#Takara's Hero Academia

[sachi]

☆ Toga Himiko // My Hero Academia "Two Dimensioning ver." ☆ 1/8 / Bellfine / Takara Tomy ☆ August 2025 ¥20,350 ☆ Sculpt Akachomu Paint Repaint Laboratory

[thefigureresource]

Mt. Lady : Hero Suit ver [My Hero Academia] 1/90 scale from Bell Fine coming October 2024.

[heronoegg]

Mina's friends i HC the dark haired one goes to a beauty school but she still keeps in contact with her girlies

[grailfigure]

Midoriya Izuku (Black Deku Ver.) // Boku no Hero Academia

ARTFX J (1/8) by Kotobukiya & Takara Tomy

[bnhaobservation]

My gadgets collection: Endeavor, Dabi, Shouto x Sanrio Characters Rubber Mascot

For this one I got the complete Todoroki set!

So have the “My Hero Academia X SANRIO CHARACTERS 2 RUBBER MASCOT” (僕のヒーローアカデミア×サンリオキャラクターズ2 ラバーマスコット).

This is a 2023 collaboration between Hero Academia and Sanrio, so that they matched each Hero Academia character with a Sanrio one made by Takara Tomy.

By the way, this is marked as 2 because apparently there was another series prior to this one.

How do they look live?

Images embossed in sturdy plastic on the front, nothing but the copyright on the back.

As for the size here they are in comparison with my Nendo...

As you can see they're a little more than half a Nendo.

They can't stand on their own but they're definitely cute and I can't help but love them so I recommend them!

[hiseyebrowsaregone]

All the fandoms I'm in + my 5 main ships (this is literally just for fun)

Marvel

Been in the longest

First fanfiction I read was about this fandom (I think)

Ships

Parley/Parkner - spend hours looking for good fics, have hundreds I need to read

Ironstrange - didn't really ship at first, now I love it

Frostiron - ‘How Big, How Blue, How beautiful’ by Takara Phoenix is the main reason I ship this and I'm working on fanbinding it

Sambucky - really cute, will always ship it

MJ/Shuri - yes, we love two badasses

Teen wolf

Probably second fandom I've been in the longest

Ships

Sterek - they had so much chemistry, should have been canon

Scisaac - swear they had more of a relationship than friendship

Stackson - had so much enemies to lovers potential

Sheriff/Peter - the fanfictions are just something else

Allison/Kira - also two badasses

Maze Runner

Love both the books and movies just wish they turned the other 2 books into movies

Ships

Newtmas - I love this ship so much

Teresa/Brenda - I swear all the girl/girl ships I love are badasses

Minho/Aris - fanfiction made me ship it

Sonya/Harriett - see even more badasses

Thominewt - these three were the greatest throuple

My Hero Academia

Don't watch anymore but still love the ships

Ships

Bakudeku - this would really only work out if it was one sided

Todobaku - enemies to lovers energy

Dabihawks - love the hero/villain dynamic so much

Todolida - very cute

Shintodo - I swear most ships with todoroki seems to just work

DreamSMP/MCYT

Was obsessed with the fandom

Ships

Dreamnotfound - classic

Deoinnit - PLATONIC only though

Karlnapity - favourite threesome

Quackity/Wilbur - The enemies to lover potential

Ranboo/Tubbo - Favourite platonic husbands

Miraculous Ladybug

Watched the first season in like 2016? Watched the second season a few years later and now I kind of on-off watch it

Ships

Lukadrien - Tumblr made me discover that it was a thing and I've loved it ever since

Kagaminette - shipped this since the episode we were first introduced to kagami

Alyno - cute also the first straight ship I have mentioned on here

Adrienette/ladynoir - there relationship is more confusing then my sexuality-

Julerose - Yes, first gay thing I shipped in MLB, they are made for one another

[asirensrage]

Heads Up ...14 up?

I got tagged by @wordspin-shares! Thanks for that! I'll share two as well!

We got Saudade (Tokyo Revengers fic)

“Mikey, it’s Takara.” “Who? Do we have a friend named Takara?” she hears him ask someone on his side. “Think we remember one…”  “Okay okay,” she calls out. “I’m sorry!” “Hmm..” “Oh my god,” she mutters to herself. “Will it help if I promise not to avoid you guys anymore?” “Takara! I remember now!”  “Of course you do. Look, can I have Emma’s number?”  “Emma? What do you want with Emma?” “I’m outside Hina’s place because I wanted to talk to her, but it’s late so I can’t go to the door and don’t have her number.”  There’s a moment of silence before he finally responds. “Takara, do you know what time it is?” “I’m aware, Mikey. Can I have her number? Please?”  “Stay there.” He hangs up on her.

