#soya's headcanons

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What I think Deku sensei would be like: a list

( @deku-sensei-everyday you might like this ) little hcs / scenarios of Deku sensei and how I think he'd be like as a teacher at UA

he never cold calls on students - e.g if the class is reading a page of a textbook together, he'll read the whole thing out himself instead of asking his students to read.

◇ adding onto this, he has THE most gentle and comforting reading voice. bro will be reading the hero history textbooks like a storybook you'd read before bed. not in a patronising way ofc. and while he's reading, a lot of the class will just fall asleep - NOT cos it's boring, but cos they feel safe and comforted. then he'll realise it after he finishes and they're all in such a deep sleep that by the time they wake up, it's the end of the lesson and they've done no work... so the other teachers forbid him from reading, but his students hated that.

◇ Deku finds a compromise - he gets his students to read during lessons, and starts a book club which runs twice a week. It's a safe space for students to come and listen to him read (by popular demand), and it ends up being a hit, esp amongst those who are always anxious and/or stressed, it becomes like an escape for them. Alternatively, students can come and read their own books, and find like-minded ppl.

2. He gets a lot of fanart from students. A LOT. Even those who aren't his students will look for him before and after school, lunch, etc, to give him their art. And he appreciates every single one. His classroom and office walls are COVERED in art, whether they're stick figures or hyper realistic portraits, they're all displayed proudly, and he looks at them everyday and smiles at the positive impact he's having and remembers the smiles he put on their faces after telling them how much he loves them - his dream come true.

3. He never yells at a students / tells them off for anything except when people are (intentionally) hurt. Missed his homework deadline? That's okay. Talk to him tomorrow about how you're feeling or what you found difficult. He's always free in the mornings. Forgot your book or pencilcase? Don't worry. He'll give you what you need for the day with a smile on his face. Late to school / his lesson? He understands that sometimes it's out of our control, but he will ask why you're late just to make sure. After that you're fine.

4. Most teachers tend to shut students down when they yell, but Deku doesn't. Instead of telling them to 'calm down' for feeling a simple emotion, he'll listen to WHY they're upset, WHY they're angry. The tone isn't important when they're in pain, cos oftentimes that's the case and the intolerance of emotions makes it difficult for some students to get the help they need. They're villainised for it, but it's the only way they can let things out in the moment. Deku realises this and treats them as people, not criminals. He'll take them to a safe and quiet area of the school where no one will be disrupted. With Deku, it's not "Calm down before you speak to me" or "Don't give me that attitude" when they aren't even intending to be difficult, it's "Tell me what's wrong, piece by piece. I'm listening. If you need to scream, scream. If you need to cry, cry. I'm here, so no one will get mad at you for doing so."

◇ He can tell by taking one look on a student's face as they enter his classroom if they're upset or troubled by someth. He likes to stand by the classroom door and greet them as they come in. That way, he gets to see each of them and make sure they're okay. He cares about them a lot.

5. He still can't keep his fanboy mode in check at work. If All Might is mentioned during lesson, he'll get so carried away to the point that the class will end up diverting to an All Might history lesson instead of what they're actually supposed to learn... until the students get bored and tell him to stop rambling.

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Deku headcanons!!!!!

He has a notebook for EVERYTHINGGG. Not just hero analysis, but also things like note-taking, doodling, scrapbooking, journalling, you name it, he's got it.

◇ He's also got a concerning amount of blank notebooks, cos he finishes them FAST. In fact, he's the only person who dedicates themselves to actually finishing their notebooks rather than getting excited by seeing one with a pretty cover in a stationery shop, writing one page in it, then forgetting it even exists the next day. Also, if his classmates want notebooks, he's got them covered... probably for the rest of their lives.

◇ He's kept all his notebooks from childhood till present. Even the ones from when he first learnt to write. He thinks it's a good way of tracking his growth and how far he's come. His mum tried to convince him there's no point in keeping them, but he's rlly attached to all his notebooks and can't bear to throw them away.

2. He has a collection of little, meaningful things that ppl gave him or from diff events. As in, the sweet note you passed to him in class? He still has it. That roll of photos you printed from the photos booth on the day everyone went shopping? He still has it. Wristbands from the School Festival or concerts he went to w his friends? He still has them. The letters Eri writes him? He's got a whole separate folder just for them. Little things like that mean a LOT to him.

