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The thin gray line by A_ToastToTheOutcasts
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Dec 2025
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The beauty of the era of quirks wasn't the amazing abilities; it was that nobody sane would even entertain the thought that Kuroko, the most wanted vigilante in all of Japan, was Quirkless.
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- Part 1 of Black Fox
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Izuku didn't know what he was doing when he took his hand. When he said yes. All he knew was that he was going to be a hero, no matter what anyone had said. He was going to help people.
But then it all turned out to be a lie. The one person he thought he could trust a villain that wanted to use him to kill in his stead. He thought he was going to do good, in the end all he was made for was tearing apart the lives of villains, civilians and heroes alike, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
So when he sees his chance, he takes it. And he runs as far and as fast as he could. Every chance for a future shattered by his own choices, and no chance for rest in a constant race against time.
Izuku thought he was going to be a hero.
Instead he became nothing more than a homeless kid running blind from everything he knew, just trying to do some good and hoping it might be enough to make up for every time he'd failed.
And then something changes, when a certain underground hero takes on his case.
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better luck next time by nauticalwarrior
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, better luck next time - Fandom
25 Dec 2022
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As he falls, he lets himself think about it. He lets himself think that if he wakes up, if things go back again, it means that he does have a quirk. It means he really can take a swan dive off a roof and hope for better luck in his next life. It means that all along, he’s been useless and worthless because he hasn’t died yet.
He hits the ground.
And then he opens his eyes.
(vigilante!izuku AU where izuku has a quirk that rewinds time when he dies)
(hiatus! will be eventually adapted into an original work. for updates/more information, my twitter is nauticalwarri0r)Series
- Part 1 of blnt 'verse
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Ghosting [DISCONTINUED] by HeartBandages
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
16 Nov 2022
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When Midoriya Izuku wants something, he figures out how to get it.
Maybe it's not the best coping mechanism, but being the class clown (and class vigilante, although nobody knows that yet) has proven to be the best way for a quirkless freak to get some sort of positive affirmation. Yeah, he's useless, but at least he's funny. As the vigilante Ghost, he meets Eraserhead and saves civilians during daring escapades. But as the newly-quirked Izuku, his abusive father has come back and everyone in UA seems to hate him for making jokes.
In other words; follow Izuku on his adventures through UA as he suffers in many various ways! Might include a ship after a while, but will not be romance-oriented. Read the tags for possible TWs!
!!!! //this is not my original story; a friend of mine came up with the idea and most of the plot\\ !!!!
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To Be a Hero by redactedgoose
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
02 May 2021
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Midoriya Izuku always dreamed of being a hero, but life had other plans for him.
Work edited 06/29/19
temporary hiatus!
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Harry kills his Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at the end of 1st year. Somehow, this leads to him traveling through time to the year 1971 and being dropped, alone, into an abandoned house in Cokeworth. He has only himself to rely on, as always, but there is a silver lining: he gets to meet a younger version of his mother, who is apparently best friends with a young Professor Snape. Unbelievable.
Featuring: Everybody's childhood trauma, a lot of pining, and hopefully, eventually, a happy ending :)
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Bookmarked by IAmTheBi_inBitch
07 May 2026
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Interesting
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Harry’s not really sure how he got here, if it was a botched attempt of murder or a sadistic twist of fate, but he was here, inexplicably staring at a very much alive Alastor Moody in Diagon Alley after fighting Death Eaters. And oh look, there’s James Potter and Sirius Black.
Wait, what?
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- Part 1 of APBAON Universe
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Bookmarked by IAmTheBi_inBitch
06 May 2026
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Nice nice nice
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“What I find absolutely fascinating,” Riddle said, stalking closer, “is you.” He marched forward, backing Harry up until he was pinned to the cool wall of the common room. “Do you know why?”
“No. And I’ll be honest here, Riddle, I don’t particularly care.”
The taller boy grinned at him, small yet infinitely pleased. “That. Right there.” One hand rose and brushed some of Harry’s fringe from his face. “Nathan Ciro was a spineless little boy too afraid of his own shadow to dare even glance in my direction. But you…”
He leaned closer, “You look at me like you want to stab me.”
After an accident, Auror Harry Potter wakes up in the body of fourteen year old Nathan Ciro, a tormented Slytherin who recently tried to end his own life. Seeking answers to his strange predicament, Harry returns to Hogwarts, and causes quite the stir through staff and students - especially when they come to realise he is not the same boy as before.
He tries to avoid suspicion, but as his quest for the truth draws more and more attention to him, Harry begins to think that he might not like what he will discover.
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05 May 2026
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toy rosaries by thepolysyndetonaddictsupportgroup
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
31 Jan 2023
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It sticks in Jack’s mind when he’s walking home that night. A man in a mask. Dropping down from the sky and making sure folks make it home.
It’s good. It’s something the neighborhood needs.
A part of him can’t help but wonder if Matty would still be here, had there been a man in a mask running around back then.
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After his father's final fight, Matt Murdock disappears, leaving behind nothing but a broken cane and a pool of blood.
Years later, Jack Murdock pulls a man in a mask out of his dumpster.
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- Part 1 of acts of contrition
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Bookmarked by IAmTheBi_inBitch
20 Apr 2026
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I am a cactus in the desert, longing for the rain. This fic is the rain, PLEASE I NEED MOREEEE
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HAZMAT AU, except nobody knows the strange creature in the rubber suit is the boy known as Danny Fenton.
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