Dig My Grave (take my hand) - My Hero Academia fic

 “I know this is difficult. A lot of people are questioning your life choices and I know you’ve probably heard of the videos where they’re comparing you to–” he stops himself. “The hero killer?” she asked, her voice cracking as the pressure builds. She feels like she’s going to cry again but she refuses. She won’t cry here, not in front of this hero who’s following her on orders and not in public where everyone is watching. “Yeah, my coworker thought it was great that I was famous.” She scoffs.  “Then you know you’re in danger. We’re just trying to look out for you. Make sure you’re okay.” She stares at him, her gaze burning and building with tears she refuses to shed. “Right. I’m so fucking safe with heroes on the case.” She shakes her head. As if heroes have ever protected her or her sister. They only ever saw the big picture, not the cracks that made it. “I’m not stupid. Sure, you’re trying to help but you’re only doing it because of the media, because I’m getting known. If people weren’t making that comparison of me, you wouldn’t give a shit. Go home, Hawks. You’re just helping paint a bigger target on my back.” 

tagging: @chickensarentcheap @residentdormouse @mabonetsamhain @renhoeku @arrthurpendragon @kingsmakers @comatosebunny09 @ninjasawakenedmystar and anyone else interested

[the-enzyme]

My January haul finally arrived! It definitely wasn’t express by any freaking means, but it was still expensive as all heck (thanks to limited shipping options, DHL had to be, all risks included!). Luckily, all my items arrived damage free, more so my Figma, which I was most worried for. The Sega Giyu prize figure does have damage, but that’s probably from being a pre-owned item. There was no damage outside the box, to justify the figure’s box damage.

From left to right, back row to front: BanDai Ichiban Kuji My Hero Academia Fight On! G Prize- Chokonokko Figure Shoto Todoroki (Game-prize); Good Smile Company Figma Bloodborne The Old Hunters Edition Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower DX Edition; Takara Tomy PLEX YuraYura Head Attack on Titan Eren Yeager Complete Figure X2; PLEX Yura-Yura Head NARUTO Shippuden Itachi Uchiha Complete Figure; Banpresto NARUTO Shippuden VIBRATION STARS -UCHIHA ITACHI- II (Game-prize); Sega "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Chokonose Premium Figure "Giyu Tomioka"  Pillar's Meeting  (Game-prize). Front row: Genesis Company PICCODO Series PIC-H003D Alternative Hands Set C Doll White; A3 Chara Clear Case "NARUTO Shippuden" 22/ Itachi Uchiha & 14/ Sasuke Uchiha Flower ver. (New Illustration); A3 Chara Acrylic Figure "NARUTO Shippuden" 13/ Sasuke Uchiha Flower ver. (New Illustration); ; Bandai Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War CharaStom Sticker BIG Byakuya Kuchiki; A3 (Faux/PVC) Leather Sticky Notes Book "NARUTO Shippuden" 06/ Sasuke Uchiha & 14/ Itachi Uchiha Flower ver. (New Illustration).

I am super happy with the Yura-Yura figs, a bit upset I didn’t get two of Itachi as well -- I kind of forgot I got two of Eren, I was regretting that but I did get two! I wish I would have gotten the Hunter figma in the DX re-release like Lady Maria’s but I didn’t have the funds back then. I only was able to get the weapon set for my 1st release of the Old Hunter figma. Now, I wish I would have gotten the DX version too, because this one’s packaging is so beautiful IRL, definitely collector worthy! I seriously need to stop hoarding those acrylic things and clear files/cases, because they really do nothing except add to s/h costs, and they are kind of costly when you get so many of them at once. I am super happy with the Byakuya sticker, although it is not even big enough to be called small, let alone have “BIG” in the sticker’s official name. DX Also got the baby Sasuke & Naruto Megahouse Nyaruto figures --- most expensive tinier than a sigh figures I’ve purchased, ever!! Yet I am super happyw I was able to get them for not too crazy expensive, they are adorable! Now just four more to go! lol! I also got a set of Piccodo hands, which i’ll probably never do anything with.

[ao3feed-izch]

Family Jewels

by horromantic

“Are you going to Yuuei? I thought you got a recommendation later?” Takara asked.

“Maybe. I’m not sure yet,” Kaera mumbled. “My mom went to Shikestu and said their curriculum was tough, and she hated it. I thought I would take my chances with Yuuei, but they’re just as strict, if not worse than Shikestu.”

Takara snorted, leaning against Kaera’s desk. “Well, it is a prestigious school, and the rules are going to be a lot different than your average high school,” she pointed out. “And you’ll never know if you don’t try. This is your dream, after all."

Omori Kaera has always had one goal: to become a hero and surpass her grandmother, Okenite. Thanks to her budding abilities and her grandmother's social standing in the hero world, she just may be able to achieve her goal. Of course, no goal comes without trials, challenges, and situations that challenge her to question her morals and ideologies.

