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• Crowned in Black by Stingsting

  Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime & Manga)  

  • General Audiences
  • Major Character Death
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  • Work in Progress

  25 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Hadou Nejire/Midoriya Izuku
  • Hatsume Mei/Midoriya Izuku
  • Dabi | Todoroki Touya & Midoriya Izuku
  • Midoriya Izuku & Shouji Mezou
  • Midoriya Inko
  • Midoriya Izuku
  • Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead
  • Hadou Nejire
  • Midoriya Hisashi
  • Aldera Middle School Students (My Hero Academia)
  • Bakugou Katsuki
  • Bakugou Mitsuki
  • Bakugou Masaru
  • Toogata Mirio
  • Amajiki Tamaki
  • Dabi | Todoroki Touya
  • Zenin Naoya
  • Zenin Ranta
  • Other Character Tags to Be Added
  • Shouji Mezou
  • Hatsume Mei
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Overpowered Midoriya Izuku
  • Good Older Sibling Midoriya Izuku
  • Bakugou Katsuki is a Good Friend
  • Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot
  • Midoriya Izuku Has a Quirk
  • Izuku has a younger sister
  • Alternate Universe - College/University
  • Corrupt Hero Public Safety Commission (My Hero Academia)
  • Midoriya Izuku Does Not Have One for All Quirk
  • Quirk Discrimination (My Hero Academia)
  • Quirk Shenanigans (My Hero Academia)
  • Dabi | Todoroki Touya is Not a Villain
  • Aged-Up Character(s)
  • Abusive Midoriya Hisashi
  • Good Parent Todoroki Enji | Endeavor
  • Alternate Timelines
  • Ten Shadows Technique (Jujutsu Kaisen)
  • Cursed Energy (Jujutsu Kaisen)

  Summary

  Izuku Midoriya thought he was a quirkless boy.

  Who knew being in a near-death situation was all it would take to awaken it.

  As his so called 'Father' kept tightening his hold on his windpipe, Izuku's body instinctively acted.

  His hands stopped struggling to fight back against his 'Fathers' grip and instead clasped them together - forming a hand sign of sorts.

  If anyone looked at his shadow, they would notice the shape of a wolfs head being cast by his hands.

  The shadows, as if waiting to be called upon, moved
   

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  Language:

  English

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  Chapters:

  23/?

  Comments:

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• The Heart of the Machine by Stingsting

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

  • Not Rated
  • Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  21 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Hatsume Mei/Midoriya Izuku
  • Midoriya Izuku/Melissa Shield
  • Hadou Nejire/Midoriya Izuku
  • Hadou Nejire/Hatsume Mei/Midoriya Izuku/Melissa Shield
  • Dabi | Todoroki Touya & Midoriya Izuku
  • Midoriya Izuku & Shinsou Hitoshi
  • Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku
  • Fukukado Emi | Ms. Joke & Midoriya Izuku
  • Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Fukukado Emi | Ms. Joke
  • Midoriya Izuku
  • Bakugou Katsuki
  • Snipe (My Hero Academia)
  • Nedzu (My Hero Academia)
  • Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead
  • Fukukado Emi | Ms. Joke
  • Midoriya Izuku Has a Quirk
  • Melissa Shield Has One For All Quirk
  • Melissa Shield Has a Quirk
  • U.A. Student Melissa Shield
  • Midoriya Izuku Has a Mutation-Type Quirk
  • Midoriya Izuku Has a Transformation-Type Quirk
  • Izuku has a younger sister
  • U.A. is a University (My Hero Academia)
  • Parental Nedzu (My Hero Academia)
  • Chaotic Nedzu (My Hero Academia)
  • Nedzu Knows Everything (My Hero Academia)
  • Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead | Dadzawa
  • Mentor Snipe (My Hero Academia)
  • Vigilante Midoriya Izuku
  • Midoriya Izuku Needs A Hug
  • Dabi | Todoroki Touya is Not a Villain

  Summary

  Izuku Midoriya is not human. He was not human, therefore he never knew what being human meant. No matter how much he tried to fit in, they would never let him.

  After all, why would they allow a machine to try to be human?

  Language:

  English

  Words:

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  Chapters:

  5/?

  Comments:

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  Bookmarks:

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