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    "I can’t remember what it feels like to hold a human hand but to me his hand just feels... nice."

     

    Izuku Midoriya isn't the most tactile of people. His only friends are the ghosts that have been with his since his childhood. All he knows are the cool touches of the dead and whatever brief touch he gets from training.
    Join Izuku as he enters the esteemed UA Academy and meets new ghosts, friends, and mentors. Herodom isn't for everyone but for Izuku it's his only dream and with the help of his ghostly friends being a hero is closer than ever.

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    13 Feb 2026

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    Midoriya Izuku attracted trouble. It was just a fact of life – the sky was blue, the grass was green, and Izuku constantly found himself in an absurd number of deadly situations.

    He was okay with that. Mortal peril was an average Tuesday afternoon for a Pro Hero like him. Being kidnapped was practically a holiday. Saving civilians as a building collapsed around him was easier than facing his worried mum later. He had dealt with All Might's disappointed dad stare and only cried for two hours afterwards.

    A serial killing villain with an unknown Quirk would be no problem!

    ...but even Izuku had to admit that being sent back in time to his first day at UA wasn't on the agenda. Still, there was no-one more spitefully determined than him – he was going to make the most of it.

    Yeah, good luck, heroes and villains alike! Deku was here to cause mischief and love his friends!

     

    (Reposting gradually! Sorry for the inconvenience <3)

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    28 Feb 2026

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    Midoriya Izuku has had heroism running through his veins since he was four years old and the doctors told him he'd never get a quirk. He'd never get that thing- that special something- that all people had.
    But not everyone had it. There was a whole world of people who didn't have it and Izuku finds himself a community that would go to war for him and he for them.
    Meeting All Might, receiving his quirk, attending UA, making friends, and encountering the hot-and-cold moods of the Pro-Hero Eraserhead... none of these things will change his ultimate dream.
    To be a Hero. To be a harbinger of destruction upon the carefully constructed "peace" of Japan- and the world.

    Midoriya Izuku has eyes all over and when he catches sight of you... peace is all you can hope for.

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    13 Feb 2026

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  4. Public Bookmark 60

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    You and Leon are two survivors of Raccoon City who somehow ended up stuck with the exact same fate: working for the USSTRATCOM.
    For six years, you were never close, just two people who knew of each other and kept a respectful distance.
    But after a failed bioweapon recovery, that distance gets ripped away and you're suddenly in each other's space. Both on the job and off, you end up seeing the parts that were always hidden behind the veil...

    WARNING: This story will contain sexual content, violence, mental health issues and explicit language.

    PLEASE READ: This story is mainly romantic comedy, slowburn not straight up smut). There will be language that may be distasteful but will be LIGHT (eg. fatphobia, homophobia, sexism etc) that does not reflect me or the characters I cannot stress this enough. I WILL NOT BE USING SLURS.

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    28 Mar 2026

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  5. Public Bookmark 49

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    Long ago, an eldritch being appeared on Earth and blessed humanity with a gift. That gift was The Systems, which acted as a video game interface that allowed people to view their profiles. Along with systems came scenarios, which are events that allow people to traverse to a different dimension and complete missions, earning them rewards...most importantly, points.

    That was many years ago.

    Your eye twitched as you found yourself being squished by two grown-ass men as you tried to get a snack. Pull yourself out of the huddle pile, and walk towards the living room to see the other two chilling on the couch.

    You sat down between them and turned to the 21-year-old.

    "We need a bigger place," you announced.

    "You think." 21-year-old Leon deadpanned.

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    08 Apr 2026

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