#U.A tech department

[airforcekitties001]

DAY THREE OF MAKING ARMOURED DEKU THE STRONGEST MHA CHARACTER-

as you can see (ifthequalityisgoodenough), I have given Izuku two items to use when he doesn't have the suit on! That being: a hightech GEMG themed wristwatch, which is practically a mini holographic computer (can also fire a long range laser), and I have given him a GEMG themed ring that can attract his 💼 towards him , wherever he is .

[yanderes-galore]

I also saw that MHA is on your list, so can I request a Midoryia oneshot with a reader who keeps trying to escape him? Like the reader used to have a massive crush but after he kidnapped them they started to not want to be with him in fear for their safety. (If that makes any sense..)

Sure! This is a Pro-Hero AU, you two knew each other in school.

Faltering

Yandere! Izuku Midoriya Short

Pairing: Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Stalking, Kidnapping, Manipulation, Delusional behavior, Overprotective behavior, Possessive behavior, Babying, Degrading behavior (He treats you like a misbehaving child), Forced relationship.

You knew Izuku Midoriya when you were both in school. Back then he was such a scrawny kid, going from quirkless to having a quirk. Despite the oddity of that you still managed to be attached.

You knew he was always so ambitious. Izuku always said he wanted to be like his idols and go Pro. His dreams were cute and you often wanted to support him.

So you made it such a goal when you both went to U.A. You called it your heart guiding you as you managed to land yourself in the Support Department. You forced yourself to learn how to create support gear with help from your upperclassmen.

Pretty soon you became skilled in the field... originally just to help your crush.

You tried not to let your feelings cloud your mindset when you trained in U.A. You saw him occasionally when you delivered gear and were always greeted with such a sweet smile. One that made your heart flutter whenever he looked at you.

Izuku would always give you a sweet 'Thank You' before offering to chat. With pink dusting your face, you'd indulge before being dragged off to work on another project. You're pretty sure Izuku never used any other equipment unless you helped make it.

You liked watching him grow stronger. He always worked out and was looking more and more like a Pro. You never acted on your crush as you knew he had a big role to fulfill.

You didn't wish to be in the way.

Izuku, however, had similar feelings. He wanted to be closer to you. He wanted to date you. Yet work often got in the way, leaving him unable to.

Even he could tell your crush was huge, though.

Izuku couldn't help but be infatuated with you. He often tried to visit your department or meet you at lunch. Although, your departments often had different schedules.

Instead Izuku resorted to... unsavory means of fulfilling his own crush. He noted down things he liked about you and what you did that day in a notebook dedicated to you. He even asked friends you had about you and how you were doing. He couldn't help but follow you as though he really was part of your life.

Izuku kept every piece of equipment you made for him. Every prototype, every version, he collected them. Safe to say your crush was mutual... but he was a worse lovesick fool.

Even once graduation rolled around you were surprised to see him on TV. Your blush only darkens when you watch the TV in your apartment, seeing how Izuku went from that small kid you used to know to a hulking Pro Hero that everyone adored on TV.

You couldn't help but grin when you noticed the outfit he begged you to make. The one with the cape and everything. Your crush felt unrelenting when it came to him.

It only seemed to get worse when you were both adults... for him.

You two drifted apart when you graduated from U.A. He focused on his Hero work and you focused on making better equipment. It was never just for him anymore.

You had other heroes to work with for equipment and your crush simmered down eventually. Now you primarily focused on your job and being paid. You still found yourself fawning over Izuku occasionally, but that was it.

Izuku, however, had only gotten worse since the last time you saw him....

You weren't sure what to think when Izuku started showing up at your lab. You had been tinkering on some new tech, only for one of your fellow engineers to squeal at you about how Deku was here. Were you hearing that right...?

You didn't have much time to question it when Izuku came into the room, eyes sparkling when he saw you and came over. The blush was back. Yet you couldn't believe he came over to see you.

This became a common occurrence. Even when he didn't have orders in, he'd stay by you to ask about your equipment and day. You didn't mind it.

In fact, you didn't mind it even more when he asked you to join him on little outings. You kept telling yourself it wasn't a date. Although, Izuku kept telling himself it was.

You had no idea he was that delusional... that your crush was downright crazy...

Until a villain had attacked your lab and Izuku was quick to respond.

By the time you woke up you saw Izuku by your side, features morphed into worry as he sat beside you. You were on a bed that wasn't your own. It took you a while to realize this might be his house.

According to him, he had been concerned for you when he saw you collapsed on the ground in your lap. So, in order to keep you hidden, he took you to his home. Too caught up in your haze of emotions... you accept it.

Only to slowly realize... Izuku may not be planning to let you go.

As time goes on you wonder if he planned this out. Perhaps Izuku wasn't the person you thought he was. He seems so... different.

You began to realize this when you got into an argument with the Pro Hero about leaving. It was after this your crush began to be replaced with concern and resentment. You needed to leave and get back to work.

But Izuku merely blocked you off with his built body, his green eyes glaring down.

"And let you go back to that apartment? You deserve so much better than that.... Come on, you can stay here with me! I'll take good care of you...."

The offer normally would've made your heart throb...

But now it was just... sinister.

It only got worse when Izuku preyed on your past crush on him. He'd manipulate you into staying in his home by flirting or telling you he's scared you'll get attacked again for a couple days. You try to put your foot down...

Only for him to drop a bomb on you.

"I know you love me... So won't you let me love you too?"

You realize that Izuku took you in not because he was concerned... he had darker intentions. Expertly the hero managed to manipulate you into his home. He kidnapped you and you didn't know.

Your old feelings were quickly smothered when Izuku began to treat you like a child. He gave you your own room and when you fought he'd just send you there. You were no child to be taken care of.

Which lead to your escape attempts.

They were never all that successful. Soon you learned Izuku had announced you were "dating" to the press. He often came up with excuses when he had to pick you up and carry you off like some misbehaving toddler. It was all over the news.

He never liked physical punishment all that much... but he locks you away again.

He often scolds you like you know no better. He tells you to sit in your room or make it up to him. It's cruel and degrading... but he plays it off as care.

"Escaping again? You should know better than that, baby... So mean to your boyfriend who's trying to care for you...!" Izuku would scold, yet his tone always playful.

You don't find it funny.

Ever since he kept you in his home, your crush had finally been smothered. You weren't in love anymore. No, instead you were scared.

You were scared to know your age-old crush was not the man you thought he was.

Your crush had faltered long ago... yet your fight was also leaving too. Izuku always managed to find you and drag you back. He never harmed you luckily, just squeezing you close to his chest as he whispers soft words to you.

Younger you would've loved this. You would've fantasized about it. Yet now it's a nightmare....

The doors are locked, the windows are shut tight, and your only companion is Deku. Izuku's face always looks so flushed when he sees you. You're his one and only...

Forever and ever in his eyes.

"Don't you love me too?" He asks you. Whenever you said 'No' he would just get more persistent. He never left you alone until you admitted you loved him.

You wonder if this was what you wanted. Didn't you always want him to love you? He loves you now, doesn't he?

Yet you crave freedom much more than the suffocating grip of his arms.

"I love you, baby..." He murmurs when he cuddles into you, his arms restraints in the cage you call a 'home' now. There's no escape, even if you wanted to. Your heart aches, conflicted.

"Love you..." You murmur, as though it was a trained phrase. Izuku grins, holding you tighter to kiss your soft lips.

"Mmm... Mine~" He purrs against your mouth as though he's been waiting for this moment. Perhaps he was... maybe even longer than you have.

The kiss he gives you doesn't even feel how you imagined it to be...

It's needy and possessive... a reminder of what you are to him.

His.

[deprivedreality]

CHAPTER I. The Most Difficult Client.

Series Masterlist

It was a typical Tuesday morning in the Hero Public Safety Commission’s tech division, and Y/n was seated at her workstation, surrounded by blueprints and the soft hum of machinery. The constant buzz of wires and clinks of metal were as familiar to her as the feeling of the tools in her hands. Designing hero gear was her life, and she was damn good at it. Too good that she gets flocked by clients here and there. After all, she’d been creating gadgets for heroes for years now, becoming one of the most reliable engineers in the department.

But there was one particular hero who, despite her expertise, never seemed to be satisfied with her work—and that hero was Dynamight.

Y/n had known Katsuki Bakugo since her first year in the U.A. Support Course, when she was a freshman and he was already in his last year of the Hero Course. As the brilliant but explosive student, he was a force to be reckoned with, and somehow, she had ended up as the one tasked with working on his gear. Admittedly, she admired him for his actions in the war. But their first meeting hadn’t been pleasant. Bakugo, as usual, had stormed in with a demand to fix his malfunctioning gauntlets, followed by a few choice words about how he “didn’t trust anyone else” with his gear. That's how it all started.

Despite the initial frustration, the connection had lasted, and five years later, Bakugo was still her most frequent—if not the most difficult—client.

This morning, Bakugo had already come in twice with complaints about his gauntlets. His usual routine was to storm into her lab, yell about some minor malfunction, and leave her to fix it. She counted. He would come at least nine times a week if he was stationed near her lab and at least 26 emails if he was stationed far away. There was no 'how are you' or 'I hope this email finds you well', it's just straight up complaints and requests. Not even once did he come to her lab with at least coffee, or a slice of pizza.

Y/n had long since grown used to it, but today, she was extra tired of it. She had been dealing triple the amount of requests and complains, she's tired. And it's only ten o 'clock.

“Y/N!” Bakugo’s voice broke through the calm of the lab as the door slammed open. He stood in the doorway, scowl plastered on his face as he shoved the 'damaged' gauntlet in her direction. “This thing’s messing up again! I told you to fucking fix it, not make it worse!”

Y/n didn’t even glance up from her work. “For the hundredth time, Bakugo," She furrowed her brows, annoyed. "You’re the one who keeps messing up your gear, not me. I’m not your damn personal repairman.”

He snorted, but his voice softened just a bit. “Fix it anyway.” He crossed his arm and tapped his foot, sighhing as he sees her picking up her goggles that she dropped due to him shoving her his gauntlets.

Y/N’s gaze finally shifted to meet his, a mixture of exasperation and disbelief in her eyes. “I’ve been fixing it for you for five years! Not five days, not five months. Five fucking years!" She showed him five fingers, pointing at him. "How many more times do I have to tell you that I’m not the problem here?”

Bakugo just crossed his arms, not understanding the depth of her frustration. He scowled. “Quit whining and just do your job.”

“Whining?” She shrieked and stood up, finally walking over to him with the giant gauntlet in her arms, she can barely even hold it. “I’m the one who’s been fixing your damn gear for five years! How is it that you still think I’m the one messing up? And, seriously, how come you can’t even treat me with some respect, huh? We've known each other for so long.”

The words hung in the air for a long moment. Bakugo’s sharp gaze wavered, but he didn’t know how to respond. He opened his mouth and then closed it again, clearly unsure. He scratched his head, his usual bravado faltering slightly. “I—uh... I trust you. You’re the only nerd who can make it work, so... ugh.”

Y/N sighed, rubbing her forehead. “You know, Bakugo, you’re lucky you’re good at what you do. Because if it weren’t for that, I’d be walking away from your dumb attitude in an instant.”

Bakugo’s eyes flickered briefly with what looked like disbelief and... guilt? But he quickly covered it up with a huff. “You’re not going anywhere. You're the only one who gets shit done.” He muttered under his breath. “You’re just... the one who makes sure I don’t blow up.”

Y/N raised an eyebrow, clearly not impressed. “You know, you’re lucky I actually enjoy fixing things. But the next time you walk in here yelling about how I’m messing up, I swear, I’ll make sure your gauntlets never work again!”

