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to sleep perchance to dream (a nightmare) by fictionalinfinity for ghostwriterofthemachine
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
26 Jun 2022
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“Anyone can become a villain. Even a hero.”
The words sink into Izuku’s mind like thick tar, hot and heavy, and drip slowly down the back of his neck. It fills his throat too, the pitch black sludge sealing every gap, bringing his shallow breathing to a stuttering halt.
Then Izuku begins to stand.
Izuku is a sleeper agent for All for One.
During the battle of Kamino Ward, he wakes up.
Series
- Part 4 of Fic Fight Fic Telephone Group 1B
- Part 3 of NWA Fic Fight 2022
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,778
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 12
- Kudos:
- 401
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- 57
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30 May 2026
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This Time, I Will Never Let You Go by BakaBronze
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
29 May 2026
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The Buster Sword had a materia permanently slotted within its blade, carved in a way that made it impossible to remove. According to Angeal, it had always been there. And no one had yet managed to activate it.
It was Zack’s last hope.
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29 May 2026
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unconventional by fictionalinfinity
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
05 Aug 2022
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Izuku shakes his head. “No, that’s not the issue. My mom won’t let me go without a chaperone and, well, I don’t really have anyone else who could take me—”
Oh! Well, that’s easy to solve. “I’ll take you!”
“—so I guess that—” Izuku breezes past Toshinori’s offer before it seems to catch up with him, halting the words in their tracks. He blinks slowly, staring up at Toshinori like he can’t quite believe what he’s hearing.
“You—” Izuku clenches and unclenches his jaw while Toshinori waits for him to process. He almost wants to laugh; his kid is more unresponsive than he was when Toshinori offered him One for All in the first place. Izuku’s mouth ran at full speed that day, but this stumps him?
“You’ll take me?” Izuku finally echoes, then again, “you’ll take me?!”
Toshinori offers to accompany Izuku to this year's Hero Con, and accidently stumbles into meaning along the way.
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- Part 1 of beloved (author’s favorites)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,806
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 4
- Comments:
- 44
- Kudos:
- 848
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- 176
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- 4,400
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22 May 2026
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You Look at Me Like I'm a Stranger by TDFawkes
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
07 May 2026
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The training mission goes wrong.
Midoriya wakes up with a concussion, no memories, and a growing sense that something is very, very wrong.
They're stranded in the forest. A villain is tracking them through the ground beneath their feet. Each step they take brings the danger closer.
Worst of all, the people trying to protect him feel like strangers.
(Unfortunately for him, they refuse to treat him like one.)
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27 Apr 2026
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Three Taps by Krisington for sundefeater lou (sundefeater)
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
28 Apr 2022
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Izuku Midoriya grew up lonely and starved for affection. To help her son feel loved when she couldn't express it, his mother taught him a signal.
"Three taps, Izuku. Three taps to say 'I love you.'"
It remained between them for ten years. Then, someone else noticed.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,179
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 6
- Comments:
- 61
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- 1,005
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- 217
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20 Apr 2026
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Butterfly by aconstantstateofbladerunner
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
18 Jun 2020
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The first over-night trip off campus since the training camp was supposed to be a fun break from more intense work back home. But between a bleak introduction to chaos theory, a chilly reception from the locals, and the looming threat of a villain attack, Izuku has too much on his mind to properly enjoy the fresh air. But those worries are a light breeze compared to the hurricane that accompanies what he finds on the outskirts of town.
Or rather, what finds him.
[If you see this fic anywhere that isn’t the official AO3 website, it’s stolen.]
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- Part 1 of The Butterfly Continuity
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 198,772
- Chapters:
- 32/32
- Comments:
- 2,670
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- 6,981
- Bookmarks:
- 2,176
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06 Nov 2025
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[fighter.exe has crashed] by wisteriapixel
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024)
23 Oct 2025
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Cloud Strife was about to step into the cage, but first, he had to fight for his dignity.
And he was losing. Entirely.
The enemy? His own damn digital footprint.
