Fics like Author of the Zenless Zone, Hero of the New Era

The Story of the Zenless Zone is many things, but it is not yet a finished story. Midoriya Izuku has been working on the world and it's characters for many years. For as many hero notebooks as he has penned, he has far more about his world of make believe. The Zenless Zone is a place of great tragedy, steep stakes, and unlikely triumphs. Izuku takes comfort in that, because outside the Zenless Zone, he is Deku. For years his quirklessness, obsession with heroes, and childish personal epic has been mocked and demeaned. No one believes in him. No one but his own characters. As time has gone on and Izuku defined and refined his characters, they have taken on a life of their own. They talk to him, comfort him, and dearly wish to fight for him. His doctor says it's a product of his overactive mind. A coping mechanism for his loneliness. But where any other doctor would advise against interacting with these figments of the imagination, no one cares if a quirkless loses their mind. But these ideas may be more than just rogue thoughts in a young boy's head.

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