Prompt: instead of getting his hero license back after he loses his arm, the hero commission refuses to give it back because he's quirkless and he lost his armAh, yes, LET'S DO IT! I don't know what warnings I will need for this yet, but there will be some.Oh, and I have one change from the timeline: All Might never set shit straight, so the quirkless ratings are low AF still.Warnings: Suicide references, depression, assholes, just an overall hard time

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For a fucking week, I have gathered every single thing I could get my hands on that will increase my chances of getting my license back.

I made the arm.

I went to an interview with Hizashi.

I proved that I am capable in battle.

I got everything I fucking could for this because I can't lose this.

I gave up everything. FUCK, I HAVE GIVEN UP AN ARM TO PROVE THAT I AM A HERO!

Of course, people still had their doubts. A quirkless boy becoming a hero without an arm?

I mean, if All Might could do it without a brain, I can do it without an arm easily.

Then All Might...

"No. I do not believe quirkless can be heroes. It's simply too dangerous-"

He never did take it back before the court case, so I entered this with the quirkless acceptance rating at an all time low because of the number one hero.

Ironic considering he was quirkless.

The court case was rough considering everything. Yes, there was some supporting me, yet so many more were against me.

I just want to save people. Is that too much to ask for? Apparently.

After hours of arguing until my voice was nearly gone, the HC committee gather in the back to determine their decision.

At this point, Anxiety is getting the better of me. I manage to keep a clean face. I don't need anything else against me.

Nezu pats my hand and smiles, "We got this. There is no need to worry, Midoriya."

I hope we do.

What feels like forever is only mere minutes. The HC president stands before me, and I am hyper-focused on her.

Please. I need this.

"Midoriya Izuku, it has been decided by the Hero Commission that you shall not receive your hero license again. This is due to your quirkless status in addition to your missing arm making you a liability on the field. You shall be removed from the hero course, and you can not attempt the hero license exam again. This session has been adjourned."

I....what?

No...no, it can't be, right? After everything? After all the work and energy and effort, I-

Everything before me is starting to blur.

My hearing is fuzzy.

I can feel my heart pound throughout my entire body.

I-

What did I do wrong?

I feel a weight on my shoulder as I try to focus on my surroundings.

It's a nightmare, right? I'll wake up, and I'll be a hero proving people wrong, right?

...I don't wake up. This is real.

This is real...

I don't notice that I am being forced out of the building, nor do I notice myself get into the car.

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Third POV Shouta

"Midoriya Izuku, it has been decided by the Hero Commission that you shall not receive your hero license again. This is due to your quirkless status in addition to your missing arm making you a liability on the field. You shall be removed from the hero course, and you can not attempt the hero license exam again. This session has been adjourned."

It echoes through the television, making every hero in the room silent.

Shouta couldn't believe it. Izuku threw so much into this only to get nothing back.

Shouta knew life was unfair. He taught it on the first day of class every year since he started teacher. However, this is the biggest injustice he has seen in his lifetime. If anyone deserved this, Izuku did.

Yet, Izuku is denied it based on physical attributes he has no control over.

"YOU'RE MAKING A GODDAMN MISTAKE! GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASSES AND LOOK AT THE FUCKING EVIDENCE!" Hizashi screams at the TV in tears.

Nemuri wraps an arm around Hizashi, rubbing his shoulder as Hizashi leans into her with frustrated tears. Shouta can't blame him.

However, when Shouta looks back at the screen, his heart shatters when the camera pans on Izuku.

Any expression on Izuku's face is gone. Actually, he doesn't look there at all. Nezu tries to get Izuku out of that state with no response, and a guard shoves the two out.

A calm voice interrupts them, "At least he will be safe now. A dream can only take one so far."

They all turn to find Yagi there with a solemn look.

Shouta along with every teacher in the room glare him down.