Bakugo glared at her, but there was a strange, unreadable look in his eyes. “Whatever. Just fix it.” With that, he turned and walked out of the lab, his footsteps echoing in the silence behind him.

She sighed and sat, pressing her cheeks on her cold desk. She didn't even know that she was basically tearing up. Y/N groaned, a mix of irritation and amusement tugging at her features. That guy was impossible—but somehow, she’d gotten used to him.

After finishing the necessary adjustments to Bakugo’s gauntlets, Y/N finally decided to take a break. She had been working nonstop, and Mei Hatsume had been pestering her all week to come to Disco Inferno with her and a few other members of the tech division. Y/N was hesitant at first—she wasn’t exactly one for crowded, neon-filled clubs—but Mei’s insistence was hard to ignore.

“Come on, Y/N! It’ll be fun!” Mei had practically begged over the phone. “You’ve been cooped up in that lab too long. You need a night off!”

Y/N couldn’t deny it any longer. Maybe she did need a little distraction. And besides, it wasn’t like she had anything else planned. Aside from the line-up of gears need to be fixed.

So, with a sigh, she changed into something comfortable yet an outfit worthy for disco, throwing on a jacket and a pair of boots before heading out to meet Mei and the others at Disco Inferno, a popular hero club where pros and techs alike went to unwind. It's literally just a bar, but less drinks and more dancing.

When Y/N arrived, the pulsing music and the bright, flashing lights nearly overwhelmed her senses. The club was packed with people dancing and chatting, neon signs glowing in the background. Mei was already in the middle of a circle of fellow tech engineers, laughing and gesturing wildly as usual. Y/N joined them, taking a seat on the edge of the group, just trying to blend into the chaos.

As Mei continued to talk enthusiastically about her latest invention, Y/N found herself zoning out, her thoughts wandering. She didn’t mind the noise too much, but she wasn’t exactly in the mood for socializing. She just stuck herself to Mei while drinking something's she didn't know was juice or alcohol.

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw him.

Her most difficult client.

Katsuki Bakugo.

There he was, sitting at the bar, clearly out of place in the flashing, disco-lit environment. Not far behind, she saw Kirishima and his other friends. He was glaring at his drink like it owed him money, occasionally muttering something under his breath. His usual scowl was firmly in place, and as usual, he didn’t look like he was having any fun.

Y/N was about to turn away and continue her quiet observation when Mei, ever the mischief-maker, caught sight of Bakugo. “Oh, look! There’s Dynamight! Go say hi!” she grinned, nudging Y/N with an elbow. She was loud enough that everyone in the room looked at her, even Bakugo.

Y/N froze, her eyes narrowing. “What the fuck? You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“Nope! You’re going to talk to him. He’s your favorite,” Mei teased. She was indeed a genius.

Before Y/N could protest, Mei was already pulling her up, pushing her toward the bar with a wicked grin.

Bakugo, of course, noticed Y/N’s approach at first, but when she stood next to him, his gaze shifted briefly, though his expression didn’t change. He blinked and grumbled something unintelligible.

“Enjoying the party?” Y/N asked, her voice dripping with sarcasm as she leaned against the counter beside him. She was so done. Heck, if she saw Kirishima and Mei talking and laughing about them, she'd crash out.

He gave her a glance, his eyes hard, and then muttered, “It’s loud. And I don’t need your crap right now.”

Y/N chuckled softly. “Didn’t peg you as the club type, Bakugo. Shouldn’t you be saving the world or whatever?”

He snorted. “I’m not here for the damn lights. I’m just here for a drink.”

Y/N raised an eyebrow. “And to hide from your friends, I assume? How’s Kirishima and Mina dragging you around?”

Bakugo scowled, glancing toward the dance floor, where Kirishima and Mina were laughing and enjoying themselves. “They dragged me here, alright? I’m not exactly a fan of this crap.”

Y/N smirked, leaning in closer. “Sure, sure. We all know you’re just here to complain about everything.”

Bakugo scowled but didn’t say anything further. He glanced away, sipping his drink in silence. Now that you're here, he's back to thinking about earlier. He didn't know how to even bring it up, so he didn't.

For a moment, there was a strange, comfortable quiet between them. Neither of them knew quite what to make of it. Bakugo wasn’t one to admit things—anything, really—but there was something unspoken in the way he looked at her. Maybe it was the fact that he trusted her with his gear—or the way he’d never once tried to get anyone else to work on his gadgets.

“I’m only here ‘cause Kirishima won’t shut up,” Bakugo muttered after a long pause, his gaze still not meeting hers. “And you... you’re probably just here to make fun of me.”

Y/N chuckled softly, sipping her own drink. “No promises, Bakugo. But I’m not the one sulking in a corner.” Sure, she exploded at him earlier, but it's not the first time it happened anyway.

He didn’t reply, but Y/N could see the faintest hint of a smile tugging at the corners of his lips before he quickly hid it behind a scowl.

And just like that, despite everything—despite the yelling, the tension, the constant bickering—Y/N realized something. Maybe they weren’t so different after all.

Maybe, just maybe, this was the start of something interesting.

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[blackcatauthor]

Chapter two : Accompany

◟⊹! REALIGNED HOPES 𓂃⌁. ࣪˖

Katsuki Bakugou was not a hopelessly romantic person; in fact, he dislikes romance. He despises it more than anything else; he isn't affectionate and would never express love to anyone. Not until he encounters someone who is radically different from him. Nichiya Tamashi, an exchange student from the support office in Madrid, Spain, believes that love does not emerge at first sight but rather over time.

Pairing : Katsuki Bakugou x Fem!oc

Warning & notes! : mature languages, slow burn, sunshine x grumpy trope! support course oc! Au : second year students!

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Mouth opened to yawn, Vermillion eyes staring at the blue ceiling. Nichiya moved her head to stare at her desk, it was already six in the morning. A groan left her mouth, as she pushed herself to get up from her bed. Nichiya’s eyes lingered at the window, it was another peaceful morning in U.A. High because it was Saturday.

Her feet moved her cabinet where she took her baggy pants and oversized black t-shirt and soft fingertips slowly taking off her pink pajamas as she changed into her new clothes. Nichiya brushed her long raven hair, tying it up. She got out of her bedroom as she made her way into the restroom where most girls shared.

Water splashes on her face, as she takes her toothbrush. She began brushing her teeth, while she stared at her reflection in the mirror. To her, she seemed like an utterly ordinary young lady. Nichiya breathed out, took a tissue, and patted it on her face.

Nichiya got out of the restroom, making her way down the kitchen. She tapped on the huge screen where their foods are made, Hatsume’s idea was to create a chef robot while Nichiya’s idea was to program the robot with a screen where you can ask the chef robot to create the food. The support department class 2H was high-tech.

The young lady waited for her breakfast, while her vermillion eyes paid attention to her laptop. She drank her coffee, while she tapped the letters on her laptop. After her breakfast, she went to the faculty room of the teachers. Her knuckles hit the door while her still fixated on her phone.

All might open the door, he was still injured with a dextrose and a pole stand that he held on to. “Young Tamashi.. good morning, what brings you here?” All might question, his voice was still soft and weak due to his injuries.

“All might! Good morning!” Nichiya greeted him, with her head bowed. “I’m looking for Mr. Power loader..” she responded, smiling at the former number one hero.

All might understand her words as he offered her to come inside. “His probably at his desk.” He told the young lady as Nichiya listened and thanked him.

Nichiya slowly walked to Mr. Power loader’s desk— the older man was focused on his desktop, designing his new technology. “Good morning, Mr. Power Loader!” Nichiya greeted him, causing the teacher to be startled.

He stared at her for a second before talking, “Good morning, Tamashi. Why are you here?” He questioned as he closed his computer.

Nichiya crossed her arms, as she caressed her shoulder. “I was wondering.. can I borrow the studio’s key?” She uttered, smiling at the teacher. Mr. Power loader raised his eyebrows.

“The key? But it’s Saturday, shouldn’t you be doing something else with Hatsume and Seiko?” Mr. Power Loader questioned her, Nichiya nodded at his words as she answered.

“Seiko’s sick so she had to go to the hospital with Hatsume, I’m staying here so I can continue on the project,” Nichiya explained, as she watched Mr. Power loader nod.

Mr. Power Loader crossed his arms, “Shouldn’t you be there for your friends?” He asked as Nichiya shook her head. ”Hospitals aren’t my favorite place..” she answered oddly, as Mr. Power loader sighed.

“Alright, don’t make a mess, okay?” He took the key, as he tossed it to the young lady. Nichiya gave him a grin, taking the key to herself. ”Yes sir! Thank you!”

The teachers watched as the young lady sprinted her way out of the faculty, her long hair waving as she ran. Nichiya opened the door, with the key, and she left it open for the other student or teachers.

Her fingers flicked the light switched on, as she sat down on her chair. Nichiya wore a very creative bracelet— the hook of the bracelet was a USB. She took off her bracelet as she placed the USB into her school computer, Nichiya waited for the device to open, and as it turned on, she logged in on the Madrid support bureau website.

“The Package will be delivered in a few minutes.” Nichiya read the email the support bureau sent her. The young lady sighed, she took the gauntlets from the box and she started dismantling it.

Nichiya heard the door open, her vermillion eyes slowly turning to the door. It was Katsuki Bakugou, Nichiya smiled at him. She puts down the screwdriver as she spins her chair towards him. ”Dynamight, what brings you here?” She questioned him with a grin, he had his hand stuffed inside his pocket.

He was also wearing a civilian black t-shirt with a skull design, with black pants. ”Tech girl, how’s my gauntlets?” He asked as Nichiya noticed how impatient he was.

“I’m planning on doing it, but I’m still waiting for the materials.” She replied to his question, and he raised his brow, ”What’s taking that so long?” He asked again.

Nichiya sighed, crossing her arms. “Well it’s from Madrid, so of course it’ll take a long time.” She responded. Katsuki clicked his tongue, as he decided to turn away before Nichiya decided to talk again.

“So.. Dynamight..” she started but only to get cut off by his loud voice. “it’s great explosions murder god dynamight!” Katsuki corrected her, he sounded cranky in the morning.

Nichiya laughed, thinking about how long his name was. ”That’s a long hero name!” She commented, Katsuki furrowed his eyebrows, an irk growing on his cheek.

“Got a problem with that, tech girl!?” He yelled, then he was calm again. Nichiya raised her eyebrows at the sudden changes in his tone.

Her eyes peered away from him, her fingertips pressing on her computer. In which the young ash-blonde couldn’t see what she was doing. ”Nope! So, great explosions murder god dynamight, how’s your arms?”

“Why? Are you planning on sticking those damn metals on my skin?“ Katsuki scowled at the young lady, the attitude of his voice sounded aggravated.

Nichiya turned to face him again, cackling at his face. “is that why you didn’t approach us last night?” She questioned, Katsuki rolled his vermillion eyes, as he scoffed.

“I don’t care about your stupid project.” He said as he turned away. He examined the room, he rarely visited the support department since his friend would usually be the one to come here.

“We just planned on asking for more advice, for those people who want to have a new pair of limbs,” Nichiya explained, though Katsuki didn’t care. He rolled his eyes, as he continued to look around.

“Whatever, I didn’t ask.” He replied as he heard the young lady laugh at his statement. Nichiya’s phone vibrated, she opened it and saw the message that her package had been delivered.

Nichiya grinned, looking at the focused katsuki. “perfect timing, it’s here,” She said, as the ash blonde looked at her with his brow raised.

She got up from her seat, placing her phone inside her pocket. “Oh, the package. C’mon help me out,” She grinned as she tugged on his wrist, although the young man did not budge from where he was standing.

He raised his brow. “And why the hell would I do that?” He scoffed, tugging back his wrist. Nichiya playfully rolled her eyes. ”Because it’s for your gauntlets!” She said as Katsuki let out an exasperated sigh.

