#Izuku perhaps as the confused but caring older sibling?

[dark-elf-writes]

Chosen One Support Group where main characters and fated saviors from all sorts of universes come together in a sort of group therapy/life advice/mutual bitching session. Ft. One character over the age of twenty wondering why the fuck everyone is eighteen and below and who the fuck is going to save these children.

[petri808]

Request: TodoMomo; Momo comforting/trying to reassure Shouto after the whole Dabi reveal

Alrighty, I whipped this up before bed cause I almost forgot about it lol. But warning, since it’s based off a canon event (Dabis reveal) I stuck to canon personality as much as possible, so it comes off as more matter of fact (no crying or emotional outbursts, etc). Todoroki is portrayed as a more traditional Japanese male, even his dorm room’s aesthetic is based on it, so I keep to that view.

They were all extremely exhausted, physically broken and mentally drained by the time the battle had ended, but the Todoroki family suffered the brunt of psychological torture through this whole villain campaign. Several pro heroes were out of commission, including two of their best friends Izuku and Katsuki. The students did their best despite it all, to support their teachers and mentors, especially Aizawa.

The heat of battle had made the ramifications of Dabi’s reveal much easier to push aside at the time. Shouto knew he needed to act quickly with so many of the others stricken down in order to keep the league from gaining back any leverage. But in the still of the night, after the other student had gone to bed, Shouto fell to the demons of his past, and the brother he once mourned. He laid back on his bed with his arms behind his head, staring at the dark ceiling.

After the battle, he’d briefly confronted his father about Touya, because there was a part of him that blamed Enji for the man his brother had become. He knew from his own upbringing just how far the elder was willing to go in order to create his perfect child. They’d all become victims to Enji’s determination in one way or another. His mother Rei had a nervous break down. His siblings Natsuo and Fuyumi physically unscathed, but left emotionally behind. He himself was pushed to his limits, constantly begrudged by the man to exceed his expectations.

What was his older brother’s childhood like? Was it close to his own? Touya’s quirk had the potential to exceed Enji’s and that must have excited the elder male. Shouto could assume that Touya was probably pushed to the same extent as he’d been, and groomed on the same grandiose mentality that their father lived by. Could part of his brothers psychotic personality been created... by their father’s pressure, and warped into who they now knew as the villain Dabi?

No child should have gone through what any of them had. Rei didn’t deserve to be stuck in a loveless marriage just for her quirk. Psychological abuse can be worse than physical, especially on an already fragile or developing mind. Shouto realized he had been lucky in a way. Having his other siblings and mother around was just enough to protect him when he needed it the most from Enji. Touya never had that luxury. He was left in the hands of a tyrannical father and a weaker mother with no one else to run to. It was a recipe for disaster.

But that wasn’t what upset Shouto. He may not condone what his brother had become, but he could understand what may have driven him to it. No, what really pissed him off was fine, Touya wanted to hate their father, get in line. Touya wanted to be mad at him for being the golden child, pointless since he never asked to be born this way. But no one makes their mother suffer like that! Rei didn’t deserve anymore pain after spending years of what amounted to a domestic violence situation.

Shouto turned to the sound of a quiet knock on his door. It was 11 pm and he’d assumed everyone was asleep by now or at least heading there, so who could it be? While he wasn’t really interested in company, it would be rude not to answer it. He got out of bed and opened the door to find Momo standing there in her pajamas.

“How may I help you Yaoyorozu?”

She averted her eyes nervously to the ground as her fingers fidgeted in her clasped hands. “I’m sorry to bother you this late, but I noticed how quiet you’ve become since we returned to UA and I wondered if you might need someone to talk to. I-I’ll understand if you don’t want to, I was just worried...”

Momo stopped short of stating the obvious elephant in the room and Shouto didn’t blame her. They were all still processing the fact his older brother was not just a villain, but a powerful one with the league. He was truly grateful that all of his friends were being supportive of him and his family. “That’s really kind of you Yaoyorozu, but I don’t know if I’m ready to talk about it yet.”