Words: 11989, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi

Characters: Original Hero Public Safety Commission Characters (My Hero Academia), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Midoriya Izuku, Bakugou Katsuki, Todoroki Shouto, League of Villains (My Hero Academia), Class 1-A (My Hero Academia), Class 1-B (My Hero Academia)

Relationships: Class 1-A (My Hero Academia) & Original Character(s), Class 1-B (My Hero Academia) & Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s)/Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)/Original Male Character(s), Class 1-A & Pro Heroes (My Hero Academia), Class 1-B & Pro Heroes (My Hero Academia), Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako, Todoroki Shouto/Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Quirkless Discrimination (My Hero Academia), Quirk Discrimination (My Hero Academia), Morally Ambiguous Hero Public Safety Commission (My Hero Academia), Quirk Shenanigans (My Hero Academia), Grooming, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Trauma, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Soldiers, Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia Manga Spoilers, Original Character Replaces Mineta Minoru, Original Character-centric, POV Alternating, League of Villains as Family (My Hero Academia), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Heavy Angst, Mutant Politics, Eventual Smut

source: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57100582

[thefigureresource]

Katsuki Bakugo : Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight ver [My Hero Academia] 1/7 scale from Proof coming August 2024.

[goobigon]

Goobigon’s:

Original Character Map

<by fandom>

Naruto:

Kana Uchiha

“Watch! For this is the true power of Madara’s student!”

Madara Uchiha’s spunky apprentice who loves annoying people before she beats their ass.

Naoko

“I am no mouse- that would imply I’m snake food… Believe me, Orochimaru hasn’t the mind to get rid of me”

The quiet and off putting cursed-sword using “student” of Orochimaru.

Aella Ito

“You want to know how I stay happy all the time? I fake it”

Friend of Naruto who’s plagued by a blood thirsty demon that looks like a bear.

Boku No Hero/ My Hero Academia:

Duska Kutsuki

“I spend more time talking to dead people than living.”

Part of a three man investigation team for the hero commission. Can see ghosts, but hates it.

Lorelei Eckenstein

“The earth-bender joke isn’t funny anymore, get new material”

German transfer student who has an earth type quirk and a goal to make her parents and four brothers proud.

Brynnhildr (Brynn) Ottum

“He is not my brother”

Nordic transfer student with a Valkyrie quirk and a twin brother whom she’ll never forgive. Her wings are bigger than his.

Styrr Ottum

“Sorry about my sister…”

Nordic transfer student with a light manipulation quirk and a twin sister. Wing size doesn’t matter.

Takahiro

“It’s not noxious gas, relax”

Nephew of the pro hero Midnight, with a pheromone secretion quirk.

Demon Slayer:

Takara Kudo

“Let me show you the flashy power of gemstones!”

The befittingly flashy tsuguko of Uzui Tengen, who’s jewelry making skills are more than a family business trade.

Marvel:

Atlas

“I thought… maybe by doing that, it would get rid of the awful feeling in my chest…”

Recovering hydra experiment and shapeshifter who’s only goal in life now is to be normal.

Jujutsu Kaisen:

Hitomo Satsujinse

“Please, let me be a teenager for a little…”

A cursed spirit’s soul reincarnated into another vessel, her blood is highly sought after. Her cursed corpses are rather… unique, as well.

Aki Ichinose

“No, this isn’t PMS… my Humors are unbalanced…”

Cursed technique based off the old four humors psychological theory. Gojo Satoru would’ve accidentally killed Megumi and Tsumiki if Aki didn’t help out.

[theendos]

Why are all of my fanfic characters a doctor’s worst nightmare

(Warning: There are so many characters that my fingers are blistering writing about them all):

Chainsaw Man:

Zen: Ovaries, spleen, appendix, gallbladder, 1 lung, 1 kidney and 3 ribs all missing from her body. Has a devil contract where the devil is basically a tapeworm.

Miwa: Leg below the knee missing, refuses to wear a normal prosthetic and instead only wears a running blade.

My Hero Academia:

Kosa: Autistic, dissociative identity disorder (I did my research on both), you can see his molars because of his lack of cheek skin (not genetic, that was a fun one to search), gay for the same man his whole life but still has a biological daughter (not m-preg that’s kinda weird).

Fukawa: Unspecified mood regulatory disorder (the doctors know there’s something going on up there, they just don’t know what it specifically is), falls in love at the snap of a finger.

Jin: Has been bitten by snakes so many times that he’s immune to most simple venoms, would give up his hospital bed at the sight of a sick woman.

Goh: Disguises as a woman most of the time - surprisingly convincing -, cataracts, reflexes of a higher power.

Hoshi: Can become allergic to any plant if she grows it with her quirk too often, allergic to peanuts anyway.

Izumi: Gambling addiction - quirk is literally a blood roulette -, drinks her own blood, DNA changes so often it’s nearly impossible to trace her (result of her quirk).

Rei: Raging alcoholic, has so many children he can’t count on one hand - hasn’t met most of them either.

Ino: Is one of the most normal people in a family of heroes and villains.

Mei: Has stretch marks from when she was 2 - result of quirk -, elastic skin - hard to cut, also result of quirk-.

Enki: Has a fire quirk but external sources can set him on fire, SWEATS MAGNESIUM.

Yayoi: Could learn 10 years of training in two minutes - quirk -, doesn’t realise how dangerous things can be.

Fuji: Is the most normal.

