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My Hero Academia

The Way You Used To Do

by edema_ruh

"We're really sorry," his father says, in a teary-eyed, wobbly way. "But your friend, Izuku, he's... He's gone, son." Katsuki can do nothing but blink up at them for moments that feel like an eternity, eyes darting between both his parents in obvious confusion, disbelief, and, more than anything, indignation. "What the fuck are you two talking about? The damn nerd is standing right beside you!" During a battle, Midoriya gets hit by a villain whose quirk detaches his soul from his body. Stuck in a ghost-like state, the boy enters a race against time in order to save himself from permanently dying. Much to his luck - or lack of it -, the only person who can see and talk to him in this state is no one other than Kacchan. Alternatively: Deku and Kacchan are soulbound. Read in: Brazilian Portuguese. Italian. Russian. Spanish. Indonesian.

Teen 670k words 30 ch Complete 22k kudos

Soul Bond · Enemies to Friends to Lovers · Slow Burn · Mutual Pining· +76 more

My Hero Academia+1

Surprises

by MikeWritesThings

Moving into the dorms, the students get to witness a side of their teacher they didn’t even know had existed--a side much softer, and, dare they say, human, than any of them had ever expected to see. (Or, 5 things class 1-A never expected from Aizawa, and 1 thing he never expected from them.)

General 21k words 7 ch Complete 17k kudos

Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead · Class 1-A as Family (My Hero Academia) · Cats · Established Relationship· +14 more

My Hero Academia

Just Trying to Survive (and learn to love along the way)

by floorplay

Aizawa Shouta gives out his number to his class for emergencies, in the hope that they never call. He wants some peace and quiet with his husband, thank you very much. However, a late night call for help from his number 1 Problem Child gives him a startling discovery about his home life and drags everyone onto the path to healing. Follow Midoriya Izuku as he deals with the frequent dangers of Class 1-A while discovering the true meaning of family along the way.

Teen 180k words 127 ch Complete 17k kudos

Hurt/Comfort · Fluff and Angst · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead and Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic Adopt Midoriya Izuku· +47 more

Daredevil (TV)+2

Take All The Courage

by prettybirdy979

When what should have been a straight forward mission in Hell's Kitchen goes pear shaped due to lack of communication, teaching his teammates sign language seems like a logical step to Clint. Communication when their comms are down - great plan! And including the local vigilante, who's been working closely with them on this, is a real no-brainer. Until it turns out said vigilante is an asshole that thinks sign language is beneath him, judging by the way he's stubbornly refusing to learn it. (Conversely - Matt's trying, he really is but damn it, those two signs are exactly the same... what do you mean they mean completely different things?!)

Teen 16k words 1 ch Complete 12k kudos

Ableism · Canon Disabled Character · Secret Identity · Identity Issues· +19 more

My Hero Academia

Tsune (I'm Always Here For You)

by Otaku6337

I'm always here for you, even if nobody is here for me. Midoriya Izuku is a normal boy. He has a Quirk and everything! But a seemingly weak Quirk isn't enough. Being kind isn't enough. And so Izuku suffers, even as he refuses to let go of his goals. He will be a hero, no matter what it takes, because he can be. Despite all the voices telling him he can't, he can. Izuku just has to prove it. "Midoriya Izuku, four years old and already an anxious child, is waiting for his Quirk to come in. He’s been waiting for eight days, four hours and… thirty seven minutes. -- And then it came. It didn’t arrive in a flurry of sparks that stained the air with a sweet smell like Kaachan’s, or tear through a worksheet halfway through class like Shibata’s extendable fingers, or mean that he comes into school one day with big dragon wings like Tsubasa. Instead, Izuku wakes up on the twelfth day, and he isn’t human. " TLDR - Izuku has a kitsune Quirk and is determined to become an underground hero - he will makes lots of friends and a whole Yamazawa family along the way, although things are never quite easy.

Teen 269k words 72 / ? ch In progress 12k kudos

Midoriya Izuku Has a Quirk · Hurt Midoriya Izuku · Midoriya Izuku Needs A Hug · Midoriya Izuku Does Not Have One for All Quirk· +42 more

Minecraft (Video Game)+1

First things first you get what you deserve

by trying_to_spell_both_our_names_at_once

Tommy stumbled through the snow, ears ringing and body aching. He hadn't expected Dream to be that mad. He definitely wasn't expecting Dream to blow everything up. Right now all he expected and wanted to do was go steal all of his older brother's shit and maybe find a way to get back home along the way.What he didn't expect was to wake up frozen in the tundra without his hearing. What Techno didn't expect was to suddenly be dealing with his deaf younger brother who refused to tell him anything about what happened to him.The world works in funny and cruel ways.

