ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢʟɪᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ (ɪꜱ ɢᴏʟᴅ)

I refuse to accept your quirk." Izuku repeated, bewildered, befuddled, beyond done with this whole day. This wasn't worth it. This really wasn't.

Izuku breathed in a shallow breath, irritatedly wiped his tears from his face and looked at All Might- really looked at him- and said-

"This isn't what I want from life. I admire you, but I haven't wanted to be you for a long time now, haven't I?"

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Or: Somewhere between losing his mom, gaining his dad's, and learning to be comfortable with who he is, Izuku has some revelations.