6 Bookmarks by esotericman
List of Bookmarks
-
Below the Surface | SPY AU by KiiraDraws
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
17 Feb 2026
Tags
Summary
If there’s one thing Izuku never imagined happening to him after losing One For All, was to be forgotten.
Now a professor at U.A. High, he spends his days teaching and his nights haunted by the life he left behind. He tells himself the quiet is enough, but the ache of his past—of failed dreams, lost purpose, and a failed relationship with his best friend that crumbled under the weight of their differences—refuses to fade.
When a stranger steps out of the shadows with an offer Izuku can’t ignore, he’s thrust into a hidden world of corruption and power. Beneath the polished hero rankings and dazzling debuts lies a web of lies spun by the Hero Commission and government officials—a system built on control, manipulation, and deceit.
As Izuku uncovers the truth, his world begins to crumble. Faced with a choice between the life he’s built and the chance to truly make a difference, Izuku must decide: will he cling to the legacy of the hero he once was, or risk everything to fight in the shadows?
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 229,905
- Chapters:
- 28/?
- Collections:
- 9
- Comments:
- 2,282
- Kudos:
- 8,662
- Bookmarks:
- 1,475
- Hits:
- 282,645
Bookmarked by esotericman
28 Jan 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Honestly, I don't read OCxCanon stories, and I'm not even into MHA, but I took a chance on this, and it has got to be one of the best stories I've read on Ao3.
-
(don't) bite the hand that feeds by pap3rtigers, vozart
Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games)
21 Jun 2025
Tags
Summary
If anyone bothered to ask Ghost who he was, he figured he'd just stare at them for a moment, and say three simple words.
"A stray dog."
He didn't mean to bite. Didn't mean to bare his teeth or snap at every outstretched hand.
It wasn't in his nature—not really.
He didn't want to be like this.
He just didn't know how to be anything else.
— # —
"Jesus fucking Christ, MacTavish," Ghost snapped, his voice cutting through Soap like a bullet through bone, making mincemeat of his heart as it dropped clear to his feet. "Shut the fuck up."
— # —
In the wake of Hassan's death and stolen moments in Las Almas, Soap can't seem to quiet his mind—and Ghost won't let himself rest. Haunted by guilt and convinced he's the problem, Ghost starts doing what he does best: pushing people away before they can see the mess he really is.
If he's alone, maybe Soap will be safe.
But Johnny MacTavish has never been good at backing down.
-
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced An Emergency by LuthienLuinwe
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Green Lantern - All Media Types
25 Apr 2025
Tags
Summary
Black ice. Fog. A pile-up on I-95 that Bruce dismisses as routine until University Hospital's number flashes across his screen. Nothing unusual in Gotham registers as emergency anymore—until suddenly, violently, it does.
-
Tags
Summary
“Captain, what are you saying?” Price demanded.
Another deep breath. “I regret to inform you that at approximately 04:32, Lieutenant Ghost was declared KIA due to an infrastructure collapse. The building they were infiltrating was lined with explosives – Lieutenant Ghost reentered the building to attempt to rescue a downed man when the explosives were set off, triggering a building collapse. I’m truly sorry, Captain. My men owe him their lives and none of us will ever forget that, I promise you.”
Soap felt his knees buckle underneath him, Gaz’s arms shooting out to grab him and ease his descent to the floor. Soap looked at Gaz and saw the distraught expression even through his increasingly blurry vision. “He’s gone?” Soap asked, searching Gaz’s eyes for any refute.
“Tav-”
“He’s gone?” Soap asked again, his voice cracking and shattering like his heart. He couldn’t breathe, his chest aching and burning as he tried to keep himself from breaking apart at the seams.
-
Tags
Summary
Soap has been wrangled into visiting home for the first time in a long time for Christmas.
Ghost volunteers to go along with him.
Series
- Part 1 of MacTavish Christmas Special
-
First Time for Everything by LeCadavre_1904
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Green Lantern - All Media Types
22 Mar 2021
Tags
Summary
Hal and Bruce have their first big fight.
It goes maybe not exactly how you'd expect.