everybody's gonna know my name

by punkfistfights

Summary:

Midoriya Izuku always knew he was going to be a Hero, being diagnosed as Quirkless was just a minor setback. Unfortunately, no one else seemed to see it that way, other than his equally as Quirkless cousin, Yamikumo.

All Might offering him his Quirk, One for All, is a dream come true. It's his ticket to get into UA, which may publicly allow Quirkless students but has never actually had one, even in the General Education Course.

Midoriya Izuku will be a Pro Hero, he just wished he knew the consequences first. At least he finally gets some friends along the way.

Notes:

welcome to my ginormous my hero rewrite! I’ve been working on this for a few years and i’m only a couple of chapters in BUT i wanted to start posting it anyways as a congratulations to myself for finally getting caught up with the anime after watching it for two years.

a couple of things:
- while this is an izuku-centric story, he’s by no means the only main character. it’s going to be an ensemble story, something that will become more obvious when he gets to ua.
- as mentioned in the tags, this story will only cover seasons one and two. i have plans for this series to have four main parts with seasons three and four being the second story, seasons five and six being the third, and finally seasons seven and (what will be) eight being the fourth. but we’ll see! i might change my mind later on.
- this series will have ships but i’m not sure what they will be. ik my endgame ships but they won’t come into play until the end and i’m planning to have plenty before that as well. everyone is queer but that does not mean all the relationships will be slash or femslash. if you wanna ask me the ships to avoid notps, feel free to shoot me a ask on my tumblr.
- this series will not have overt bashing. i have characters i dislike but i won’t go overboard in bashing them. HOWEVER, many characters will have to deal with consequences for their actions, even if canon didn’t do so.
- do not expect a consistent updating schedule from me. my main fic rn is a percy jackson rewrite that has the majority of my attention and i have a full-time job that keeps me very busy and very stressed. i’m also audhd (autistic with adhd) and specific schedules unfortunately gives me hives. also don’t always expect frequent updates. i go months without writing sometimes because of my depression.
- finally, ik there are lots of tags but please read them anyways. i say a lot in the tags and they will warn you properly of things you may see that you might not be comfortable with.

Chapter 1: Prologue

Hey world, look at me

Just wanna tell my story

We were born with destiny

And I'm not gonna be nobody

Everybody's gonna know my name 

You're Gonna Know My Name Watt White 

July 15, 2355 

"They're just so cute," Inko cooed, watching as Izuku, Katsuki, and Mikumo played in the grass in the backyard of the Bakugou household. 

Mitsuku laughed, watching as Katsuki pinned Mikumo to the ground while Izuku tried to pull him off, all three of them giggling up a storm. "Play nice, brat!" she called out teasingly before turning to Inko. "They're precocious as fuck, that's for sure." 

Inko rolled her eyes. "Language, Michan," she said. "Natsumi-san will kill me if I send her son back to her with a whole new word in his vocabulary." 

Mitsuki threw her head back, cackling. "Ah, Natsumi loves me," she retorted. 

"What's this I hear about my darling aunt?" Hisashi asked as he and Masaru stepped through the backdoor, drinks in hand. He handed one to Inko as he sat down across from her. Masaru went to do the same for Mitsuki, but his wife stopped him before he could sit, yanking him into a quick kiss. 

"Mama! Papa! Stop being gross!" Katsuki yelled from across the yard, dramatically gagging. Izuku and Mikumo were both staring at the ground, blushing and laughing. 

"Shut it!" Mitsuki called back, affection clear in her tone. "Play with your friends and mind your own business, brat!" Masaru sat down next to Hisashi, a slight flush high on his cheeks, even after having eight years to get used to wife's openness with affection. 

"Bleagh!" Katsuki made a face at her before returning his attention to his friends. 

Inko chuckled. "Anyway," she began, returning her attention to Hisashi. "I was telling Mitsuki to watch her language, because if Mikumo goes home with some colorful new words to say, Natsumi-san will be angry." 

