Izuku Midoriya had to suffer through true hell. The pain of knowing you're not loved, the reality of being alone, the grief of feeling like you're worthless. His past was traumatic, and he had scars to prove that he survived. However, surviving doesn't make it any easier to live on. He would have to fight for his strength, control, and his place in this world on his own. "Father. . . why? Why did it have to come to this? Why do you hate me so much?" "I don't hate you, I just don't love you enough to overlook that you took her from me." "You mean mother?" "That's Inko to you, brat!" ". . . yes, father." - Elirith was a "mistake," born with a weak constitution and mental state. He didn't have any control. His emotions, actions, feelings- they were barely his. All of this was only accentuated when he received the deciding factor in his life. "T-this is. . . my quirk? Really?" "I do believe so." Shift. "Damn!" "What's wrong? It's better than no quirk, right?" Shift. "N-no! I can't! I CAN'T! If everything is like t-this. . . then I-" "My boy, it's too bad that it had to be like this." Shift. "What!?" "You ungrateful brat!" - Things get better. That's what everybody tells themselves. There was no exception, in this case, Izuku. "So what you're saying is that things will get better. Just a bit longer. . ." "However, nothing will change if you don't make them. You do know this, right?" ". . . Yes-" "So do it, change your destiny!" ". . . Yes." - "I refuse to give up, and I refuse to give in. You can all either watch me become the greatest hero, or you can support me. Either way, this is my story, and I'm not going to waste this chance. I'm about to go out of control, so prepare yourself, World." TW: mental illness, self harm, suicide, abuse (OCs are included and are important to the story.))
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