“Okay,” she bowed along with the word, “I understand. Good night Todoroki.” Momo turned to leave, then stopped midway. “I can’t even imagine what must be going through your mind, but it’s always better to talk about things instead of holding it in. And when you’re ready, I’d be honored to listen.” She partially bowed a second time and left the room.

Shouto took a moment to process Momo’s words before quietly calling after her to stop and motioned for her to return. He lead her back in and gestured at the zabuton cushions to sit down. “I appreciate the gesture, all of you have been such a support for my family and I, but I think it best that I say up front, I’m not angry because I found out Touya is Dabi.” Momo tilted her head in confusion, so he continued. “I’m sure that sounds odd, but it’s not the reason I’ve been quiet.”

“It doesn’t bother you that he’s a villain?”

“Of course, I’m not happy about it, but you see,” he sighed, “our father— The world sees Endeavor as this amazing hero, but behind closed doors he’s not a nice person. Growing up, I used to wonder if he cared about family at all or was it always about image and power. He only married my mother for her quirk.”

“Wow... I’m so sorry, Todoroki, I had no idea.”

“I could be angry at Touya until I tried to put myself in his shoes... what it must have been like growing up. My brother’s personality was a lot like my dads according to my sister and mother, but perhaps it became twisted and warped by the brutal training our father put us through.”

“So, what is upsetting you? I can sense there’s something bothering you.”

“I don’t care if Touya is angry with our father, he has every right to be. But to do what he did, and upsetting our mother, for that... for that I’m furious with him. He probably blames her just as much as our father, but she doesn’t deserve it.”

“Todoroki,” Momo tentatively reached out and placed her hand over the hand he had perched on one of his thighs. “That’s really amazing that you can sympathize with your brother, I don’t know if I could so easily after everything he’s done. But what will you do now about it?”

Again Shouto sighed, “I still love him. He’ll always be my brother, but there’s no questions in my mind that Touya must be stopped. He’s done too many bad things at this point and must be locked away where can no longer hurt anyone else.”

“Are you sure you’re really okay with that? Knowing he’ll hate you even more for it?”

“I was too young to really know my brother, so— yes. I need to protect my mother from any more pain, and if that includes stopping my own blood, then so be it.”

Momo smiled, “it sounds like you’ve made up your mind, and I think it’s the right decision.”

Shouto paused for a second. While he had thought a lot about what he would do, it never felt solidified, doubts always lingered about whether or not he could go through with it. But strangely now, after saying it out loud, his choice did feel much easier to acknowledge. It wasn’t an easy one, and frankly it was wholly unfair that he has been put into this situation.

“Thank you, Yaoyorozu. You were right, it did feel better to talk it out.”

Momo patted his hand. “I’m glad I was able to assist.” She then stood up to leave. “If you need to talk more, just let me know. We’ll always be here for you.”

He smiled for the first time in days. “Good night, Yaoyorozu.”

“Good night, Todoroki.”

[zukuthehero]

Everything is [not] Going According to Plan

First Chapter  || Next Chapter || AO3

“What do you mean Tomura, how could Izuku be at UA in the hero course? The general studies I could understand, he’s very smart, but the hero course? He doesn’t have a quirk, he’d have to transfer in using the sports festival to transfer in.” This doesn’t make sense; how could my son be there already? The exam is biased against those with mental quirks as is, much less someone missing one entirely.

“Well he was definitely there. And not only was he there, he also had a quirk.”

Tomura sounded grumpy, did he mention getting shot earlier? But more pressingly… Izuku had a quirk?

“Kurogiri, bring the doctor to Tomura to treat his injuries. Tomura, how did he look? What was his quirk like?”

“Yes Master” I heard the sound of his warp gate opening and the doctor stepping through.

“He looked fine, just like the pictures you showed me. His quirk seems to be some sort of super strength I’d guess. He tried to punch me, and it definitely had a lot of force, Nomu blocked it though. And All Might was horribly rude, kept interrupting Otouto, and bossing him around. Even when Otouto was all worried for him he acted like an ass! As if Otouto isn’t his biggest fan the absolute nerve of him why I ought ta-“ Tomura continued muttering complaints about All Might.

