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Touya’s been screaming for someone to validate him his whole life. If he beats Takami — if he scores full marks in an exam or he wins a combat session or he lands higher on the Hero Billboard Chart at his debut — is he finally going to be happy? Is it going to be enough to stop him from feeling so empty all the time, hollowed out and waiting to be filled?
In which Todoroki Touya never fully escapes from under his father’s shadow, but learns to adapt with a little help from the Shiketsu High School guidance counsellor, a lot of introspection, and an unhealthy rivalry with one winged idiot.
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01 Jan 2026
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It's not a date, it's damage control by ABubbleInSpace
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
24 Dec 2025
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“You can still do that stuff,” he huffs. “You can do all that stuff without him. He doesn’t even have to be there."
“I fear the partner part may be a necessity, Bakugou."
“Then you can do it with me. Easy fix.”
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Shouto gets broken up with just before the holidays, and Katsuki, who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, is very present when it happens. Seeing Shouto so upset about missing out on everything that his ex had promised they'd do together, he immediately decides to step up and take him on all the holiday activities that they had planned. It's really just to prove that he doesn't need that no-good, lousy guy around anyway, and-...and there are better people out there for him like-...well, you know.
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28 Dec 2025
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Tenya can remember when Present Mic came out as bisexual on his radio show a few years back - the backlash was immediate. News outlets all over the place complaining about how Present Mic’s radio show was supposed to be for all ages, including kids, but he was bringing up an adult topic like this? And hadn’t he recently been hired as a UA teacher? Was he really someone they wanted their future heroes learning from?
And sure, it's been a few years since then and the whole thing ultimately blew over without Present Mic ever taking that much of a hit to his ratings, and Tenya knows his parents and his friends wouldn't care necessarily, but it's still frightening to imagine being the center of that kind of media attention. Terrifying to think that the secret that could end his career before it's even started is that he's in love with a boy, not that he once tried to murder a man.
A story in which Iida Tenya deals with dating Bakugo Katsuki, juggling two separate friend groups, a teacher that knows him far too well, someone he loves getting horribly injured again, and the prospect of admitting he's gay. Somehow, dating Bakugo is the easy part.
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- Part 1 of Heteronormativity is the Real Villain
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20 Dec 2025
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Sentient by Strawhat_Pirate
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
18 Mar 2024
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The possibility of One For All being sentient doesn't occur to Izuku at first. Honestly, his life would probably be a whole lot easier if it'd stayed that way. As if sharing his body with half a dozen spirits and trying to harness their stockpiled power wasn't enough, now they're starting to influence him. And he doesn't know how to make it stop.
(Or: One For All is sentient and that's a problem. Really, Izuku just wants to enjoy some scrambled eggs.)
((Tododeku pairing))
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- Part 2 of My Hero One Shots
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18 Dec 2025
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all the fabled footsteps that follow by PixelPax
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
10 Nov 2025
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One For All is not an ordinary quirk. It's old and angry and sometimes it feels like he's trying to stow away plasma in a paper cup.
It’s also a bit more alive than it should be and Izuku's starting to run out of excuses.
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18 Dec 2025