I saw this mha characters grid thing going around, so here's mine and I'm not even kidding:
Yeah I know, it's so hard to guess who my favorite character is.
Also overrated character is blank because I have multiple characters I'd put there. Same with favorite ships, i like the majority of Katsuki ships but I have 2 favorites and couldn't pick only one.
The fact that anime onlies who are in early seasons get shocked when you show them how manga Katsuki is drawn, is a proof of some bones staff not treating him nicely in early seasons.
Because I've seen so many ppl saying how much cuter or prettier he looks. Those ugly long necks they used to give him sometimes or over-exaggerated angry faces in scenes that didn't have much anger, still make me shiver😭 (ofc he made ugly faces in manga as well but some of them were way worse in anime and sometimes they added extra ugliness when the scene in the manga wasn't like that at all)
sure they can't replicate hori's art but you know what I mean. Compare them to last seasons and how 1:1 they were. This is why Anna yamaguchi is the goat
since my hero academia is a lost cause with potential, i am obviously obsessed and one of my hyperfixations is the drastically different approach to parenting that mitsuki and inko have that manage to screw up their children in different ways.
mitsuki is obviously heavily criticized but i think people overlook how much of katsuki's love for winning and not appearing to be weak comes from her. like she doesn't settle for less and is horrifyingly harsh about her son, but there's an openness about her that is highlighted by katsuki. her simple 'look you are better than everyone so don't you dare want to be less. you can't be weak because you're strong and the only way to keep on going is by winning so you need to win.' very less like a parent and more like a coach honestly.
contrasting that is inko who's a much more loving and openly affectionate mother. she cares about her son more than anything. but she also has contributed so much to his insecurity. like the first manga chapters literally have izuku saying that's not what I wanted to hear when his mom apologised for him being quirkless. inko wants her son to settle and be happy with what he has because what's the point of shooting for more when the risks are so great? and intentionally or not this carries with izuku to his adulthood after OFA is gone. because at least he had it. the amount of damage it does to izuku to even want more because he should be happy with what he has is stupefying.
Todobaku fic where Shoto and Katsuki have been in a secret situationship since their first year at UA, they both knew being "out" wasn't really an option for them, so they made it work. All without expressing how they really felt for each other.
They officially end it on what seemed like an unimportant day when they're both 19. Katsuki tells Shoto he doesn't want to be a secret anymore, to which Shoto tells him being out isn't an option. They painfully go their separate ways.
Katsuki comes out a year later during an interview, he never explicitly stated it, more so made a comment regarding how his attraction to people doesn't change the fact that he is a damn good hero. Most people take it pretty well. Shoto does not. It was that easy, yet he lost him because of it.
Shoto tries not to interact with Katsuki if he can help it. He avoids social media so he doesn't have to see him, and he moved cities to try and avoid teaming up with him. Hell, he moved his hero agency to avoid the man. This worked for a while, until it didn't.
About 3 and a half years after they ended things, they get put on a mission together. Just the 2 of them.
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Last Updated: May 2026
📚 Multi-Chapter & Longfics
Sorted from newest to oldest. These are my longer, multi-chapter projects.
(no more) katsu and shou
Status: In Progress | Rating: G | Word Count: ??k
Tags/Tropes: Pro-Hero, Slow Burn, Established Relationship, Quirk Accident, Kid Fic
Summary: When a quirk singularity event fuses their DNA into a living, breathing reality, Katsuki and Shouto are handed a blessing with an expiration date.
the fire we built together
Status: Complete | Rating: M | Word Count: 20k
Tags/Tropes: Pro-Hero AU, Major Character Death, Multiverse Time Travel, Angst with Hopeful Ending
Summary: When Shouto enters Katsuki's apartment, Katsuki is forced to look into the eyes of a man who lost everything and realize what could have been.
eyes on you
Status: Complete | Rating: T | Word Count: 16k
Tags/Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Fluff and Humor, Idiots in Love
Summary: Bakugou believes Todoroki likes Midoriya, so he creates a plan for Todoroki to win over the nerd. Todoroki decides to use every single one of those "tactics" on Bakugou instead.
📑 One-Shots & Standalones
Completed single-chapter stories, grouped by overall vibe and sorted newest to oldest.
🌸 Fluff & Domestic
a physical receipt of home | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 8.5k
Tags: Pro Heroes, Established Relationship, Quirk Accident, Domestic Fluff
Summary: When a quirk accident turns Katsuki’s affection into a localized blizzard and Shouto’s devotion into a sweltering heatwave, their apartment becomes a disaster zone. Katsuki claims he’s miserable, but the six inches of pristine snow burying the kitchen floor are a physical, undeniable receipt of exactly how much he likes being home.
permanent (like us) | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 11.7k
Tags: 5+1, Pro Heroes, Established Relationship, Fluff and Humor, Proposal Attempts
Summary: Five times Shouto tried to propose with a plan, a color-coded spreadsheet, or the perfect atmosphere, and the one time he realized that the only "perfect" thing about them was the chaos.
half of my name, all of my heart | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 5k
Summary: Bakugou gives Todoroki a nickname and laughs. Todoroki falls in love with the sound (and the boy).
i see forever (in your eyes) | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 8k
Tags: 3rd Year Students, Quirk Accident, Boys in Love, PDA, Love Confessions
Summary: "I never thought about forever or even bothered to look for a future beyond being the number one hero. But, Shouto, when I look at you, I see forever in your eyes." Katsuki grins, and Shouto chokes on air, his breath stuck in his lungs.
