Title: Losing the Crown (3/10 chapters, ongoing)
Relationships: Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto | Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto | Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku | Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto | Bakugou Katsuki & Todoroki Shouto | Iida Tenya & Midoriya Izuku & Uraraka Ochako| Midoriya Izuku & Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko
Tags: Queerplatonic Relationships, Non-Sexual Intimacy, PTSD, Drug Use, Chronic Pain, POV Alternating, Quirkless Midoriya Izuku, Vigilante Midoriya Izuku, Slow Burn
Class 1-A don't find Vigilante Deku.
Instead, when Izuku drops out of UA, he disappears for five agonizing years, forcing his peers to grapple with his absence, especially Katsuki and Shouto, whose desperate, grief-fueled search changes the trajectory of their lives.
But when Izuku finally resurfaces, he's not who they remember—quirkless, struggling with addiction and a shell of the person he once was, leaving Katsuki and Shouto to question whether it's too late to save what's left of him.
Chapter three snippet - Izuku's POV:
He’s not a starry-eyed kid relying on his mentor for clear instructions anymore. An ironic statement since he possesses only one year of battle experience with eons left to learn, but a shortage of time means he’s working with what he’s already got on hand.
Dependency and indecisiveness are perilous things in war. And now, Izuku has a responsibility that’s much larger than he is. He carries the weight of the world on his strong, weary shoulders and his ability to remain in hiding will determine the fate of thousands. It’s nigh impossible to conceptualize all those faces, so his brain supplies him with familiar ones. Familiar smiles. Familiar voices.
He may be a kid, but there are no stars in his eyes. Not anymore.
Read it here: first chapter / most recent (chapter three)
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