The edit compilation staring back at him from his phone screen was titled. “Cloud Strife vs His Zack Fair Problem (A Tragic One-sided Love Story).” The thumbnail was a zoomed-in screenshot of Cloud mid-interview, looking starry-eyed—or as starry-eyed as he got—while a photo of Zack Fair—pop idol, global heartthrob, and unfairly attractive menace—hovered beside him.
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- Part 1 of [Punch, Process, Repeat]
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22 Mar 2025
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By law, packs take care of their own. Everyone has one, arranged by the gods and linked by powerful bonds of magic. All it takes is a touch to know who belongs with whom. All it takes is reciprocity in a shared dream.
Except, Cloud wants nothing to do with packs, or destiny, or magical dreams, not even if his packmates are the four most terrifyingly powerful and incredible men in the world. If he has his way, they’ll never even figure out that he’s meant to be with them.
Too bad he’s a terrible liar.
Chapter 23: bonus alternate end to chapter 10
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- Part 2 of Cloud Lies Badly & Destiny Is Involved
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 60,532
- Chapters:
- 23/23
- Collections:
- 3
- Comments:
- 1,139
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- 3,140
- Bookmarks:
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17 May 2024
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Mark of the Gods by AimeeLouWrites for bbirbb
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
11 Aug 2021
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On Gaia, every culture has a slightly different interpretation of what Soulmarks mean. Some say they promise romance, some family, some friendship, and some nothing at all. But if there’s one thing nearly everyone agrees on, it’s that these marks are of the gods. Only in Nibelheim do they ever seem to put a name to which god bestowed the Marks upon humanity. Their answer?
Loki
Cloud, who has the names of four SOLDIERs written on his arms, would very much have appreciated knowing how seriously everyone else takes Loki's mischief before he got to Midgar.
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- Part 1 of Seeds of Chaos
- Part 1 of Cloud Lies Badly & Destiny Is Involved
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 13,022
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 4
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- 255
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- 2,882
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- 653
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- 24,079
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14 May 2024
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Tipped Scales by ivyelevast
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997)
27 Jan 2021
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If this were a different story, Zack thinks, he would be using his last moments to remember kind, green eyes and a sweet smile. He would be staring out into the raining sky, life running out of him, while making peace with the fact that he would never see his first love again. If this were a different story, Zack would not be left empty-handed, crying out as his friend stumbles away into the remnants of a battlefield. He would not be praying for that blond head to turn, aching to capture the final sight of a cherished face before locking it behind two lids.
No, this does not feel like a fitting end to this story at all―and Zack overflows with the one childish thought that this is unbearably unfair. In the rare moments that he, as any soldier must, contemplated his death, he never imagined that he would die alone.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 157,026
- Chapters:
- 9/9
- Comments:
- 389
- Kudos:
- 1,151
- Bookmarks:
- 454
- Hits:
- 42,542
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20 Apr 2024
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I will hold them for you by brickmaster
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake (Video Game 2020), Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
30 Jun 2020
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Claudia passes down the entirety of her knowledge and Cloud takes to it easily. There are a few others in Nibelheim who practice Nibel braiding and Cloud feels a flicker of pride at sharing something so unique with so few. He’s become increasingly isolated from others his age—partly his own doing, partly from Tifa’s accident—and he finds comfort in being able to say so much with so little.
(Cloud learns how to say a lot to the people who matter most)
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- Part 1 of Slice of Clack Event
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,190
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 49
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- 725
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- 131
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19 Apr 2024
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You finish my words for me by brickmaster
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake (Video Game 2020), Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
19 Jul 2020
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She slips her arm through his and guides him across the adjacent bridge and deeper into the garden. “The flowers… they tell me things y’know. That’s how I learned that they hold meaning, every single one.”
Zack hums, curious. The overgrown flower beds border them on either side of the path, petals skimming his legs and arms. They’re soft, second only to Cloud’s fingertips trailing across his skin.
“They’ve helped me put names to the things I’ve been feeling lately,” Aerith extends her free hand and Zack swears the cluster of flowers just beyond her reach sway closer in response. “Hm. Sounds like they want to help you put names to some things too.”
