'If I can't be a hero..' - VIGILANTE!DEKU AU

'..then is there really any point?'

WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED BY BLUE

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Izuku Midoriya, age fifteen, was a bright child growing up. It didn't necessarily mean he had the best childhood, but that didn't ever stop him from trying to reach his goal of becoming a hero.

So, it might've been a shock to any who knew him to see him practically taunting fate by getting dangerously close to the edge of a building, only to whisk himself away by the fences, almost playfully.

He laughed and giggled like a child out in a thunderstorm, smiling his brightest smile yet, while his mind replayed the words his idol had told him.

'You can't be a hero without a Quirk.'

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Kizutsuku used to be a normal boy, in a normal house, with a normal life. Now, though? Now, he had none of those things. Now, he was a vigilante who quickly climbed the ranks of fame, but was never made aware of it. Now, just now, he was a boy watching the news as his name filled the air, filled the whispers in the streets.

He chose his name, shouted it at the top of his lungs, and let the distorted sounding word bring a heavy weight of anticipation to every person below.

He smiles, only the people who knew Japanese would see through him. Only the people who cared enough to read would know his intentions immediately.

Kizutsuku means Hurt, but he chose the name not for the reasons you might think.

Izuku smiles to himself, knowing just what he'd do next with his personalized dream, taking form in a way so many people would question.

A wolf in sheep's clothing.

Was there a better analogy to describe Izuku out there?

Was there a better way for him to explain his connection to Kizutsuku?

Maybe he should just tell the world.

Izuku Midoriya, a normal fifteen year old boy, was also none other than a steadily climbing vigilante, Kizutsuku.