To Be a Hero
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A Place To Call Home by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
22 Oct 2022
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BETA READ BY @InsomniaToad -- Their works are amazing, so go check them out!
Izuku knew he was fucked the moment he was diagnosed quirkless at age four. Watch as he goes through his teenage life as though everyone has it out for him, learning to survive with nothing but his own wits and reflexes. Will he find happiness or will he be on his own, figuratively or literally, forever??
TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK
Abuse, Trauma, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Talk of Panic Attacks, Talk of Mental Illness, Verbal Abuse, Heated Arguments, Gore, Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Character Death.Series
- Part 1 of To Be a Hero
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Lost and Found by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
25 Nov 2022
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Izuku and Katsuki aren’t friends. They never have been, and possibly never will.
So what happens when there’s a villain attack leaving a mall on fire, and the boys find themselves needing to rely on each other to survive? Will their bond be fixed, or has it been permanently broken?I wanted an excuse to write more yelling from Bakugo and Midoriya, as well as having a bunch of angst involved.
UPDATE: Rewrite coming soon-ish?? (16/12/2025).
Enjoy!!TRIGGER WARNINGS: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: Talk of Mental Health Issues, Talk of Bullying, Death, Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Graphic Descriptions of Abuse and Neglect, Explicit Language, and Graphic Injuries.
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- Part 2 of To Be a Hero
- Part 1 of Being Lost, Being Found
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The Desperation Of A Hiro by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
08 Jun 2023
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Izuku is sick and tired of being belittled and considered weak.
He made it into UA!
Quirkless!
But as teachers and students continued to gossip about his so-called weaknesses, he grew tired.
He didn’t want to believe that UA would be just like every other school, but the truth was right there in front of him.
He only had one job left to do.
Prove them wrong.
(Edit: Ignore the graveyard server link, it doesnt exist. IDK if the pen strokes one does, but thats the writers cove now and I don't own it <3)
I also ended up in the hospital when I was writing this... oh well
That's everything so enjoy :)Series
- Part 3 of To Be a Hero
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Whisper(s) Down Under by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
31 Aug 2023
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Izuku was blind, born with a genetic defect that controlled his very life from the moment he opened his eyes.
When his quirk came in, life seemed to be looking up.
He could see!
But as he was deemed to be useless by his classmates, treated unfairly by his mother, and told he was lesser than by all of society, Izuku’s only solace comes in the format of a phone call with his father.
But what if there was another way?
What if he could be what he always wanted to be?
IDEA INSPIRED BY: Apparition - @A_Bloody_Nonbinary_in_the_Woods
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- Part 4 of To Be a Hero
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When All Hope is Lost (i’ll be here) by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
16 Sep 2023
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Izuku’s quirk was simple.
When someone is killed by his hand, however many years they would have lived is added to his own lifespan.
Sounds useless, and it wouldn’t be an issue… right?
Izuku, however, is an executioner and literally kills people for a living, which… complicates things.
Especially since the HPSC was more corrupt than the first government Izuku had ever been a part of.
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- Part 5 of To Be a Hero
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Redefining Heroism by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
21 Nov 2023
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The only thing Izuku ever wanted to do was help people.
Civillians, heroes, villains – everyone.
Thankfully, his parents helped him realise that he didn’t need to be a hero to help.
Well, not a licensed, recognised hero, at least.
Being a hero was…subjective at best.
He’d proven it.Series
- Part 1 of Brain Over Brawn
- Part 6 of To Be a Hero
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Love Never Dies by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
27 Nov 2023
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Izuku Midoriya loved his mother.
Everybody knew that.
Inko Midoriya loved her son.
Everybody knew that.
But Inko Midoriya loved her son in a way nobody thought possible, through leaps and bounds that knew no restraint.
This is what broke them – broke him.
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- Part 7 of To Be a Hero
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Looking for the Light by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
08 Jan 2024
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Izuku was embarrassed with himself, and frankly, extremely pissed off.
All Might took his quirk.
His fucking quirk.
What is he going to do now?
OR: The one where Izuku has to give OFA to Mirio, and it changes everything.
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- Part 8 of To Be a Hero
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Interviewing a Legacy: Chaos Edition by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
04 Feb 2024
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Present Mic gets the wonderful opportunity to interview Izuku and Hisashi Midoriya, the founder and face of IzuDori Analysis and Support.