Jomei: Produces glue from glands on her body, wears the most unsupportive shoes ever conceived (they’re just the walls of the shoes, there’s no sole).

Kogen: Psychopath, can dislocate his joints at will and keeps total control over them.

And that’s just ONE FAMILY!

Future students:

Obake: So many artificial quirks you could probably supply the whole quirkless population with them, literally immortal, can be shut down by a specific hue of green.

Takara: Stuck in a basement for six years - only ate on wednesdays and sundays - underweight, vitamin D deficiency.

Aruhi: Could carbonate somebody else’s blood.

(Would write them all but I don’t have that level of patience)

Demon Slayer:

Kanpekizu / Mara: “Dead”, would refuse medical treatment if it affected her beauty.

Irinoto: Feeble/sickly, such versatile vocal chords she can imitate most sounds she hears to pin point accuracy, marechi blood.

Mikata: Raised by demons for the first 8 years of her life, is a demon slayer despite being 9 years old, ginger.

Atazuko: Can barely tell the difference between life and dream - uses dream breathing -, can imitate sounds he hears, ginger.

[grailfigure]

Asui Tsuyu (School Uniform Ver.) // Boku no Hero Academia

Connect Collection (1/8) by Bell Fine & Takara Tomy

[pinkhairswagtourney]

ROUND TWO MATCHUPS

PART ONE - 02/27

Amy Rose - Sonic the Hedgehog VS Strawberry Shortcake - Strawberry Shortcake

Aya Maruyama - Bandori VS Ramuda Amemura - Hypnosis Mic

Clover Field - Zero Escape VS Iris Sagan - AI: The Somnium Files

Ryuu Zaou - Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! VS Kaoru Sakurayashiki - SK8 the Infinity

Whitney - Pokemon VS Klara - Pokemon

Junko Enoshima - Danganronpa VS Kazuichi Souda - Danganronpa

Euphemia Li Britannia - Code Geass VS Yuno Gasai - Future Diary

Meido - Heaven’s Design Team VS Jinx - Teen Titans

PART TWO - 02/28

Lightning Farron - Final Fantasy XIII VS Megurine Luka - Vocaloid

Jessie - Pokemon VS Pinkie Pie - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Yanfei - Genshin Impact VS Yae Miko - Genshin Impact

Yuki Takeya - School-Live! VS Miyuki Takara - Lucky Star

Gowther - Seven Deadly Sins VS Mitsuba Sousuke - Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun

Spinel - Steven Universe VS Rose Quartz - Steven Universe

Aubrey - OMORI VS Anne Faulkner - Paradox Live Mitsuri Kanroji - Demon Slayer VS Chika Fujiwara - Kaguya-Sama: Love is War

PART THREE - 03/01

Lavagirl - Sharkboy and Lavagirl VS Ramona Flowers - Scott Pilgrim vs the World

Madoka Kaname - Madoka Magica VS Saiki Kusuo - The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

Raffina - Puyo Puyo Tetris VS Agent 8 - Splatoon

Nana Hiiragi - Munou na Nana VS Mirai Kuriyama - Beyond the Boundary

Aelita - Code Lyoko VS C.A. Cupid - Monster High

Perona - One Piece VS Jewelry Bonney - One Piece

Geiru Toneido - Ace Attorney VS Iris Wilson - Ace Attorney

Utena Tenjou - Revolutionary Girl Utena VS Anya Forger - Spy x Family

PART FOUR - 03/02 Zarya - Overwatch VS Marluxia - Kingdom Hearts

Mizuki Akiyama - Project Sekai VS Emu Otori - Project Sekai

Vinegar Doppio - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure VS Trish Una - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Cotton Candy Cookie - Cookie Run VS Nomi Nomi - I Was a Teenage Exocolonist Hilda Valentine Goneril - Fire Emblem: Three Houses VS Hortensia - Fire Emblem Engage Vanessa Enoteca - Black Clover VS Amu Hinamori - Shugo Chara

Princess Bubblegum - Adventure Time VS Chibiusa - Sailor Moon

Crona - Soul Eater VS Mina Ashido - My Hero Academia

welcome back our first-round winners !

starting today, we'll resume voting to figure out who is the swaggiest pink haired character of all time !!!

[the-lupine-sojourner]

Takara’s Hero Academia [S02 E07] [Eijiro Kirishima/OC] [Female!Aizawa/Hizashi]

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I really have NO excuse for this and I’m really sorry! TT^TT I literally had this just SITTING on my laptop, all ready for proof-reading! Ugh! 

Anyway, I got my lil bro and sis into MHA, and was like ‘gosh I need to start writing this story again’ and...here we are. 

Hope you like like this and haven’t given up on this story! Sorry again it took so long!

As always, here’s the taglist: My best friend in the whole world, @elite-guard-hardygal​, the amazing @dailyojiromashirao​, and @fandoms-fandoms-everywhere99​, who is an awesome supporter of this story! Thank you guys for your patience and feedback on all the chapters! :)

Here is the Masterlist for all the chapters (with a few bonus chapters as well) that I have written so far. I’ll keep adding to it as I write!

