His mother. Dead. His childhood. Gone. Midoriya once dreamed of being a hero, saving people, defeating villains. But fate did not favour him. The fire. the outstretched hand. the chance at avenging his mother. An innocent child who was learning about the cruel reality really was. Midoriya no longer found the world to be a safe place. Nor did he want it to be. A/N: For the sake of this story, Dabi has been aged down to 18 while Midoriya is 16.