How interesting, so Izuku has a quirk, “How much control does he have over it?” I interrupted Tomura’s rant.

Tomura paused, before grunting in pain, “Ow, you dumb doctor be more careful. And I don’t think he has much control. He mentioned something about his arms breaking previously, and when he moved super-fast to stop us from attacking All Might, like the sweet little Otouto he is, he broke both his legs.”

I frowned, that wasn’t good.

“But he’s just as smart as you said, he figured stuff out pretty quick, only needed a little help for the things that he didn’t have all the facts for. And I think he knows about All Might’s weakness, he tried to talk All Might out of fighting us, started to say something about All Might being out of something.”

Tomura was almost rambling, I’m glad that he likes Izuku as much as he seems to, I was worried they wouldn’t get along should they meet.

“How interesting…” Of course though, Izuku is a genius. I’ve sent enough supplies for him to learn more advanced subjects, not to mention encouraged his analyzing skills. I may not be there in person but I’ve made sure he wants for nothing.

“Oh yeah, and one of the asshole kids there was calling him Deku, like the fucking nerve. How dare he call Otouto useless, Otouto is worth a thousand of him. He might have figured out a few things, but I almost killed him three times, and he didn’t land a hit on Nomu like Otouto did. Useless, Otouto? No I’ll show you who’s useless you stupid-“ And Tomura devolved into mutters again, no doubt scowling harshly.

“Thank you for informing me Tomura, I shall have to look into his quirk and make sure it’s alright for him. If it’s going to hurt him then I may take it and give him a better one. It is a shame he isn’t here so that I could look him over now.”

“I’m sorry Sensei. I tried to bring him back, but the pros arrived before I could get him. I’ll bring him back next time I promise.” I could hear the anger and conviction in Tomura’s voice, he will make sure my precious son is alright.

“I apologize as well, I attempted to warp him to a safe area, but he moved unexpectedly, and I sent him through the wrong warp gate. I should’ve just tried to send him directly to you Master.”

“Of course, it’s alright, both of you. You did your best, all that we can do is continue on. We will retrieve my son, and make sure he is safe.”

“Master I could study him to see how his quirk came in so la-“

“No. You will leave Izuku out of your experiments, as you agreed to. If I find you involved him then I will make you wish for death.” How dare the doctor even suggest such a thing. My son will not be involved in any of this. Not if I have any say in it.

“How are we going to get the information on his quirk Sensei? We can’t send your normal NPC’s otherwise they might try to look into him. And that would endanger Otouto.”

I frowned, he’s not wrong. I would have to be very careful retrieving the necessary information. I could try to ask Inko, but who knows how accurate her information will be. She doesn’t truly understand how quirks work.

“Master, we could wait for the Sports Festival. It’s coming up soon isn’t it?”

I tilted my head, “That’s correct, it is coming up soon. Since Izuku is in the hero course he’ll most certainly be participating, which means I can get the necessary information from there. He’ll use his quirk and allow me to analyze it. Very good Kurogiri.”

“Of course Master.”

“We will wait to decide what to do with Izuku until after the Sports Festival.”

I signed off of the connection before leaning back.

The heroes had their hands on my son now. All Might was apparently close to Izuku, and Izuku now had his idol right in front of him. How would this influence my son. How would this change him? Would they try to turn him against me?

My stomach twisted.

No. Izuku was my precious child, they could never turn him against me. I will not allow it if I have to burn the world to the ground to insure it. Anyone that tried to do anything to my son would suffer. Izuku was not meant for the cruelty of the world, and I would insure that he was protected from it. But the important thing to start with was killing All Might. I cannot allow him more of an influence on my son.

Perhaps I should send him another present, and perhaps add something to make him consider heroes and their failings. Nothing too blatant, but enough to help him understand the issues with hero society today.

Don’t worry Izuku, I’ll make sure you’re safe and sound soon enough.