3. When he learns to drive, he becomes the most RECKLESS driver ever. As in, he'll try to be careful, but it'll fail miserably cos he's not focusing, OR he'll just make crazy impulsive decisions like the kind of sudden turns that make the tires skid on the road.

◇ He's almost always late to work, cos his schedule becomes so busy. Hence the rushing and impulsive decisions 😅

Aizawa: (disappointed nod) Midoriya. Late again...

Deku: Sorry, Sensei! I got caught up in a few things... and I mean, we're not in class anymore. I'm all grown up!

Aizawa: Doesn't feel that way sometimes.

4. He's a night owl. Almost every night, he'll be up till 4AM studying, writing in his notebook, or exercising. And cos he's so used to it, he doesn't feel that tired even after getting only 2 hours of sleep. In fact, he'll get tired when he gets MORE hours of sleep than that. His classmates (especially Iida) will force him to go to sleep early, but...

Iida: (chopping the air) Midoriya!! I've been told you haven't been sleeping!!!

Deku: (taken aback) I-It's not that! I just—

Iida: I don't want any arguments! You are going to bed RIGHT THIS INSTANT— (grabs Deku's hand and drags him up to his dorm)

Deku: B-BUT— okay fine...

(He then proceeds to stay up regardless. We all know how stubborn he is.)

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Katsuki headcanons!!!!!

He's the go-to person if you're having a closet dilemma. Seeing as both his parents work in the fashion industry, he'd have a rlly good sense of style and would know a LOT about clothes and what fits together. He just doesn't use that knowledge much for himself, since he's more into heroics than fashion, which is why we see him wear quite simple and plain outfits outside of duty. Either that, or it's just his normal style lol. I can totally see Mina coming to him with different sets of clothes and going "Bakugo!!! Which one should I wear??? I can't decide!!!", and him rolling his eyes as he resolves her problem within less than 2 minutes.

2. His secret hobby is collecting trading cards. I like to think the All Might card he has is a part of a wider series of hero-themed trading cards, and that the one we always see him have is his favourite. He's defo a die-hard collector and his goal is to have the entire collection, which is difficult cos new cards would be added to it often, but it's never stopped him. By the way, by entire, I mean ENTIRE. I'm talking limited edition cards that were only in circulation before he was born. He has a special folder for them where they can be displayed in order, and he maintains it very meticulously.

◇ Deku knows about his secret hobby cos he's been collecting since he was little, before he decided it was 'secret'. These two know every one of each other's secrets!!

◇ When it comes to getting his hands on the rarer cards, he wants to get them honestly. He won't accept anyone getting them for him as a gift (if they ever found out about his secret hobby that is), and he won't go to conventions to buy them if they are just rare and not limited edition.

3. He LOOOVES the arcade. All the games there are competitive, so it's the one place he's happy to go with his friends. You'll never see a bigger smile on his face than when he gets to play them with ppl who match his energy (Kiri and Kaminari!!!!). Sometimes Deku will tag along too. He goes a bit overkill with the competitive remarks, but his friends don't mind cos it's authentically him and they know he's not doing so to hurt their feelings. It just shows how much fun he's having with them. Also, he wins every game.

4. He's RLLY good with hair, as in hair care and hairstyles. I've seen this hc elsewhere, and I totally agree with it, so I wanna add my own ideas to it. Firstly, his hair might look spiky, but it's actually SUPER soft and silky. He's shared his tips and tricks with many members of the class - he's not one to gatekeep.

◇ He does hairstyling for all the 1-A girls when the class is going to attend big, fancy events. This is throughout their second and third years. His mum taught him how to and he wanted to become better than her, so he ended up learning how to do more hairstyles than even she knew, and ended up teaching HER some!! Also, he picked up some more experience and appreciation for it from Best Jeanist ofc!!!!! It taught him patience, gentleness and discipline.

◇ Speaking of which, when Katsuki actually does the hairstyling on them, he's incredibly gentle, contrary to what you might think. Y'know how combing your hair hurts when you run into knots, or when you pull too hard? He'd never let that happen. You wouldn't feel a single ounce of pain even if your hair was rlly long or unruly. He's that good at it. Like when he combs someone's hair, he does it so gently and carefully and he'd never let them get hurt 🧡

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Deku and Katsuki headcanons!!