“Did you pay for those shit?” Katsuki asked. Knowing him, he doesn’t like to have any debt to anyone. Nichiya scoffed, placing her hand on her mouth. She pointed at herself as she says with a smirk. “Me? Pay? Oh no, I'm not paying for the items anymore. They paid me for crafting inventions for them.”

Things — she meant her inventions, after studying at the support bureau in Madrid, she became one of the top students that they were paid to create technologies, robots, and machines for them.

Even after she got transferred to the U.A. the support bureau continued to monitor her works and ask her to create more for them. It was a win-win situation, she created, and she got paid.

Katsuki sneered, smirking. “What a way of showing off.” Nichiya’s lips quivered, a laugh almost fell from her mouth, and she had her eyebrows furrowed. ”I am not!” She commented as Katsuki rolled his eyes.

The two teenagers went out to the school campus, where everything was almost still the same. They finally arrived at the gate, where the U.A. High still had a very high-security barrier. Nichiya saw the delivery man, and the young lady waved at them as another man put down another box.

“¿Es usted Nichiya Tamashi?” (Are you Nichiya Tamashi?) The delivery man asked Katsuki furrowed his eyebrows while he eyed Nichiya and the man. “Sí,” Nichiya replied, with a nod.

The delivery man gave her a piece of paper, in which Nichiya signed on. ”Cinco cajas, ¿verdad?” (Five boxes, right?) The delivery man questioned her in Spanish again.

“Sí, señor.” (Yes, sir) Nichiya nodded again, as she took the boxes, giving them to Katsuki. He carried three small boxes with one arm. Nichiya smirked at him, impressed.

She turned to the delivery man. “Por favor, diles, dije, gracias.” (Please tell them, I said, thank you) Nichiya thanked them, and they responded with. ”Sí, Sí.”

“You speak Spanish?” Katsuki asked as they both watched the truck leave the U.A. gate. Nichiya turned to him, with a cocky grin.

“Duh, I’m half Spanish.” She replied, with a sneer. Katsuki rolled his eyes, regretting that he even asked. “Whatever.” He mumbled.

The two entered the development studio quietly. Nichiya accepted the boxes in his hand as she offered him a seat and some water. He didn't say anything, but sat down and took the water from Nichiya.

Nichiya opted to work on his gauntlets. She took out new gauntlet pieces from the box while putting on her eyewear. Katsuki studied her, pretending not to be interested, but eventually becoming curious.

What exactly is the big deal about this girl, who was getting paid by her former school? was among the thoughts that Katsuki had. He furrowed his eyebrows, as Nichiya placed the gauntlet in front of her.

Her fingers touched the gauntlet. It happened so fast, it was like a blur. Nichiya’s hands were everywhere, with her quirk, she could recreate anything at her will. It was like the gauntlet was never destroyed. Katsuki was astounded when he saw how fast Nichiya fixed his gauntlet. Her hands were shaking from fixing.

Maybe the reason how she created her inventions so quickly was because of her quirk, but her ideas are what made it beautiful.

Nichiya’s shaking hand finally stopped. She wiped her sweat as she took off her goggles. “There, all done.” She gave him a lopsided grin.

Katsuki looked at her perplexed, his eyebrows furrowed. “What the hell is your quirk?” He questioned.

“Recreate. I can recreate and create things. I could’ve finished your gauntlets yesterday but, it needed some upgrades so it doesn’t get destroyed so fast.” Nichiya explained, knocking on the gauntlet.

Katsuki rolled his eyes. He looked upon the young lady’s table. It was messy, she had sticky notes on her wall, and her things were everywhere. He noticed her scheduled paper, “Test on Monday”

“You work and study? Are you even focused on your studies?” He grumbled, looking straight at Nichiya.

Nichiya nodded. “Our subjects are mostly about our inventions. So, I guess I can balance my work and studies.” She answered with a grin, while the young man turned away.

The young lady, on the other hand, couldn’t keep herself from asking. ”If you don’t mind me asking, how long until your arms are okay?”

Katsuki scowled at her before sighing. ”About 2 months? If I do shit right, it’ll only take 1 month for me to recover.” He demonstrated as Nichiya nodded, understanding him.

“I see, but won’t it affect your quirk?” She questioned again.

“Course it’ll affect my quirk. They even wanted you to cut off my arm.” He scoffed, as he rested his other arm on the table. The two teenagers face each other.

“So, you’re taking rehab right?”

“Obviously.”

Nichiya smiled at him. “That’s good. Most people would’ve lost hope.”

She received another scoff from the young man. ”I can’t be number 1 if I don’t have my quirk, still have a lot of things to do.” He mumbled the last sentence. Nichiya listened to him, as she nodded at his words.

“I’m starting to admire you and your way of words huh.” She replied to him sarcastically.

Katsuki clicked his tongue. “you ain’t seen nothing yet.” He retorted as Nichiya laughed at his statement.

“I’ve never seen you here before.” He asked, with his brow raising.

Nichiya smirked at the young man. ”Maybe 'cause you’ve never visited the studio?”

The young man shrugged, his face was a furrowed eyebrows and grumpy look.

“I’m kidding. I’m an exchange student, from you know where.” She chuckled, answering his question.

“You still had the guts to come here even after what happened?” He raised his brow at the young lady.

“I mean, you still have hope in your heart. Why can’t I have one too, right? Plus, I can’t just give up on this place either, it was once my home too.”

“You talk cringy.” He remarked as Nichiya laughed at his comment.

“So, if I did my research right, and I know I’m always correct..” She had a cheeky grin written on her face.

The young man rolled his eyes again. ”sure you do, Ms. Know it all..” he replied, sarcastically.

“You fought the big bad wolf, shigaraki.” He scowled but nodded. ”Is it true that you almost died?”

“Do you ever mind your own business?”

“It’s okay if you don’t feel comfortable talking about it.” She replied eyeing him, she watched how his body language changed.

“Edgeshot saved me, insensitive brat.”

Nichiya laughed at the nickname, as she stood up walking towards him. ”He repaired your heart right?” She says as she taps on his shoulder with her index finger.

He clicked his tongue, slapping her finger.

“Fucking shit, you knew yet you keep asking?” He snarled, scowling at the young lady, Nichiya playfully rolled her eyes before turning away from him.

“Hey, not everything on the internet is true.” She shrugged her shoulder, smirking at the young man. She chuckled to herself and then she took the gauntlets.

She handed him one while she held on to the other. “C’mon let’s take these to your dorm.” She grinned at the young man. Katsuki raised his brow, confused.

Nichiya sighed. “What? You can’t possibly bring this into your dorm all alone?”

“I came here yesterday all by myself, dumbass.” Katsuki huffed, as he was trying to tug the other gauntlet from Nichiya’s hand.

“Oh come on! Just let me help!” Nichiya whined, and Katsuki clicked his tongue out of annoyance. He exited the studio, as he waited for Nichiya to close the light and lock the door.

“Aren’t the hero course supposed to be patrolling the country?” Nichiya asked, scanning the hallway.

“Sure, they are.” He muttered. Nichiya looked at him with the edge of her eyes, she realized how lonely he had been ever since class 2A had to patrol the city while he had to do his therapy and rehab all by himself.

Nichiya opened the door, as Katsuki entered first. The dorm was so quiet, the silence was too loud. Nichiya turned to him, clearing her throat to get his attention. “Where’s your room?” She questioned.

“Fourth floor, third room,” Katsuki said as they both walked towards the elevator. Nichiya pressed the fourth-floor button.

“What time is it?” Nichiya asked, turning to look at him.

Katsuki shrugged. “About 10?”

“Damn, your classmates and friends will be gone for a while,” Nichiya commented, as the elevator dinged. Signaling that they’re already on the fourth floor.

“So? You fucking pity me or something?” Katsuki glared at her, but Nichiya laughed at his statement. Which cause the young man to furrow his eyebrows, still waiting for an answer.

The two got out of the elevator. Nichiya decides to walk faster than him. “I don’t feel bad for you or anything, but I guess you’ll need my company,” Nichiya smirked, a cheeky grin placed on her face.

Katsuki rolled his eyes, groaning in response. “Ugh, I don’t need your stupid company.” He handed the gauntlet to Nichiya as he took his room key.

Nichiya’s eyes widened, she was surprised. Katsuki seems like a guy who’s neat and clean, but his room says otherwise. “This is your room?” Nichiya raised her brows.

“What? Got a problem with it?!” He exclaimed as he pointed to where Nichiya should place the gauntlets.

“Your room looks messy,” Nichiya remarked, looking around his room. A wall was destroyed— it was probably his quirk. Maybe he was having a mental breakdown? Who knows. His clothes were everywhere, his things were trashed everywhere too.

Katsuki clicked his tongue as he said. “I’ll fix this shit once my arms are good.” He picked up his things on the ground out of embarrassment.

“No need. I can help you out.” Nichiya insisted, she smiled at Katsuki while picking up the dirty clothes he had.

“Don’t need help,” Katsuki uttered, as he took his dirty shirt from Nichiya. The young lady stumbled over the table, their vermillion eyes staring at each other.

Their faces were close to each other, they could feel one another’s breath. But Nichiya gave him a cheeky grin, ”I didn’t say you can refuse.” Nichiya remarked, pushing him softly as she took his laundry basket.

Katsuki brushed the hair out of his face. “You’re so annoying.” He grumbled as he decided to turn around to Nichiya.

“Here, catch!”

“Hey!” Katsuki exclaimed, catching the notebook Nichiya threw him. Katsuki glared at Nichiya, as he slammed down the notebook on his desk.

“What? Can’t use your other arm or something?” Nichiya teased, as she started walking towards the mess.

The young ash-blonde sighed as he whispered. “fucking bitch,”

At some point, he was a bit thankful that this girl wasn’t treating him like a patient, like a fucking baby who can’t change his diaper.

He was annoyed at the lady in front of him, but she did accompany him. After all, his friends and classmates were not at their dorms— they were busy patrolling the city.

Katsuki watched as Nichiya walked over the damaged wall. Her hands touched it, and her fingertips began shaking like they did earlier. His damaged wall was no longer there, Nichiya turned to him, grinning proudly at what she did, and gave him a thumbs up.

Which katsuki rolled his eyes and looked away from her. The two helped each other tidy Katsuki’s room, once they finally had the dirty clothes in the basket, they decided on taking it to the laundry room.

Nichiya placed the clothes inside the laundry, as Katsuki handed her over the soap. “What time is it?” Nichiya asked the young man beside her.

“How the hell should I know?” He remarked.

She sighed, taking out her phone from her pocket. “Shit, it’s already 1 pm,” she said, with her vermillion eyes widened.

“We haven’t eaten anything yet,” he replied, clicking his tongue.

The two got out of the laundry room. “Yeah, do you want to order takeouts?” Nichiya questioned him. Katsuki glared at the young lady, in looked at him confused.

“Are you a fucking bitch? Can’t you cook?” He huffed, as Nichiya laughed at him.

“Dude, I programmed our robot to cook, he is basically our chef robot,” she smirked with her chin up and crossed her arms.

“Don’t act proud, you sound like an idiot,” then Katsuki groaned, “I’ll fucking cook.”

Nichiya looked at him shocked, with her eyebrows raised. She followed as Katsuki takes a pan and food out of the fridge. Nichiya hopped as she sat on the counter, Katsuki glared at her and then paid no attention.

He started frying the rice that was left as he started cooking their meal. “Hey, hand me over the salt,” Katsuki ordered, as Nichiya gave him the bottle with a salt label on it.

“Are you done? I’m starving!” Nichiya whined, rubbing her stomach.

“Be patient, dumbass,” he snarled at the young lady.