Again, hope you guys enjoy this chapter and I do have a Patreon, and a Ko-Fi, if anyone’s interested in supporting my work. 

God Bless and Good Day!

~The Lupine Sojourner

(Quick recap in italics cus I know it’s been a HOT minute since I updated this...)

Shinso smirks as Izuku eyes gloss over.

“That’s it. I win.” I sigh. It was just like Shinso said; he’d get his opponents under his Quirk, and then it would be over. With no one close enough to jolt Izuku out of Shinso’s control, Shinso could secure victory fairly easily.

He might even be able to win the entire festival just using his Quirk. As long as he could get people to talk to him he’d win.

“Aaahhh! I warned him not to say anything!” Oijiro groans, hands on his head. He was hoping he’d helped Izuku win against Shinso.

To be honest, I’m not terribly surprised at this outcome. Shinso knows how to get people to talk, even if it is a bit harsh.

“Hey, what’s the dealyo?!” Dad cries, “This is the first match, and it’s started with a bang! The fight has just begun and Izuku Midoriya is completely frozen!”

I watch as Izuku remains still, awaiting Shinso’s order to walk out of bounds. If something doesn’t change, Izuku will lose this match and be out of the tournament!

The crowd is completely silent after witnessing Izuku suddenly stop short. 

“He’s not moving a muscle!” Dad exclaims as Izuku continues to stand there, awaiting orders. 

“Shit, Shinso…” I murmur, fingers gripping my PE outfit tightly as tense seconds go by. “I forget how intimidating you can be.” I’d never really seen him fight, now I think about it. Or even use his Quirk, really.

Sure, he was a bit rough around the edges sometimes, but he had never truly struck me as intimidating before this moment. 

Now, I was seeing my friend through the eyes of an opponent. Izuku must be terrified if he’s even aware of what’s going on. 

Hitoshi told me he was never sure if the people under his Quirk were simply watching helplessly as they obeyed his orders, or if they truly didn’t know they were brainwashed. 

I can’t tell which would be worse, honestly. 

I knew, either way, it wasn’t an entirely pleasant experience, which led to so many people pegging my friend as a villain. 

“And what’s with that look on his face?” Dad continues, and I do notice Izuku’s lifeless expression. Poor guy… “Could this be a Quirk at work?” I knew Dad knew about Shinso’s Quirk, but the commentator in Dad couldn’t help being dramatic. “Hitoshi Shinso seems to have Izuku Midoriya completely stunned!” The crowd is beginning to react to the fight now, murmuring amongst themselves as Dad continues his commentary. “He didn’t stand out in the first round, but it’s possible Shinso’s crazy powerful!” 

I laugh a little at Dad’s enthusiastic commentary style and watch on the large screen as he moves wildly about in his seat while he talks. “Who could have predicted this turn of events?!” He asks rhetorically. “That’s the Festival for yah!” He chirps and I laugh harder. My dad was crazy, but I loved him. 

Then mom’s voice stalls Dad’s laughter. “This is a perfect example of why the entrance exam isn’t rational.” Mom points out and I get her meaning a few seconds later. 

After all, robots couldn’t be brainwashed, or have their Quirks canceled out. So, Mom and Shinso are in the same boat. No wonder she hates the entrance exam so much! She probably started where Hitoshi is now, clawing her way into the Hero Course and becoming the amazing hero she is today. 

“Huh?” Dad asks, slowly coming down off his commentating high and not quite processing what Mom had said just yet. “Why’s that, honey?” 

“Since we’re on to the individual matches, I had some information compiled about our final competitors. Shinso failed the practical exam to get into the Hero Course. Since he also applied for the General Studies course, he probably figured that would happen. His Quirk is incredibly strong, but that entrance test consisted of fighting faux villains; robots. It gives a huge advantage to those with physical superpowers they could show off. Despite his abilities, Shinso never stood a chance of passing.” 

Hitoshi and Izuku don’t react to my parents’ discussion. 

Hitoshi seems to tense up. “So, here we are. You’re lucky to have been so blessed, Izuku Midoriya.” He notes, almost menacingly. He then tilts his head back a little and to one side almost casually. “Now turn around and walk out of bounds like a good little hero.” He instructs. 

Izuku does, marching slowly toward the edge of the ring.

Dad gasps. “What?!” He cries. “Midoriya’s obeying him!” 

“Not that Izuku has a choice.” I mumble to myself. 

“Oh no, Deku!” Ochako exclaims worriedly. “What’re you doing?” 

“Hang on, folks!” Dad calls as Izuku continues his shambling toward the edge. “Babe, hand me that file would yah?” On the screen, I see Mom handing Dad Hitoshi’s file and he reads the description of Hitoshi’s quirk aloud.  

Ochako then turns to me. “Don’t you know this Shinso guy?” She asks. 

