He was drowning. Drowning in his own head. In his own thoughts. Flashes of his classmates came and went. There smiling faces and carefree laughter, while he was off in the corner, watching through a window. Villain attacks that he was completely useless in. He couldn't help Aizawa. He couldn't save Katsuki. He was useless. He was unwanted. He couldn't do it anymore. He didn't want to. ⚠️trigger warnings⚠️ -depression -suicide -anxiety -panic attacks -eating disorders -self harm this is the only warning you'll get, there won't be individual warnings for the chapters, so if you can't handle these topics do not read this fic. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i wrote a depressed deku one shot like a year ago and people really wanted me to expand on it, so i'm writing this now???

Izuku doesn't cry. He is a weapon, and weapons don't weep. He won't cry until the battle, when he's falling through the air, when it settles in just how real it is that he's going to die, because yeah, the doctor warned him this would happen, but there's always been a part of Izuku that thought he'd live forever. Just like his father told him. Or, how a few heroes help Midoriya Izuku become something more than a lost vigilante. 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙜𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙧

Abused, abandoned and rejected, Izuku Midoriya is tired of being treated like a subhuman due to his quirklessness. As the vigilante Zero, he vows to make a change in society and prove that quirkless doesn't mean worthless. But there's a long, difficult road ahead of him. ---- WARNING, THIS STORY WILL INCLUDE: -depression -suicide attempts/self-harm -abuse -bullying -mentions of rape -lots of swearing This story does NOT condone things like abuse, suicide, and self-harm. If you have suicidal/self-harming tendencies or are being abused, or you know someone who is, get some help! Also, My Hero Academia and its characters are the property of Kohei Horikoshi, and none of the art is mine either unless I say so. The only thing I own in this story is the plotline. NOW CROSSPOSTED ON Ao3 (Account Name: EvilGenius) ---- A new chapter will be updated about every 2-3 weeks (may slow down), and I aim for a length of 5,000+ words per update. Current Word Count: 84,734 Starting Date: 5/28/2020 Completion Date:

after Midoryia's impossible life he decides he has had enough... Bakugo ran to his lifeless corpse that laid a the bottom of the school building, tears slipping down his face. he was at fault... TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ disclaimers: I own nothing but the story idea. I do not condone any of the character's actions. Don't replicate what was done.