#fundamental theorem of heroics

[lizzle-the-edu-nerd]

Have you ever just found a fanfic of one of your favorite characters from a fandom, and then the author creates original characters that are just as good you feel like you've stumbled upon an alternate timeline and now find yourself in a temporal existence where version A of yourself loves the original canon and version B is traipsing down the fractured dimension of this new canon?

Yeah, that's this fic for me

Fundamental Theorem of Heroics

You like Shinsou? Eraserhead? EraserMic? Aizawa being the most benevolent teacher/human ever? Lengthy and compelling tragic back stories? World building? Vigilantes? Fighting the system? Apparently eventually ShinKami? (Shinsou isn't even in UA yet, but it's in the tags and from what I've seen, this author is going to give a great slow burn with top notch pay off)

Read it.

139 chapters and still going baby!

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EVERYPONY READ THIS FIC NOW. I DEMAND IT. (fundamental theorem of heroics!! Updates everyfriday and I am OBSESSED(we have a discord server and everything!! Please come say hi theyre all so sweeeet!!!))

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And then the fic has a discord server and fanart for it and a lovely community so your autistic brain just LATCHES onto it and wont let you think of anything else. Ever.

This has happened to me more than once.

there’s absolutely nothing better than reading a 100k word fanfic, that is until you remember you have a body that is starving, thirsty and incredibly sleep deprived and hasn’t used the bathroom since the sun set 8 hours ago

[papernomnoms]

My two thingiemajigs of the “why this 🙂 look so mad" art trend. One of these is old and the other is new. Oh wowee I wonder which is which.

[fandomofhappiness]

Aizawa Shouta & Shinsou Hitoshi Father-Son Dynamic Big Recomendation Fic List for starters and not

Hi everyone! After quite a long time, I finally post my Recommendation Fic List (the crowning glory of my stay in the MHA fandom) of Aizawa and Shinsou Father-Son Dynamic.

I always start reading fanfiction before I even finished read the original, what does that says about me?

I became familiar with a fairly common theory that Shinsou Hitoshi is an orphan with a rather dread past, which, of course, activated a huge curiosity in me. I tried to analyze the trend, and I will say that it's quite clear: People were infected with the idea, where abused Hitoshi was somehow saved by Aizawa. And so was I. I've read for almost hundread of any combinations of this trend and NOW I finally ready to present my Fic List.

Attention. I will attach UNFINISHED fanfics, but which actively (or not so) updated, because they are masterpieces.

WARNING! I do not attach stories which contain:

ships (except Erasermic and 2-3 ShinKami but they are not MAIN)

alpha/beta/omega thing

too fluffy and too family-oriented fics (there will be ones, but I don't want to make them a centre of my list

I cut Rec List on different genre sections (read: dynamics) and add fanfics from the most angst ones to fluffy ones so you can easily pick what you like most ;)

So, let's start!

fandomofhappiness's personal top

You Want It Darker by Ms_Chunks Genres: Shinsou Has Family, Gore and Murder, Detective, Mentor and Parental Aizawa Status: FINISHED (533,808 words) foh's comment: Highly interesting! Shinsou here is not represented as perfect kid or downtrodden teenager, he is the way I liked him in anime and manga: he bites, hisses, snaps, makes sarcastic jokes and does not allow anyone hurt him. Aizawa and Shinsou very slowly gain trust from each other, but that makes their relationship seem sincere, and not caricatured. Read for the detective, the non-orthodox view of the Hitoshi family and Erasermic. READ THE TAGS and be aware!

Fundamental Theorem of Heroics by NightowlRobin Genres: Foster Kid Shinsou, Vigilante Shinsou, Heavy Angst, Parental Aizawa Status: UNFINISHED but updates weekly (more 700k words) foh's comment: Truly FUNDAMENTAL work of all Shinsou Hitoshi stories on ao3. I'd so like to confess my true respect and love to the NightowlRobin for their most mind-blowing plot and detailising. (You will probably meet Aizawa only after 10 chapters. And it will take even longer until Hitoshi and him properly meet.) This is an epochal work that will make you believe in Hitoshi's true character and make you cry of his story because it's really brutal. I think this is the favourite work of everyone who liked Shinsou with all their hearts.

To Turn A Man Into A Stone by tanli Genres: Foster Kid Shinsou, Angst, Mentor Aizawa Status: FINISHED (15,128 words) foh's: comment: Even months after I read this work, I look back on it and think: the author did an 11/10 job. Just so you understand: this is the best example of how I see the relationship between Aizawa and Shinsou. It is the apotheosis of sincerity and affection. It is a test of will, deep introspection and acceptance. It performed so well that it seemed to me that the author wrote a chapter for the manga. Damn, the author did a lot better than the mangaka. If the previous two works were not so high-quality and grandiose, I would've put this one at the very top of my list.

