My Hero Academia — Favorite Tropes and Headcanons
Quirkless Izuku for the win
Like, I absolutely love love love Quickless Izuku fic's where he becomes a hero and proves everyone who says he couldn't do it wrong. Like, there is just something so satisfying about it. Especially with dadzawa and papamic. And, personally, All Might Bashing is always the cherry on top in those fic's.
All Might Bashing
I... I am so sorry to the MHA community, but I cannot stand All Might. I hate the way he handled The Sludge incident, I hate the way he handled Izuku asking if he could still be a hero despite being Quirkless, and I hate even more how he offered his quirk to Izuku and then told him he couldn't tell anyone... and don't even get me started on the training. Can't stand him, and I love the fic's that bash him. Especially when he is proved wrong repeatedly. So so much.
Dadzawa
Not even just to Izuku or Shinso, but to the entire class. He is a dad and those are his kids. He sets rules, he breaks the rules for his kids, he makes new ones, he makes sure they are safe... Yeah, he's a teacher and it's his job and responsibility... But Class 1-A brings out his Dad/Parental side and there is no denying it... in my state of delusion and fanfiction of course!!
Papamic!!!
We love Papamic, especially in fic's with Izuku, Shinso, and Eri. That is the family in my mind. Those are his kids, and if you hurt them he will find out, he will find you, and then no one hears from you again.
Shinos's Trauma
I love that (mostly) as a fandom, we looked and Shinso, looked at Izuku's bullying, and then decided that there was no way Shinso wasn't abused or hard cored bullied.
Inko Bashing
I like Inko bashing, but not abusive Inko. She was neglectful at best from how I viewed MHA. I don't like her, I don't like how she handled many things. But she is still Izuku's mom and it's clear that he loves her (even if I could explain that away with trauma). It just... I could actually talk about this for an hour / in a rant if someone let me.
Shigiraki was abused and groomed.
Also, the Red Shoe theory for Quirkless kids. Like... Izuku and Shigaraki are parallels to each other in way way way too many ways. The shoes, the childhood (mirrored, not exact), All Might, Wanting to be a hero, Being groomed. Like, the two of them were meant to be on opposite sides but they could have been the best of friends and shit. Izuku could have saved them.
L.O.V as a Family
Little group of fuck ups and societal rejects. Can't tell me that they didn't bond. Their reactions to Big Sis's death only prove that. Overhaul killed one of their own and Shigaraki destroyed Overhaul's organization and burnt it into the ground by using the heroes and two of his own people.
This also includes Hawks. Depends on the fic though.
And Another favorite Trope, but L.O.V Redemption.
let them become vigilantes at worst, heroes at best!! Let them heal and move on from trauma, let them have family and friends again. This includes Hawks too. Once again, depends on the fic.