BKDK Fic Recs

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Cantor's Road by EtherealBeing

Rating: E Status: 1/? Chapters Word Count: 15,225 Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

As a self-described supernatural journalist, Izuku had learned to temper his expectations. It wasn’t that he didn’t believe, but the simple truth was that most paranormal allegations fell apart under scrutiny, and he had no reason to think this would be any different. Until he met Katsuki, at least. “Don’t do it,” he told him, the way you’d beg someone not to jump off a cliff. “I’m not an idiot, Deku. I know why you’re here.” He leaned in close. “You’re looking for Cantor’s Road. And I’m telling you right now—if you find it, you’re gonna wish you hadn’t.” How quaint it was for Izuku to realize only after he arrived: he should have listened to Katsuki.

my notes: of course tumblr doesn't allow double indented stuff. sigh.

anyways!! the author has done it again. reccing this because it only has one chapter at the moment, and i'm sure from the author's note that the author has absolutely incredible plans for this, so go give a kudos and comment, maybe even consider subscribing to this one if it's your jam? regardless, etherealbeing has a ton of other bkdk stuff, as well as non mha stuff!

things i loved: the STEPS. OH MY GOD THE STEPS. AAAAAA. definitely some incredible worldbuilding down the road (ha), just know that it's a bit uncanny valley. i usually can't do uncanny valley, but even though i know what this author is capable of i was pulled in by the summary alone. and then i started reading and ooooo boy, izuku WHYYYYYY would you do the things you did!

i'm having so much fun that by the time i got to izuku actually investigating cantor's road i was HOOKED. i said, okay, well surely the uncanny valley stuff won't be too too bad... and then i was back to screaming at izuku like he was in a horror movie. the author does some really great stuff with the actual cantor's road and how it works with the levels of danger and all that. and i always do love to see that kind of american gothic(?) trope of 'listen when people tell you to not go to the spooky place. it's not spooky, it's terrifying'. and AAAA THE RED PAINT THING!!! you'll see what i mean when you get there, it was actually kinda cute if it was done by who i think it was done by :)) but also really unnerving until i finished what there is and had that mental light bulb go off lmaooo.

SUPER excited to see where this goes!! the author even has a video of cantor's road linked in the author's notes for that sweet, delicious immersion.

remember to read the tags on ao3, be respectful and always follow the golden rule of fic: don't like, don't read.

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Fire Lily by EtherealBeing

Rating: E Status: 21/21 Chapters Word Count: 278,245 Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

There he was: sitting splay-legged on the altar, one muddy combat boot propped up on the edge, with a self-satisfied grin on his face and a relaxed aura, in spite of the war raging outside. Izuku wasn’t sure what he’d expected to see his first day evacuating humans from the Rapture zone, but it sure as hell wasn’t a Demon with the same goal. A story about falling, in more ways than one.

author has a tumblr here, so make sure to give them a follow if you like this fic!

my notes: every day i cry that i'll never be able to read this for the first time ever again. jkjk, it's only been a couple days. this is definitely SUCH a good way to do demon!katsuki and angel!izuku. the worldbuilding is INCREDIBLE and i was waiting to be right about a lot of stuff. purely to encourage people to read this one, i'm not gonna say if i was right or not about any of those things, but this one is popular for a REASON. AND!!!! the author just posted a new bkdk fic according to my email i use for my ao3 account! honestly, i legitimately hadn't checked what else the author had written until writing this rec, so expect another bkdk fic rec from this author soon!

the author has a really really fun way of capturing how izuku and katsuki (and others) would most likely act in this sort of au. it feels so realistic, and there's some really fun twists and turns in this one. it's absolutely angst with a happy ending. the hurt comfort is REAL with this one, as well as the more... rating specific tags tumblr will get mad at me for using lol.

i'm still remembering little easter eggs after a couple weeks, if only because those easter eggs are woven into the story so well you don't really think of them as easter eggs. and honestly i might be wrong about some of them, but i 100% blame that on ME not being caught up in the anime yet haha. remember to leave kudos, comment, etc on this one if you liked it, and...

remember to read the tags on ao3, be respectful and always follow the golden rule of fic: don't like, don't read.

