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• The Winner Takes It All by sleepywriting527

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

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  05 Jun 2026

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  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku
  • Bakugou Katsuki & Kirishima Eijirou
  • Midoriya Izuku & Uraraka Ochako
  • Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako
  • Bakugou Katsuki
  • Midoriya Izuku
  • Kirishima Eijirou
  • Uraraka Ochako
  • Todoroki Shouto
  • Todoroki Enji | Endeavor
  • Angst
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Hopeful Ending
  • Song: The Winner Takes It All (ABBA)
  • Post-Canon
  • Miscommunication
  • Getting Together
  • Pro Hero Bakugou Katsuki
  • Pro Hero Midoriya Izuku
  • Pining
  • Mutual Pining
  • Not Actually Unrequited Love
  • Possibly Unrequited Love
  • Feelings Realization
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Midoriya Izuku-centric
  • Bakugou Katsuki-centric
  • Bakugou Katsuki is Bad at Feelings
  • Slow Burn
  • Oblivious Midoriya Izuku
  • Uraraka Ochako is a Good Friend
  • Kirishima Eijirou is a Good Friend

  Summary

  Bakugo thought becoming Number One would end the story. Instead, it starts one he doesn’t know how to survive—where Izuku is both the reason he won and the reason it doesn’t feel like enough.

  or

  He wins everything he ever wanted and still can’t breathe right. Because at the top of the world, all Bakugo can see is the one person who isn’t looking at him the same way anymore.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  17,912

  Chapters:

  10/17

  Comments:

  8

  Kudos:

  32

  Bookmarks:

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