🌌 Alternate Universes (AUs)
a recipe for two (plus one) | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 7.6k
Summary: Shouto blinked, his gaze still anchored to the rounded, golden loaf as he processed the linguistic trap. “A bun…in the oven?” he answered slowly, the words sounding more like a tentative question than a firm conclusion.
An Ugly Sweater A Day Might Being A Boyfriend Someday | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 8k
Tags: College AU, Love at First Sight, Fluff, Whipped Shouto
Summary: Todoroki loses a bet and has to wear a different ugly Christmas sweater everyday. Bakugou just so happens to work at a clothing store.
💥 Angst & Hurt/Comfort
our favorite time (even cities apart) | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 8.5k
Tags: Pro Heroes, Established Relationship, Long Distance, Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: "I thought you'd be mad," Shouto continued, his voice cracking on the last word. "And I knew I had to see you. I knew I didn't want you to be mad at me for missing our favorite time together...even cities apart. I couldn't bear the thought of you sitting there alone, thinking I didn't care."
i cried a little bit in my head | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 4.6k
Tags: College AU, Nerd Katsuki, Hurt/Comfort, Misunderstanding, Drunkenness
Summary: Katsuki is curled in a stranger’s lap, dazed and tearful, seeking comfort from an "Other Shou" who isn't nearly as mean as the real one.
Shouto has to reclaim his place, his boyfriend, and his priorities.
in the process of loving you (i learn to love them too) | Rating: [T] | Word Count: 10k
Summary: Five times Katsuki wondered if he truly belonged in the Todoroki family, and the one time he realized he was already home.
what happened to "one day I'll marry you" | Rating: [T] | Word Count: 8.5k
Tags: Nightmares, Proposal, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst
Summary: He couldn't stand the gap between those two worlds. He needed a bridge, a tether, something more permanent than a shared lease or a hero agency contract.
"Marry me," Shouto said.
a steady tether (with you by my side) | Rating: [G] | Word Count: 6.8k
Summary: Touya passes away in the middle of Shouto's third year in UA. Katsuki is a good friend and tries to help him out.
🔥 Mature and Explicit (Smut)
heaven and back | Rating: [E] | Word Count: 3k
Tags: College AU, Nerd Katsuki, Bad Boy Shouto, Top Shouto, Bottom Katsuki, Daddy Kink, Cockwarming
Summary: Nerdy Katsuki thought sitting on Shouto's cock was a good idea so they can be physically closer. He can watch videos and Shouto can study. Two birds, one stone.
marking my territory | Rating: [E] | Word Count: 3.8k
Tags: Rivals to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Biting, Possessiveness
Summary: “Fuck. What are you…what are you doing?”
Shouto pulled back a fraction, his eyes dark and clouded with a rare, unbridled possessiveness. “Marking my territory.”
map of gold | Rating: [E] | Word Count: 12k
Tags: Developing Relationship, Bakugou has a Vagina, First Time, Temperature Play, Oral Sex, Fingering
Summary: Shouto finds out Katsuki has a pussy and wants to see it. Katsuki is so done.
cinnamon on the tide | Rating: [E] | Word Count: 12.5k
Tags: College AU, Omega Katsuki, Alpha Shouto, Established Relationship, Katsuki has a Pussy, Eating Out, Vaginal Fingering
Summary: Nerdy Omega Katsuki finds out real quickly what eating out means with the help of Shouto's hands-on lessons.
Merry Christmas, Todoroki-san! | Rating: [E] | Word Count: 4.5k
Summary: "But Katsuki, you're a Todoroki too." He states, with a fake frown, letting his right hand that tugged Katsuki's panties go, causing them to snap and pinch at Katsuki's hip, not enough to hurt but enough to tease.
Tdbk getting lots of content post-time skip that implies the two spend so much time with each other is amazing but really funny
Because in tdbk side we don't claim anything and we're just having fun and don't harass anyone or brag about anything but hori and bones keep feeding us lmao
Like there are four ships constantly fighting a lot with each other over canon status and we don't engage in any of those. yet, somehow, we still get more content than half of those ships😭
On the Way to Meet Mom is a beautiful and touching webtoon that deliberately deconstructs, subverts, and disentangles our notions of family, blood relation, and gender roles, while affirming that everyone is searching for and deserves love and care, whatever that may look like. It does this by telling the story of a young mute orphan boy raised by alien wolves, who ultimately is taken in and nurtured by an assortment of sexless parthenogenetic aliens (including a space outlaw, a cosmic angel-like being, and an AI), who have to win a whole family custody court case to prove that even though they're not technically "human mothers", together as a community they can still fulfill this child's needs. I.e., maybe the real Mom was the friends and protectors we found along the way.
And then I open up a post on the Webtoon subreddit and see people going "I just can't bring myself to call the masc-looking alien Mom, I think the author obviously INTENDED us to call *him* the Dad", "the one with long hair and eyelashes is the Mom and the one with pecs and wide shoulders and short hair is the Dad", "uhh guys I know the Webtoon itself uses they/them for all the aliens in the story but I just can't physically bring myself to use they/them for a character that looks masc to me...I'm only comfortable using they/them for characters that are entirely alien and unhumanoid :/" guys. Please
mfs who haven't read the manga past chapter one or have their whole knowledge of mha from tiktok comments :"here is my opinion on Bakugo 🤡🤡🤡" *proceeds to repeat everything another "I stopped watching mha after season 3" person has said like a parrot*
This post will always be relevant. Even if you leave the fandom today and come back in 2035. Mfs can't shut up about him, he truly carries mha on his muscled back in every aspect