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1. What Is A Hero? by HaveWeMetBefore

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

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   01 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku
   • Class 1-A (My Hero Academia)
   • League of Villains (My Hero Academia)
   • The Author Regrets Everything
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Hero Society is Corrupt (My Hero Academia)
   • Not in the flashy way
   • but the more sinister behind-the-scenes way
   • Explorations of what being a hero means
   • Exploration of how complicity in corrupt systems is bad
   • Exploration of how abuse can impact the understanding and interpretation of romance
   • Ochaco questions if she truly ever loved Deku or if she just liked being able to tie her self-worth to a trustable guy
   • Todoroki wonders what a healthy relationship looks like
   • Bakugo is a shithead who treats others poorly because he has the hots for Deku
   • Deku just wants to be a kid but society says no no
   • Same with all of them really
   • Mitsuki and Inko are concerned moms
   • Exploration on how violence feeds into violence that just feeds into more violence
   • I have yet to finish the series so I might miss some context
   • Exploration on how fucked up quirk marriages are
   • Despite the trauma fest I have presented the ending will be bittersweet
   • I'm Bad At Tagging
   • Canon Asexual Character
   • eat the rich
   • Shows how billionaires are unethical
   • Anti-Ai storyline
   • People might die... Not any of the main cast
   • Written by a Punk
   • genderfluid author
   • Use He/Him or They/Them
   • Name's Louis

   Summary

   When Bakugo got kidnapped, I wanted to see how the aftermath of that would look. However, I am a BakuDeku shipper, find TodoDeku to be filled with MASSIVE character exploration potential, and I lowkey ship Ochaco and Toga and I ship Ochaco and Asuyu. That means I'm going to be exploring themes of love, both platonic and romantic and familial, corruption in how Hero Society works, and how putting complete faith in one person (All Might) will inevitably fall flat once they die/out of commission, how women will sometimes tie their self-worth or potential to men, how abuse can impact how people interpret romance, etc. I am a SUCKER for bittersweet endings that leave you knowing things will get better, but right now it'll take time.

   TLDR:

   Bakugo is a depressed denial mess

   Todoroki is emotionally stunted

   Ochaco tries to balance her feelings for Deku, her individuality, and her feelings for women.

   Deku is just trying to become a Pro Hero while these idiots and society make it difficult.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,045

   Chapters:

   1/?

   Kudos:

   1

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