If Lies Had A Flavor by scooter3scooter Genres: Foster Kid Shinsou, Erasermic Adopt Shinsou, Heavy Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Eating Disorders Status: FINISHED (10,003 words) foh's comment: Perhaps one of the many angst works written by scooter3scooter, which I have reread more than once or even twice. This work is special to me, because I have never seen such an interesting look at the consequences of Shinsou's stay in an orphanage. Complex and emotional work. It is truly an honour to get acquainted with such a vast problem of humanity as eating disorder through this fanfic.

crybaby by Brachydios Genres: Foster Kid Shinsou, Erasermic Help Shinsou, Heavy Angst & Eventual Comfort, Canon Divergence Status: FINISHED (51,219 words) foh's comment: I've read this work more times than I can remember. Brachydios came into my life with this incredible work and tore me apart from the inside. I believe in every detail they describe, every character move is justified. I want to sympathize with Shinsou over and over again. One of the best Quirk-Shenanigans trope that has brought 1017 people to tears - be the next one. The performance is 100 of 10.

How It Goes by Ibelieveinahappilyeverafter Genres: Foster Kid Shinsou, Erasermic Adopt Shinsou, Heavy Angst & Eventual Comfort Status: FINISHED (20,021 words) foh's comment: This is one of the best written Foster Kid Shinsou stories ever. Hitoshi's adaptation, his thoughts and feelings, his panic, his fear of going back to the orphanage are described in a deep sincere way here. It's a heartbreaking story about the fear of punishment, taking consenquences and family. It was very personal for me and I hope you get a lot emotions after reading it.

Faith by slightlycrunchy Genres: Mentor and Parental Aizawa, Anxious Shinsou, Hurt/Comfort, School Situation Status: FINISHED (2,651 words) foh's comment: This work is also quite personal choice of mine. I wouldn't say it's grandiose, but it's very emotional for me. For the kid who worries about grades all their life, who is afraid to make a mistake, who is afraid to lose everything because of one mistake and who doesn't know how to accept their failures. I ask you to read this if my words resonate in your soul. This is the truth that we all need to hear.

Absolute Tops

Point Blank by Cobbiest foh's rec: an interesting, intriguing and beautifully written Shinsou's journey to become a part of Erasermic Family (and hero)

Deathworlders to the extreme! by AquaStarDark foh's rec: that's the funniest, most captivating and rocking people-are-space-orcs thing that I've read, really worths reading

I Would Understand by deafmic foh's rec: that is the first things first to read if you're new here, but tnh I wasn't ready for this work and dropped it once or twice before I finally made it and read it, it's really really good, but I wouldn't recommended as first-to-read.

Back to the Nest by Mags_Pie foh's rec: such a sweet thing about children and their parents. I was smiling so much.

Everything is different (since you've been around) by Plasmapause foh's rec: and THIS is how I see the best written relationship between Shinsou & Aizawa AND Shinsou & Yamada, they're building trust and becoming family very slowly BUT you really believe in these life situations that happen to Hitoshi, it is very sincere and touchy work.

It's not always easy. by ethgri foh's rec: and THIS is the HEAVIEST work I've read and really recommend it. The emotions are real and naked, I practically felt the same pain. Please be ready for heart journey, this is a brutal masterpiece.

Herding Cats by Robbirdthe8th (FictionalFeather) foh's rec: the COOLEST detective wotk, have nothing to say - just read it.

Margay by Oceanbreeze7 foh's rec: one of best ever written Shinsou.

QueNouilleCroustillante (the author of AUs that you won't forget: you may know theirs Bright Stars, but I beg you to read all of their works)

deafmic (you guys do know deafmic, that's deafmic's section for Aizawa and Shinsou, it's all too fucking good)

Mentorship Dynamics

More than a cry by Assassin Bug

Stubborn choices by Madaver

Not In The Job Description by ididntneedanewfandom (prettyvk)

Voices by SquirrelWriter

mind break by baggytshirtsandtiredeyes

The Lilac Garden by Mars_is_Gone

the night was a gelid, bitter, and biting thing by sonrissa

Countdown by Mags_Pie

polished doubt, fake sentiment by s_beth

Consequences by 22FluffyTheSpider123

Legacy by the_crownless_queen

Aizawa's Warmth by LoveableMink

Hitoshi Shinsou's Not-So-Smart Training Method by maarvehl

Keep Him Safe by Mags_Pie

stealing is bad? by borlios

Learning Curve by Cyborg_Franky

Play Along by eillo

from one foot to the other by ohwickedsoul

Family Dynamics

So this section I prefer to divide in two subsections:

fanfics where Shinsou is heavely traumatised and learns how to handle it with Eraser(-mic) help (Section A)

fanfics where Shinsou traumatises world around him and still learns how to handle it (Section B)

P.S.: section B comes first, because I love how authors perform Shinsou. They captured his audacity, intelligence and rebelliousness, he's learning from his traumas but does it shitty, and that is really interesting.

