two steps to the left

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Series Begun:
2022-12-23
Series Updated:
2024-02-17
Description:

Alternate universe of ‘the cute guy next door’ series.

Instead of Hitoshi following the hero track at UA, life takes two steps to the left and leads down a darker path for those that survive a terrible catastrophe during the students’ first year at UA.

Izuku’s story remains kind of the same as a quirkless civilian analyst just doing his best until he meets the stranger next door. (But when things get tough, some people can't help but step up to fill in the gaps, and maybe Izuku has a few extra secrets tucked away.)

Notes:

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This series can be read by itself, but directly mirrors some setup in the original AU series ‘cute guy next door’

Events in Hitoshi’s life absolutely diverge at 16, including major character death that fuels some of his character’s drive, so much of the applicable hero/villain/etc lore in this story do not apply as lore for the other.

“Two steps to the left” refers to the two major points that alter this course - “the catastrophe” followed by “the death”, at which point Hitoshi says, “fuck all of you, I’m going to figure this shit out my own way.”

...And Hitoshi wasn't the only one affected by these major timeline tweaks. >:3c

Stats:
Words:
57,919
Works:
8
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No
Bookmarks:
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