Before Shouta can get a chance to say a word to the man, Hizashi stands up and storms right in front of Yagi, "YOU DON'T KNOW FUCKING SHIT, DO YOU?! IZUKU HAS PUT SO MUCH TIME INTO IT ONLY FOR IT TO BE CRUSHED BY PEOPLE LIKE YOU! HE DOESN'T CARE IF HE'S SAFE! HE JUST WANTS TO HELP PEOPLE, YET YOU PRICKS DENY HIM! I DON'T CARE HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE SAVED, ALL MIGHT! HE WOULD HAVE SAVED SO MANY MORE NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY BUT MENTALLY AS WELL, SOMETHING YOU SEEM TO DESTROY!"

Hizashi steps away before Yagi can say and starts toward his room, "Let me know when Izuku comes, alright? I want to help him too."

"Want me to come with you, Zashi?" Nemuri asks as she stands up.

Hizashi shakes his head, "I need a moment to myself." Without another word, he goes into his apartment.

Shouta stands up and faces Yagi, though definitely not as abrupt as his boyfriend, "Yagi, Izuku is risking his life just like the rest of his classmates. If you believe that just because they have powerful quirks that they will survive, you are ignorant. Not everyone has a powerful quirk like you. I don't want you near my class or Izuku if you're going to have that bigoted point of view."

"I agree with Aizawa. The kid may be annoying, but he is as strong as the rest of them," Vlad joins to defend him.

Yagi can't really argue when the whole staff is against him. Thankfully, he leaves.

Shouta sighs as he looks back at the TV to see more bigoted reports celebrating Izuku's failure. Anger hurls in his chest as he snatches the remote off the table and turns it off.

"What are we going to do?" Nemuri asks.

Shouta runs a hand through his hair, "I don't know. Just keep All Might and his mom away from him please."

"His mom?"

"She was against him continuing after the arm incident."

"Damn it...alright. Is that why they haven't talked?"

"Yeah."

Shouta never heard Izuku talk about any other life. He doesn't think Izuku had any other plans. He just wanted to show everyone that anyone can do everything despite everything.

All Shouta can do is support Izuku and protect him from the world and himself.

Quietly, the teachers return to their apartments except for Nemuri and Shouta. Eventually, Nemuri goes to make sure Hizashi is okay. Shouta considers going with her, but he knows he has to be there for Izuku.

So, he waits. Shouta goes to the entrance of UA and waits for Izuku to arrive.

About an hour later, a car pulls up, and the door opens to reveal Nezu and Izuku. Nezu tugs at Izuku to step out of the car, and he does while closing the door behind him. The car zooms off.

Nezu hops from Izuku's shoulder and approaches Shouta, "Izuku is on break until he is okay to return." He doesn't bother to add to it as he walks by to leave the two of them alone.

Shouta has never seen Izuku look so broken and distraught, and that causes him to move.

Shouta rushes to Izuku and pulls him into the tightest hug he can manage, ignoring looks as he gently rocks the kid back and forth to try and bring him back to the harsh reality. Izuku doesn't reciprocate. In fact, he doesn't move at all.

Eventually, Shouta decides to take Izuku back to his own apartment. He doesn't think Izuku should be by himself right now, especially when everything revolving around hero work is in his place. He partially draws from the hug, keeping an arm around his shouldesr to guide him inside the teacher's dorm and eventually his own. Just out of Izuku's sight, Shouta can see Hizashi and Nemuri, probably curious if they should come with him. He signals for them to come along, and they all enter Shouta's living room.

Shouta sets Izuku on the couch and leans the boy against him. Hizashi takes Izuku's other side, rubbing his back while Nemuri takes to in front of the boy to hold his hand.

The silence stays for a while, but Shouta knows he has to break it.

"Do you want something to eat or drink, Izuku?" Shouta gently asks the boy. Izuku doesn't respond for a minute, but he slowly shakes his head, "Okay. Can I pull you closer? You look like you can use it." When Izuku doesn't respond, Shouta takes the initiative to shift himself so that he can bring Izuku his chest.

No resistance.

And they just stay there for a while, hoping the boy will open up to what is going on in his head.

Yet, nothing.

