Reasons for Being

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• Raison d'être: Reason for Being by VeridianComet

  Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  22 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako
  • Midoriya Izuku
  • Uraraka Ochako
  • Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead
  • Bakugou Katsuki
  • Kirami Hikari | Anzu (Original Character)
  • Tsukauchi Naomasa
  • Toga Himiko
  • Ashido Mina
  • Asui Tsuyu
  • Shinsou Hitoshi
  • Todoroki Shouto
  • Kayama Nemuri | Midnight
  • Akaguro Chizome | Stain
  • Fukukado Emi | Ms. Joke
  • Amajiki Tamaki
  • Toogata Mirio
  • Hadou Nejire
  • Original Characters
  • Takami Keigo | Hawks
  • Iida Tensei | Ingenium
  • Iida Tenya
  • Hatsume Mei
  • Vigilante Midoriya Izuku
  • Vigilante Uraraka Ochako
  • Dead Midoriya Inko
  • Angst
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Slow Burn
  • Eventual Romance
  • Eventual Happy Ending
  • Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead | Dadzawa
  • Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead is So Done
  • Uraraka Ochako-centric
  • Midoriya Izuku-centric
  • Bakugou Katsuki Redemption
  • Bakugou Katsuki is Bad at Feelings
  • Midoriya Izuku Needs A Hug
  • Quirkless Midoriya Izuku
  • Pre-Canon
  • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Corrupt Hero Public Safety Commission (My Hero Academia)
  • Hero Society is Corrupt (My Hero Academia)
  • Uraraka Ochako Needs a Hug
  • Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Being An Asshole
  • Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Bashing
  • Original Character(s)
  • no beta we die like sir. nighteye
  • Minor Character Death

  Summary

  Two lives, changed forever in just a matter of days.

  Two souls, searching for a reason to stay.

  -Or-

  After the loss of their parents Izuku and Ochako find their saving grace in vigilantism. After all, if they can’t live for themselves, why not live for others?

  Series

  • Part 1 of Reasons for Being

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  42,442

  Chapters:

  14/40

  Comments:

  74

  Kudos:

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  Bookmarks:

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