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had to take a quick mental health break, so apologies for vanishing! the tag for admin talk will be adminnotes:e (a play on author's notes) if you want to block it for whatever reason! i understand not everyone wants to see those for fic rec blogs lol. i'm gonna do a couple recs today, but they might take a bit of time if my apartment maintenance person shows up today. sigh. apartments. at least rent is cheap?

tldr: two (maybe more) recs today, and i apologize for my brief absence, i needed a mental health break haha.

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Of Love, Scales, & Fins by orphan_account

Rating: E Status: 16/16 Chapters Word Count: 74,455 Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Katsuki Bakugou is doing what he can to rise up in the ranks as a criminal, even if it is wasn't his first choice in life. Of course, he made the mistake of messing with the Shie Hassaikai clan, which landed him in the river to swim with the fishes. Or, at least that's what he thought. The last thing he remembers before waking on the riverbank is a beautiful face & a soft kiss. Then, the same man, whom he thought was just a figment of his imagination, shows up at his door, naked aside from his neighbor's garments & telling Katsuki that he's a member of the merfolk! What the fuck?

my notes: oughh i love mer aus SO much and this one was so cool!! warning for angst later on, but it has a happy ending if you're worried about that. in this one katsuki is saved by mer!izuku after pissing off the rival gang, and then of course mer izuku gives up his legs in hopes of katsuki one day loving him back. but, there's a catch- katsuki has to SAY 'i love you' to izuku within a month, otherwise izuku will turn into a hideous monster (his TRUE mer form) forever and then katsuki will NEVER love him. ... right?

it has some side ships that are ALSO a joy to read, but it's got feral izuku, teen!kirishima, gang boss enji (i actually really like how he's written in this one, and i don't like enji much in canon with where i'm at, but i know a LOT of spoilers lol.), adorable eri and shinsou (aged down to be closer to eri in age i believe, and yes! they got adopted by erasermic!).

remember to read the tags on ao3, be respectful and always follow the golden rule of fic: don't like, don't read.

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I'm not boring!! by GreyFrey

Rating: E Status: 11/12 Chapters Word Count: 82,076 Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

College professor Izuku Midoriya’s boyfriend just dumped him. The reason? He’s too boring. So in a quest to prove his ex wrong, he decides to take up the school’s baseball coach on an enticing offer. The only problem? They absolutely despise each other.

my notes: the summary is only part of the full one on ao3, since tumblr is.... tumblr lol.

this is one of my FAVORITE fics ever, and actually the fic that got me back into bkdk and helped inspire me to finish my first multichapter fic, so HUGE shoutout to GreyFrey!! some of my favorite things about this one include but are NOT at all limited to: the enemies AND lovers aspect, the reason why it's rated e, the friendship between izu and todoroki (todoroki is GREAT in this one omfggg), the college professor trope (this trope is SO special to me), and jock and nerd au (i LOVE this au omfg).

overall i cannot WAIT to see this one finish, however bittersweet it's going to be sobbing emoji. GreyFrey has a ton of other bnha and bkdk fic, and all of them that i've read are FANTASTIC and will absolutely be getting recced as well. the author also does some bkdk zine work and has a twitter where they talk about all their writing (they don't JUST write bkdk stuff too if you're a multishipper or just want to read some non-bkdk stuff.) they're also trying to get some of their work published so PLEASE consider giving them some love/kudos/a follow whatever you can. they're super cool and i LOVE their writing and i wanted my first rec to be an unfinished work, because some people DO prefer completed works (totally valid, btw), but we all do this for free, and it's a huge time investment, and i personally get discouraged sometimes when i get low stats. not that it should matter, but yanno! go check this one out, i PROMISE you won't be disappointed lol.

remember to read the tags on ao3, be respectful and always follow the golden rule of fic: don't like, don't read.