Not Quite Human Fic Recs
Leviathan by rest_in_rip https://archiveofourown.org/works/13216827/chapters/30232824
“Izuku's only truly used his quirk once. He was four years old. He took thirty-two lives that day. Now, he's sworn never to let that power possess him again. Hiding the true nature of his quirk from everyone, he hides behind the thin facade of a useless, showy quirk, refusing any and all connection to the mysterious creature recognized in a few sparse news reports as the Leviathan. Lies don't last forever, however, and one day or another, his world will have to come crashing down.”
His Father’s Son by Pipefoxesonthemoon https://archiveofourown.org/works/13853094/chapters/31864188
“Izuku Midoriya doesn't have a quirk. Quirks are things of wonder and awe, destined to make great heroes out of those who master them. Izuku has a curse. A thing. A horror that burnt his skin, ruined his life and filled his head with monsters. His only chance at normality was to suppress the darkness with self-hatred, silence the demons with medication, and focus everything left on the singular goal of maybe one day turning his curse into a force for good. But can such horror, such darkness, ever be used for good? Or will he eventually fall to shadow and flame? After all, Izuku is his father's son.”
Elysium Risen by Haurvatat https://archiveofourown.org/works/14937575/chapters/34608164 “The very first time Izuku raised the dead, he assumed his success was because the internet guided him through the process.”
Cuckoo Bird by ElectricBoomerang https://archiveofourown.org/works/14716793/chapters/34013636 “There's something off about Midoriya Izuku. (change·ling /ˈCHānjliNG/ noun a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy.)”
The Worm That Dorks by Servbot52 https://archiveofourown.org/works/15766674/chapters/36674568 “Midoriya is a kind boy able to turn into a mass of tentacles and teeth. Whether this is his quirk or if he is an eldritch abomination from beyond space and time is debatable. Despite being a nightmare made flesh he has the drive to be a hero. Even if his classmates are trying to banish him to the outer realms, or worship him as a god, or whatever Aoyama is trying to do. Regardless, he’ll save people with a smile on his face and not eat anyone else's sanity while doing so!”
Puerem Magi: Izuku Midoriya by Mapleseruhp https://archiveofourown.org/works/14746667/chapters/34094306 “All-might does not save Izuku from the sludge villain that day after school. Instead, Kyubey saved Deku by offering him a wish in exchange for becoming a magical boy. Able to attend U.A, Deku must disguise his ability as a quirk while balancing his life of fighting witches with training to be a hero.”
Who am I? by WereKoalaPL https://archiveofourown.org/works/14699403/chapters/33968448 “Tuesdays, they are really not my day, I surmise after the paramedic checks my one remaining eye for brain damage. Not ten minutes ago I have awoken, laying flat on concrete, with cable still cutting into my neck, after being killed, hung by a group of maggots. Oh, right, I didn't introduce myself. The name is Midoriya Izuku, and as you might have figured out, I have just come back from the dead. Coming back from the dead, wouldn't sound absurd in a world filled with quirks, if I wasn't quirkless. --- One in which Izuku Midoriya is so much more than he thinks. Where mythology comes to life in the strangest of ways, and where Izuku has a penchant for axes, roasted hogs, and adopting every little kid he can find.”
Magic Runs Deep by draconicshinx https://archiveofourown.org/works/14045577/chapters/32351859 “ "Midoriya Izuku has always been good at making friends. Not human ones, really, but they are good friends nonetheless. " Izuku can see and talk to and interact with mythical creatures. It's not exactly the quirk he was hoping for, but he's going to use it to help humans and his non-human friends all the same.”
For Want of a Name by rest_in_rip https://archiveofourown.org/works/15066902/chapters/34931009 “ “If someone takes your name, they have complete control of you, and you are powerless to resist. It is why we guard our True Names so carefully.” Izuku stares at her, suddenly terrified. “I- You’re not a human, and… I gave you my True Name.” “That’s the thing, Midoriya-kun,” Manami says, staring at him with an expression he can’t decipher. “You didn’t.” Izuku stares. “But you said-” “I know what I said,” Manami says quietly. “You gave me your first and last name, but it wasn’t your True Name.” “Then… What is my True Name?” Izuku asks. “Midoriya-kun…” Manami whispers. “You don’t have one.” In which Izuku is something that should not exist, an impossibility in a word that he's never truly known.”
