After losing his mother at a young age with his father out of the picture, Midoriya Izuku starts to see the world in a new light. The filter that only sees the good is ripped apart, and Izuku runs away after the realisation, his quirk force-manifesting in the process for his survival.
Years later, becoming known as the infamous Soul Thief, he encounters Aizawa Shouta, also known as the Underground Pro Hero Eraserhead, who turns his life upside down. He is given the chance to become the hero he'd always dreamt to be. But the light of hope has already faded in him. What will happen now?
Cross-posted at AO3
After his father kidnaps him and forces him to steal quirks he's forced to run away, Izuku Midoriya gets a job! On top of that, he is a vigilante! Will he be able to balance it all without worrying about our favorite coffee hobo plus a mystery person or a few? (You'll have to read to find out who)
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Aizawa meets his latest problem child and with the help of a certain detective, they try to catch him. Aizawa however finds out some interesting things about his problem child along his journey...
(my writing gets better as you go on so don't stop reading because of the first 2-3.5 chapters)
Btw this has a discord server and I also make YouTube videos for it on my channel! Just look up the Verdant Analyst to find them. You may also find that there is a podfic version of this on YouTube.
Discord server https://discord.gg/2Xp5Z4FNAY