only_time_will_tell
Recent works
-
For Eternity by only_time_will_tell
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
29 Jul 2024
Tags
Summary
Izuku was always drowning. So, like the quirkless weakling he is, he gives up.
It's a shame Katsuki was right.
Or, Izuku jumps off the roof and survives, in what he believes the worst possible way.
Recent bookmarks
-
Son of the Sea, Child of Sorrow by little_bird_broken_wing
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV 2023)
18 Dec 2025
Tags
Summary
Percy Jackson was 8 years old when his mother married a monster. He learned very quickly that while monsters are real, heroes are not, and no one was coming to save him.
Then, one night, the world cracked open. A storm, a monster, a mother’s last desperate act to save her son—and suddenly, Percy was running toward a truth he was never meant to know. The stories were real. The gods were watching. And he was part of a world where fate is written in blood and monsters do not hide behind locked doors.
But even as he faced creatures from myth, even as he fought for his life, the worst monsters were the ones he couldn't outrun. The ones that lived in his skin, in his memories, in the hollow ache where something like hope used to be.
With dangerous new enemies and unexpected allies, Percy was forced to face the truth—not just about who he was, but about the battles he’d been fighting all along.
Because some monsters wear human faces. Some wounds don’t heal. And some destinies can’t be escaped.
(Or: What if Gabe was a whole lot worse than he was in the books/ shows? How would that affect Percy’s journey to becoming a hero?)
Pls read the tags <3
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 124,275
- Chapters:
- 25/35
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 531
- Kudos:
- 1,234
- Bookmarks:
- 343
- Hits:
- 32,269
Bookmarked by only_time_will_tell
31 Mar 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
this fic makes me feel sick but that just means it's really well written so
-
Good and Evil by RoxasItsuka
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Sep 2025
Tags
Summary
Izuku Midoriya, having been bullied his entire life, falls into complete despair upon being rejected by his idol. However, having been discovered by the League of villains he finds a new reason to live in this world. Villain Deku.
Chapters fully updated and corrected as of 06/08/21
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 360,730
- Chapters:
- 58/?
- Collections:
- 4
- Comments:
- 564
- Kudos:
- 1,957
- Bookmarks:
- 482
- Hits:
- 107,204
Bookmarked by only_time_will_tell
06 Apr 2022
Bookmarker's Notes
the original
(As in the first fic I ever read)
-
Tags
Summary
At age 22, Diluc Ragnvindr is murdered, with only his estranged brother as a witness.
At age 17, Diluc Ragnvindr woke up.
With memories that weren't his own, a strange connection to his Delusion, and lingering dreams of a world without him in it, Diluc was determined to relive the worst night of his life and get it right this time—no matter the cost.
Unfortunately, his plan did not account for Kaeya.
(Bonus chapter now posted!)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 69,912
- Chapters:
- 16/16
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 739
- Kudos:
- 3,007
- Bookmarks:
- 710
- Hits:
- 60,465
Bookmarked by only_time_will_tell
09 May 2023
Bookmarker's Notes
my favorite fic of all time <3 can't even count how many times I've reread this nd I still somehow forgot to bookmark it.
a lot of ppl say it's long so they won't read it (which is funny bc 50k is less to me considering I mostly read fics averaging 200k words) but god the writing is so fucking gorgeous, it's everything I strive to be as a writer. I don't actually ever write bookmark comments this long but this fic deserves all my words of praise.
I am not kidding when I say this fic is so important to me, something that genuinely gives me comfort when I read it. It makes me forget everything that I want to forget, there's not a day that goes by where I don't feel thankful for this author for writing this. It may seem stupid but this story means everything to me.
<3