###  Izuku POV  ###

I sighed leaning against he headboard of the infirmary bed. The USJ incident had been a wreck. No students had been badly injured that I knew about, at least no other students were in the infirmary with me. But the things that happened…

Like the villains. Two of the three big ones knew me. I couldn’t pretend they didn’t. The hand villain called me Otouto. Why? The mist guy seemed to recognize me, he faltered during his speech when he looked at me. And the hand villain also kept looking at me, especially during that speech he was giving All Might. It was like he was looking for my reaction. And he stopped the Nomu from hurting me and didn’t hurt Asui when I told him to let her go. Plus, he kept talking to me, and seemed to genuinely approve of me?

I don’t understand, where would they know me from? Why would they not hurt me? I don’t know them. I’ve never met any of them. And yet one of them was calling me Otouto. I don’t have any siblings, certainly not an older villain one. So why?

Was there something I was missing? If he was younger than me I might understand. Dad obviously doesn’t want to be around because I’m quirkless.

“-ya”

If he found someone else and had a new kid it might make sense. But no, he’s older than me. I’m so confused.

“-doriya”

It’s not like I can ask him why, and he pretended like he didn’t say it afterwards. Did I imagine it? I couldn’t of. But maybe-

“Midoriya”

I blinked, turning.

“Oh, Asui.”

“Hello Midoriya, call me Tsu.”

“R-Right. Are you okay?”

She sat down on the chair next to my bed, looking very small suddenly.

“I’m okay, but… it was scary, that villain.”

“Yeah, he really was, it was really close too, he almost killed us.” I faltered, “A-ah, I mean, we’re okay now and it’s not an issue anymore cause no one diedandI’msorryifImadeitworseIwasjustsayingthatwe’reallokaysoit’sfineandthat’sgoodand-“

“He killed Mineta though.”

My breathe caught.

“Wha-What?”

“Did no one tell you?” She looked worried now, “I’m sorry. I guess… It was when the Nomu grabbed you, he… he reached out and… he killed Mineta. He just turned him to dust in an instant. I- Ribbet- I thought you knew.”

I didn’t know, no one… no one told me. The villain he… he killed a classmate. He killed a classmate right in front of me and I didn’t see, didn’t even wonder where Mineta was. What kind of hero am I?

“I’m sorry Midoriya, I thought you’d been told.”

I didn’t even see it, but Asu- Tsu did.

“Tha- that must have been… must have been horrifying. I- I’m so sorry As-Tsu.”

“It’s not your fault Midoriya. I’m sorry to have told you like that. I don’t get why he only killed Mineta. I didn’t like him but… for him to just be killed like that…”

“All right you two. That’s enough talk of that,” Recovery Girl walked over, “You can discuss this with the therapist you’ll be seeing. It’s a horrible thing, but neither of you are equipped to help the other through the trauma. Have a gummy.”

We both took a gummy and sat there quietly for a minute. Recovery Girl headed into her office to the side, closing the door behind her.

“Midoriya?”

I turned back to A-Tsu.

“Yeah?”

“Why did that villain call you Otouto?”

I grimaced, if only I knew.

“I don’t know A-Tsu. I’ve never met him before. I’m trying to figure it out myself but…”

She nodded seriously, “I didn’t tell anyone that he called you Otouto, I wanted to talk to you first. Plus you seemed confused when he did it so I wasn’t sure it would help at all.”

“Thanks, Tsu. I don’t know what to do about it, I thought maybe I misheard but obviously not.” I dropped my head back, “I wish I could tell you Tsu.”

“It’s okay, if you do figure it out let me know. But if it won’t help at all I guess we don’t need to say anything.”

“Yeah, once I know you’ll be the first person I tell.”

“Thank you Midoriya. I have another question though.”

I blinked, lifting my head again, “Yeah?”

“How come you didn’t break your arm when you punched the Nomu?”

“I-I don’t know. I don’t know what was different. I wish I did so I could do it again.”

“You should try and practice it, see if you can replicate it. We do have the rest of the week off.”

I perked up. She’s right! I have the rest of the week to figure it out, my legs have already been mostly fixed, one more treatment and I’ll be all better.

I reached for my notebook, in my bag beside the bed, flipping to a blank page.