At last, Katsuki finished cooking while Nichiya placed down 2 bowls for the two of them and 2 glasses of water. Nichiya placed the rice into Katsuki’s bowl and then the meal that he cooked, as she did the same for herself.

“Thank you for the food!” She exclaimed, clapping her two hands together as she thanked the gods. Katsuki just glanced at her, she had her stupid smile written all over her face.

“Woah, this tastes amazing!”

Katsuki smirked at her. ”Course it does.”

“Have you ever thought of becoming a chef instead?” Nichiya questioned him, as she put more rice inside her mouth.

“Fuck off, my mind has been set the moment I was born!” He rasped, glaring at the young lady.

“you’re overreacting!” Nichiya jested him, as Katsuki rolled his eyes.

“Do you ever stop smiling?” He commented, as she shot a dagger looks at Nichiya. The young lady grinned even more, annoying Katsuki.

“Do you ever stop scowling?” Nichiya teased, as Katsuki grumbled and continued eating.

Katsuki’s day ended with Nichiya’s company, his dirty clothes were now cleaned, and he ate his lunch with her, but most importantly he wasn’t alone.

[aimportantdragoncollector]

Suspected Traitor AU, where Izuku is a General Studies student believed to be a traitor. In actuality he's just trying to murder his father.

This is a fun one! How to Murder Your Father is my all time favorite Dad for One fic so I will definitely be taking some inspiration from Gentrychild.

Izuku wants to murder his father because he's stuck in general studies. After Izuku was accepted into the hero course, his dad refused to sign the paperwork to let him enroll. It turns out that U.A. requires both parents' signatures because both must waive the right to sue given how much danger UA puts their students in.

Inko threatened to divorce Hisashi if he didn't let Izuku become a hero, but he laughed and reminded her that their prenup would leave her with nothing. Inko cried. This awoke the patricidal urges in Izuku. If Izuku kills his father, then his mom gets the life insurance money and Izuku gets to become a hero.

Hisashi is All for One, but Izuku doesn't know that. His dad made his mom cry, and that’s all he cares about. At U.A. he hones his assassination skills by spying on the hero classes and stealing tech from the support department.

When Izuku goes into murder mode, he looks a lot like his father. Several teachers notice this. Also, because Izuku keeps sneaking around he seems like a spy. Izuku becomes top suspect.

All Might is in total denial about Izuku's resemblance to All for One. He doesn’t know what nonsense everyone else is talking about.

Shouto Todoroki figured out everything except that Izuku doesn't know AFO is his dad. Shouto is keeping his mouth shut because he believes everyone has the right to murder their father.

Nezu is letting all this chaos happen as a smokescreen while he seeks out the real spy.

This is less angsy than the average suspected traitor AU because: 1. The people who suspect Izuku are all virtual strangers to him so it’s not a personal betrayal; and 2. Nezu has the situation under control and won’t let Izuku get hurt.

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Suits and Screwdrivers

Suits and Screwdrivers by NoSoundAllEcho

There are a lot of things 1A doesn't know about Midoriya. But maybe it's time they finally learn the truth.

Words: 3118, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of Extracurricular Activities

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Inko, Midoriya Hisashi, Aizawa Shouta, Bakugou Katsuki, Ashido Mina, Kaminari Denki, Asui Tsuyu, Shinsou Hitoshi, Maijima Higari | Power Loader, Kayama Nemuri | Midnight

Relationships: Kayama Nemuri | Midnight & Midoriya Izuku, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku/Shinsou Hitoshi, Maijima Higari | Power Loader & Midoriya Izuku

Additional Tags: Smart Midoriya Izuku, Genius Midoriya Izuku, BAMF Midoriya Izuku, Usamidori, Quirkless Discrimination, Quirk Discrimination, Quirkless People with Extra Toe Joints Wear Custom Sneakers | Red Shoe Theory, U.A. Support Department, Support Technology, Inaccurate descriptions of hardware repair/restoration, I'm a writer not an engineer, Maijima wants to be Dad Loader but he's really just Uncle Loader, Kayama snatched Mom rights because I love her, Parental Kayama Nemuri | Midnight, Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Bakugou Katsuki is a Good Friend, Good Parent Bakugou Mitsuki, I know I usually make her bad, But Izuku deserved to have a couple good adults in his corner, Even if I Strongly Disapprove of her behavior in canon, Good Parent Bakugou Masaru, Midoriya Inko's Bad Parenting, Bad Person Midoriya Inko, Good Parent Midoriya Hisashi, Dead Midoriya Hisashi, Pro Hero Midoriya Hisashi, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Bashing, as a treat, Support Tech Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku Makes Support Equipment, CEO Midoriya Izuku

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43896670

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Suits and Screwdrivers

Suits and Screwdrivers by NoSoundAllEcho

There are a lot of things 1A doesn't know about Midoriya. But maybe it's time they finally learn the truth.

Words: 3118, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of Extracurricular Activities

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Inko, Midoriya Hisashi, Aizawa Shouta, Bakugou Katsuki, Ashido Mina, Kaminari Denki, Asui Tsuyu, Shinsou Hitoshi, Maijima Higari | Power Loader, Kayama Nemuri | Midnight

Relationships: Kayama Nemuri | Midnight & Midoriya Izuku, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku/Shinsou Hitoshi, Maijima Higari | Power Loader & Midoriya Izuku

Additional Tags: Smart Midoriya Izuku, Genius Midoriya Izuku, BAMF Midoriya Izuku, Usamidori, Quirkless Discrimination, Quirk Discrimination, Quirkless People with Extra Toe Joints Wear Custom Sneakers | Red Shoe Theory, U.A. Support Department, Support Technology, Inaccurate descriptions of hardware repair/restoration, I'm a writer not an engineer, Maijima wants to be Dad Loader but he's really just Uncle Loader, Kayama snatched Mom rights because I love her, Parental Kayama Nemuri | Midnight, Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Bakugou Katsuki is a Good Friend, Good Parent Bakugou Mitsuki, I know I usually make her bad, But Izuku deserved to have a couple good adults in his corner, Even if I Strongly Disapprove of her behavior in canon, Good Parent Bakugou Masaru, Midoriya Inko's Bad Parenting, Bad Person Midoriya Inko, Good Parent Midoriya Hisashi, Dead Midoriya Hisashi, Pro Hero Midoriya Hisashi, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Bashing, as a treat, Support Tech Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku Makes Support Equipment, CEO Midoriya Izuku

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43896670

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Support Department Lamentations

Support Department Lamentations by MabtheWinterQueen

The Support Department are gremlins of fantastic proportions. That's it, that's the story.

Words: 1906, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of Reasons Aizawa Takes Migraine Medication

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Hatsume Mei, Original Characters, Maijima Higari | Power Loader, Bakugou Katsuki, Kirishima Eijirou, Midoriya Izuku, Iida Tensei | Ingenium (Mentioned), Iida Tenya (mentioned), Todoroki Shouto (mentioned), Toogata Mirio, Amajiki Tamaki, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead

Relationships: Hatsume Mei & Original Character(s), Midoriya Izuku & Original Character(s), Amajiki Tamaki & Toogata Mirio, Amajiki Tamaki/Toogata Mirio, Hatsume Mei/Uraraka Ochako, Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto

Additional Tags: U.A. Support Department, Customer Service & Tech Support, Attempt at Humor, Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot, Bakugou Katsuki Being Bakugou Katsuki, Fluff, Comfort, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Quirkless Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku Does Not Have One for All Quirk, BAMF Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku Needs A Hug, Nonbinary Character, Original quirks - Freeform, POV Alternating, Canon-Typical Injury, Alternate Universe - Mineta Minoru Doesn't Exist, Established Relationship, Prosthesis, Post-Sports Festival Arc

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28513269

[ladysunamireads]

The Emotional Support Hero, Deku!

The Emotional Support Hero, Deku! by Ohshitmyship

When Izuku was told that he would never develop a quirk, he knew he could never be a superhero. However, being quirkless didn't mean that he couldn't be a support hero! Inspired by his own high-tech prosthetic right arm, Izuku decides to turn his attention to helping heroes with his gear, enrolling in UA's Support Program alongside his heroic best friend, Bakugou Katsuki.

Izuku quickly makes new friends and inventions, all while learning what it takes to be a support hero.

(Inspired by Shima-Draws on tumblr)

Words: 654, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Bakugou Katsuki, Todoroki Shouto, Kirishima Eijirou, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Hatsume Mei, Shinsou Hitoshi, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead

Relationships: Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Hatsume Mei/Shinsou Hitoshi

Additional Tags: U.A. Support Department, support hero deku, Support Hero!Deku AU, I'm excited to write this but no idea where I wanna go with it, Prosthetic Limb, Deku has a robotic arm, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku are Best Friends

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26654737

[capntm]

a bnha verse where kuroo doesn’t have a quirk , but he excels in science and tech and attends u.a as a third year student in the support department creating equipment for heroes in training. what started as a hobby when he was a kid , has turned into something he actually wants to do as a career , and to be able to help heroes enhance their quirks any way he can is probably the coolest thing anyone could do. he’s definitely a calmer tone compared to mei , but the two of them are just as chaotic. he gets fired up easily when he comes across a new quirk to design for , and the amount of blueprints in his filing cabinet are insane. 

since i don’t have any mei’s to plot this with , i’m just gonna go with instinct here. these two definitely share a passion kuroo can respect , and he admires her for that. she’s helpful when he’s stuck on a problem , and he offers his own in return when she needs it , but i think they’d still probably butt heads a lot , because kuroo is a perfectionist and mei takes her job seriously but she’s also too experimental too soon , causing her inventions to back fire when she could have just listened to his input to keep it from happening and making him a close encounter to those failures too many times to count. i mean , he almost lost a hand once , he’s ALLOWED to be skeptical. 

ideally kuroo is best with creating inventions for short distant quirks. if i were to rate it , he’d have a 12/10 for short distant , and a 7/10 for long distant. he still works pretty well with long distant quirks , and has a lot of ideas for them , but he just likes making close distant more. there’s a lot more power he can play with , and whenever he can create a design that can enhance a close range quirk to it’s fullest potential , it gives him a lot of pride knowing he helped aid it. and it’s nice seeing the grins on the heroes faces when they realize how much more than can do now.

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The Emotional Support Hero, Deku!

The Emotional Support Hero, Deku! by Ohshitmyship

When Izuku was told that he would never develop a quirk, he knew he could never be a superhero. However, being quirkless didn't mean that he couldn't be a support hero! Inspired by his own high-tech prosthetic right arm, Izuku decides to turn his attention to helping heroes with his gear, enrolling in UA's Support Program alongside his heroic best friend, Bakugou Katsuki.

Izuku quickly makes new friends and inventions, all while learning what it takes to be a support hero.

(Inspired by Shima-Draws on tumblr)

Words: 654, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Bakugou Katsuki, Todoroki Shouto, Kirishima Eijirou, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Hatsume Mei, Shinsou Hitoshi, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead

Relationships: Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Hatsume Mei/Shinsou Hitoshi

Additional Tags: U.A. Support Department, support hero deku, Support Hero!Deku AU, I'm excited to write this but no idea where I wanna go with it, Prosthetic Limb, Deku has a robotic arm, Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku are Best Friends

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26654737

[ichigopanhpff]

BNHA Fic: Blink! Ch. 21

Read Ch. 20 | Masterlist

SPOILER ALERT: This dives into the Redemption Arc and the spar where Midoriya finds something new about his quirk.

With the commotion calmed down three days later, classes resumed as is for the heroes in training. Ren popped by the Support Department after class to pick up her bangles. It took Hatsumei a lot longer to figure out the schematics since it’s not one of her creations. She had to do a lot of research and tweaking based on the upgrades Ren wanted. Loosely grasping her now crimson red with chrome gray striped bangles, her hands shook with excitement in wanting to try them out.

