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   Mastermind: Strategist For Hire by Clouds (myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown)

   Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen, F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   05 Apr 2020

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Midoriya Izuku & Toga Himiko
   • Midoriya Izuku & Okuta Kagerou | Giran
   • Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto
   • Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto
   • Dabi & Todoroki Shouto
   • Dabi & Takami Keigo | Hawks
   • Dabi/Takami Keigo | Hawks (If you squint)
   • Midoriya Izuku
   • Midoriya Inko
   • Yagi Toshinori | All Might
   • Bakugou Katsuki
   • Takeyama Yuu | Mount Lady
   • Toga Himiko
   • Okuta Kagerou | Giran
   • Midoriya Hisashi
   • Sensei | All For One
   • Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko
   • Kurogiri (My Hero Academia)
   • Chisaki Kai | Overhaul
   • Nedzu (My Hero Academia)
   • Tsukauchi Naomasa
   • Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead
   • Todoroki Shouto
   • Nishiya Shinji | Kamui Woods
   • Todoroki Enji | Endeavor
   • Iida Tenya
   • Wash (My Hero Academia)
   • Nemoto Shin
   • Setsuno Touya
   • Rappa Kendou
   • Tengai Hekiji
   • Sakaki Deidoro
   • Hojo Yu
   • Katsukame Rikiya
   • Mizushima Masaki | Manual
   • Native (My Hero Academia)
   • Kurono Hari | Chronostasis
   • Class 1-A (My Hero Academia)
   • Monoma Neito
   • Takami Keigo | Hawks
   • Yotsubashi Rikiya | Re-Destro
   • Hanabata Koukuu | Trumpet
   • Chikazoku Tomoyasu | Skeptic
   • Mera Yokumiru
   • Tobita Danjuurou | Gentle Criminal
   • Aiba Manami | La Brava
   • Quirkless Midoriya Izuku
   • Quirkless Discrimination (My Hero Academia)
   • Villain Midoriya Izuku
   • Quirk Analysis (My Hero Academia)
   • Genius Midoriya Izuku
   • Scary Midoriya Izuku
   • gradual decent into villainy
   • BAMF Midoriya Izuku
   • Midoriya Izuku Does Not Have One for All Quirk
   • Dead Yagi Toshinori | All Might
   • Confident Midoriya Izuku
   • Shinsou Hitoshi is in Class 1-A
   • Midoriya Izuku Does Not Go to U.A. High School
   • Villain Todoroki Shouto
   • Dabi is a Todoroki
   • poor tsukauchi
   • seriously
   • I put him through hell
   • Slow Burn
   • Todoroki Enji | Endeavor's Bad Parenting
   • Nobody Has One for All Quirk
   • Manga Spoilers
   • Villain Takami Keigo | Hawks
   • Traitor Monoma Neito
   • romance isn't the point of this story
   • but it's fun
   • Villain Midoriya Hisashi
   • meta liberation army

   Summary

   Izuku Midoriya never got the chance to save Bakugo from the sludge villain and impress All Might. With his dream crushed, Izuku becomes bitter and angry. It also doesn't help that he faces discrimination at every turn.
   All he ever wanted was to be appreciated, so when the villains are the ones to recognize his talents rather than the heroes, well, Izuku just can't resist. He might as well help those who actually want him around.
   Mistakes were made, and now society must face a villain of their own making: Mastermind.

   This fic has a discord.

   Series

   • Part 2 of For The Want Of A Nail
   • Part 1 of Symbol of Freedom

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   English

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   Chapters:

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