Fics like Therefore I Am
Children grow up fearing the beast below the mattress or under the stairs, crouching in cramped closets and hiding in the dark alleys. They grow up believing their parents when they are told they can’t hurt you. Because monsters aren't real, right? Izuku is gifted with an odd quirk of sharp claws and glowing eyes- a target for cruel words and harsh phrases. Freak. Useless. For years, he longed for his power to one day evolve and strengthen- no longer wanting to be considered the useless freak no matter where he stood. Wanting to be more than something people sneered or raised a brow at. Only when his quirk suddenly bursts into something of pure horror, something more than the word freak, Izuku wishes he swallowed those words. Four year old Izuku feared the beasts bellow his mattress. He feared the monsters his mother tried to say didn’t exist. But as Izuku aged he soon found himself no longer afraid of what didn’t exist. But he feared what stared right back at him in the bathroom mirror.
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