And tonight was a solo training session with Bakugou. He was already in his winter gym uniform and looked irritated upon entering Void.

“Something the matter, Bakkun?”

“Stupid Deku and his–” He immediately stopped and held his tongue, realizing he almost let slip of their secret.

“His…?”

“Idiot asked me to spar and decided last minute he wasn’t up for it,” he covered up. She gave him a suspicious hum of her voice and didn’t press him on it. Adjusting the bangles on her wrist, Ren flexed her hands and stretched them out.

“You got your weapon back?” Bakugou asked while stretching his legs.

“Two point oh beta, baby,” she boasted and flashed the new accessories at him with a toothy grin. “Made some adjustments from the original, but I won’t use all of them tonight.”

“What, you think I’m not good enough for you to use it?” the spiky ash blond boy spoke with a tone of offense.

“Now, now,” she soothed. “You never reveal all your cards in poker, right?”

“I’ve never played,” he flatly answered and crossed his arms.

Ren tapped her bangles together and it formed her usual T-batons. Testing the weight of it, she threw one at Bakugou and caught it successfully. His eyes then widened a bit after feeling it in his hands.

“This has gotta be, what, 11-12 kilograms?” he estimated. “You fight with this?”

“I asked Hatsume to up the weight capacity on it from 4.5 kg so I can hit harder aerial attacks, but not lag my speed when I use my quirk.”

“So you can use gravity and fall momentum to up the damage for you,” he figured out. “Surprisingly clever, even for someone like you.”

“Was that an insulting compliment coming from the great Lord Explosion Murder?” Ren taunted, holding her hand up to her ear. Sero and Kaminari mentioned in passing about their hero names.

“Shut up, dumb ass.” He smirked and threw one of the batons back at her, to which she caught effortlessly. “We gonna do this?”

“Tonight’ll be good practice for you to fight against weapons.”

Ren twirled her baton a few times to get the feel for it and got into position. She put the ends together to form the staff.

Bakugou readied himself by popping off a few explosions in his palm. His opponent launched herself at him as he barely managed to get his guard up on time; his right arm trembling from the impact of her staff. Shaking it off, he knew he had to get a leg up on her in the offensive before she strikes again. Not letting him get the advantage, she lunged at him and the two were locked in close quarter combat, exchanging blows.

As long as they’ve started this sparring deal, the ash blond spiky boy noticed she’s begun to take more of the initiative to get the first hit thanks to his and half-and-half’s constant drilling. Her old hit-and-run style annoyed him to no end only because he couldn’t get a clean hit on her. But when he did, oh boy, did he feel good about it. Not only did she have good reflexes and awareness, she had a foresight advantage over him based on her maneuverability.

In short, Bakugou couldn’t helped but be impressed by Ren.

She was strong.

And a tough opponent to take down.

With Ren coming at him again with another attack, he timed his Stun Grenade in hopes of throwing her rhythm off, only to see her vault above him in an instant with the help of her staff. Smirking from above, she used the smoke from his attack as camouflage and suddenly felt his legs swept from below him with something solid upon the gray veil dissipating. Falling straight on his back with a thud, the R.A. shifted her knee to his chest with one end of her staff pointed at his face. She looked down at him with a triumphant smirk.

“You really know how to make a girl sweat,” she panted out and got off of him.

Bakugou, not wanting to let this chance go to waste, grabbed her by the ankle and dragged her down on the floor. Knocking the wind out of her from her stomach, he managed to pin her down both her wrists with his knee putting moderate pressure on the small of her back in one swift move. Her staff rolled away from reach.

He leaned in dangerously close to her from behind, catching a whiff of the faint green apple shampoo mixed in with perspiration. Dark crimson eyes stared deeply at her side profile.

He softly spoke into the shell of her ear, “If you’re gonna get me down like that, at least finish the job.”

Releasing her from his grip, he got off and reached his hand down for her to grab. Accepting the gesture, Bakugou pulled Ren up with a bit too much strength and ended up having her directly onto his body for cushioning. She could practically feel every developed muscle on his chest. They were definitely much more chiseled than Todoroki’s.

“If you’re gonna cop a feel, at least treat me to some food first,” he teased, prompting her to quickly get off of him with a look that made her press her lips thinly into a line and lightly blushed. Deciding to distract herself from his commentary, she walked off to pick up her weapon to revert them back.

Ren glanced over at her sweaty sparring partner curiously. Feeling her eyes on him, he looked at her in confusion.

“What?”

“Can you… make explosions anywhere else on your body?” 

“My quirk can only be activated in the palms of my hands.” He looked down at his left land. “Which is why I have storage items with my hero costume when I need that extra firepower.”

“Oh. I was thinking if you were able to ignite the other sweat glands in your body, your X-Catapult attack would be so much more overwhelming,” Ren thought aloud, remembering when he tried out the new move on her during one of their spars. “Maybe Support can build you an item, like a jet pack to up your mobility?”

“You’re yammerin’ on like target-eyed tech geek,” he noted with a cocked eyebrow.

“Well,” she shoved her hands into her pockets. “I did originally apply to U.A. for Support and General Studies.”

“Huh?” Bakugou’s ears perked up like he was hard of hearing. This person, who he acknowledged as strong wasn’t gunning for the hero course from the start? “You’re joking, right?”

“I was in a different mindset at the time,” she lightly chuckled with an embarrassed expression and scratched her nose bridge. “I thought my quirk would be applied more practically there. But Aizawa-sensei and a few of the examiners got me in the hero’s course through their recommendations based on my exam performance.”

“Because you tried beating up three pro-heroes when were a bratty kid?”

Ren let out a hearty laugh at the memory and lightly shrugged.

“Maybe they saw potential. Who knows?”

Rotating her right shoulder to get rid of a knot, she tapped her bangles again and they formed into T-batons again. She turned her head with a curl of her lips, as if she was planning something devilish.

“Go again?”

“We’re just getting started.”

After another hour of sparring, the two exited the Void and ended up back in Ren’s room. Feeling the cool air hit the sweat of their skin, visible goosebumps could be seen forming on her arm.

“Head downstairs first.”

“Don’t tell me what to do.”

“Unless you wanna go together and have the whole class see us all sweaty from doing god knows what,” Ren joked. “I’m sure your buddies will get a kick outta makin’ fun of–”

“Shaddap!” He growled out in frustration and threw her door open with his cheeks tinted pink.

Changing and washing her face, she headed downstairs to see 1-A mingling with 1-B in the common area. She could see Todoroki talking with Midoriya about something in the dining area and Bakugou was already helping himself to dinner.

Ren mingled with the groups without effort, with the exception of Monoma trying to goad her with his insults, to which she immediately shut down with Dark Ren’s threat of “being quite proud to be around strong first years” and wondered if he wanted to see a one-on-one Plus Ultra session with her fists.

Snow greeted the U.A. campus for the first time for winter. Several students of 1-A were super excited to play in it while others preferred to hang in the warmth of the common area. Today was also the last day of the provisional classes for Bakugou and Todoroki. Ren left motivational post-it notes on their respective dorm doors in the morning before heading down for breakfast. With some free time on her hands, she played sous chef to Sato with a cake, smiling to herself. While the pastry was baking off in the oven, she killed some time by working on her knitting.

“Oh, a new one?” Kirishima perked up with excitement. “What are you making this time?”

“A simple scarf...” she replied while keeping up with what stitch she led with in the current row for the moss stitch. “But this pattern’s pretty tricky. I have to remember what stitch I lead off to alternate.”

“I never expected senpai to be so domestic given her temper,” Mineta commented aloud after coming back in from the snow, only to have his footsteps stop midway from a thick aluminum needle sticking up in his path.

“Wanna try that again, Mineta-kun?” she calmly spoke with dark intentions. “Or shall I string your balls outside to a tree and see how quickly hypothermia sets in for you.”

About another hour passed by before the two newly licensed heroes returned, with All-Might behind them. A shout of congratulations were directed at the two, with Bakugou being his usual self-boasting punk. Ren peeked her head up and ran up to the suited teacher. The two exchanged hugs and engaged in conversation about Melissa and David, briefly touching base on what was going on with them currently.

Staying a little longer than he intended to, All-Might said good night to the students and she rejoined them. The cake Sato and Ren baked cooled down just enough for them to decorate it to celebrate the two failures in finally passing the provisional exam.

As everyone ate, the two mentioned fighting a group villains en route back to dorms, much to no surprise to everyone. Kaminari jokingly remarked Bakugou’s presence attracts trouble, to which the latter threatened to blow his ass to Mars. With the cake ingested and everyone relaxed, the resident alien emerged with a soft black bag in her hands.

“Now that everyone is here!” Ashido loudly announced. “It’s time to pick your Secret Santa!”

“And we decided the budget for the present should not exceed 5,000 yen!” Iida dictated. “Please keep in mind of what you buy is appropriate for students! And you must keep the name to yourself.”

“Okay, now line up and grab your name!” the pink girl gleefully hopped around as 1-A grabbed a piece of paper out of the bag. When it was Ren’s turn, Ashido leaned into her ear and said, “Senpai, there’s something I wanna talk to you about after this.”

She turned up with a curious gaze while Ashido’s had one of ulterior motives. She got her paper and walked away to open it.

It was… not a name she was expecting. Such is the nature of the Secret Santa.

With the names drawn and the celebration finished, Ren headed to Ashido’s room as requested. She happily greeted her senior and invited her in. It was a very surprising shade of shocking pink and animal print.

To her surprise, Jiro, Hagakure, Yaoyorozu and Asui were already there and settled in.

“I call this meeting to start!” Ashido announced happily.

“Where’s Ochaco-chan?” Ren asked.

“Well that’s the thing...” Yao-momo started. “It’s kind of about her.”

“Did something happen?” she asked with a tone of concern and sat on the floor with the group.

“We wanna set her up with Midoriya-kun!” Hagakure revealed.

“And we know he has a thing for her too,” Ashido added. “With the way he blushes when she talks to him.”

“I think… he does that with any girl he talks to,” Ren casually remarked. “He’s a bashful boy.”

“Not with Ochaco-chan,” Asui pointed out. “He always seems… different with her. I genuinely think he respects and likes her, ribbit.”

Ren let out an uncomfortable groan and moved her mouth to one side out of concern, commenting, “I usually let stuff like this happen naturally. Dunno how I feel about setting them up...”

“If we let them take it at their pace, it’ll never happen,” Ashido reasoned with an exasperated tone and rolled her eyes. “We’re just here to... push it along, is all.”

“Fair point. What do you intend to do?”

“All you need to do is get mistletoe,” the pink girl responded with a devious grin. “We’ll take care of the rest.”

“’Take care’ how, exactly?” their resident advisor asked out of absolute interest.

“Our plan is to set up a bunch of games for everyone to play and pair them up ‘coincidentally’,” Jiro proposed.

“That… sounds like a terrible plan. Even shojo manga have better tropes than this.”

“Well, what do you have in mind?!” Ashido blurted out from annoyance. “You talk like you know how to go about this.”

“Ren-senpai is the only one out of all of us who’s had romantic experience,” Yaoyorozu reasoned.

“I dunno how true that statement is, but you can’t make it so obvious you’re trying to set them up. They’ll catch on quickly,” Ren indicated. “You have to let some chaos in there and get their feelings riled up so they realize their own for one another.”

“Damn, that’s a really good point,” Ashido remarked with admiration and cupped her chin. “What do you propose?”

“You let me take care of that,” the pink-haired girl briskly replied with a playful smirk. “I have a bit of a reputation of causing pandemonium.”

“As expected of Ren-Ren,” Jiro happily blurted out. “Can we get any ideas?”

