#ochako is facing toga because she wants to save her and talking at length about how she loves izuku would never accomplish that goal.

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HeroAca on Ice [Figure Skating AU]

Listen, in order to stop myself from starting a novel length fic, have my AU ideas. Liberally inspired by the madness of the 2016-17 FS season. Relevant picture.

In which it's the year before the Olympics and Todoroki who was supposedly a top candidate tanks nationals because of his inconsistent jumps and artistic stagnation

His father doesn't approve of figure skating wanting him to pursued a more ‘masculine’ activity and to inherit his company (fuck u Endeavor)

Todoroki picked up skating from his mom

In a desperate attempt to prove himself as he has this wager with his father which is the moment he stops winning at the international levels he will retire and such, he switches coaches to the former legendary men's skater, All Might, and moves to America to train.

(Btw Bakugo who is known for like no artistic expression but like a gazillion jumps is the one that wants to take gold from Todoroki)

In America, he notices this injured skater who is always at the rink muttering to himself and turns out this is the former us men's champion who was supposed to represent the US. But Midoriya fucking broke himself trying to do quads during his exhibition  (durrrhurrr Nathan Chen)

Midoriya still comes to the rink often to cheer on his rink mates and to work on his own programs off ice and he ends up getting up in Todoroki's face about the kind of programs Todoroki is doing

"You're playing safe and everyone will outstrip you that way! Don't you want to win? Your skating is plenty beautiful but you lack passion!” 

They go to New York dance studios together and Todoroki helps him with PT. But halfway through the season, Midoriya gets cleared to start skating and transforms into Todoroki's biggest competitor

Todoroki who was struggling all this time to enjoy his skating again and Midoriya who skates like he only has one shot, one opportunity

(Also Bakugo is there causing problems hahahah

Saying shit like "I'm going to steal your Olympic spot by getting gold"

And Todoroki going "....there are three Olympic spots"

"That's not the fucking point dumbass!!!!!)

But yeah Todoroki lands a quad Lutz for Midoriya and Midoriya breaks away from his quads or bust lifestyle and learns how to do beautiful spins??? And Todoroki decides at the end that he's not going to retire and flips his old man the bird.

And he wears a sheer backside shirt and Midoriya works up the courage with that shiny gold medal to touch those quad making core muscles yes

Also All Might as a coach, I love him. He's definitely the kind to lovingly smack down the criticism at the kiss and cry. When Todoroki fucking trips out of the gate he is the embodiment of the SHRUG emoji

Also Iida and Ochako being power pair skaters. He throws her like fucking 15 feet in the air.

Yaomomo being the darling of Japan but she has trouble landing her 3a consistently and always does classical routines but one year her gf choreographed her exhibition to rock and Japan collectively lost their mind

Also Tsuyu as a rising ladies skater who skates to no classical whatsoever, has landed a 4salchow in practice, and always gets called on her edges

Aoyama being the most extra of extra

TULLE EVERYWHERE

GLITTER AND DRAG MAKEUP

FRENCH OPERA ONLY

He pops his fucking triple Axel regularly

Tokoyami: Only wears black, is an ice dancer with Dark Shadow, face always constipated or grimacing 

He fucking danced firebird and it was simultaneously refreshing because not a bright red costume and awful because he had a choreographic sequence reminiscent of laying an egg

The villains are the sports commentators:

Shiragaki is the one that always talks in points and tec scores

What is pcs? He doesn't give a shit. He’s condescending to every skater

Stain is always talking about the good old days before one million quads. Says every skater after lysachek is a hack and wants to bring back the ice carving figures

Himiko Toga is that inappropo commentator that is making lewd comments at her favorites

Kirishima can't jump to save his life but has massive crowd appeal. Everyone has prayer circles for his jumps. Many people think he should switch to ice dancing already because all the women love him for his pure and goodness.

Mina is another ice dancer. She does the WEIRD costumes and programs but they're a great break from the super saturated romance

Kaminari is the kind of skater who can take gold at one event and then place 11th in another. If he does well in his sp, he flunks his fp

SHINSO Is a total pairs skater but he wants to be a singles

His partner doesn't get along with him that much but they perform well

Inevitably does 'edgey' exhibition programs that people are like... uh

Aside from All Might, Todoroki really looks up to a ladies skater who revolutionized the field aka Shimura Nana

Nana was the one that combined power and grace but she never won much because back then she was ROBBED

Midoriya on the other hand aside from All Might looked up to this old dude named Gran Torino haha known for his incredible skating speed and rotation. A kind of electric power and skating that catches the eye

BONUS:

One of Todoroki’s most famous programs is a Phantom of the Opera program but he hates that one. His coach at the time suggested he actually wear a half mask and he was like

fUCK no