“Did I subconsciously lower the power outage? Was it the fact that I hit the Nomu that did it? Maybe the Nomu had more than just the two quirks, it certainly seemed strong enough for more, possibly a strength quirk, and some sort of energizing quirk? A speed quirk too, it was too fast to be natural. Plus the shock absorption and the regeneration. Possibly something to focus the regeneration, it worked way faster than any regeneration quirk I’ve seen before. Did one of the Nomu’s quirks impact the fact that he wasn’t damage? But the shock absorption… Maybe the backlash was absorbed by the Nomu? Maybe its that fact that there wouldn’t have been backlash because the Nomu absorbed it?”

“You seem to have it all handled Midoriya, I’ll leave you to it.”

I blinked. Looking up as Tsu stood.

“Oh, thank you Tsu, I’ll let you know what I find out.”

She nodded, heading out.

I turned back to my notebook.

Right, for now I’ll work under the assumption that I was the one to stop the damage to my limbs. I need to learn how to lower the power output, maybe add something to my costume to support my arms more? I did need to finish submitting that hero uniform replacement sheet. I’m gonna have to work on that, I want to keep the basic design but adding stuff to support my quirk more would be a good idea.

Maybe I can look through my hero analysis notebooks, look over heroes with similar quirks. All Might is amazing, but he isn’t helping much with learning the quirk. He’s just naturally great with it so he didn’t need to learn like me. Maybe I should look up videos on fighting too, both for learning how to fight, and because maybe they have methods on how to lessen damage to my body.

I should devote a notebook to just my quirk. Oh, but if anyone saw it that would be dangerous, maybe put it in code? Okay so I need to study codes, I can’t make it easy otherwise the secrets of One for All will be there for anyone to see.

Plus, I need to come up with a better explanation for my quirk, people are asking questions and I can’t tell them the truth. It’s basically enhancing my strength, and speed, maybe my senses too? What are the limits of the quirk? Okay so maybe I can just call it a general enhancement quirk, maybe I can say it was just really subtle before? And maybe say it only got like this once I trained a bunch and maybe accidentally unlocked the actual power of my quirk?

Hmm, that might work better, it sounds better than Super Strength too. I should also probably look into the history of the quirk, see if I can find out about other previous holders, learn how they used it.

Maybe I could use it sorta like how Nomu used the shock absorption. Could I channel the power of the quirk to not just give my punches power but also to strengthen the muscles and bones, so they don’t tear and shatter?

Maybe for training I should practice just calling the power up, just holding it and releasing it without trying to hit anything. That might help my body adjust to the power, and without any backlash it shouldn’t break anything. Maybe then I can learn how to lessen the level of power the quirk is putting out.

I really need to study up on the quirk, and maybe find a fighting style that fits me. I love All Might, but I’m not him. I’ll have to study a variety of fighting styles. He’s much taller and stronger than me, I can’t match that so I should find a style that works for my size and strength level.

Okay, so plan.

First study up on code, I’ll do that when I get home today. I’ll create a code for my notebook, and maybe redo my old notebooks in code for practice.

Then I’ll write down what I know about One for All in my notebook so that I can go back to it later. Maybe during this I can channel One for All on and off, without using it for anything. That should help me.

Then I’ll study up on fighting styles. I’ll look for one that fits me, and then I can start practicing forms and stuff.

When I take breaks from that I’ll research into previous holders of the quirk and try to find out how they used it.

Alright! I know what I need to do now.

“Midoriya. Time for your next treatment.” Recovery Girl interrupted my thoughts, hopefully I wasn’t mumbling again. “You’ll probably need a nap after, but then you can go home.”

I beamed at her, “Thank you!”

I hurried to put my notebook away, I had a lot to do before I went home. Better recover fast.

###  All Might POV  ###

That Nomu had more than one quirk. That was a problem, it reminded me of… no he couldn’t be back. I killed him.

Maybe he made this creature before he died, and this League of Villains found it and used it.

That has to be it, there’s no way he could’ve survived. The underworld collapsed when he died, he wouldn’t have allowed that if he’d lived.

I winced as I shifted, my side hurts a lot, lungs. I was in for a lecture when Recovery Girl sees me. I’m certain this lowered the time I can stay in my strong form too. Damn it, I can’t fall yet. Young Midoriya isn’t ready to be the next Symbol of Peace. I need to give him breathing room to get strong enough to take anything on.