“It’s up to me to know and for you to find out,” she teased paired with a smirk and winked at the earphone jack girl.

“Ohh, I never thought Ren-senpai could be so devilish!” Ashido declared with excitement.

–

With the holidays and the end of the semester around the corner, the teachers were cramming in harder lectures and plus ultra level quirk training. In their mindset, time was not on their side, considering they have zero intel as to what the League of Villains were planning. At the same time, they are still kids and should enjoy whatever peace they can enjoy. Things like that was always a delicate balancing act in U.A.

Catching wind of Todoroki and Bakugou’s heroic efforts 30 minutes after getting their provisional licenses, TV casters came by the Alliance Dorm to interview the two boys. It was basically them being their usual selves: shouting and stoic. The class couldn’t help but look on helplessly at this disaster, considering this was the third do-over. The newscast also interviewed Ren with her recent take down of the quirk boosted villain when she was in Musutafu with the bi-colored haired boy. The pink haired girl calmly answered their questions with enough detail they couldn’t follow up with anything.

In the end, they cut Bakugou completely out by the time it aired, to which the hot-headed blond ground his teeth in anger. Given the disaster of the interview, U.A. decided to turn it into a teachable moment; Mount Lady was invited in as a guest lecturer in teaching the young heroes the fine art of dealing with the media.

With a rare free day between everything, Ren managed to run out to buy decorations for the party with Ashido, Iida and Yaoyorozu. As much as Ashido wanted to buy up all the mistletoe at the party supply shop, Ren managed to convince her one was enough to draw away suspicion and stay within budget. Returning back to the dorms, the resident advisor ran an English tutoring session with 1-A; Present Mic had been increasing the difficulty of his lessons and the students are struggling with grammar and certain usage of phrases.

After study group was over, it was time for her extra sparring sessions; tonight was with Kirishima. The roaring red head was happy to join in to take a break from hitting the books. Tonight’s training consisted of him hardening different parts of his body as he’s being attacked to increase his reflexes and timing in activating his quirk. Ren struck the redhead in several part of his body with her staff and increased the speed as time went on to test him. As time went on, Kirishima couldn’t keep up with her speed and got beaten down.

“You’re activating it based on anticipation rather than instinct,” Ren huffed out and wiped some sweat off her forehead with her arm. “Hardening at this point should feel natural.”

“I know! It’s just… !” He growled out with frustration and slammed his fist on the ground with a dull thud. “My brain knows where you’re moving, but my body reacts too late!”

“In the words of Bruce Lee: ‘Don’t think, feel,’” she advised. “Try reading my movements and predict it from there.”

Repeating her actions from before, the spiky redheaded boy put his full concentration into each of his maneuvers, trying to sense a pattern from Ren. As she sped up, he managed to keep up with her longer than he did the first time around.

“Good!” She encouraged as she increased the frequency and strength of her attacks. “You’re keeping up!”

Gradually, her attacks got quicker and harder, testing his proficiency in changing his limbs to the Unbreakable form. As he got impatient in getting beat down, Kirishima attempted to use Red Counter on Ren, only to have her back away the moment he tried to strike.

“Excellent...” She smirked and withdrew her weapon. “I’ll make you a sturdy shield just yet.”

Her sparring partner panted heavily and squatted down to recover his energy with sweat rolling down his gleaming muscular body. His body heat exuded out in the form of steam.

“Man...” he gasped between breaths. “I never realized how much stamina this takes outta me just hardening certain parts to just guard. If this was a real fight, I would’ve been done for already.”

“Not with me, you won’t,” she firmly stated with a hand on her hip. “We’re just getting started. This is your first step in surpassing Crimson Riot, Kiri-kun.”

His inspired red eyes looked up to meet hers as an overwhelming flood of pride bloomed in his chest.

“Osu!” he shouted with oozing adrenaline.

Reverting her staff back to her bangles, she rolled her shoulders and cricked her neck while she walked to the far end of the room to continue their sparring.

“Kiri-kun, can I...try something on you?” she asked quickly.

“Y-Yeah! Of course!” the boy perked up and got up off of the floor.

Ren turned around and tapped her accessories together twice and formed something different this time.

“You can’t tell anyone about this, okay?” she stated in a serious tone. “It’s a prototype right now.”

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 174: Fancy Rich People Tea

Previously on BnHA: Mirio and Deku took Eri on a whirlwind weekend tour of U.A. We learned that class B is putting on a play for the festival which sounds amazing and also appears to be infringing on no fewer than three copyrights. We ran into Hadou and Amajiki who were doing some preparations for Hadou’s Miss Con campaign. We learned that the support department has a tech exhibition at the festival each year which is a big deal for them. We also learned that Shinsou is Still At It. Not sure what it is. But he’s still here guys! Finally we ran into Midnight and the Rat Principal at the cafeteria and learned that Rat Principal had to pull lots of strings and jump through a bunch of hoops in order to run the event this year. Basically security is going to be crazy, and if someone so much as sneezes something that sounds like ‘villain attack’ they will immediately call the whole thing off and evacuate. Sounds fair. All in all, Eri had a good time and is looking forward to the actual event! Also Deku got fired from the dance squad. That’s rough, buddy.

Today on BnHA: Mina explains that they need Deku to help the staging team turn Aoyama into a human disco ball. Deku agrees so long as he still gets to dance a little bit. The next morning Deku and All Might run into Mei while training in the woods. We learn that she’s working on a new support item for Deku which will be ready soon. That evening Momo makes some fancy tea for everyone while Deku fucks around on Youtube and accidentally stumbles across one of Gentle’s videos. We then cut to Gentle and La Brava, and Gent breaks down the details of his plan. They’ll take a sneaky route to approach U.A. on the day of the festival, using back streets and side roads. Then they’ll stop and drink tea (the same fancy brand that Momo uses) for an hour and a half. Then they’ll approach U.A. from the woods, and La Brava will breach U.A.’s security barrier with her mad hacking skills. We learn that she used those same skills to track down Gentle after she first saw his videos, and afterwards she devoted herself to his cause. Gentle says he is putting his heart and soul into this new plan for her sake and for the sake of his own dreams.

(As always, all comments not marked with an ETA are my unspoiled reactions from my first readthrough of this chapter. I’ve read up through chapter 199 now, so any ETAs will reflect that.) 

look at this sweet girl trying to soften the blow

yeah because Aoyama totally ditched them. sorry Deku, they need a new disco ball

...or maybe not!

sorry Deku we need a new dispersal method for our disco ball

so wait. they’re really going through with this, huh. this wild stream-of-consciousness rambling from Mina really became the centerpiece for the entire dance floor

and Aoyama is FULLY ON BOARD now

so now this job is perfect for you huh. well you sure are a good sport

so they want Deku to break off from the main group at the same time as Aoyama and help him out

so once he has been “dispersed” you can probably still go have your dance with Eri, Deku! you can do that thing where she stands on top of your feet and you waltz around. it’s going to be so cute omg. make sure your mom videotapes it

speaking of are the parents going to get to come to this thing too? or will it really only be the kids. let their moms and dads come see all of their hard work!

(ETA: I was hoping we would see some of the parents but if they were there we missed it. booooo)

now Kiri is doing that hands-clapped-together pleading thing and apologizing to Deku, but he says they really need his help

lol so they’ve realized that they can’t put all their eggs into the “Aoyama as disco ball” basket

this is an honest-to-god serious conversation these kids are happening. with note-taking and everything. Todoroki fucking Shouto is in on this. “how long can we hold people’s attention by transforming Aoyama into a disco ball.” science

okay but. you guys... are planning other stuff too. right. ...???

(ETA: they sure are. that ice stuff that Mina also suggested. I’m telling you guys, she’s the undisputed MVP of this whole arc, and without her their festival program would have been shit)

lol well okay then. this is going to be so interesting

anyway so Deku’s all “I guess it’s okay then as long as I have a turn dancing,” and he’s agreeing to it

now we’re cutting to 6:30 a.m. on some random unknown day and Deku is training for his new move under All Might’s supervision

All Might is chock full of sage mentor wisdom

“always remember: bleeding internally is bad.” good stuff. write that down, Deku

he’s asking All Might if he has any tricks for maintaining control of the attack, since this is the first move he’s learned that he can’t just use freely

sage mentor wisdom

so apparently All Might was some sort of OFA prodigy and was able to control 100% OFA almost instantly. so he really genuinely has no idea how to teach it, because to him it just came naturally

was he just that buff when he got the quirk?? how old was he when he got it? did he actually attend U.A. as a quirkless kid? because middle school Toshinori sure as hell wasn’t ripped just yet, I can definitely tell you that much

I’m very, very, very curious about this, ngl. because I feel like the series has yet to clarify whether you need to be built like a Marvel Chris in order for your body to have the stamina to withstand OFA, or if that actually doesn’t have that much to do with it and the control needed to master it is actually more mental/spiritual than physical

like obviously physicality has a lot to do with it, though. but All Might could still use 100% for a long time even in his withered and weakened body. and Shimura, the only other OFA user we’ve seen at this juncture, was obviously super cool and tough, but it wasn’t like she was a female body builder or anything

and then of course there’s the question of exactly how much stronger Deku’s version of OFA is, though. how much of a difference is there because All Might’s strength was added to the mix? that obviously makes a big difference as well

basically I still have a lot of questions! maybe I should get back to this training scene and see if it answers any of them!

so he’s telling Deku to visualize the image of OFA -- the egg in microwave image again, I guess? -- and remember that sensation in his body. basically he’s trying to coach him on bringing it out intuitively

and Deku’s thinking to himself that even though they were both born quirkless, there’s a big difference between them still

so this does make it sound like a lot of it is mental

honestly that’s exciting and very important to me because it means that if Deku ever has a breakthrough, he could potentially make a huge leap forward in progress very suddenly

(ETA: LOOOOOOL good god I’ll say.

also! now that I know more about future developments with OFA, I’ve been thinking that I wasn’t giving Deku enough credit here. he is, in fact, just as much of a prodigy as All Might, I think. the difference is that All Might was able to master the physical aspects of OFA, whereas Deku seems to be more in touch with the spiritual side that All Might (supposedly) never really awakened. or to put it in Avatar: The Last Airbender terms, All Might was more of a Korra and Deku is more of an Aang. fortunately for Deku, it seems that being in tune with the spiritual part of OFA gives you access to some really neat stuff, holy shit.)

