midoriya.

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The fifth and last time, it's during the war. Shigaraki is a monster, and they can't do anything against him, Gigantomachia is breaking free, Dabi - Touya - appears-

The blasts of the blows send Shouto flying like a dry leaf in the wind. His eyes can't keep up. Midoriya is… Midoriya is…

He doesn't seem human anymore. That strength is like nothing Shouto has ever seen before, and he has no doubt that one day his friend will genuinely surpass All Might…

But it's also scary. Terrifying, really. Midoriya keeps breaking his own body, again and again, more and more, he doesn't hear Shouto’s screams. Bakugou gets stabbed, Shouto barely catches his leg while blasting himself around with half his body, his father is already dangling from his other hand, then Midoriya falls and he can't catch him, but he flies in anyway, at least breaking his fall so the damage won't be too bad.

He applies first aid. But Midoriya is so broken, he doesn't know how to fix it. Bakugou is bleeding out. His father isn't moving, and the fight is far from over.

His memory gets blurry. He's suddenly fighting Touya, the brother he believed to be dead for most of his life. Touya is a villain now. He has killed people, and is proud of admitting so, he openly declares that he wants to kill Shouto just to hurt their father-

That's when Midoriya called him by his name again. No honorifics.

"SHOUTO!" His voice breaks, and yet Midoriya continues trying to defend Shouto and Endeavour. He wants to get back up and join the fight no matter how many times Shouto silently pleads him to stay down, he can't see him get any more hurt...

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Shouto doesn't visit Midoriya. He can't bring himself to. It's something he will later regret more than he can put into words.

First of all, his family is in shambles, even after his mom arrives and they talk, he knows nothing is going to be like before.

Secondly, he feels useless. He couldn't do anything against Shigaraki. He saw his friends get torn apart, receiving life threatening injuries, while he himself only suffered a few burns and will be unable to talk for a while. He couldn't even do anything against Touya - Dabi - whoever the villain is now.

And he swears to himself that he won't be that useless in the future. He will do better, he has to. He has to be the one to stop Dabi. His father is too broken to do so. He can’t look Midoriya in the eyes until his voice is back and he can tell that directly to his best friend.

When suddenly everyone in class receives a personal letter from Midoriya, explaining his situation, Shouto thinks it's just a bad dream. A nightmare. There is no way his friend is stupid enough to leave on his own, even - especially - now that All for One is after him, personally, Midoriya had to know that he can't win on his own…

Shouto stares at the crumpled letter in his fingers. He has read it so many times he's scared it could fall apart the next time he touches it, but he can't keep himself from doing so.

Dear Shouto-kun

Midoriya is gone.

No, he's not gone gone, he's still alive, somewhere out there. Just a few days ago Shouto watched his best friend, the person closest to him, wipe the floor with Muscular as if the high-grade villain was some petty mugger on live TV. All the way back in summer camp, when the days were still warm and his heart was full, Midoriya once again broke every bone in his arms to keep that same villain from hurting a little boy. Two days ago he two-shotted this big villain with the same ease he'd pull out weed.

Shouto lets go of a shaky sigh. He ignores the burning of his eyes.

Please be okay, he thinks, he begs, he prays and he doesn't believe in any gods. Not since his father started beating his mother. But for Midoriya, he will pray.

… it's a power that was passed on to me by All Might…

Shouto doesn't care where it's from. Because Midoriya's power is his own, just like Shouto's fire isn't his father's. And that power, those quirks, it's not what makes Midoriya strong, what makes him a hero. No, Midoriya's strength lies in his character. His selflessness. His caring and soft nature, his kindness, the fierceness he protects those who can't fend for themselves. His bright smile that makes Shouto's heart flutter, his big eyes he can't help but get lost in, his rough hands that help him up whenever Shouto finds himself on the ground.

Shouto finally knows what he saw in Midoriya's eyes that day. It's the same look he's been giving the other teen for a while. The same fond expression he keeps hidden from his classmates whenever he watches the freckled teen do something amazing again.

It's not admiration, it's adoration.

Shouto's skin heats up and a tiny flame flickers on the back of his left hand.

Maybe he should have told him that. Maybe he should have told Midoriya how much he meant to Shouto, how his presence alone made the taller teen's heart speed up, how his mumbling brought a smile to Shouto's lips. Maybe he should have told Midoriya that he wasn't alone, that he didn't care where he got his quirk from, that even if he didn't have one, he would still be the most important person in Shouto's life.

But now it's too late. And deep inside, Shouto knows it won't change anything. Midoriya would have left anyway. He may have left even earlier knowing how much Shouto would give up to help him, how Shouto would sacrifice anything for the other boy.

But it's too late to say that now.

A single, hot tear drops onto his lap.

Shouto hasn't cried since he was five years old.

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A/N: Thank you so much for reeding! This may get a second part once we're further into the arc, maybe even from Izuku's POV.

[krispyflakes]

been a hot minute since i uploaded art here huh lads. and what an image to come back with lmao. 

anyhoo this pic is from the fic Yurei no Eiyu by @yurei-no-eiyu (fandommaniac22 on ao3) and even though ive taken, uh, significant liberties with how the original scene in ch 25 went (as if kacchan would be caught dead cradling his definitely not boyfriend on the first day of class) im still really happy with how this came out :D