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  1. Public Bookmark 17

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    Midoriya Izuku used to be so damn happy.

    His mom used to read him stories.

    His father used to bounce him on his knee.

    He had friends at pre-school.

    And he had no idea how quickly it could be taken from him; that one trip to the doctor would change the entire trajectory of his life.

    Or, Midoriya Izuku is sold off for quick cash and has to quickly adjust to life on the streets.

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    23 Nov 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    “Without a quirk? No, I don’t think you can be a hero, young man,” he says gravely, beginning to ramble on about how being part of the police force was more realistic, but Izuku had stopped listening.

    He felt like his chest was caving in, his hopes and dreams being crushed under the shiny gold boot of the world's best hero. He was snapped out of it by the sound of the roof door slamming shut.

    Izuku falls to his knees for the second time that day.

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    Izuku Midoriya need some serious help and Eraserhead might be his only hope.

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    21 Nov 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 30

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    Trigger Warnings:
    Eating Disorders
    Suicidal Thoughts
    Self-Harm
    Bullying
    Suicide
    Low body weight (the weight is mentioned)
    Calories

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    Chapters:
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    21 Nov 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 12

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    TW FOR GRAPHIC SELF HARM AND UNINTENTIONAL SUICIDE ATTEMPT.

    Midoriya Izuku has struggled with hurting himself for as long as he's known. He hit himself when he was under ten, scratching his arms and legs when he was in his first years of junior high, and finally cutting when he was in 3rd year of junior high. It started off "small". He would fiddle with pencil sharpeners until the blade fell out, cutting shallow because they would always go dull after a few weeks. After Kacchan's comment about how he should throw himself off of the school's rooftop, he went through his father's hygiene drawer in his parents' bathroom and found a razor blade. It was intimidating at first, but soon the wounds kept getting deeper he became obsessed with what layers of skin he could break through. From dermis to fat to fascia; he was withering fast. Soon he had a routine once he got settled into U.A.

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    21 Nov 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 44

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    Depression has slowly stalked Deku for the past year or so. Hiding in the shadows like a panther— it never leaves his mind. He had managed to keep it at bay after getting one for all. However, after all might lost his power, and the stress of being the true successor started to press in on him from all sides, the haunting darkness began to creep back into Deku's chest and clutch his heart with sharp claws.

    There’s only one thing that can keep the crowding emptiness away.

    The kiss of a blade and the bite of a cut.

    After years of being careful, you’d think Deku would know not to go too deep. But what were to happen if one day in a blur of emotions and a haze of emptiness he dug too far down? The ugliness of his true self was spilled out for everyone to see.

    How can he hide himself any longer if his insides were carved out?

    If the gazes of his friends and teachers turned from admiration to horror.

    If one day—he went too deep.

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    21 Nov 2025