Time creeps by slowly, and they try to distract Izuku by putting on Frozen, but he doesn't seem to pay attention to it at all.

After a couple of hours of sitting there with the movie filling the silence, it seems to snap when Izuku suddenly withdraws himself from everyone.

"Izuku?" Shouta asks gently as he tries to gage him with no avail as the boy stands up and walks to the door to his apartment.

Izuku goes to his apartment, leaving behind the three.

"Should we go after him?" Nemuri asks, clearly worried for Izuku's well-being.

Shouta sighs, "Give him a bit. He needs space."

They seem to agree silently to that feat. They don't say anything for a while until eventually Hizashi breaks the silence.

"I'm going to destroy those bastards," Hizashi whispers so that Izuku doesn't have a chance of hearing him on accidently.

Shouta pulls his boyfriend into a hug, "We will later. Right now, we need to focus on Izuku."

"I know, but it's unfair. They just took everything from him without realizing what he has done for them."

"I seen it too, Hizashi. I'm just as pissed as you."

Nemuri interrupts the two, "I'm surprised you aren't going to kill them now, Sho."

"I need to be there for Izuku. Besides, we all know that if that's going to happen, he wants the honors of doing it. He's probably going to mess them up somehow anyway."

"I'll support him in that endeavor."

"Me too. I'm sorry, you know how I am with these kinds of things," Hizashi apologizes.

Shouta gently kisses his forehead, "We know you feel more than us. We understand-"

A loud crash from Izuku's apartment silences that and puts Shouta into action.

Shouta immediately moves to get up and go to the door to Izuku's apartment, "Stay here," He tells the two behind him as he enters.

When Shouta enters the apartment, he finds Izuku standing behind his desk, trembling as he stares at where his computer monitor should be. Looking across the room, Shouta finds it against the wall destroyed.

He should have known Izuku would look to see what is happening in the media, and with what's going on right now, it's going to hurt him more.

Shouta approaches Izuku to inspect him for injuries, but he finally caught Izuku's attention as his head turns to face Shouta. Shouta freezes in place.

Izuku is beyond angry. However, the only way Shouta can tell is his eyes. Otherwise, he looks blank.

As soon as Izuku realizes it's Shouta there, it wipes away to nothing. Shouta doesn't get it.

"Izuku, are you injured?" He asks calmly.

Without a word, Izuku shakes his head and walks to his bedroom, slamming the door behind him.

Shouta sighs.

This is going to take a while, but it's okay. Shouta doesn't blame Izuku one bit.

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Izuku doesn't leave the room for the next three days. No matter what the group tries, Izuku would not move. The only thing they can do is offer him food and water when they can. Once in a while, he'll let Shouta just to make sure he is physically okay, but that's it. He hasn't even said a word.

Nobody knows what to do. They don't want to force him into anything, but they know that Izuku has to come out eventually.

As the three strategize a new idea in the teacher's lounge, Nezu comes in with his usual smile, but it seems more tense.

"How is Izuku?" Nezu asks as he crawls onto the couch. Shouta shakes his head, and Nezu sighs, "I see...I came here to warn you three. I tried to hold them off as long as possible, but they are adamant about this."

That catches all of their attention.

"What are you talking about, sir?" Hizashi asks as he straightens up.

"The HC president is coming to talk to Izuku today."

Shouta snaps, "Why? Izuku isn't part of the system anymore! What do they want from him? They already got all the paperwork from him!"

"I do not know as they claim it is confidential."

"Damn it. When?"

"I got them to wait a couple of hours, but that is it. I am sorry."

Shouta takes a deep breath, "How the fuck am I supposed to tell Izuku about this?"

Nemuri pinches the bridge of her nose, "You'll have to tell him straight. No other way."

Shouta stands up, "You two figure out something that will cheer him up later."

With that, Shouta goes to Izuku's apartment once more. As it has been for the past days, it feels cold. Unlived in. The only difference is that all the case work Izuku had sitting on his desk got removed. At this point, it feels empty.

