The First Generation

Broken Boy

Frankly, Izuku knew next to nothing about construction until a couple of days ago. There had always been a part of him that found it fascinating in a weirdly satisfying way. There was something about watching buildings being made, about watching as all the materials came together, and how co-operation between many peoples lead to the development of homes, places to live, and how so many of those all individually came together, to build a village, then a town, and then a city. It was like watching a civilization build itself from the ground up. And as technology improved, the process became faster, and so much more impressive the results. 3D printers and drones assisted in repair work and even make buildings. Enormous skyscrapers that could be seen from anywhere in a city. Fantastic marvels of architecture and engineering. Monuments, that came to represent and entire nation.

It was all fascinating. To this day, Izuku would go out of his way to search up news on construction works worldwide. Regardless of nation, he liked to just see what the future held. It helped keep his optimism alive, to see what there was going to be to look forward to, and reminded him to do everything that he could to keep going, and keep alive. Of course, many projects had been put on hold, due to the advent of Quirks, but there were a few still going ahead.

Izuku couldn't help but wonder – How many more mega-cities would be benefited by Quirks? How many of the conceptualized hovering cities and water-faring towns could be made a reality?

How many aspects of architecture and society would be assisted by Quirks that had useful properties in that area? Telekinesis, Zero Gravity and Strength Enhancement to move heavy objects, Cement to lay the outlines of buildings, and Weld to attach things to one another Creation could be used to make all the materials that a construction worker would ever need. Demolition would be easier, and better for the environment with Quirks like Explosion, Vines, Hardening and Half-Cold-Half-Hot. And Copy could be one of the most versatile Quirks, acting as double-duty for whatever was needed at the time.

And that was just an example of one job that could be assisted by Quirks. And even that didn't even take into consideration the regular able-bodyness of a person, even without their Quirk handy.

And that, that was all the design possibilities conceptualized before Quirks even developed! Who knew what was now possible with these supernatural abilities?!

It was one of the many things Izuku liked to think about when he considered the idea of a world that accepted Quirks as a part of their society. Quirkless and Quirked builders, using their various talents together to make something bigger and more impressive than anything that they could achieve alone. The amount of money, labour, and restriction that would simply be removed was immense, and made him wonder why it wasn't just the norm worldwide.

Then he remembered the answer. Fear and prejudice.

No doubt money was somehow involved, but right now, that wasn't the primary issue. The issue was that the population feared, and the vast majority refused, to do work alongside the Quirked, even in spite of its massive advantages. There were still unknown variables, and those included the unbridled and unrestricted fear of those who didn't understand those with Quirks.

Izuku thought about all of this with a grunt, as he attacked the ground underneath him with a shovel, trying to dig out as much dirt as he could.

He had been at this for two days now, trying to dig out a foundation for the orphanage he planned to build. He wasn't even halfway done, and as he looked out at the plot of land he had dug out, he couldn't help but feel exhausted. He had known that building an orphanage for over fifty children wasn't going to be an easy task – He knew that it was going to be a difficult task, but he was beginning to think that he had vastly underestimated it. His expulsion from Yuuei permitted him a week to get through everything he needed to do before he had to evacuate his room, and he was becoming increasingly worried that he'd have to return to his mothers' home in order to have a place to live. He didn't want to leave the area around Yuuei, but at this rate, he wasn't going to have a choice.