don't write yourself off - fic recap
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onceand_forallTHE CRUSHING OF UAAAAAAAAAAAA! The much anticipated sequel, where we see Izuku settling in at his new school and you know, crushing UA in the process. It's all in good fun. Click HERE for the masterpost of all shiketsu izuku fic recaps
SO WHAT ABOUT CANON?
This fic starts with a clear "this is not canon nor going to be canon" warning. The reason is two-fold. One, because Izuku has such a strong, defining presence at UA (Duh, he's the protag) and things are going to change because he's not there. Bakugou isn't going to have the same connection with him, and therefore the class. All Might follows Izuku across the country and stops teaching at UA. And what about the League? Hmm what about the League.
And then the second part is because I just don't have the brainpower to think of every which way canon changes. This series is purely for fun, and I don't want it to become complicated. So I just am making things easier for me and taking out the things in canon that don't suit this AU / I don't want to write.
Lolz
THE FRIENDS...
Izuku now has two groups of friends, even if he doesn't know that he has either. He has his friends at UA, to which he strongly misbelieves are no longer his friends / don't care about him anymore. And then he has his Shiketsu friends, and this group of people are more 'beliveable' to him as friends, but he still doesn't let himself actually believe that he's friends with them. The heartbreak would be too much for him in the moment, ya know.
Onto the UA kids-- I plan on writing a Shouto POV to all of this, so I won't get into too much of what they're all thinking, but let it be known that they are all fucking devastated by Izuku's sudden disappearance. It doesn't make any sense for them, and then Izuku's number disconnects and they learn that Izuku has moved out of the entire city and it's a mess. The first time they actually see him is at the exam and it's just a rush of emotions. What is he doing there? Why did he leave? Why didn't he explain anything?
I'm a strong believer that no one is truly at fault for dekusquad's and izuku's friendship failing. like, yeah maybe they should have been more aware of how katsuki was making izuku feel. but all of them were under the impression that izuku has always had a strong, powerful quirk. and izuku should have told them a bit more. it's again with the half-truths, and it ends up devastating here.
Meanwhile the Shiketsu kids are operating under a different set of preconceptions. Izuku doesn't really tell them anything, but they have more information to work with. They know that Izuku transferred out of UA, a big fucking deal. They know that Inasa punched a kid that knew Izuku. It's not hard to draw the connection. So even if Izuku is still only living in half-truths, the actual board on which their navigating is totally different. And because of that, Shiketsu is extremely protective of Izuku. Esp the upperclassmen. They would cut a bitch for Izuku. And I love that for them.
SHOUTOOOOOO
I almost was going to end this fic before Shouto's talk, haha. But I talked about it with a few of my writer friends (thanks madin and erin), and they were like "Nah, include it" and so in it went. It's why this fic has a bigger word count than the other ones, haha.
Shouto is so devastating to me. Again, I will get more into his head later but god does he feel GUILT. He's so damn guilty and at this point it's been a few solid weeks since he's seen Izuku and he thinks he's never going to see him again; he's trying to come to peace with it all. And he just hopes Izuku is happy.
Izuku is also so guilty, and a lot of these fics are just going to be about guilt, really. Guilt guilt guilt. Oh Shouto.
DELETED SCENE
Haha one day I'll write it, but I really really almost started writing the Izuku Shouto scene from Shouto's pov. I was soooo close to just doing it, but scraped the idea and wrote it in Izuku's POV. Shouto is just :) Well all the characters in here make me feel so many things. And I just gotta get all of those feelings out in the open.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I really want to further explore Izuku's headspace of "I have to be fine" and explore how he thinks his only worth is because of OFA/AFO and his status as a hero. Def going to do that at some time, but I just think it's so interesting. That complex of his..... so much could be written about it.
This fic was a sad, fun time. I really enjoyed writing Izuku being loved and appreciated, haha. Such a break from the sheer loneliness of the first part.
thanks for reading!
once
find me other places: twt | tumblr | cc | ao3
tips are always welcomed!
SO WHAT ABOUT CANON?
This fic starts with a clear "this is not canon nor going to be canon" warning. The reason is two-fold. One, because Izuku has such a strong, defining presence at UA (Duh, he's the protag) and things are going to change because he's not there. Bakugou isn't going to have the same connection with him, and therefore the class. All Might follows Izuku across the country and stops teaching at UA. And what about the League? Hmm what about the League.
And then the second part is because I just don't have the brainpower to think of every which way canon changes. This series is purely for fun, and I don't want it to become complicated. So I just am making things easier for me and taking out the things in canon that don't suit this AU / I don't want to write.
Lolz
THE FRIENDS...
Izuku now has two groups of friends, even if he doesn't know that he has either. He has his friends at UA, to which he strongly misbelieves are no longer his friends / don't care about him anymore. And then he has his Shiketsu friends, and this group of people are more 'beliveable' to him as friends, but he still doesn't let himself actually believe that he's friends with them. The heartbreak would be too much for him in the moment, ya know.
Onto the UA kids-- I plan on writing a Shouto POV to all of this, so I won't get into too much of what they're all thinking, but let it be known that they are all fucking devastated by Izuku's sudden disappearance. It doesn't make any sense for them, and then Izuku's number disconnects and they learn that Izuku has moved out of the entire city and it's a mess. The first time they actually see him is at the exam and it's just a rush of emotions. What is he doing there? Why did he leave? Why didn't he explain anything?
I'm a strong believer that no one is truly at fault for dekusquad's and izuku's friendship failing. like, yeah maybe they should have been more aware of how katsuki was making izuku feel. but all of them were under the impression that izuku has always had a strong, powerful quirk. and izuku should have told them a bit more. it's again with the half-truths, and it ends up devastating here.
Meanwhile the Shiketsu kids are operating under a different set of preconceptions. Izuku doesn't really tell them anything, but they have more information to work with. They know that Izuku transferred out of UA, a big fucking deal. They know that Inasa punched a kid that knew Izuku. It's not hard to draw the connection. So even if Izuku is still only living in half-truths, the actual board on which their navigating is totally different. And because of that, Shiketsu is extremely protective of Izuku. Esp the upperclassmen. They would cut a bitch for Izuku. And I love that for them.
SHOUTOOOOOO
I almost was going to end this fic before Shouto's talk, haha. But I talked about it with a few of my writer friends (thanks madin and erin), and they were like "Nah, include it" and so in it went. It's why this fic has a bigger word count than the other ones, haha.
Shouto is so devastating to me. Again, I will get more into his head later but god does he feel GUILT. He's so damn guilty and at this point it's been a few solid weeks since he's seen Izuku and he thinks he's never going to see him again; he's trying to come to peace with it all. And he just hopes Izuku is happy.
Izuku is also so guilty, and a lot of these fics are just going to be about guilt, really. Guilt guilt guilt. Oh Shouto.
DELETED SCENE
Haha one day I'll write it, but I really really almost started writing the Izuku Shouto scene from Shouto's pov. I was soooo close to just doing it, but scraped the idea and wrote it in Izuku's POV. Shouto is just :) Well all the characters in here make me feel so many things. And I just gotta get all of those feelings out in the open.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I really want to further explore Izuku's headspace of "I have to be fine" and explore how he thinks his only worth is because of OFA/AFO and his status as a hero. Def going to do that at some time, but I just think it's so interesting. That complex of his..... so much could be written about it.
This fic was a sad, fun time. I really enjoyed writing Izuku being loved and appreciated, haha. Such a break from the sheer loneliness of the first part.
thanks for reading!
once
find me other places: twt | tumblr | cc | ao3
tips are always welcomed!