HOLY SHIT

THIS DUDE’S STILL GOT IT

holy shit that came out of nowhere at top speed and he caught it without looking like a total badass. WHO EVEN NEEDS ONE FOR ALL. OR ORGANS

so now Mei’s traipsing out of the woods and asking if anyone got hurt. nope, but you almost killed my husband and my son so try to be more careful next time

Deku’s belatedly realizing that this looks kind of weird, him being out in the middle of the woods having SECRET TRAINING with All Might at the crack of dawn

so All Might, master of improvisation that he is, is switching to Kansai dialect for some reason. to try and disguise himself. because of course that’ll work

thankfully, out of everyone they could have stumbled across in the woods, Hatsume Mei is the most singularly one-track-minded person they could have possibly met, and she’s barely even batting an eye

hmm?

new item, eh?

and he’s surprised and says he thought it wouldn’t be ready until after the cultural festival

but she already had the materials, so she says it’ll take no time at all

so he’s thanking her and now she’s walking off again

and by the way, this thing that All Might caught literally is a golden snitch, though

All Might > Harry Potter confirmed

(ETA: and by the way, this makes two HP references two chapters in a row, given the title of 1-B’s play. Horikoshi must have recently marathoned the films or something)

now he’s asking Deku about the new item

Deku says there was something he wanted to try out with his new technique

All Might is mentioning that he also tried using support items at one point back in the day, but apparently they only ended up getting in his way and tended to break whenever he went over 20-30%

oh hey

haven’t seen this in a while. here I thought his suit was way too fitted to accommodate this sort of thing anymore. he’s probably ruined it now

(ETA: you can actually see that the top button is about to pop off lol)

anyway, he’s telling Deku that using support items is great, just so long as he doesn’t end up relying on them too much

he says he’s seen a lot of instances where heroes that relied too much on their items had a bad time when those items were lost

this kinda seems to go against what Aoyama was saying a few chapters earlier. he’s an example of someone who does rely on a support item, and he seems to do all right. but I get what All Might is trying to tell him though

so Deku is all “got it!” and clenching his fist determinedly

aww

it is, though. I was just thinking that. I adore these All Might/Deku training scenes and it’s been great to have a return to this

so now we’re cutting back to Heights Alliance, and I’m assuming it’s the evening because the moon is up

Bakugou is squabbling with Kaminari and telling him he he plays too fast. Kaminari says Bakugou is the one screwing them up because he keeps improvising

obligatory posting of this panel of MomoJirou being lesbians

I live for the little things, I really do

omg

okay, (1) this is the cutest thing that’s ever happened ever in history, and (2) I just remembered that that was the chapter title. “imperial golden tips.” so it appears the chapter is named after Momo’s fancy tea that her mom sent her

everyone’s all excited to try it because it’s fancy rich people tea

lmao. Ochako’s asking if Deku’s going to have any, and

“am I... a bad nerd??” Deku berates himself while lying awake in bed that night sobbing uncontrollably

so I think that while Deku and Ochako are being clumsy dorks here they’re going to accidentally click on one of Gentle’s videos perhaps?

yep

in a way it’s kind of charming to know that Youtube’s suggested videos algorithm is still complete shit even in the BnHA universe 200 years from now. Deku was looking for All Might support items. Youtube: [brings up villain tea videos]

so Ochako has no idea who he is, but Deku’s actually heard of him although he says he’s not too familiar. but he knows he’s an infamous Youtube Villain

:) the answer may surprise you!

though it shouldn’t, actually. you guys should just go ahead and assume you’re the targets of every upcoming villain plot from here on out. that’s the way the dice seem to be falling nowadays

now we’re cutting to Gentle and La Brava

Gentle is writing something out with a feather quill like some sort of Harry Potter character. I couldn’t come up with a more creative simile because my mind’s still in that mode thanks to the golden snitch earlier

this man just sits around in full costume writing letters with a quill even as a laptop sits inches away. he’s just that committed to his gig. he lives this life 24/7 huh

he says that the public is growing more and more dissatisfied with heroes nowadays, and it’s because they’re “feeble-minded”

I’d actually argue that at this point, them being attacked is the predictable thing

now La Brava is asking if he’s going to involve the kids that will become future heroes. YEAH, GENTLE

I’D ARGUE THAT THEY’VE HAD ENOUGH WAKE UP CALLS BY THIS POINT

like. can they live. can they just have this one little thing though, god

oh my god

thanks La Brava. this is why he keeps you around

so now they’re going over the route!

so they’re going to approach at 5 a.m. that morning, taking a route that passes by the fewest hero offices

then they’re going to turn onto a side road, go through a residential area, and then they’ll end up at a park

blah blah so about an hour will elapse during this time and they’ll end up at a rundown house that’s actually a cafe

and he says they’re going to stop there to get some tea

apparently they serve the same tea that that Momo was coincidentally serving to everyone earlier. the imperial golden tips stuff

so... they’re going to wait until the shop opens, and then take a 90-minute tea break

let me tell you, it sure is riveting going through every detailed step of this elaborate criminal operation

then they go back outside and pass through a construction site and then climb a hill

ah, finally!

yeah probably at like 5pm at this rate. the festival will have already ended and you shrug and turn around and head back home

he says that since Hounddog will probably be guarding the area, they’ll rub themselves with dirt and leaves to mask their scent

then they’re gonna hit the famed U.A. barrier, which is impossible to get through without a permit

but apparently La Brava is A HACKING PRO, so she’s gonna hack U.A.’s network and shut down their sensors

is it really that easy? shit. doesn’t U.A. have any IT heroes? little did we know this whole time the password to their network was 1234

lmao we’re flashing back to when they first met

“corrupt businessman scolded” sounds like the kind of shit that should have gone viral tbh

then one day La Brava tracked him down and said she was a huge fan and she offered to help him

she apparently hacked his address. since the police haven’t found them yet, I’m assuming they’ve since moved, or taken down that initial video, or both lol

so now he’s proclaiming that this time around he’ll proudly put his life on the line

aww

yeah so that’s basically it. and now time is progressing to the night before the cultural festival OH GOODNESS

BONUS:

so as promised, we’re gonna do two pages today since I flaked out yesterday!

page one - class B painting the prop dragon

nothing much to say about this one except that obviously they’re going to keep painting it until they’re fucking done painting it, Colander Man

page two - Kenrazaki Bibimi’s profile. I couldn’t find a scanlation for this, so my Google Translate-assisted version is below lol

likes: glittering people, glittering things

the beauty gal

“too beautiful. it’s fun to draw her eyelashes.” lol

is it weird that now that the shock of said lashes has died down some, I actually do think she is really pretty? lol what is this manga doing to me

[a-crimson-lion]

MHA/BNHA AU Dump (#1)

I forgot people did this!

*Ahem* And now, to cope with the fact that I'll probably never get to most of these, here's some MHA AU Plot Bunny Dumps!

#1: All Due To One Mistake [Deku (Villain) AU]

We've all seen this at some point or another, but here's my take on it: Izuku's life follows cannon... up until the [first] sludge villain incident. All Might saves Izuku, crushes Izuku's dreams on the roof, typical school day. Only, the sludge villain never leaves All Might's pocket. Katsuki never gets a reality check. Izuku walks on the street, heading home, briefly contemplating killing himself... and then he gets captured. Perfect. But... these villains are different. Sureb the hands guy is only midly annoying, but Kurogiri is courteous, and the man behind the screen, "Sensei," is completely supportive of Izuku. At such a low point in his life, Izuku never thought that villains of all people would treat him with respect... treat him like he's human.

That's the day where, instead of All Might discovering the next Symbol of Peace, All for One discovers his second successor.

Things go about as well as you'd expect. Izuku disappears completely off the radar, leaving Mama Inko in a panic and Katsuki aggitated. Izuku eventually leaves a note for his mother (no such luck for Katsuki), telling her everything will be alright, and that he misses her. Since joining the League of Villains, Izuku's changed a great deal. His analytical skills are used to disect the quirks of both heros and villains, making the villains stronger and heroes steadily weaker. Izuku merely observes at the USJ incident, and is completely unsurprised when good ol' Kacchan goes and ruins Thirteen's noble attempt to restrain Kurogiri. Shoto never learns that it's his power. At Hosu, the heros valiantly defend against the Nomu while Stain quietly kills off Tenya. Izuku doesn't witness it. Class 1-A is absolutely floored. Regardless, the final exams come and go. The training camp is quickly approaching.

The League still wants to capture Katsuki; Izuku will not help them in the slightest.

Instead, while the Vanguard Action Squad is out causing chaos, Izuku knocks out Muscular (who tried to kill Kota), delivers him to Eraserhead via Kurogiri, and proceeds to keep Himiko from cutting Ochako and Tsuyu. Unfortunatley for Izuku, Ochako strikes up conversation. In an odd OOC moment, Izuku takes the time to listen. He accidentally spills a few tidbits about himself, and he honestly doesn't see the problem... until Katsuki is successfully kidnapped. Izuku warns Ochako to either try saving Katsuki or go back to camp and tell no one of their meeting, and Kurogiri warps him away.

Kamino Ward is a lot worse.

There is no Kamino Rescue Squad, the police get lucky and find Katsuki after the battle between All Might and All for One. He doesn't seem physically injured, but mentally speaking, he's got a few bruises. Turns out All for One enlisted Izuku's help in the climactic battle, but when Izuku comes face to face with All Might, he hesitates. Izuku's admiration of heroes has been stubbornly fighting to stay alive, and that costs him greatly. Not only does All Might die, but All for One has used the last of his power in order to kill him.

Izuku is devastated. All Might's last gift to the boy he let down is a teary "I'm sorry." All for One's last gift to his successor is his quirk.

The dorms are implemented, and the Provisional Liscence exams are underway. Through it all, Katsuki is pissed. All Might is gone, Deku is still on the loose, and nobody is doing crap! Not getting a provisional liscence alongside Icy Hot doesn't help things. What really sets him off is that Round Face has been acting... off lately. She hasn't been talking to others as much, and she aewms focused on something Katsuki can't quite figure out. When she sneaks into one fo U.A.'s fake cities after curfew b Katsuki follows. What happens next shocks him to the core: Round Face has been meeting with Deku in secret.

I'll leave the rest to your imaginations; I've already said too much.

-Funfact!: This AU is called Deku (Villain) because it's one of the few AUs where another Izuku uses "Deku" as his alter ego. By this logic, the Deku (Hero) universe is the cannon My Hero Academia universe. In my opinion, there are four universes that make up the "core" of the MHA Multiverse. Here's the third one:

#2: You Can Do It, Izuka! [Dekiru (Fem-Izuku) AU]

Everything's the same, except:

Everyone's now the opposite gender than they were in cannon.

Katsumi (fem-Katsuki) actually realizes she's been a total bitch to Izuka (fem-Izuku), and she makes amends with her after their second fight.

Here's the obvious one: instead of using the hero name "Deku," Izuka instead chooses to call herself "Dekiru" because of Ochakuto's (male Ochako) personal interpretation of the name.

That's all I've got clear cut for now, but I'll leave you with this: male Midnight and Mount Lord (male Mount Lady) cat fighting and a loving father-daughter relationship between Shoko (fem Shoto) and Rin (male Rei).

-Funfact!: This AU was inspired by Horikoshi's (BNHA/MHA's creator) official genderbend artwork. Also, Izuku's female name depends on her status in the AU. If she's the main "Izuku" in her universe, she's "Izuka." If she's a relative or clone to the original Izuku, then she's "Izumi." I'm fairly certain "Izuki" could also make a good fem Izuku name.

So right now we have a Hero Izuku, a Villain Izuku, and a Fem Izuku making up the multiverse's core. What could the fourth one be? Oh, I think you know...

#3: Quirkless Ain't Worthless [Dekiru (Vigilante) AU]

This AU is a more "cannon" take on vigilante Izuku. (My own Vigilante Izuku fic is merely self-indulgent, and has a varying degree on being unrealistic.) Izuku still gets bullied and is arguably depressed, but unlike cannon Izuku, he decides to do something about it a LOT sooner. He starts teaching himself self-defense around his first year of middle-school, which catches the attention of Mr. Oguro, his next door neighbor. Mr. Oguro decides to take Izuku under his wing, and teaches him the ropes of self-defense, amongst other things.

Around his second year, Izuku discoveres vigilantes.

Well, more like he's saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster (Mr. Oguro's alter-ego), and Izuku is immediately hooked at the time. When Izuku starts getting into the mix, his first few operations are close, but overall successful. Mama Inko is oblivious, but she's aware that something's up.

Mr. Oguro moves away just before Izuku's third year. He at least tells Izuku goodbye, unlike a certain Hisashi Midoriya.

Luckily, Izuku meets Mei after rescuing her sometime in his third year, and he may have duped her into making... say, a gigantic sword, a high tech scabbard, a grappling hook, and a bulletproof hood? Mei is suspicious, but ultimately complies. Later on, Izuku also buys a new black All M bandana, dark green fingerless biker gloves, and a pair of yellow lensed pilot goggles.