I nod. “Yeah. We went to middle school together. He’s a good person, he’s just very driven and focused.” I explain. “Most people assume he’s gonna be a villain with his Quirk, but he wants to prove them wrong and become a great hero.” 

“Whoa! I had no idea...that’s so cool!” Trust Ochako to be so open and trusting. Since I vouched for him she accepted my word and didn’t doubt my friend. “Still, though, you were right about him being focused. He’s so intense, too!” 

I chuckle a little. “Yeah he is. You get used to it.” 

“Either way, Modiriya will lose this match if he can’t stop himself from walking out of the ring!” Tenya reminds us and I bite my lip. 

While I wanted Hitoshi to do really well in this festival and get into the Hero Course, I also didn’t want Izuku to lose. 

I was so torn, I couldn’t pay attention as Dad continued to talk about Shinso’s quirk and how it wasn’t flashy and yet it was super powerful...or something.

“You okay?” Eijiro asks suddenly. 

I shake myself. “Y-yeah. It’s just that I’m not sure who to root for here.” I try for a chuckle but it fades quickly. 

“I can imagine.” Eijiro’s eyes watch Hitoshi and I swear there’s something like anger or maybe something else in his eyes for only a second, then he smiles a little. “After all, it’s two of your friends down there. I wouldn’t know who to root for either, Kara.” 

Down below, I can see Hitoshi saying something, but I can’t quite make it out...then I notice the other person in the ring.

“Damn, look how close Izuku is to the edge!” I squeak, leaning forward. If something doesn’t change, Izuku will lose! “C’mon, c’mon! There’s gotta be something that’ll snap him- -” 

Suddenly, there’s a loud noise and a huge gust of wind bursts from Izuku, sweeping up and over the crowd. 

While it was kinda refreshing, I needed to know if Izuku had won or not. I lean back out a bit and look to see Izuku barely in the ring, panting heavily. 

Had he been fighting the whole time, just able to wiggle his fingers at the last minute to discharge One for All and create the stimulation needed to break out of Hitoshi’s hold? 

“What’s this?!” Dad exclaims in surprise. “Midoriya’s stopped just in time!” 

“Yeah! Go, Izuku!” I cheer automatically. 

“That’s the way to do it!” Tenya adds. 

“Whoa! I was about to freak out!” Ochako sighs in relief, all but collapsing in her seat.  

Ojiro sits down too. I wasn’t even aware he’d stood up til now. He breaths out in relief, hand over his heart. “That just about killed me.” 

I don’t reply, watching Hitoshi clench his jaw angrily. “You’re not supposed to be able to fight back! What did you do?!” He yells, trying to get Izuku to talk again, likely forgetting that I had told Izuku what I knew of Hitoshi’s Quirk. 

Izuku puts a hand over his mouth instinctively. 

Getting angrier, Hitoshi takes a step forward. “How’d you do that?!” He presses, but still Izuku resists talking. 

Izuku shakes his head as if to clear it (understandable; he probably had a lot going on in that brain of his right now) and faces Hitoshi, holding his injured hand now. 

“C’mon! Say something!” Hitoshi taunts, then assumes a slightly more relaxed stance. “I didn’t know you had so much power in your fingers. I’m kinda jealous of you!” 

Of course Hitoshi would be jealous. 

He’d never said it to my face, but I could tell he wanted a flashy, physical Quirk like mine or anyone around him’s. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. 

Izuku starts running toward Hitoshi, and I can see the pain in his eyes from his broken fingers. 

“Thanks to the way my Quirk works, I’ve always been at a huge disadvantage. But someone as blessed as you wouldn’t understand that!” Izuku grits his teeth to keep from talking and I can tell how much Hitoshi’s words were affecting him. Poor guy had been Quirkless growing up. “You’re lucky enough to have a heroic Quirk! It’ll be so easy for you to reach your goal!” 

I bite my lip. No one around me was really reacting to what Hitoshi was saying, but I could feel a few eyes on me. As Hitoshi’s friend, they were gauging my reaction. 

Hang in there, Hitoshi… I think, hands gripping my PE outfit again. 

Izuku reaches Hitoshi and begins shoving him back toward the edge. “Say something, dammit!” Hitoshi growls, punching Izuku right in the face. I flinch. That had to hurt. 

Izuku is still determined, though, continuing to push Hitoshi toward the edge. Hitoshi glances back worriedly at the narrowing space between him and the edge of the ring, now desperate, and slams his fist into Izuku’s injured fingers. 

Izuku, predictably, reels back, grunting in pain. 

“Did you have to go for the low blow?” I grumble to myself, but realize there’s a chance, if I were in Shinso’s position, I’d do the same thing, so I let it go.

“You’ve gotta be kidding me!” Hitoshi roars as Izuku, attempting to resume pushing Hitoshi, stumbles when Hitoshi moves aside, bumbling to a halt, within the boundaries. It’s now Hitoshi’s turn to shove Izuku backwards. “Get out of the ring you lucky brat!” Shinso screams in frustration.

