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    Pro Hero Deku is not that tall of a man… In a simple white t-shirt and khakis, he’s not imposing at all. His 14 year old son, though much scrawnier in frame, is only an inch or two shorter than him.

    Pro Hero Deku is not a cruel man. To the contrary, he cares too much, about all things at all times, about everyone and everything he can save if only it could come within his reach. The family counselor knows this. The counselor is surprised that, of all the world’s burdens Deku carries, it would be his family that slipped through his grasp.

    Pro Hero Deku’s arms are gnarled and scarred, endlessly broken and re-broken in his youth from trying too much, and caring too much, and fighting too much for the sake of others. So why do they seem so awkward, so unpracticed, so unused to being wrapped in a hug around his son? Why was this boy the last thing for Pro Hero Deku’s arms to reach?

    The counselor asks. The raw hurt of the session starts anew.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    What if Midoriya Izuku turned the opposite way down the street one fateful night?
    What if All-Might made a choice thought to be for the best?
    What if a few familiar faces met Izuku before he entered Yuei?
    What if he found a bat lying around the beach?
    What if being quirkless didn't mean powerless?
    What if he wasn't alone?

    A fun attempt at the story meshing my favorite OPM character, Metal Bat, onto Izuku as he grows in a world not too dissimilar from the canon, but with alterations in details and the laws of which I can explore the 'quirkless Izuku' concept in another manner than usual. Many faces and names from other series of fiction to appear beyond just those tagged, as I'd be doing Hori a disservice not to preserve the shoutouts he gives to his fellow Mangaka over the years and then some.

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    22 Jun 2026

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    In which Todoroki Shouto can't let go of certain things, and Midoriya Izuku's fears are just a little lopsided. (YUTS alternate future fic)

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    16 Jun 2026

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    Shouto has forgotten what it feels like not to hurt. The dorm rooms bring it all back.

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    13 Jun 2026

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    Beaming at her impish annoyance, Chat Noir closed his eyes. “How’s business?”
    Marinette focused on the crown, weaving and pulling, careful but confident in the strokes and pattern. Chat had put both hands behind his head, and had the weather not been so dreary, he might have looked like he was trying to tan.
    “That’s a loaded question, chaton.”

    After the Dupain-Cheng family purchases a flower shop around the block from the Agreste mansion, Chat Noir frequents the spot in search of company from the manager-but-not-really Marinette. Beneath the mask, Adrien starts to struggle with how cute she looks in that green apron. (AKA: the not-really flower shop AU where basically everything is the same, but Marinette is extra stressed by her job and Adrien tries to be supportive)

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    12 Jun 2026