Family Dynamics Section B:

When the Darkness Fades by BlueCats

Growing Up (is harder than it looks) by BlueCats

Concerning (Some-)Things by Tododorkey (ApolloBlackwood)

The Beginning of Always by meow_z_z_z

First Day of School by Jyxnie

Split Lip; Silver Tongue by CreamcheeseBagel

Unforgettable by deafmic

A Lesson in Vengeance by Smurfee

somewhere in my heart of hearts (i knew it all along) by bototyelenol

Call to Eraserhead by sukeruton

surviving on elevated cortisol and spilt coffee by Crykea

How to Win the Sports Festival: A Step by Step Guide by mhwright

Hitoshi Shinsou's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days by Princeliest

Tight-Lipped Belief by Robbirdthe8th (FictionalFeather)

House of the Rising Sun by caprisunontherocks

Family Dynamics Section A:

Just A Phone Call Away by odymcbea

Twist My Words by CreamcheeseBagel

Take Care (of me) by scooter3scooter

it’s in the way he- by scooter3scooter

masterpiece of nature by Brachydios

spare the rod by Brachydios

Not Today (Tomorrow it May Change) by deafmic

You're an Alien? by Badum_tsh

Pardon My Presence by ShiDreamin

Everything Will Be A-Okay by nikouji

Lucky Cat by deafmic

The Misadventures of the Yamazawa Family by ComplicatedSquishy101

Home Alone by fecklessphilanderer

a voice your body jumps to callin' out your name by sparrowsAce, wander_wren

Last (First) Adventure by deafmic

You've Got A Heart As Loud As Lions by Robbirdthe8th (FictionalFeather) (warning! this work contains sexual abuse. I felt it was a difficult decision to include this here, as it is an incredibly complex topic and also incredibly important. This work is written with such respect and love, with such sensitivity, I cannot even begin to express it in words. Please, if this topic is disturbing and triggering to you, please be careful to read it.)

This concludes my top list. I finished reading about two months ago and plan to return soon and see what new and good is being written along this Father-Son trope. If you have any other cool works that are not presented here and you want to share them, send them into comments. I would be very glad! Thank you for attention!

[witchedwicked]

I’ve been distracted from all my creative endeavors by a big ass fic I’m really digging 😭😭😭

It’s “Fundamental Theorem of Heroics” by NightowlRobin on AO3. Shinsou-centric.

[astraechoes]

Chp 154 of Fundamental Theorem of Heroics feels something like this

[liberace2]

Time for some shinkami recs!!!

First off we have the Fundamental Theorem of Heroics by nightowlrobin which is just so much angst and so damn slow burn that there’s over 60 chapters and we haven’t even Met Denki yet. But still an incredible fic if you love Shinso

Obviously Fire Season by Annalytical and ging-ler, love those two so much and also recommend their other stories

The writer Ischemia has a lot of good fics

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33872296 this one has a long title and I’m lazy so I’m just pasting the link and I pray it works, I also just really like that authors style so I recommend other stuff from them as well.

And I know Friendship is Inevitable has already been recommended to you but I will go ahead and second that because that is a really good fic

Thank you so much for the recommendations!! These look like long fics too which are my favorite so I’m super excited to binge read for the next few days 😁

[ao3feed-hitoshi-shinsou]

Fundamental Theorem of Heroics

Fundamental Theorem of Heroics by NightowlRobin

Shinsou Hitoshi grew up always being told he had a villain's quirk, and everyone knows someone with a villain's quirk can't be a hero.

So he couldn't really be a hero, that's fine. He'd be as close to a hero as a villain could be.

OR

Shinsou becomes a vigilante and is surprisingly good at it.

Words: 6914, Chapters: 1/60, 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: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M

Characters: Shinsou Hitoshi, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Kaminari Denki, Bakugou Katsuki, Original Characters, Midoriya Izuku

Relationships: Kaminari Denki/Shinsou Hitoshi, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Shinsou Hitoshi, Shinsou Hitoshi & Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic

Additional Tags: Vigilante Shinsou Hitoshi, Foster Care, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Child Abuse, no beta we die like sir nighteye, Gay Disaster Shinsou Hitoshi, Bisexual Disaster Kaminari Denki, Lesbian Character, Pre-Canon, Slow Build, Yagi Toshinori | All Might Bashing, Married Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Anxiety Attacks, Angst, Muzzles, Deaf Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Deaf Bakugou Katsuki, Selectively Mute Shinsou Hitoshi, Depression, Sign Language, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead Adopts Shinsou Hitoshi, Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Quirk Discrimination, Vigilantism

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32294203

[lizzle-the-edu-nerd]

Wrote a little one-shot titled Five Seconds, inspired my one of my favorite MHA fics, Fundamental Theorem of Heroics.