Unfortunately for Hitoshi, however, Izuku seemed prepared for that. He grabs the front of Hitoshi’s PE outfit, the other hand, the injured one, gripping Hitoshi’s arm. Izuku cries out in pain and heaves Hitoshi over his shoulder like he’d done with Katsuki during that combat training on the second day of hero training. 

I wince as Hitoshi’s mouth opens in a silent cry of pain, his eyes closing as his body briefly passes out. 

It had worked, however. Izuku won. Shinso’s feet were out of bounds. 

I am off my chair almost before anyone could react, ignoring a few calls of my name as I race toward the arena, eager to get to Hitoshi, and...well, I’d figure that out based on his reaction when I get there. 

“Shinso is out of bounds!” I hear Oba Nemuri call distantly and I pick up the pace a little. “Midoriya is the winner!” 

Absently, I remember all the students in our middle school that, once they found out what Hitoshi’s Quirk was, eagerly talked about the nefarious possibilities as if that were what Hitoshi wanted. 

I grit my teeth. 

Those jerks probably didn’t mean to add to Hitoshi’s anger and frustration, but still. It made me mad that virtually no one aside from me, my parents, and his parents, could see past the brainwashing and actually get to know Hitoshi. 

If they had, they’d have never suggested that he’d be a villain. 

I get nearly to the edge of the hall leading into the arena when Dad’s voice comes over the PA system. “And with that expertly performed throw, we have our first victor of the finals; Class 1-A’s Izuku Midoriya!” 

I finally see the light at the end of the hall and stop to walk the rest of the way and catch my breath. 

Surprisingly (Or not, considering…) Toshin-Oji was there. He seems surprised to see me. “Hi.” I greet, trying to steady my breathing as Dad continues talking.

“That was actually kind of a boring first match, kids, but both of you fought bravely! Let’s show them some love everyone!” Dad cheers and the crowd obliges. I move to walk over to Shinso, but Toshin-Oji puts a hand on my shoulder.

“Wait just a minute.” He says a moment later, guessing easily why I was here. 

Hitoshi gets up a moment later, saying nothing as he faces Izuku. 

Izuku does an awkward half-bow (as usual after a sparring match) before giving up and standing there, holding his hand again. 

“That was kind of a boring first match, kids,” Dad says and I roll my eyes. He was always wanting intense action in any fight he watched, be it in training or whatever he was watching. “but both of them fought bravely. Let’s show them some love, everyone!” The crowd obliges. 

Now that I was closer, I couldn’t see Hitoshi’s face, but Izuku looked frankly kinda sad, like he regretted what he’d done. I see Izuku ask a question and Hitoshi almost flinchs in surprise. It seemed he wasn’t quite prepared for that question. 

Then Hitoshi was walking toward me, after replying I assume, and I could see his face clouded with emotion. 

I took that as my cue and started jogging toward him. “Hey~!” I cheer, hugging him eagerly. “You did so awesome out there!” 

He peels me off. “I didn’t win.” He grumbles. 

I catch up to his renewed walking easily. “So?” I reply, shrugging. “You still showed the world what you can do. Everyone’ll be buzzing about you now.” 

“They aren’t saying anything good, I bet.” 

Poor Shinso’s default was to assume everyone thinks poorly of him, and I felt absolutely terrible for him.

So I laugh. “Oh, don’t be cynical, Hitoshi.” I reply, patting him on the back for good measure. “You don’t know that.” 

As if coordinated, we spot some students gathered on the bottom of the stands, leaning over and calling for Hitoshi, a few looking at me and smirking. 

“You’re the star of our program!” among other encouraging things, were called out to Hitoshi and then one student tells us to listen to what the crowd was saying. 

It was hard to make out, but it was mostly about how easy it’ll be for Hitoshi to subdue villains with his Quirk and how amazing it was. A few were even complaining at how Hitoshi was stuck in General Studies. 

I grin. About time people realized how amazing a hero Hitoshi will be.

Hitoshi turns his head just enough that Izuku could tell Hitoshi was talking to him. “Depending on the results, they might transfer people into the Hero Course.” He says. “Remember that.” I grin and side-hug my friend. 

“Yeah! I’ll put in a good word for yah and see if my parents can vouch for you, too! This isn’t over, Hitoshi! We’ll get you into the Hero Course.” 

“Don’t worry, Takara.” Hitoshi replies, even as he smiles a little at me and removes my arm from his shoulders. “I’m not giving up. I’ll get onto the Hero track, get certified, and then…” he grits his teeth, “I’ll become a better hero than any of you!” 

I’m so swept away in the emotions of the moment, I hug Hitoshi again. 

“Hell yeah!” I cheer and Hitoshi peels me off again. 

Then I notice Izuku’s lifeless expression and smack Hitoshi’s arm. “You know, people usually tense up when they talk to me.” Hitoshi notes, rubbing his arm. “Other than Takara and our families, that is. If you’re not on guard, someone’s going to defeat you. So be careful.”  

“C’mon, let him go.” I chuckle, and Hitoshi does. “I’ll get you some water or something to pay you back for the gummies.” 

