#cameo by Midnight and Hisashi

[radioactivepeasant]

Fic Prompts: Free Day Thursday

(Since it's Toshinko Week, this is actually a bnha prompt from the Day 5 prompt: "Ghosts")

The memory was bittersweet. Inko had been twenty-six, and her parents had been pressuring her to start looking for a husband. She hadn't felt like she was ready yet. (It didn't help that the person her parents wanted her to marry, Hisashi Fujioka, wasn't actually interested in marrying her. The poor guy was in love with a woman his own parents had deemed "unsuitable", whatever that meant.)

In an effort to cheer her up (or spite her family, either was possible), Inko's friends had decided to set her up on a blind date. Except there had been a mix-up. Her friend Asuka Kayama had a younger sister with a mischievous streak. Sixteen year old Nemuri had apparently decided that the location just wasn't romantic enough, and changed the meeting place.

It didn't occur to her that her elder sister wasn't the person going on the date, and so she didn't tell Asuka until Inko had already left.

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That was how Inko found herself sitting alone in a cafe, staring into her coffee. This was a waste of time. She barely had a description of the other person besides "tall" and "blue eyes". That could be anyone! Her phone was buzzing frantically with texts from Asuka, but Inko didn't want to admit defeat yet. She'd give it five more minutes before she gave up on Mystery Date.

With a frustrated huff that didn't quite relieve a trickle of hurt, Inko took her hair down out of the bun Mitsuki had put it in. It didn't feel like her, anyway. She swept it back up into her usual half-up, half-down style. That was when she heard the whispers.

"Stop staring."

"I'm not!"

"You totally are," the first voice whispered, "You look like you've seen a ghost! Just go talk to her or something!"

"What?! No!" the second man sounded ever so slightly panicked. "Absolutely not!"

Inko picked up her drink and pretended she wasn't listening in. She wondered who they were talking about. It was amusing to listen to, at least.

"Look, do you want to be a smooth gentleman, or do you want to be a creepy weirdo who stares at women in cafes? Simple enough decision, right?"

There was a stifled noise of sheer indignation. "Hey! I was there when you met Deborah, Dave. You do not get to talk to me about not looking like a weirdo."

Suddenly a grinning American man appeared at the edge of Inko's table.

"Hi! Sorry to interrupt you, I just wanted to let you know that my buddy thinks your hair is really pretty. He's just too shy to say anything, so he's hiding behind the menu right now. I figured I'd apologize on his behalf if you noticed him staring."

"DAVE NO!"

A giant of a man launched from the booth to the left of the table and clamped a hand over the American's mouth. Inko had to crane her neck to see his horrified grimace.

"Is he bothering you, miss? I'm so sorry, I just can't take him anywhere these days."

Inko thought of Mitsuki and snorted. "I know the feeling."

Blushing furiously, the tall man tugged on one of the bangs framing his face as if he were seriously contemplating pulling them over his face entirely. "I do like your hair, though," he mumbled. "It, ah...reminds me...of something."

"Um...thanks?" Inko self-consciously tucked a strand behind her ear. "I mean, I copied the look from a hero I met once, maybe that's what you're thinking of?"

Dave, by some miracle, managed to push his friend's hand off his mouth. "Oh cool, you met a hero? Which one?"

Backtracking, Inko waved her hands. "Aw man, I don't really want to say, it sounds like one of those "then everyone clapped" kinds of stories!"

Dave shrugged. "Fair enough. Although, pretty much everyone who meets, like, All Might has a story like that. And they're usually true! So it might not be that far-fetched."

His companion groaned and hung his head. "Dave, why are you like this?"

Inko couldn't help it, she started giggling. It was nice to know she wasn't the only person who experienced things like this. Taking pity on the two, she introduced herself.

"I'm Inko." She smiled and glanced at the t-shirt the tall man wore. "Oh! Retail Shift: Quirkpocalypse fan?"

"T-Toshinori," he sputtered in reply. "And uh, yeah. I mean, I know it's not like...great television, but-"

"But it's so funny though!" Inko accidentally interrupted. "They take every post-apocalyptic trope and just throw it out the window!"

Toshinori finally cracked a grin. "Oh my gosh, yes. Like the zombies that just keep doing whatever they were doing before the outbreak, so that one keeps demanding to talk to the manager-"

"-and she's falling apart just a little bit more every time, but her hair is perfect!" Inko finished, laughing.

"Retail is just like that sometimes," Dave interjected. "Or that's what my wife says, anyway."

They ended up all moving to the same table to continue the discussion more conveniently. After that, Toshinori and Inko met several other times without his friend Dave. It was casual enough, but Inko found herself genuinely looking forward to the time she spent with Toshinori. And despite how often he had to leave for odd work shifts over the year that followed, he seemed to feel the same.

But Inko's parents, it seemed, did not share her enthusiasm. They increased the pressure on her to marry, as did the Fujioka family, and in the end, they won.

Hisashi took Inko's family name, mostly as a sign of independence from his overbearing father and older brother. But neither of them were particularly happy. When they had their first and only child, Izuku, things got a little better. But when Hisashi's parents started meddling in their parenting, the two decided that enough was enough. After a quiet and amicable divorce (which Inko sometimes referred to as "Operation Save Hisashi" in more lighthearted moments), Hisashi made his escape to study archaeology overseas. He sent a little money back every month, even though he didn't make much. More often, he sent Inko and Izuku tiny replicas of artifacts that were "only probably not cursed".

Years later, Inko and her son happened to be doing their grocery shopping in the neighborhood near Dagobah beach when Inko thought she saw someone familiar.

"Mom?" Izuku frowned softly. "You're staring. What-?"