Shouta walks past it to Izuku's room and knocks on the door, "Kid, it's Shouta. We need to talk. Something came up."

Shouta hears shuffling inside, then the door opens to reveal Izuku.

He swears every time he visits, Izuku looks worse. He's definitely lost some weight (so quickly due to his normal eating habits being beyond usual) as he clothes hang slightly off of him. He's pale from not seeing the sun in days. Dark eyebags hang under his eyes due to a combination of stress and lack of sleep. His hair is more of a mess than usual.

Izuku looks up at Shouta expectantly.

"Can I come in? This is going to be a lot, " Shouta asks. Thankfully, Izuku steps aside to let him into the now messy room. Shouta sits down at the edge of his bed, signaling for Izuku to do the same.

There's silence for a minute as Shouta considers how to say it. However, he draws to a blank.

Instead, Shouta looks Izuku in the eyes and tell him, "The HC president is coming to speak with you in a couple of hours. Nezu tried to keep her off, but she is forcing her way in to speak to you. If you want to leave to avoid her or anything, I can cover-"

For the first time since it all happened, Izuku speaks as he looks away from Shouta, "I can handle it. I don't need you to protect me."

Shouta can hear the spite dripping from Izuku, though most probably wouldn't and assume it's monotone. Looking down at Izuku's hand, Shouta can see him gripping his sweatpants leg tightly to the point of his fist going white.

Shouta sighs, "You don't have to force yourself into anything."

"I don't need to look weak in front of her. I'm not going to let her catch me off-guard. Thank you for letting me know," Izuku says as he stands up and goes to his closet where his suits are.

Shouta stands up, "Just take care of yourself, alright? You can't do anything if you don't value yourself, Izuku."

Izuku doesn't respond as he gets a suit out. Shouta sighs, leaving the room.

This is going to be a mess.

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Shouta, Nemuri, and Hizashi wait in the teacher's lounge for the HC president to arrive, and the room is clearly tense. They don't know what's going to happen, and that's what scares them, especially since Izuku is involved.

"Should we prepare our suitcases to leave in case Izuku kills the president?" Hizashi asks.

Nemuri looks at him confused, "You don't have yours prepared already?"

Shouta interrupts both of them, "Izuku is not going to kill her. He may do a lot of things, but killing is not one of them."

"He has every right to."

"He still won't."

The group goes quiet when they hear a door click behind them.

They turn around to see Izuku leaving his room.

Unlike before, Izuku looks like he cleaned up. He wears a suit, and his hair is no longer a mess. It looks like he put on some makeup as well as the eyebags are gone. That confidence from before radiates from him.

But it feels fake. Everything about Izuku feels fake. Maybe not to a normal person, but to them?

Yeah.

Izuku joins beside them. Shouta can tell that Izuku is considering saying something, but he decides to keep quiet for some reason. Instead, he offers them a fake smile and waits for the president to arrive.

When she does arrive, they are all shocked to find All Might by her side. Shouta is honestly surprised Izuku did not attack the man at that moment. However, he did see him clench his jaw.

The HC president ignores the rest of them and focuses on Izuku, "We would like to talk to you privately. Is there anywhere we can go without being recorded?"

"My office will work. Come on," Izuku explains as he leads them to his apartment. Before he enters, he shifts his head towards Shouta's apartment for a split moment, enough to Shouta to see but nobody else, before entering with the two dimwits and closing the door.

Shouta catches the message and goes to his room, earning confused looks from Hizashi and Nemuri who follow. He just gives them the 'shut up' glare and sits on the couch.

The two quickly realize why they came in here: they can hear the conversation through the wall.

They clearly hear the president speak with a firm voice, "I assume that you are busy, so I will skip to the point: we have two offers for you. Despite your physical limitations, you are a valuable asset to us. We are still willing to offer you a high position in the Hero Commission itself. It would allow you to do your cases with whatever heroes needed. You would also be given a voice on the committee itself. This position usually takes years to reach, so I recommend you consider it as we are giving you a fast track."