After spending a fair share of his career defending the company, only to find out the mastermind is a teenager he teaches English to?
It’s safe to say he wants to pick that brain apart.Izuku, on the other hand, is ready to have a fun interview.
The world is not ready for him.Series
- Part 2 of Brain Over Brawn
- Part 9 of To Be a Hero
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Fixing What’s Lost by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
09 Feb 2024
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Izuku and Katsuki are happy, they have a baby girl now.
Izuku makes a call, one he just knows he shouldn’t make.
He won’t regret it.Series
- Part 10 of To Be a Hero
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Through Pain and Love by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
23 Jul 2024
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Izuku Midoriya had chronic pain in his hands. It wasn’t something he hid, but he never really…went out and said anything about it. It made his hands shake and twitch in the changes of the weather, or if he overworked them.
Barely anybody noticed, except for one specific electric blond in his class.[This is not canon compliant because I don’t have the mental capabilities to do that right now.]
AUTHOR'S NOTICE:
This will be my last fic for a while. I am so fucking busy with university and barely have the time to write, but I’ve also had a lot of personal issues to deal with recently, and want to take a step back from being so far into the public eye, even though it’s fairly anonymous.
I might be back at some point, or I might not.
I guess we’ll see what the future holds, huh?Series
- Part 11 of To Be a Hero
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family is made, not grown, and decidedly as chaotic as humanly possible by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
09 Oct 2025
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Snapshots through time, of an unlikely mentor/mentee relationship, between the grumpiest teacher in the school, to the happiest student.
Of course, there’s a story involved. Not all of it is good, but when is it ever?ignoring canon because we don't care about canon in this “wholesome” establishment
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- Part 12 of To Be a Hero
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when love becomes living by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
02 Dec 2025
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“Dabi, you scared my son half to death. I’ve been ignoring you because he’s had the flu for the past week, and he’s exhausted. We stayed up too late, but you would have woken him up anyway, so I’m, for once, glad he was awake at the crack of fucking dawn.”
Dabi was silent, his mouth agape in shock.
“This house? This is his safe space. I will not have you ruining that for him.”
Hawks is undercover with The League of Villains, but that’s not the focus in his life right now.
Sakuto Takami, his seven-year-old son, is his focus.
And maybe, just maybe, Dabi.EDIT: I have a server now! Join with the link
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- Part 13 of To Be a Hero
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finding solace by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
31 Dec 2025
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“Where are we going?”
“Home,” Iida shrugged, if a little sheepishly. “Not to…offend you, Bakugou, but you look awful. You haven’t slept, have you?”
“I mean, I have, just not a lot,” Katsuki admitted quietly. “It’s hard to sleep, nowadays.”
Katsuki had no idea when it had happened, but somehow, he’d managed to find solace in someone he never thought possible.
OR: Pre-Slash Bakuiida because I’m a sucker for it right now LMAO
I have a discord server with the wonderful touyastreasure!
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- Part 14 of To Be a Hero
- Part 1 of Love Lines
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gaining, losing by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
31 Jan 2026
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“Alright, I need to sleep if I want to make it through work without falling off the roof of a building. I’ll see you later – grab whatever you want from the kitchen, we can get groceries delivered tomorrow.”
“Whatever,” Katsuki muttered. “Don’t die in your sleep.”
“Aw, you do care,” Shinsou teased, walking through the hall. “Don’t blow up my kitchen!”
Katsuki really didn’t want to, but he had no choice. With his lease ending in less than a week and no apartment lined up, there were no other options for him, other than this one.
Moving in with Shinsou fucking Hitoshi.
I now have a discord server with the lovely touyastreasure! I want to note that it is (as of right now) strictly SFW - and while this fic certainly isn't, the server IS.
Join with the link below:
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- Part 15 of To Be a Hero
- Part 1 of Gaining After Losing
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from the red light by ghostedmemory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
31 Jan 2026
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Katuski hasn’t seen Shinsou in literal years. He didn’t think it would matter much, seeing him at the club Dunce Face forced him to go to.
So much for that, though, since Shinsou is the hottest man Katsuki has ever fucking seen.
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- Part 16 of To Be a Hero