Hisashi waved a dismissive hand. "Ah, I've heard Tsumi-chan say plenty of colorful things, even around Kumo-kun. Mitsuki wouldn't be teaching him anything new." 

Mitsuki stuck her tongue out at Inko, the older woman's presence always regressing her behavior to how she acted when they were kids. "See, Kochan, even Hisashi agrees that I can say whatever the fuck I want," she said. 

"FUCK YEAH!" Katsuki screamed, diving at Izuku. 

Mitsuki winced, especially as the other parents turned to stare at her, though Hisashi looked amused in contrast to Inko and Masaru's admonishing looks. "Okay, I have nothing to say to defend myself here. That's on me," she admitted. 

She then called out to her son. "Oi! Katsuki! That's an adult word! You don't get to say that!" 

"Don't tell me what to do!" Katsuki howled as he chased the cousins around. 

"Yes, it is your fault," Inko said. She turned to Hisashi and gave him the stink eye. "And it's your fault Michan cussed in front of the kids again." 

Izuku and Mikumo chose that moment to run up to Inko. "Kaasan! Are we gon' have cake soon? Kacchan and Mochan wanna know!" Izuku said, tugging on her shirt. 

Inko beamed down at her soon. "We're going to have dinner very soon, Izu-bō. And you get cake after dinner! And presents too!" 

Izuku's eyes widened and he started bouncing up and down, flapping his arms around. "What's for dinner? What's for dinner?" he asked. 

"Katsudon!" Inko said, ruffling Izuku's curls. "Your tousan and I made it special for you!" 

There were practically stars in Izuku's eyes. "Thank you, thank you! I love you, kaasan, tousan!" he yelled. 

Inko giggled and leaned down to press a quick kiss to her son's forehead. "Don't forget to thank your obasan and ojisan too, baby," she said. "They were very nice for inviting us into their home to celebrate your birthday." 

Izuku turned his big eyes to Mitsuki and Masaru. "Thank you too, obasan and ojisan! I love you!" 

"Aw, we love you too, Izu-chan," Mitsuki cooed. 

Masaru nodded, a gentle smile on his face. "You're welcome, Izuku-kun," he said. "We're always happy to have you two here to play with Katsuki." 

Hisashi reached out and brushed Izuku's wild curls out of his eyes. "Go play with Katsuki, boys," he said. "We'll let you know when dinner is ready." 

Izuku nodded rapidly. "Okay, tousan!" he cried, before running back to report back to Katsuki, who immediately jumped on him for answers. 

Mikumo lingered behind, staring up at Hisashi with wide amber eyes. "Ojisan, you have my gift for Izuchan, right?" he asked, his voice much quieter than his playmates. 

Hisashi nodded. "Yeah, it's with the other gifts." 

Mikumo beamed at him. "Thank you, I'm gon' go play then," he said, turning to clumsily sprint to the other boys, Izuku promptly tackling him with a hug and Katsuki following after, sending all three to the ground in a tangle of waving limbs. 

“Izu-bō reminds me so much of you when we were kids,” Mitsuki said, grinning at Inko. “You always used to tell my okaasan and otousan how much you loved them too.” 

Inko giggled, blushing. “Well, Katsuki-kun is just like you were. So very loud and confident - and sweet, too. Though their dynamic is the reverse of ours; you were always my little shadow, instead of me being yours.” 

Mitsuki guffawed, a light pink flush spreading over her cheeks. “Well, you were the cool older girl who paid attention to me when my sisters avoided me at every turn.” 

"We've got good children," Masaru said, a content expression on his face. "Kentarō-san and Natsumi-san too. Mikumo-kun is a good friend to Katsuki when he's around." 

"He is!" Mitsuki exclaimed. "No one can bring our kid down to earth quite like him, not even Izu-chan!" 

"That's because Izuku worships the ground Katsuki-kun walks on," Hisashi said, sounding amused. "He can do no wrong in Izuku's eyes." 

"I can't wait to see what the boys are like in the future," Inko said. "There'll be no one who can match them, I think."