"But I am not going to consider it because I know that no one is going to listen to me even if you made me the king of Japan. I also know you wouldn't force them to follow me either. I would just be there for looks and giggles. I want to do my own work so that only I can screw myself over. Not others," Izuku explains. The worst part is that he is right about everything he said.

"Very well. Luckily, All Might has offered a second option that would allow you to enter the hero track again."

Yagi clears his throat, "You remember how my quirk works, right?"

Everyone in the room becomes confused. All Might's quirk? What does Izuku know that they don't?

There isn't a response for a moment.

Then, Izuku calmly responds, "Oh. I see how it is. You want me to be your successor still."

Successor? They all have so many questions.

"Yes, my boy. I believe that you are capable-"

Izuku interrupts the man with a harsh tone, "Save it."

"But Midoriya-"

"I told you my answer once before and I am telling you once again: I am not going to be your successor!"

"But think of how many people you could save! It would be so many!"

At that moment, Izuku snaps,

"OH YEAH?! THEN LOOK AT THE GODDAMN SUICIDE RATES FROM QUIRK DISCRIMINATION FROM PRICKS LIKE YOU! THAT'S WHAT I AM FOCUSED ON! YOU CAN SAVE SOMEONE PHYSICALLY, BUT WHAT KEEPS THEM SAFE AFTER THE FACT? YOU HAVE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THE ISSUES HERE! APPARENTLY, I AM A 'VALUABLE ASSET' QUIRKLESS, YET I AM A HERO IF I HAVE A QUIRK?! DO YOU REALIZE HOW ARROGANT YOU GUYS SOUND?!"

The president interrupts, "Midoriya, anger is not going to solve any issues."

"YOU DON'T HAVE A FUCKING RIGHT TO SAY THAT TO ME THE MOMENT YOU CALLED ME AN OBJECT RATHER THAN A PERSON! I AM NOT GOING TO ABUSED BY THE SAME SYSTEM THAT IS ABUSING OTHERS!"

She raises her voice, "You have no choice!"

"YES, I FUCKING DO! I AM HUMAN JUST LIKE THE REST OF YOU! NOW LEAVE!"

Yagi tries to interfere, "My boy, I'm sorry, but please-" Shouta wants to go in and punch All Might in the face more than ever.

"PLEASE WHAT?! GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS?! BECOME A SLAVE?! TAKE A SWAN DIVE OFF A ROOF?! JUST STOP AND LEAVE! I AM NEVER FOLLOWING YOUR FOOTSTEPS AND BECOMING A NUMBER ONE HERO, ALL MIGHT!"

The group hears a door slam, rattling the wall standing between them. They can hear a variety of noises, though it's hard to pinpoint what is doing.

The president responds, "I don't know why you are interested in him. He's too self-absorbed."

Yagi doesn't say anything. They hear shuffling between Izuku's destruction. Eventually, they hear another soft click.

Shouta quickly gets off the couch and rushes to Izuku, trusting Nemuri and Hizashi to lead the two out (maybe lecture them).

Shouta doesn't hesitate to open the door to Izuku's room to find the boy standing in front of the bed trying to fold something. On the bed sits a suitcase half-filled with sloppily folded clothes.

When Izuku hears the door open, he screams, "GET OUT!"

Shouta leans against the door edge, "It's Shouta," Izuku stiffens up, but he is still moving, "What are you doing, kid?" That's when Izuku freezes, looking down at his bag. He grips his whatever is in his hand tightly.

"I'm sorry, but I can't fucking do this! I tried so hard to be equal to my classmates, but I can't! That weight will always be there! I'm sorry for wasting your time when you thought I could be something only to become goddamn laughing stock!"

Izuku drops whatever is in his hand as he leans forward against the bed as his shoulders heaves. Izuku's breathing becomes sporadic as the locked down emotions finally come out, "I...I thought I could do this...it felt like I threw everything I could...I really am not enough, am I? I'm a fucking liability cause nobody will listen to the quirkless Deku...should I have just taken All Might's quirk and threw my pride aside? I could at least save people then..."

