BlueCats
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Okay For Now by BlueCats
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Oct 2021
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“Shinsou Hitoshi? Your father is here for you.”
Hitoshi feels a protest on the tip of his tongue, the correction of ‘foster father’ and the rock that’s been sitting at the base of his chest since he was dragged in here nearly surging up his throat, but he swallows it down, nodding to the secretary. He gathers his homework and haphazardly shoves it into his backpack, the jacket that Aizawa bought for him feeling too heavy when he ties it around his waist.
The office that had started becoming too monotonous in the thirty minutes he’s been sitting here suddenly feels all too safe, soft piano music drifting from another door down the hall. There’s a potted plant near the principal’s desk, and Hitoshi waves awkwardly at him, too, even if he’s not particularly pleased with the man right now.
Even if he knows that Aizawa is even less pleased with him.
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Or, in which Hitoshi is insecure and makes poor life decisions.
(You don't need to read the first part of this series to understand this one.)
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- Part 2 of Growing Up (is harder than it looks)
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Cigarettes That Burn by BlueCats
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
04 Feb 2021
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For most of his life, Hitoshi has known he's a hopeless case. He knows that he's broken, that he'll never be more than the words in his file or the taunts of peers and parents alike, and he's accepted that. It doesn't matter that his new foster father seems to care a bit too much when Hitoshi doesn't even care about himself, and it doesn't matter that Aizawa ruffles his hair sometimes, or feeds him warm meals even though he can't cook for shit, or tells him he believes in him. Hitoshi knows that it'll all be over in a matter of months, no matter what Aizawa says, and maybe all he can do is speed up the process. Maybe, in the end, it'll hurt less.
Or: When Hitoshi is stressed, he falls into old habits, but Aizawa is there to pick up the pieces.
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- Part 1 of Growing Up (is harder than it looks)
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A Chance to Last a Lifetime by BlueCats
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
22 Mar 2020
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Hitoshi has been told for most of his life that he'll only ever amount to a villain. He's gone from one foster home to another where all he receives is hate or nothing at all. As a castaway kid thrown into the bad side of the system because of his quirk, Shinsou finds himself slipping through the cracks and drowning in a sea of mistreatment at home and in school. All he wants is a chance to breathe again.
When his role model tells him he's actually worth something, Hitoshi is suddenly yanked up to the surface and thrown into a whole mess of reality checks. Why does life have to be so complicated?
(Like many others, I'm terrible at summaries. My apologies.)
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When the Darkness Fades by BlueCats
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
20 May 2019
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In the past, foster parents either didn’t care where he was, or their random mood swings and explosive attitudes from their own pent-up childhood trauma would keep them from disciplining him properly. Some thought he was a small, broken thing and only viewed him as a flight risk, so they never “laid down the law," which just made it confusing when he messed up. Hitoshi had no idea what it was like to be punished out of love and the best intentions.
And it was terrifying.
Hitoshi Shinsou has always been on his own, so why would he need guidance now?
Or: Aizawa and Shinsou have their first fight, and I'm terrible at summaries.
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Growing Up (is harder than it looks) by BlueCats
Fandom 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Oct 2021
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The offer from Jean's gang-affiliated coworker is pretty tempting: kidnap rich kid Jeremy Knox and get a decent cut when his family coughs up the ransom for his safe return. Jean is positively desperate for something to finally go right in his life, so if the offer seems a little too good to be true and the abduction goes a little too smoothly, then he can't be held responsible for missing the signs that something is definitely off about this job. About Jeremy Knox.
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Bookmarked by BlueCats
24 Jun 2026
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“This is where I take nutritional breaks and sleep. I have training scheduled in 24 minutes,” he explains, a little uncertain.
“Oh,” she adds, an automatic vocal filler that often gets interviewees to continue.
“Of course, if you need anything done now, I’ll do it,” he adds, with just a slight undercurrent of a rush.
His face may be smooth, his tone blandly professional, but this boy is terrified.
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Lois Lane rescues a teenager who looks a lot like someone she knows...
Featuring Kon angst and hurt/comfort!
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24 Nov 2025
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Sunshine by Robenobee
Fandoms: Young Justice - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types, DCU, Superboy (Comics)
23 Aug 2025
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Conner had a pretty good life, all things considered. He wouldn't necessarily call it a great life, but it was good enough.
Sure, living alone at Mount Justice with only a robot for company could get lonely sometimes, but he had his independence, his freedom from Lex, and his teammates on Young Justice.Unfortunately, no matter how content he was with his life, he could never quite shake the way he ached for Superman's approval. The way his insides twisted when his mistakes were met with harsh words and punishing hands. The way jealousy sunk its claws in deep every time he had to watch Superman and Jon interact. Still, he had a pretty good life, and that was all he needed.
But when an accident ends with Conner being thrown through a wall and Superman learning that his clone isn't quite as tough as he seems, that pretty good life comes crashing down around his shoulders. Superman insists these changes are for the best, that he's trying to make amends and help, but Conner isn't so sure. Not that anybody ever seemed to care what he thought.
At least Jon had a pretty cool video game collection. Maybe living with the Kents wouldn't be so bad.
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- Part 1 of Sunshine and Rain
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Bookmarked by BlueCats
25 Jul 2025
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1982. A string of bad foster homes lands Luke at the doorstep of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his enigmatic — and intense — husband, Anakin.
Or: the AU in which Anakin accidentally adopts his own son.
Bookmarked by BlueCats
19 Dec 2024
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After Kevin publicly announces his intention to play for the Foxes, Riko sends Nathaniel Wesninski to convince him to return to the Nest. Unfortunately for Riko, Nathaniel has other plans.
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- Part 1 of Unmaking of Monsters
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Bookmarked by BlueCats
17 Jul 2023