Izuku Midoriya seems to be the perfect hero, attentive in class, strong and caring for others, albeit a little skittish. Little does everyone know he used to struggle with issues of self-worth, always feeling weak and worthless in comparison to everyone else. What happens when these feelings return? What happens when he picks up a few more issues? How will he cope? What happens when the girl he loves finds out how he truly feels? Will she be able to help him feel like himself again? And what else will be found Below The Surface of Izuku Midoriya? Warning: This story includes mentions of serious issues such as body, mental, and trust issues and also includes smut.

A BNHA Alternate Universe in which people are completely colorblind until they touch their soulmate for the first time. Some go most of their lives without seeing color, some never see color at all, and some are lucky enough to meet their soulmate within the first 20 years of their life. Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka are two of these lucky people, for when they first met, Ochaco saved Deku from falling using her quirk. Cover art credit goes to @/alexa_doodles on Twitter!

Izuku Midoriya and Ochako Uraraka are two pro heroes in training and promising ones at that. They attend UA High which is well known for producing powerful Heroes including the Symbol of Peace, All Might, himself. However young Midoriya and Uraraka are about to find out that no matter how powerful they become there is one unstoppable force that will always be more powerful than they could possibly imagine and that unstoppable force is a little something known as...love. Of course they had no idea that love really had it in for them and was about to take them on a journey that would form a bond lasting a lifetime.