Izuku shakes his head, "I can't take back what I said. I just need to leave. I can't...it's fucking suffocating me..."

Izuku gasps as he brings a hand to his face, "Shouta, can you leave, please? I'm sorry, but..." The 'I don't want you to see me like this' is left unsaid.

Shouta never wanted to kill someone more in his entire life. Noone should ever have a kid go through this. Izuku is only fifteen. He should be smiling with his friends and having the time of his life, but instead, Izuku is here, used by the system and left in shambles.

Shouta doesn't know how to approach this, so he starts with the most obvious, "Where are you going?"

This just seems to frustrate Izuku, "I don't know, okay?! I haven't known for my entire life! I'll figure it out! Didn't I tell you to leave?!"

Shouta takes a moment to consider his words. He has to try something else.

So, instead of following logic, he follows his gut, "You didn't make the wrong choice, Izuku," This causes Izuku to freeze, and he's about to retort when Shouta cuts him off, "You didn't let anyone push you into a choice. You chose what you believed is right. That is something not everyone can do, especially with the number one hero and HC president right in front of them. I am proud of you for that reason."

"But what if I made the wrong choice?" Izuku sounds so damn hurt, and Shouta wants to pull him into a hug and hide him forever, but he can't. He needs to get something through to him.

"Would you have been happy with your choice?"

"Of course not! But I could have done more in that situation!" Izuku snaps.

"Could you? Izuku, I don't know what All Might was offering, but you know that you are more capable without him. He would have been a liability to you."

Izuku doesn't respond, but it caught his attention.

Shouta keeps his distance as he continues to talk, "I didn't, and I still dont, waste my time on you. I still believe I am caring for one of the most capable people in the world. Even then, I don't care what you do as long as I don't have to arrest you. I know I don't express it, but I enjoy having you in my life. You brought something to it that I didn't have before: something to look forward to. Seeing what you would come up with next or get in trouble over. You're an amazing kid for what you have accomplished, and I believe you're going to do so much more despite the HC."

Shouta finally approaches Izuku, standing right beside him, but leaving a foot between them, "I don't know how you feel right now. I wouldn't be surprised if you're at your breaking point over everything, and that's okay. You have your limitations just like everyone else. However, I know you will put yourself back together and come up with something like you always do. It might not be today or a while for that fact, but you have time, believe it or not. And you know what? I will be at your side as long as you want me too along with Nemuri and Hizashi and your classmates. You just have to let us in."

Izukus looks down, and Shouta can see the tears running down his face. However, unlike before, he has a smile. A small smile, but a smile that sneaks through his gasping as his crying picks up.

"I...I needed that...thank you...and I guess I needed seeing those bitchasses....again...to snap out of it as well," Izuku stutters, "Are you sure?"

In response, Shouta wraps an arm around Izuku's shoulders and pulls him into a hug where Izuku finally reciprocates, nearly knocking the force out of his lungs.

Shouta smiles, "Glad to have you back, kid. I know you aren't a hundred percent, but we'll get you there in no time."

"Fucking ruin the HC," Izuku curses under his breath as a joke.

"I'll be standing behind you."

"Thanks, Sho...you're amazing."

Shouta says nothing as he runs his hand through Izuku's hair.

Izuku may have more tough times ahead, but Shouta is determined to help Izuku through it all. 

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Author's Notes

I was actually going to do a lot more for it, but it would have turned into a fic at that point. I had at least two scenes planned: One where Izuku doesn't recover in the end like he did and ends up leaving his room a couple days later in order to fight Shouta.Another was where Izuku had a breakdown to the point of going too far.And I was going to do the ending as well, but I decided to leave it open ended.The reason why I didn't is because I believe Izuku would recover how he did here. He isn't going to be knocked down for long, especially with them bitches beside him. And spite, of course.Oh, and I think this is one of the longest prompts I done for a single chapter. 4k words.

I hope you enjoyed it