If you haven't read it, I HIGHLY suggest it! Yes, it's 158 chapters and STILL GOING, but it is worth your time. Shinsou Hitoshi centric about his journey from 10 until... Sometime in UA? WHO KNOWS! He hasn't taken the exam yet, but we're getting closer!!!

This centers around this amazing OC @nightowlrobin created named Asahi. The little guy has stuck in my head since I first met him. He's opposite in many ways to Shinsou, but that makes it all the better as he glomps into him to try and be his friend.

This is terribly sad and angsty, but I feel that really fits the tone of the fic, so the more angst, the better, am I right?!

If you like FTOH, I hope you enjoy this as well.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you could always take a peek and see if it entices you to jump into the larger fic.

Again, YOU SHOULD REALLY READ IT!

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Little Cheshire scribble - fanart for Fundamental Theorem of Heroics on AO3 (a slow build Vigilante Shinsou fic :3)

[mathematicianadda]

Let’s Rename the Pythagorean Theorem

It’s been a year, but I’m still thinking about this tweet:

Pythagoras‘ theorem has been independently discovered in many cultures, even centuries before Pythagoras. In a parallel universe, by what name would you rebrand it?

— Ben Hambrecht (@BenHambrecht) June 5, 2018

Pythagoras was many wonderful things. A delirious mystic. A benevolent cult leader. A bean-hating vegetarian. A real person (maybe).

One thing he was not: the guy who gave us the Pythagorean Theorem.

So why does he get his name on it? I cry foul. I cry “no more.” I cry, “Let us band together and vote on a better name for this ancient theorem! Not because it will actually result in a name change, but because it’s a fun debate!”

Who’s with me?!

I submit for your consideration the following names, from Hambrecht and the other clever folks in his thread:

The Three Squares Theorem. Although we perceive it as a claim about numbers, for most mathematical cultures, this was a claim about shapes. To wit: if you affix squares to the sides of a right triangle, the two smaller areas add up to equal the largest.

The Babylonian Formula. Give credit where credit is due! As Hambrecht says, this name “has the hint of far-away times and places… Through millenia and continents, this piece of math connects us to strange, alien people, yet so much our equals.” He calls it “fuel for children’s imaginations.” Even more important, as an astute observer points out: it can be abbreviated as “Baby Formula.”

The Distance Theorem. The theorem’s most ubiquitous use is in finding distances, especially in higher dimensions.

The Huey Lewis Theorem. Proposed (or, pun-posed) by Susan Burns, because, and I quote: “It’s hyp to be square…or is that b-squared?”

The Adrakhonic Theorem, because that’s what it’s called in Neal Stephenson’s novel Anathem (which I just added to my reading list).

Squaring the Triangle. Olaf Doschke’s suggestion, with a ring of the famously impossible “squaring the circle.”

The Sum of Squares Theorem. Descriptive, clear.

Garfield’s Theorem. Because if we’re just naming it after a random dude who supplied a proof, why not pick an assassinated U.S. president?

Theorem 3-4-5. After the most famous Pythagorean triple.

Euclid, Book I, Proposition 47. “Like chapter and verse in the mathematical bible,” explains George Jelliss.

The Hypotenuse Theorem. Because it’s all about that longest side.

The Right Theorem. Because it’s all about that right angle. (Also, because it’s right.)

The Distance/Area Theorem. Because it’s all about multiple things at once.

The Benjamin Watson Theorem. Because of this heroic, historic tackle, brought to my attention by Fawn Nguyen in her appearance on My Favorite Theorem.

Now, we could leave it there. We could say, “This has been a fruitful discussion. Let’s call it a day!” We could say, “Obviously a random blog post isn’t going to succeed in renaming the most famous theorem in mathematics, so let’s go home and eat raisins and watch sitcom reruns like the human mediocrities we are.”

But I say no! I say it’s time for a referendum!

What say you, good people of the internet? What is the best name for this fundamental theorem of geometry?

Other ideas are, of course, welcome in the comments below.

Take Our Poll

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Collection of (mostly old) Ftoh shitpost stuff

All made by me. Heh. If you couldnt tell. [smug_cat]

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Art of Vigilante!Shinsou from NightowlRobin’s fic “Fundamental Theorem of Heroics” -- which I absolutely adore and deserves more love.

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Cheshire and Stain in their "Dubiously Legal Training Arc". I loved all their interactions together oml might reread them…

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YOU DONT UNDERSTANDDDD THE GRIP THIS FIC HAS ON ME AURGHHH and theres SO MUCH ANGST IN THE LATEST CHAPTERS OMFG GET OUTTT ARGHHH.