Teen 75k words 17 / ? ch In progress 8.7k kudos

Anarchist Niki | Nihachu · Angry Technoblade (Video Blogging RPF) · Angst with a Happy Ending · BAMF Niki | Nihachu· +40 more

Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare+2

Signs and Soulmarks

by Someone_aka_Me

Most people get their Soulmarks any time between fifteen and twenty. A few words, sometimes a sentence or even two. The next words their soulmate will say to them. Usually, the first words they'll ever hear from their soulmate. Magnus never got a Soulmark. He's looked. Many times. At first he just assumed it was because of what he was, some byproduct of his freakishness. In his centuries, he's learned differently. Most immortals, most warlocks like him, they get Soulmarks the same time as everyone else. Sometimes they have to wait decades, centuries, to hear those words. Some of them find another Soulmark, decades after living a life with their first. But not Magnus. Alec has never spoken a word. He can't. In a world where soulmates are connected by Soulmarks that show the first words the other will say to them, he wonders what this means for his soulmate.

Teen 2.7k words 1 ch Complete 8.7k kudos

Soulmates · Mute Alec Lightwood · Sign Language · Muteness· +1 more

Minecraft (Video Game)+3

Vibrations

by celestialwarden

Dream, Tommy decided, was a dickhead— and Tommy didn't listen to dickheads anymore. Not after Wilbur and his promises of grandeur, not after Schlatt and his stupid fucking decree, and especially not after Technoblade and his egotistical stories. So instead of jumping off his tower and watching his brains go splat on the ground by Logstedshire, Tommy let himself fall into the water. Or, Tommy runs away during exile and finds a place and people to help him heal. Set over a span of four years.

Teen 121k words 33 ch Complete 8.6k kudos

Minor Character Death · Temporary Character Death · Implied/Referenced Character Death · Suicide Attempt· +38 more

Dream SMP (Fandom)+2

TommyInnit's Services for Villains, Vigilantes, and Various Other Vagabonds

by I_Have_An_Alibi, ScorpioNoesIt

Everybody knew about the tiny apartment on the East End of L'manberg, hiding in a far corner of the lower districts.A place everyone was welcome, regardless of their given title.Where villains could come for medical treatment.Where mafia goons and bosses could rest without the need to look over their shoulders.Where vigilantes and heroes could have a nice chat over tea.Where treatment (and treats) were given out freely.Where societal tags (and their due expectations) were shot and murdered at the front door.And if you ignored this rule, you too were shot and murdered at the front door.By whom was a gamble.Everybody knew about the tiny apartment on the East End of L'manberg.Everybody also knew that if you touched any of the occupants, well...You'd have the entirety of super-powered society (underground and otherwise) gunning for your head.Tommy Innit, the owner of said apartment, lived quite the interesting life.Seriously, he just wanted to bake cookies, what just happened?OR5 times Tommy dropped everything to help everyone else, and 1 time they dropped everything to help him.

Teen 100k words 3 / ? ch In progress 8.3k kudos

....Mostly · 5 + 1 Things · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers· +51 more

My Hero Academia

Fundamental Theorem of Heroics

by NightowlRobin

Shinsou Hitoshi grew up always being told he was destined to be a villain, and everyone knows a villain 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.ORShinsou becomes a vigilante and is surprisingly good at it.  JOIN THE DISCORD!

Teen 1.3M words 234 / ? ch In progress 7.5k kudos

Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead Adopts Shinsou Hitoshi · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst · Anxiety Attacks· +33 more

My Hero Academia

The Deaf Hero: Deku

by BeyondTheClouds777

His whole life, Izuku was told that he couldn’t do it. That he should give up while he still had the chance. That someone like him—Deaf, Quirkless—could never become a hero. But Izuku wasn’t going to give up. Not now and not ever. (OR, the one where nearly everything's the same, but Izuku is Deaf.) You Can Become a Hero

General 219k words 40 ch Complete 7.3k kudos

Sign Language · Parental Yagi Toshinori | All Might · Dad Might · Written By An ASL Student· +11 more

Batman - All Media Types+5

Mystery Man

by TheWitchBoy

“Uncle Barry,” Wally said in a tight voice. His eyes betrayed his concern, in more ways than one, when they flicked over to the other occupant of his bed. The only thing visible of him was a halo of long dark hair and the top of his head. If Wally hadn’t looked at him, Barry might very well have missed it entirely, which would have given Wally time to come up with what he was going to say. If. “If” was the operative word.

Teen 33k words 14 ch Complete 7k kudos

Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting · Awkwardness · Background Poly · Barbara Gordon in a Wheelchair· +53 more

Homestuck

Silence is Golden

by wittyy_name

John lost his ability to speak after his vocal chords were damaged due to a childhood illness. He's been picked on and bullied in school, but he has a lot of good friends who protect him. Dave is the new kid, an ironic jock, and a cool mystery. He's intrigued by the quiet kid and it isn't long before he develops a crush. Even though John's friends make it difficult for Dave to get close to him, but the cool kid is determined. This is the story of two boys who stumble through the awkwardness of young love and a communication barrier. Meanwhile a rejected friend and a stubborn brother meet and struggle to understand their own feelings.

Teen 147k words 21 ch Complete 6.5k kudos

Mute!John · Alternate Universe - High School · Sign Language · Muteness· +2 more