hi!! do you have any recs for anything similar to ‘lighting child’? basically fics where midoriya’s power is acknowledged and it kinda scares and impresses the people around him at the same time? besides ‘yesterday upon the stair’ because everyone suggests that. thank you in advance!!!
I’ve recommended some of these already, but here you go:
Apex Predator by silver jackdaw (idyll)
Rating: Not Rated | Category: Gen, Other | Words: 172,103 | Chapters: 40/? | Status: Ongoing
Every single school had one: someone at the top of the food chain. An acme. Someone who could do things under a teacher's nose, escape consequences, and terrify other people. Someone who looked down on everyone else like they were prey. An apex predator. And Izuku couldn't count on teachers and adults to protect anyone. Even a hero school wasn't safe from the phenomena. When Izuku gets to Yuuei, he's determined to find out who it is and ensure they can't hurt him or his new friends.
...and accidentally, in the process, becomes the apex predator (though he is mostly unaware of this, and uses it for good. But still, people are terrified of him.)
(Or, a snowball chain of events wherein Izuku's paranoia leads to 1A becoming a family, everyone in school being in debt to him, Aizawa adopting everyone in his sight and slowly growing closer to committing acts of arson, the League gaining redemption and working with the resident Apex Predator to combat the Hero Commission whilst gaining technically legal identities, and Hawks finding a family. Hurt people help other hurt people, and they're all doing their best. Some laws may or may not be broken in the process.)
Complicated Creation by Elemental
Rating: General Audiences | Category: Gen | Words: 112,714 | Chapters: 13/13 | Status: Complete
Midoriya Izuku is medically quirkless, not technically homeless, perpetually exhausted and doing his damned best despite it all. He also sees spirits, which might be cool if not for the fact that a) no one else does, b) they really don't like him very much, and c) he's pretty sure the heroes now think he's a villain working for the League.
Aizawa Shota just wants to take down Overhaul, rescue Eri, keep his students alive, get some rest, and find out how this Deku kid knows things he absolutely should not know about his personal life and the Shie Hassaikai case.
Unless Nighteye's right, and the kid really is a villain.
Hero Class Civil Warfare by RogueDruid (Icarius51)
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences | Category: Gen, Multi | Words: 85,769 | Chapters: 33/33 | Status: Complete
Villains lead by Midoriya.
Three days for Izuku Midoriya to show why they should be glad he's not a real villain.
(Updated with final edits, 5/2/19)
Canary by cloud_nine_and_three_quarters
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences | Category: Gen | Words: 291,354 | Chapters: 50/50 | Status: Complete
Midoriya Izuku is Quirkless. Well, he thought was. That was until he opened his mouth to sing.
There is more power in Midoriya's singing than he could have ever dreamed of - a power truly worthy of a hero. But will he ever have the confidence to spread his wings and soar?
Follow Canary on his journey to find his voice and become the hero he was always meant to be.