saltforge.bsky.social
40+ | fic writer | reading fanfic since the 1990s | current: MHA | My fic: https://archiveofourown.org/users/saltforge/works
Gen: quirkless hero Izuku, dadzawa, villain!au, dad for one, mentor nedzu, dabi feels
Ships: Midoriya multi shipper, erasermic
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Fuckups leave dangling threads for fic writers to weave into something new and beautiful.
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Another example: Marvel. I'm Civil War Team Iron Man, Loki was never a villain only an antagonist, Wanda was the token evil teammate, Vision was a downgrade, Foggy was under-appreciated, Sylvie was obnoxious, and Cap had no brain. Excellent grounds for fanfic.
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Basically, fanfiction is a popular recourse when a media property is GOOD but also FLAWED AF.
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There are a ton of #quirkless Midoriya Izuku fics precisely BECAUSE canon fucked up. If Ojiro or Kendo or Nighteye can be heroes, Izuku shouldn't need an Iron Man suit.
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The whole premise of the story ended up being that he DID need a quirk to be a hero, or barring that highly advanced iron man suit, but...
Some of the heroes had weakass quirks and not half of Izuku's brainpower
So why can't Izuku or Hawks or Ragdoll or Knuckleduster be heroes?
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...but why, tho?
What's the point? Is it just a toy for rich people? Is it meant to take over some task humans perform (leaving us with fewer jobs)? Is it a mascot? What is the purpose of this device?
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At first: awww, cute! Maybe-innocent back-scratching.
And then I got to the "inside Midoriya" and realized it was a lot spicier.
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Page 2: Midoriya notices Todoroki cut his nails and has a yapathon about it. Todoroki says he didn't want to scratch Midoriya inside. Midoriya realizes he did it for his sake, swoons, and invites Todoroki to bed.
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My top ships for hero academia
Midoriya x Todoroki, Shinsou, Hatsume, Monoma, Shigaraki, or, uh, Aizawa (blame RayShippouUchiha entirely for that last one)
Dabi x Hawks
Souga x Tamao
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There's gonna be so much Souga/Kouichi fic when the Vigilantes anime comes out, but I'm more interested in Tamao/Souga.
Kouichi is a sweetie but not very shippable, IMO.
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But if I WAS going to ship anyone with Knuckleduster it would be Midnight. She appreciates a fine side of well-aged beef. He likes an aggressive woman who doesn't apologize for what she wants.
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While we're on the topic of vigilantes, let's talk Knuckleduster. This is a very attractive older man with a fun personality and traumatic backstory.
But I don't ship him with anyone.
He's the type who mates for life. His wife died and he's not going to ever move past that. He's a widower.
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On a similar note: Kazuho and Kouichi sends me to snoozeville. Pop Step is great with Yui, Tamao, Souga, even Makoto! But her crush on Kouichi just seems like admiration and childhood hero worship. Let them be besties, not lovers
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Shinsou/Kaminari is another popular ship that just doesn't make my heart flutter. Both are great characters! But the chemistry isn't there for me. Kaminari with Jirou and Momo? Perfection. Kaminari and Midoriya? I can see it. Shinsou? I don't hate it, it just doesn't do anything for me.
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Similarly with Uraraka, I find the idea of her with Midoriya or Iida totally boring. I have no interest. Put her with Toga, or Asui, or Bakugou, or Shinsou? 💯
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Bakugou and Uraraka? Love it. Kirishima? Fab. Jirou? Hell yeah. Monoma? I'm intrigued.
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I adore Bakugou and Midoriya repairing their relationship and emerging as ride-or-die brothers who would annihilate anyone who seriously threatened the other while also bickering with each other constantly. But as lovers? It just doesn't click for me 99% of the time.
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I can't wait to see the part from the manga where Knuckleduster and Eraserhead fight and then Aizawa's just like... "Oh, you're quirkless? Carry on then. None of my business who you beat up."
Aizawa really lets a lot of shit slide in Vigilantes, tbh.