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    Summary

    "You looked at him and saw someone who looked like he needed saving. That's what you thought."

    "The issue is... he sure didn't look that way to us!"
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    A world where everything Izuku knew and believed in has been torn to shreds. The Commission is corrupt, and no one knows how to be a hero anymore.

    Having turned to vigilantism, Izuku is no stranger to toeing the line between being a hero and a villain. But when he's brought face to face with Shigaraki again after everything that happened, the tedious balancing act Izuku is playing might just come crashing down around him.

    Or,

    Tomura goes to therapy and gets better, while Izuku spirals.

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    I plan to rewrite this eventually. As of right now, updates are paused. I haven't updated this in almost a year, unfortunately. This story is still dear to me, but my writing has improved drastically since writing this, so I plan to rewrite and post it separately whenever I get around to working on this again!

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