Katsuki's All Might card is part of a wider collection, and the two of them would compete on who could get the rarest cards. The one Katsuki always keeps in his pocket is the first one he ever got (Deku got a matching one on the same day as we know) and is his favourite one. Deku still has his one but he's kept it in a very safe place. Meanwhile, Katsuki NEVER goes anywhere without it, so he's always wearing at least one item of clothing that has a pocket.

◇ When he started to bully Deku, the latter would try to use the cards to get him to reconcile, e.g. "Kacchan, you wanna see the new cards I got?" but he wouldn't budge. He instead went on to show his cards / compete with other kids, leaving Deku behind. So after that, Deku decided to stop collecting them.

2. They ALWAYS attended each other's birthdays, every year since they met when they were toddlers.

◇ Katsuki, being a popular kid, had big bday parties every year. He liked them when he was little but not as much as he grew older - yet, his parents would always insist on hosting them. Deku was always super excited to go to those parties and would always try to get Katsuki a rlly cool All Might-themed present with his own pocket money, even if he'd been in the middle of saving up for someth HE wanted. But Katsuki would always try to avoid him and he wouldn't show any gratitude either - ofc, after the Final War, that changed.

◇ In contrast, Deku never had any bday parties cos he didn't have any friends to celebrate with. The only ppl he had were his mother, as well as Katsuki and his family. Deku was always eager to have them over, but Katsuki wasn't so keen, and his parents would have to drag him there, saying "Why aren't you excited, Katsuki? Isn't Izuku your best friend?" or someth. Although, cos they both loved All Might, and they were 'best friends' in their parents' eyes, he'd always get Deku someth nice for his bday - even if it was late cos he initially didn't want to (or his parents forced him).

3. The two of them were such a big part of each other's lives growing up that half their baby pictures have the other person in them. As in Katsuki would be in most of Deku's pics and Deku would be in a lot of Katsuki's pics.

Deku: (smiles) Kacchan's in a lot of these pictures...

Inko: Well, the two of you did spend a lot of time together.

Katsuki: (annoyed) What the hell?! Why is De— Izuku in like every one of my pictures?

Mitsuki: Because the two of you spent a lot of time together!

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Photographer Deku sensei headcanons!!

He acquired some Polaroid cameras which he only uses for fancy occasions like parties and festivals. He used a more modern camera for Eri's show cos he wanted to be able to take lots of pics super quickly and during the moment. After all, he was rlly excited when he saw Eri's smile!!! Plus, shows like that are quite fast paced, and Polaroids take a few minutes to develop, so he wouldn't have been able to take nearly as many pics.

◇ He would only use a Polaroid camera if he was asking people to pose and doing actual photoshoots at said fancy events. He puts a lot of thought into which camera to use for what event. Whatever his hobbies are, he makes sure to know everything about them!

2. He's UA's unofficial photographer. Whenever UA hosts any events e.g school / sports festivals, he volunteers to be the one to take pictures instead of having the school hire a bunch of random ppl to come in and take pics. These photographers would take pictures whenever they felt like it, particularly if they were from the media, just cos they thought the students and teachers were cool or interesting. In contrast, Deku makes sure they never feel overcrowded and always asks before taking their pictures. The students are all much more comfortable with this arrangement.

◇ When he's on school trips w his students (training camps etc), he always makes sure to take some fun and silly pics w them too, so they can remember the occasion! He might be a hero teacher, but he also wants to make memories and cherish the time he has with them.

3. He doesn't go out anywhere without taking a camera. He love love loves to take pics of not just his classmates and loved ones, but also the tiniest things in his everyday life like:

vibrant flowers growing from bushes he happens to pass by

butterflies flapping their wings

the sunset when he finishes work (which he didn't this time cos he was super focused on Eri's show!!)

interesting cloud shapes

the view of the city from his window

He just seems to me like the kinda guy who can find the joy and beauty in every corner of the world. He's so full of love for it all 💚💚💚

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Katsuki's birthday and 1-A

(this pic is from when he finally got his provisional license but shhhhh— he's so adorable righhht?? 🥰)

Katsuki's birthday is on 20th April, which is RIGHT at the start of the Japanese academic year. He would've turned 16 either just before or a couple days into being at UA, so he wouldn't have known Class 1-A enough to celebrate his birthday w/ them. And something tells me S1/2 Katsuki wouldn't have appreciated a bday celebration much anyway...

