Blissful Ignorance
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  • Reads 79,597
  • Votes 2,356
  • Parts 17
  • Time 3h 4m
Complete, First published Dec 22, 2020
Mature
This will likely a short story but I think I will aim to get more detailed in descriptions of things.

They say Ignorance is blissful but that isn't always true for those that have to deal with the issues that others are ignorant of. The others are ignorant of how impactful their words can be, that doesn't mean the other side of the story isn't unaffected though. UA was meant to be better. They were meant to be less ignorant of the world's problems since they are aiming to be heroes! So why does it hurt so much? The past always catches up to you even when you don't want it to.

This is the story of how Izuku's quirkless past ends up shaping his time at UA  far more than he planned for.

Inspired by Ignorance Isn't Always Bliss by izukumidoriyasimp on AO3
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