I lead Hitoshi toward the hall when he stops for a second. “You better not lose and make me look bad.” Then Hitoshi continues walking away. 

I chuckle. “You always were dramatic.” I muse wryly. 

“Shut up.” He replies, but his smirk betrays him. Once we’re away from the eyes of the public, Hitoshi sags. “Thanks, Kara.”

“For what?” I ask. 

“For always being there for me.” 

I ruffle his hair. “Of course, knucklehead. We’re friends, aren’t we?” He smacks my hand away. 

“Yeah, yeah, whatever. You owe me gummies.” He grumbles good-naturedly, leading the way toward the nearest vending machines. 

I pull out my wallet (still in my pocket from lunch) and insert the change, retrieving the gummies and tossing them to Hitoshi as I turn to leave. “Well, I need to get back to my class now. They’re probably wondering why I left.” 

Hitoshi shrugs. “They saw you down there with me. They’re not that dumb.” 

I scoff. “None of them are stupid, Hitoshi. But anyway, see yah around!” I wave at him and he waves back as we part ways.

It doesn’t take as long as I thought it would to get back to my classmates and sit down. No one said anything for a long moment and I was beginning to feel hot and flustered (I’m not sure why, though) when Eijiro finally breaks the silence. 

“So what was that all about?” He was testy again. I raise a brow. 

“He’s my friend, Eijiro. I just wanted to congratulate him on his fight. He’s not great at fighting yet, but he’s trying. Plus, he needed a bit of encouragement after losing to Izuku.” 

“Hmm...alright, that makes sense.” He says and it’s clear he’s still upset about something, but I can’t make out what he’s so mad about, so I just sit there awkwardly. 

“Everyone's talking about Shinso.” Ochako muses, chuckling. “Must be a thrill for him.” 

Mentally thanking her, I nod. “Yeah. He’s not used to positive feedback, but I think he likes the change.” 

“He has a very unique Quirk, and I think he has potential as a hero, if nothing else.” It was obvious Tenya was just trying to compliment Hitoshi because I knew him, and I appreciated the gesture, so I nod.

“He really does.” 

We sit waiting and soon enough Izuku walks up. Tenya waves to him and has Izuku sit next to him and Ochako. 

“Thanks, guys!” Izuku replies happily, then notices Ojiro smiling at him. Izuku smiles back and sits down as the flames in the corners turn on again, and the opponents of the next match step into the ring. 

“Enough standing around!” Dad cheers, “Now it’s on to the next players!” The screen displays the next matchup, and I see Hanta and Shoto. I figure it’s an easy win for Shoto (unless Hanta has a plan of some kind) and settle in to watch. 

“He’s got some skills, but at the expense of some freaky looking elbows.” I laugh. Trust Dad to sort-of insult pretty much everyone in his commentary. “From the Hero Course, it’s Hanta Sero...versus an early frontrunner in the competition, who’s way too strong for his own good! Someone who got into the Hero Course due to recommendations. It’s Shoto Todoroki!” 

Hanta looks like he’s stretching his arms, smiling cockily at Shoto, who stands there, waiting for the match to begin. 

“And now for the second match of the first round!” Dad says, pausing just a second for effect, “Begin!” 

I think Hanta says something, but I can’t tell what he said as he snaps tape toward Shoto almost before Dad had finished beginning the match, resulting in Shoto being tied up before he could move. 

Hanta yanks Shoto toward the edge, letting out more tape to get Shoto closer to the edge faster.

“A plot to throw his opponent from the ring!” Dad cheers, “A brilliant strategy from the underdog! Way to start out strong, Sero!” He encourages.

But, unfortunately, Shoto’s ice powers then activate and freeze the tape, steadying Shoto, the ice hurdling toward Hanta before he could move, and soon enough- -

“Agh!” I scream in shock as a massive ice wall comes toward me. Eijiro’s hand on my chest pushes me back in my seat just in time. My nose was only a foot or two from the ice, seems like. The stadium was still vibrating from the sheer power of that much ice moving at once.

My breath condensates in the air as we all process what happened. 

“This is insane…” I breath in shock.

“Y-yeah...geez...he didn’t hold back at all.” Eijiro mumbles absently beside me, his arm flopping to his side. 

“He went way overboard! Someone could have been hurt!” Tenya protests. 

“Tell the truth, Sero…” Oba Nemuri’s voice comes over the speakers. “Can you move at all?” 

I think Sero replies cus Oba continues a moment later. “Sero had been immobilized! Todoroki advances to the second round!” 

There’s silence, everyone still coming out of their shock at the sheer power Todoroki had displayed. 

Then, I hear everyone start shouting ‘Nice try!’, presumably to Hanta, and I then decide to move to where I could see around the ice. 

A few classmates went with me. All I could see was Shoto near Hanta, and there’s steam, so I can assume he was getting Hanta out of the ice. 

There was something about Shoto’s posture and body language���

He seemed sad.

I resolve to talk to him more often. This was definitely intriguing.