One year later, Japan falls into pieces due to the jailbreakers wreaking havoc on the streets. In that April, Deku left UA and became Dark Deku. I tried to find out exactly how long for, and it's not clear, but most ppl seem to agree on about a month? What do you think?

Let's say Deku was gone for the entire month of April - that'd include Katsuki's 17th birthday. Here, there's a different problem, which is Deku not being present. I hc that Katsuki, as far as he can remember, has probably never had a birthday without Deku, cos they grew up together! Society being torn apart and Deku being gone would've put all of 1-A in sombre moods, even if they tried to smile for others. I doubt Katsuki would've even felt like celebrating it without Deku.

So, w/ his 16th and 17th bdays gone, he just has 1 yr left to celebrate at UA - his 18th. They didn't show much of 1-A in 3rd yr apart from their graduation ceremony, but all I'm saying is that they better have made his 18th bday a BLAST (no pun intended). They don't need to have a party per se, cos Katsuki doesn't strike me as a party goer, but like I hope they did someth he enjoyed for the day at least! I certainly would've taken him out somewhere special!

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Class 1-A headcanons!!!!

Ever since they performed at the School Festival, they made it a frequent thing to play instruments and sing together. No practice or expectations or anything - if someone knows how to play a song and at least a couple more know the lyrics, they'll go for it. Sometimes everyone will join in, other times it'll just be a few performing and the rest watching. They become more comfortable performing in front of each other after practicing so much for their concert at the School Festival. They just do it for fun, but after Japan collapses, they do it more to raise their spirits and feel united.

◇ They perform 'Hero Too' together in the common room whenever they're about to go on a big mission and are a bit nervous. It reminds them of who they are, their values and what they're fighting for, and it helps to ground them and give them confidence.

2. They have video game tournaments!!!! Fighter games are their fav (e.g Super Smash Bros and the like, idk any others lol 😭) but they also love to play quiz / trivia games. Anything competitive goes (and if Katsuki is involved, the stakes go through the roof and the room becomes incredibly lively cos he brings sm energy to those kinds of tournaments).

◇ I can see Deku always rooting for Katsuki if they're not playing each other, and the latter rolling his eyes going "Well, obviously!". When the roles are reversed, Katsuki roots for Deku's opponent instead 😭 And then when the two of them play each other that's when everyone gets the most invested cos they're the biggest rivals in the class. It's rlly exciting.

◇ Also, Kiri, Mina and Kaminari teaching Ochako how to play from scratch cos they wanna include her in the fun. They teach her all the controls to all the games they play and have practice rounds with her. She's never been able to afford a video game console and so has never played any video games before, due to her previously living in poverty. No one in Class 1-A gets left behind!!!!!

3. After the Final War, they all become WAY too attached to each other. Half the nights they won't even sleep in their dorms - instead they'll all stay together in the common room and chat / watch movies till they fall asleep one by one (yes, even Katsuki). They bring their blankets and pillows from their dorms and lay them on the floor to create makeshift beds. They'll end up falling asleep on each other or cuddling.

◇ A lot of them get nightmares from the events of the Final War but also the Paranormal Liberation War - so much happened during those few months that they barely got to process all the events at the time, and now that everything has calmed down, their brains finally have space to sort through it. And it quickly becomes too much. It's all they can think about for quite a while. I'd like to think that immediately after returning to school after recovering from the Final War, they'd stay up late comforting each other to sleep.

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Might+U and Eri

Imagine if Eri becomes a famous singer when she gets older (a bit older than the timeskip), and she wrote the song 'Might+U' as her way of telling the world that heroes DO exist, that there ARE ppl out there who care enough to reach out, and that even after you lose hope, someone will always come to save you. That sentiment comes from her own childhood experience. In a way, the song is dedicated to all the heroes who took part in the Hassaikai raid (especially Deku and Lemillion), cos they risked their lives for her future.

Just a lil thought / hc of mine. I think 'Might+U' exists as a song in their universe and is written by a grown-up Eri, reflecting on her positive experiences with the heroes in her life 💖🎵🎤