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It's a lie. It was all a fucking lie and god I fell for it.
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UA high school.
Number one school in japan and the most sought after school in japan– if not the number one school everywhere– that every young and wide-eyed child wants to go to, and Izuku Midoriya was not an exception to those children. Ever since he was a little kid he craved and ached to go to that high school, so did his classmates. You would've thought that having a shared goal would, y'know, bring him closer to his peers? But no. The exact opposite happened, as soon as they found out he was getting mocked by others and even burned by Bakugo with a lighter he should never have gotten his hands on. Because that school was for special kids, smart ones, strong ones, hell even culinary kids were accepted, but unless there was an ultimate Deku spot that opened right up, he would never see what it was like to be special in a school.
Inko, his mother, used to complain to the principal about the bullying but by now she’d given up. Because no one gives a shit about talentless rejects with no passions or smart ideas. His mother was always there to support his ideas, but never his “dumb” ones. And to her, leaving the comfort of home to go to a school basically on lock down once you enter with dorms all throughout the school year, was a hell of a dumb idea. So when Izuku got a letter telling him that he, the most unremarkable, unlucky, waste of space, got a chance to be a student at UA, his mother was fretful and uneasy.
“Izuku honey, I just want you to be safe. Wha- what if there's an attack on the school and i'm not there to protect you and- and what if you get bullied again or or, I just.. dont think its a good idea, living in the dorms. Speaking of what if you get a bad roommate and-”
“Mom please, i’ll be fine” Izuku gave his mother a warm smile, her face still contorted with worry, brows furrowed. “Just trust me on this, please mom. I-”He sucked in a sharp intake of breath “I ‘ve always wanted this an-and I finally have it in my hands. And I can't just throw this away mom.” his vision blurred and as the floor swayed beneath him on wobbly feet, tears swelled up in his eyes as he felt a tight squeeze all around him.
Inko hiccuped “Im so sorry baby, I- i just-"
"Mom-"
"No- No. I- youre not my little boy anymore, and i- ill just, miss you. Make sure to be safe and, and eat healthy, and pack a ton, and just, vist over break." Her voice cracked "and don't forget about me and become a big ceo and, and-"
"I wouldn't dream of it."