“Toshinori!”

I chocked on the blood as I coughed violently at the call. I took a second, the tremors wracking my body, before breathing in slowly and turning to Naomasa.

“Hey.”

“How are you feeling?” He sat down beside me, “Do you need to see Recovery Girl?”

I shook my head, “I’m fine for now, how’s the investigation going?”

He sighed, slumping, “It could be better. That Nomu definitely has multiple quirks. And we caught a lot of low-level villains. This will at least lower the amount of crime on the streets for a while.”

I nodded, “Well at least there’s that. What’s the problem then?”

“Well, first off the fact that the Nomu has multiple quirks. We’re calling in an analyst to figure out what all of the quirks are and their limits. We want to make sure we have the quirks correct.”

I frowned, “It’s not just regeneration and shock absorption?”

“No, based on the description it was moving way too fast, we think some sort of speed quirk, plus something for strength probably. But otherwise we don’t know. Best to have an expert on the scene.”

“Ah, I suppose that makes sense. Who are you calling?”

“Orochi of Dragon Analysts. He’s the best of the best, and this case is interesting enough that he might actually show up in person. Even if he doesn’t his analysts are always accurate.”

“Ah, I’ve heard of him, never met him though.”

“He likes his privacy. Which is fair, he probably has a highly advanced analyst quirk. Villains would want him to help them counter heroes and improve themselves.”

“Makes sen-“ I broke into a coughing fit, Naomasa offering me a handkerchief to help. “Makes sense.”

“Are you sure you’re all right Toshinori?” He had a hand on my back to steady me.

“Fine, you said first off, what else is the matter?”

I could see his frown, but he dropped it for now.

“The other issue is the two main villains. Their quirks aren’t in any registry, and both escaped. The warp villain in particular will be a problem. We don’t know the limits of his quirk, so he could be anywhere.”

“That is a problem. It probably means their parents are villains, or that they were taken young before their quirk could be registered.” I mulled over that, it was a problem.

“Or their parents didn’t feel the need to register it for any reason, they could even have been orphans and there are a lot of cases of the orphanages or foster families not registering the quirks of their charges.”

I blinked, I didn’t know that happened.

“Regardless, it’s a problem, we have no way to track them and their names are also missing from any registry which means they’re probably fake, or they changed their name at some point.”

I grimaced, “Things just keep getting better and better.”

He shrugged, “The biggest problem is they killed one of the kids, a Mineta Minoru, two of the officers are heading to tell his parents. But there’s not even a body to show for it, or even his ashes, they got scattered in the water. It’s a big blow.”

I looked down, it was my fault. I didn’t get to the children in time and because of that one of them died.

“It’s not your fault Toshinori. You did everything you could to save the kids, you can’t save everybody and I’m sorry this happened. The kid didn’t deserve it. And the two that saw it didn’t deserve that either.”

I shook my head, “I should’ve been faster, if I’d just gone when I was supposed to and not overworked myself this morning then the kids would still be alive, and two kids wouldn’t be traumatized from witnessing their classmate murdered in front of them!”

“Toshinori, I’m sorry. I know it’s hard. Child death’s are always the worst. But you can’t blame yourself. Do better, that’s all you can do, move forward and don’t let any other children die.”

I hunched further, poor Young Midoriya had to see that, and Asui-san. The poor children.

“I still need to question Midoriya Izuku, I haven’t gotten his statement yet.”

I jolted, “Ah, well…” The air felt stifling, “He’s at UA, broken legs…”

Naomasa sighed, “I’ll call his mom, probably grab his statement tomorrow, give him some time to rest.”

“Sounds like a plan,” I mumbled, staring at the ground.

I felt the hand on my shoulder briefly, “Take care Toshinori, I need to get back to work.”

I nodded, not moving.

His footsteps faded as he walked off, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

Oh Young Midoriya, I’m so sorry things happened like this. You must be so upset and afraid. I’ll figure out some way to make it up to you.

You’re my successor, and I must insure your safety, at all costs.