No one is suspect of what Izuku does most nights.

Eventually, Izuku reunites with Knuckleduster (still oblivious of his real identity) and occasionally joins him and the other Naruhata Vigilantes (Pop☆Step and The Crawler) on several occasions. Izuku still saves Katsuki when it comes to the sludge villain incident, and he brushes off All Might's rejection of his dream; Izuku figured it would be his response. All Might doesn't catch up with Izuku in the end, and they end up going their separate ways.

Izuku doesn't go to U.A.; he's kinda given up on being a hero when he's already saving people as a vigilante.

Unfortunately for Izuku, being a vigilante isn't easy. Pro Heroes and the police alike are always after him, he barely sleeps, and he becomes a recluse to anyone who isn't his mother. Eraserhead and Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi are the two most driven individuals for Izuku's case. Eraserhead happens to be passing by an alleyway during the Hosu incident when he notices the vigilante Dekiru saving one of his students from the Hero Killer. In the midst of the battle, Izuku's disguise slightly slips, revealing his bushy green hair and freckles. This is enough for Eraserhead to get Naomasa to run through the database, and the discover Dekiru and Izuku are one and the same. They'd arrest him right then and there, if it wasn't for one thing: his lack of a quirk. The two spend hours upon hours trying to figure out what to do.

Erasehead comes to a decision: Izuku will transfer to U.A. so they can monitor him.

Izuku isn't suspicious when a letter regarding his potential transfer is sent to the Midoriya apartment. To be safe, Izuku fills out the paperwork for the Gen Ed. Department. But then Eraserhead invites Izuku to the Hero Course Summer Camp, and NOW he's suspicious. He brings his vigilante gear as a precaution; Katsuki is not happy to see his former punching bag in the slightest.

Of course, then the Vanaguard Action Squad attacks, leaving Izuku with a difficult decision...

Well, that's all I got!

Hope you enjoyed my AU concepts! I'll post more later. And remember, PLUS ULTRA!

-CrimsonLion (12 March 2019)

[musutafu-direct]

Frostfyre Stops Robots Cold in Their Tracks

by Mayumi Kurihara                                                     – June 1st, 2255

A daring photographer snaps a picture of Frostfyre through the broken windows of Ippan Mart as the hero unleashes a bolt of ice at a rampaging robot in Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall. nohaijiachi via Tumblr / [$]

TOKYO — High-tech robots of uncertain origins attacked shoppers and employees at Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall without warning on Thursday. While seventeen civilians were brought to nearby Ogikubo General Hospital for various injuries, there were no casualties thanks to the quick response of up and coming Pro Hero Frostfyre.

The robots entered through the mall's sewer pipes, according to reports by building personnel and responding local law enforcement.

Four maintenance workers were injured when the machines emerged in the mall’s lower levels and four security guards were injured when one of the machines made its way to the first floor security office. Five people, including three more security guards were injured while attempting to help others evacuate. Three civilians sustained minor injuries from mounting environmental hazards like flying glass and debris during the battle and one civilian was caught in the blast of a contained explosion when one of the robots self-destructed. All of those injured are reported to be in non-critical condition and are expected to make full recoveries.

The robot that entered the security office destroyed all of the security camera displays and on-location copies of the security footage. Due to security limitations, initial reports suggest that only the first half of the incident is currently available for police review.

According to statements by unharmed maintenance workers on the scene, police are relatively certain that there were a total of five of the robots. All five of them were accounted for after the situation was resolved. None of the robots left the scene with any money or material goods and the incident appears to have lasted around twenty minutes.

Eyewitnesses report that the robots seemed to be aimless, destroying things and going after people without any clear motivations other than insuring maximum destruction and chaos. This leads police to believe that the person responsible for the robots was also at the mall and waited until the security system was compromised before they made their move.

It is unclear if there is anything missing from the shops hit the hardest during the attack, as the following stores suffered enough destruction for an accurate inventory to be difficult if not impossible: Denki Electronics, Tasaki Jewelers, Tekishita Clothiers and Ippan Mart.

“The situation could have been a lot worse, if not for Frostfyre’s quick response to the situation, and level head during the attack,” said Koho Tantosha, Kiyashi police spokesperson.

Frostfyre arrived on the scene only eight minutes after the robots emerged from the basement maintenance floors, and left a whirlwind impression on all those who saw him during the attack. Several of those who saw him remarked upon his incredible speed and sound tactics.

“One second, I was staring up at an enormous metal monster-- and the next there was this even bigger wall of ice between me and it, a half shell-- a perfect shield, with enough space for me to slip out from behind it and run to safety,” said an employee of Ippan Mart who wished to remain anonymous. “It was so quick-- and when I scrambled out of it, he looked me over top to toe, checking for injuries in the blink of an eye. And I immediately knew I was safe you know? Like, I was panicking, but he just said ‘everything is going to be okay’ and I could breathe again.”

“He’s the only reason why the police have anything to go off of,” eyewitness Hana Nakamura told Hosu Daily. “The other four robots would have exploded like that first one did if Frostfyre hadn’t knocked their heads clean off with those blasts of ice!”

Frostfyre, a recent graduate of U.A. and Number One Hero Endeavor’s youngest son, was unable to be reached for comment, though several eyewitnesses saw him lingering at the scene of the attack to create ice pillars to support damaged structures and melting ice that would prevent officers from investigating the wrecked remains of the robots.

The authorities have asked the public to please report any suspicious behavior that they may have seen before, during or after the attack to the Kiyashi Police department.

The damage done to the mall is estimated to clock in at around 210 million yen. Mall officials say that the shopping center will be closed for at least a week while repairs are made and measures are taken to improve the location’s security. 

[alexthegamingboy]

Toonami Weekly Recap 9/29/2018

FLCL Alternative EP#05 - Shake It Off.

Attack On Titan Season 3 EP#07 - Wish: Levi's squad burst into the underground chamber and defeat the Interior Police, forcing the rest to retreat to their second defensive position. Meanwhile, Rod explains to Historia that the cavern and city walls were built by a Titan 100 years ago who then wiped the memories of the people except a select few. Generations later, Frieda inherited the Founding Titan powers and memories of their world. Eren's father then passed on that power to Eren when he injected him with the Titan serum. Historia realizes that she must become a Titan and eat Eren to gain the power to eliminate all the other Titans. When Kenny learns that only a Reiss can have access with that lost knowledge, he angrily betrays Rod and tries to transform Eren into a Titan to fight Historia when she changes into a Titan. Historia realizes that her father's wish is not to destroy the Titans, but hold on to power. She breaks the syringe spilling the Titan serum on the ground and goes to free Eren. Desperate, Rod consumes some of the serum and transforms into a Titan himself.

Information Available for Public Disclosure: Spinal Fluid Syringe.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable EP#07 - Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface): Kobayashi informs Josuke and Koichi about a Stand user in their school named Toshikazu Hazamada who allegedly caused his friend to gouge his own eye out. While investigating Hazamada's locker, Josuke comes across a wooden dummy which turns out to be Hazamada's Stand Surface, which turns into a copy of Josuke and takes control of his movements. After seemingly defeating both Josuke and Koichi, Hazamada aims to use his copy of Josuke to lure Jotaro into a trap. Having used their respective abilities to protect each other from Hazamada's attack, Josuke and Koichi use their Stands' powers to meet up with Jotaro before Hazamada and Surface. Just then, Hazamada has Surface take control of Josuke and tries to have him kill Jotaro in his stead. However, Hazamada is stopped by two bikers who he had attacked on the way to the meeting place, who dish out their revenge after learning of his plans from Josuke.

My Hero Academia EP#21 - Battle on, Challengers!: The U.A. Sports Festival continues with the completion of the other six bracket matches. Shiozaki swiftly overcomes Kaminari. Mei manipulates Iida in order to show off her tech to support companies, giving him the win by stepping out. Mina beats Aoyama by exploiting his weakness. Yaoyorozu is overwhelmed by the speed of Tokoyami's Dark Shadow and is pushed out of the ring. Tetsutetsu and Kirishima have a homestyle brawl ending in a tie. Throughout all of this, Ochako is trying to prepare herself for the daunting task of battling Bakugo.

Black Clover EP#41 - The Water Girl Grows Up: The girl, who introduces herself as Kahano, asks if she can be Asta and Noelle’s friend. She explains she had been practicing her singing, dancing and magic to become an idol. As she grabs Asta’s hand she diagnoses him with muscle fatigue from his training and uses Song Recovery Magic to make him heal faster. Noelle is impressed as such magic requires high levels of control, which she struggles with. Noelle is intrigued at having a female friend her own age. Noelle explains the troubles she has so Kahano suggests she cast her spells while thinking of a pleasant memory, but all Noelle can recall is the abuse she received from her father and siblings. For the next week Noelle continues practicing, and then on the last night before the full moon Asta suggests Noelle forgets control and just cast the spell randomly. As she does so the spell engulfs her and she is overcome by her feelings of failure and lack of any pleasant memory to focus on, however, she sees all the Bulls shouting encouragement and is overwhelmed by all the pleasant memories she has of her friends, especially Asta. Another new spell appears in her Grimoire, the Sea Dragon’s Cradle, and her water shield is transformed into a perfect airtight water bubble. As the Bulls celebrate Noelle realises Kahano has disappeared. Yami watches from a distance and is impressed with Noelle. Kahano remarks to herself she is looking forward to seeing Noelle again in the Underwater Temple, and then she jumps into the sea.

Hunter x Hunter: The Chimera Ant Arc EP#114 - Divide × And × Conquer: Separated from the Royal Guard, the king departs from the palace with Netero to have their fight elsewhere and Gon, learning of Pitou's location, steels himself to confront it. Meanwhile, Pouf enters in a cocoon in preparation to confront Morel, and Shoot fights Youpi to the limit of his forces until Knuckle steps in to protect him.

One-Punch Man EP#08 - The Deep Sea King: The episode opens with an octopus-like monster announcing that the Seafolk are coming to the surface to kill all the humans. Saitama is on his way home and stops by to punch it. Mumen Rider is late to the scene and sees only the destroyed body of the creature, and hears the crowd talking about Saitama. Mumen looks Saitama up on the internet and sees that he is powerful, but opinions are divided on him. At the coast, several large Sea-Folk monsters emerge from the sea, threatening City J. The Class A hero Stinger (rank 11) challenges them with his powerful Bamboo Shoot weapon. Meanwhile, Genos is drying dishes as Saitama watches a news report about Stinger's battle against the Sea-Folk. They decide to head out to confront the threat. Back at the fight, Stinger takes out the last four Seafolk with a Gigantic Drill Stinger Quadruple Thrust attack, but is then bested by a new monster: Deep Sea King. Saitama, Genos, and Mumen Rider all set off to confront the threat. Genos splits off from Saitama to scout ahead. Various other heroes confront Deep Sea King to no avail, including Lightning Max (class A), Puri-Puri Prisoner (class S), and Sonic (not technically a hero). Sonic fights Sea King to a standstill, but when it starts raining, Sea King unleashes his true form and Sonic is forced to retreat. Meanwhile, Saitama and Mumen Rider meet each other on the way to the fight. Saitama goes off to find Sonic who he sees running naked through the rain. Mumen gets a phone call from Hero Association headquarters and goes to confront Sea King, who has broken into an emergency shelter and is dispatching the heroes there ranging from All Back-Man, Bunbunman, Jet Nice Guy, and Snek. Saitama returns to where he met Mumen Rider to find a discarded cell phone. The episode ends with Saitama telling the Hero Association he is on his way.

Samurai Jack EP#02 - The Samurai Called Jack: The samurai is plunged into a dystopian world ruled by Aku, adopting the name "Jack". After getting in a fight at a nightclub, he is hired by a group of canine miners to protect them from Aku's forces.