Series
- Part 3 of Slice of Clack Event
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,115
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 12
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- 288
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- 47
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- 2,002
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19 Apr 2024
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“Welcome home, honey! Took your sweet time,” Jessie said sweetly, waving from where she was leaning against one of the doors on the left side of the room.
On the right side, sitting on the bed with a grin that Cloud could only describe as evil, Zack mimicked her wave. “Hey, honey. What kept you?”
“Assholes with big mouths.” Cloud muttered. He let the door shut behind him reluctantly. With it went his fleeting hope for a quiet rest of his night. “Speaking of; what do you want?”
“That’s real nice. She’s here to ask for your help, y’know.”
“I was talking to you.”
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An AU/Rewrite where Zack lived to see FFviiR Chapter Four.
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14 Apr 2024
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“Your squad-mates sure now how to crash a—” date “—party,” Zack says.
Cloud sighs, “Yeah.”
Vaguely, Zack is aware of noise behind him, cracking the night air like fragile glass. But he can’t pay attention to that, not when it’s happening again; Zack’s chest swelling with suppressed feelings. With love and adoration, so deep its almost painful, doubly so when Cloud is before him, vulnerable and uncertain. Questioning himself. Zack wants to rip himself apart at the seams rather than keep all this locked up inside his heart. Zack has to tell him. Sooner or later, he’s just going to blurt it out at the worst moment, spill his secret in a way that embarrasses Cloud, mortifies them both something terrible and awful.
“Cloud—” Zack starts, cutting off when Cloud’s eyes widen, jerking out of Zack’s gentle hold.Alternatively: Five (5) times Zack almost confesses, and the one (1) time Cloud accidentally does.
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13 Apr 2024
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Teaching someone to trust is a difficult road to walk. But for his godson, Sirius is willing to make the journey.
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- Part 3 of Dead Men Don't Bleed
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25 Sep 2022
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - AU Rewrite by killtherat
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
12 Mar 2023
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Harry is imprisoned by Lucius Malfoy and Death Eaters after the Third Task - but freedom comes from an ally who will never fully be trusted. While the Ministry investigates Harry leans on his friends, the DA and Sirius to recover and heal until he must face Voldemort again - protected only by Snape whose true allegiance cannot be known. AU rewrite Order of the Phoenix / Fifth Year.
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- Part 1 of Harry Potter AU Rewrite
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 451,984
- Chapters:
- 95/95
- Comments:
- 981
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- 1,263
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- 429
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- 107,915
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22 Sep 2022
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Harry's life with the Dursleys has never been ideal. He's learned to accept that. Sirius doesn't think he should have to.
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- Part 1 of Dead Men Don't Bleed
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08 Sep 2022
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Teddy's birth leaves Harry wondering if his godfather would prefer a proper family and, more importantly, a son of his own.
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07 Sep 2022
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Don't Take Your Guns to Town by LittleKy for XiontheDragon, aconstantstateofbladerunner
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
13 Nov 2019
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They've been on the run, living out of a van as they travel across America, hiding themselves from a villain who wants them both dead. Understandably, Toshinori has been a little on edge.
It doesn't help when he wakes up one night to find Izuku's gone missing.
Meanwhile, Izuku curses his horrible luck. Who ever knew a nosebleed could cause so much trouble?
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 5,923
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 83
- Kudos:
- 856
- Bookmarks:
- 284
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- 8,344
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15 Jan 2022
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Arsonist's Lullaby (Redemption Doesn't Come Easy) by Half_SubmergedinPurgatory
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
01 Feb 2019
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Izuku doesn't ever tell anybody about Bakugou's bullying. That silence shapes both of their futures and the redemption arc set up for Bakugou in canon. So here's a closer look at that silence, eventually breaking it, and Izuku's own frustration with it.
(Also there's parallels with Todoroki and Endeavour, #quality)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 5,338
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 61
- Comments:
- 549
- Kudos:
- 13,562
- Bookmarks:
- 3,539
- Hits:
- 116,506
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13 Dec 2021