A Full Moon Is Poison to Some, to Others, Magic (One Shot)

"What do you believe in, Midoriya?" He asked simply.

"What?"

The man sighed, "Call me superstitious, but I believe in things that most men don't. Those beliefs are ingrained in me, they dictate my actions and they've saved my life. My gut tells me man should never have entered this place, so I listen." He looked serious and yet unbothered all at once as he turned his face towards the sky, taking his cigarette to tap the ash off into the sea. "If you believe in anything at all, I'd get back on this damn boat kid."

Izuku was many things; Reckless? Certainly. A Coward? Never.

**WARNINGS: Referenced sexual and physical assault, torture, blood, gore, violence. PLEASE read with these in mind.**

P.s. This is about 20k words so strap in.
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This was first written for the MerMay 2023 challenge on AO3.

The title for this work is paraphrased from Harriet Prescott Spofford's 'The Amber Gods, and Other Stories'.

First published to Wattpad, 01/11/2024 from my AO3 account.
Image Copyirght, Print (detail) of William Daniell's 'Eddystone Lighthouse, During a Storm'