To shame the devil
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Occupational Hazard by pandajelley
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
28 Feb 2022
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Izuku Midoriya, celebrated journalist on the international Hero beat, hasn’t lived in Japan for over fifteen years. But when a disturbing pattern of suicides among Hero agency support staff pulls him home, he comes back determined to investigate. If the pressure of the Pro Hero system is killing people, he’s going to prove it—even if that means working alongside Katsuki Bakugou, his childhood bully turned top-tier Hero.
The story quickly becomes bigger than expected. A high-profile death. Political interference. Pressure from his editor, his family, and the ghosts of who he used to be. The case matters—but so does what it’s doing to him.
As Izuku digs deeper, he’s forced to confront more than corruption: old wounds, complicated friendships, and the parts of himself he’s been avoiding for years. Recovery isn’t part of the plan—but it might be part of the story.
A slow-burn narrative about institutional failure, mental health, complicated history, and the long road to something like healing.
(Solving a mystery, going on a mental health journey, and repairing relationships. Prequel to From Mended Soil.)
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- Part 1 of To shame the devil
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From Mended Soil by pandajelley
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
08 Mar 2024
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It’s taken the better part of two decades, but Izuku is making his home in Japan again. He’s living near his best friend, his mother, and her husband for the first time since he was a teenager. His work is demanding but rewarding. He’s trying out a committed relationship for the first time—with someone who knows him too well to pretend, and cares enough not to walk away.
Some days feel like progress. Some feel like laundry. But the foundation is strong: healed rifts, hard-won friendship, and more than a little chemistry. There’s love here, in every sense of the word. And Izuku—after everything—is finally ready for it.
This is a story about soft mornings, public feelings, bad takeout, and good sex. About trust, recovery, and letting joy grow where the fire was. He’s not a hero. He’s a journalist. But he’s got something to fight for—and people to come home to.
(The romance-filled, slice of life healing sequel to Occupational Hazard.)
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- Part 2 of To shame the devil