Quite suddenly, he snapped his mouth shut, and an almost panicked look came into his eyes.

"You look like you've seen a ghost," Inko chided gently when she noticed.

"You do, too," Izuku protested weakly.

She'd been staring at a very tall, very thin man perusing the tea aisle. His wild hair reminded her of something, a fond memory she couldn't quite place until the man turned to face them. He was wearing an oversized t-shirt that Inko had definitely seen before.

"Retail Shift: Quirkpocalypse!" she blurted out without thinking.

The man jolted and began coughing harshly into a handkerchief covered in alarming stains. Izuku instantly scurried to the man's side, asking if he was alright, if he needed anything. (Inko felt a mixture of pride for her son and embarrassment for startling this poor stranger.)

"I'm sorry!" Inko fished out a clean handkerchief and stretched up to hand it to the man. "I didn't mean to- I just saw the shirt and thought- oh dear, are you alright?"

"Please don't trouble yourself on my account," the man protested, "This just happens sometimes." He cleared his throat a few times and then examined Inko with a kind of surprised curiosity in his eyes.

"Pardon me," he said suddenly, "But haven't we met before?"

Inko gasped. "It is you, isn't it?" she demanded. "Oh my goodness, what are the odds?"

At this, a tiny smile, riddled with shock, began to slide across the man's face. "It's...good to see you again, Inko. It's been a long time."

Completely bewildered, Izuku looked from Toshinori to his mother and back again.

"Wait...you know my mom?"

Toshinori blinked. "She's your mother?!"

Now Inko looked confused. "You've met my son?"

"Excuse me, please," a reedy voice interrupted them all, "But if you aren't going to buy anything, would you mind moving so I can reach the tea?"

#free day thursday #toshinkoweek #toshinko week 2019 #yagi toshinori #toshinko #bnha #bnha au #toshinkoweek2019 #silly fic is silly #in which Toshinori and Inko dated before Inko married #in which somehow nobody made the connection later #dave shield #professor shield the accidental matchmaker #cameo by Midnight and Hisashi #fic prompts #writing prompts

[ao3feed-hitoshi-shinsou]

Dark Side of the Streets

Dark Side of the Streets by CC Writes Stuff

Izuku and Hitoshi are sick of the bias against those with weak or villainous quirks, or no quirks at all. They both plan on going to UA, but when they're eleven, running is more important, if just for their own safety. And it works, landing them as the faux-adopted kids to an amnesiac vigilante known as Black Fog. Now they have their sights set on UA, but Black Fog's past 'association' with villains won't make the year easy.

Oboro can't quite remember who he is, only that he needs to run. From what? He doesn't quite remember. His quirk, past, friends? Doesn't remember those, either. But, in an effort to stay afloat, he drifts between several jobs, and moonlights as a vigilante to pay the bills. He has no time, money, or stability for a family. It doesn't stop him from adopting two kids with dreams he thinks he once had, running from something.

Shouta is tired. Between teaching a hell class that got attacked by villains on their third day into UA, hero patrols, and catching a vigilante known as Black Fog, he doesn't have time to remember the past. At least, until he sees a friend long thought dead at the Sports Festival (and hits him in the head with a quarterstaff).

Current Arc: Pre-Canon

Words: 12474, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

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

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Shinsou Hitoshi, Shirakumo Oboro, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Class 1-A, Uraraka Ochako, Todoroki Shouto, Bakugou Katsuki, Iida Tenya, Asui Tsuyu, Kaminari Denki, Yaoyorozu Momo, Jirou Kyouka, Ashido Mina, Hagakure Tooru, Ojiro Mashirao, Tokoyami Fumikage, Kouda Kouji, Aoyama Yuuga, Shouji Mezou, Sero Hanta, Satou Rikidou, League of Villains, Kayama Nemuri | Midnight, Background & Cameo Characters, Kirishima Eijirou

Relationships: Midoriya Izuku & Shinsou Hitoshi, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku & Shirakumo Oboro, Shinsou Hitoshi & Shirakumo Oboro, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Shirakumo Oboro, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Shirakumo Oboro & Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto, Kaminari Denki/Shinsou Hitoshi, Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou, Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Additional Tags: Vigilante Shirakumo Oboro, yup that's a tag now, Kurogiri is Shirakumo Oboro, Shirakumo Oboro Lives, Dead Midoriya Inko, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor's Bad Parenting, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor Being An Asshole, endeavor's a+parenting, Quirkless Midoriya Izuku, Quirk Discrimination, Runaway Midoriya Izuku, Orphan Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Izuku Needs A Hug, Shinsou Hitoshi Replaces Mineta Minoru, Alternate Universe - Mineta Minoru Doesn't Exist, BAMF Midoriya Izuku, Shinsou Hitoshi is in Class 1-A, Protective Shinsou Hitoshi, Protective Midoriya Izuku, Parental Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Parental Shirakumo Oboro, Canon-Typical Violence, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Compliant, Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot, Slow Burn, Midoriya Izuku & Shinsou Hitoshi Friendship, Bullying, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Runaway Shinsou Hitoshi, canon is dead, Oboro isn't, no beta we just die, Dead Midoriya Hisashi, Implied/Referenced Torture, Past Torture, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Amnesia, Light Angst, eventually, Original Character(s), Midoriya Izuku Swears, Let Mido swear 2k20

Read Here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/24482572

#AO3 Feed #FanFiction #AO3 Shinsou #♠ #Hitoshi Shinsou #Oboro Shirakumo #Erasermic· #Tododeku· #R:T #W:V #A:CC Writes #Vigilante AU #Quirkless AU #Dadzawa #Mental Illness #Abuse #Angst