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Conspiracy: I love you

Summary:

To make a long story short, Izuku is oblivious, Todoroki is a shitposter (or is he??), and their friends and followers are 100% done with them.

This is the story of a series of videos that document two heroes' lives and how they impact (and frustrate) others. Follow along as two oblivious idiots exist in a state of pure domestic bliss and don't realize it until suddenly, they do.

AKA the YouTuber AU no one asked for (but I made it anyway)

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Quirk Analysis: Unleash Your Inner Dragon!!!!!

DekuAnalysis

[The video starts with a blurry shot that focuses on someone’s chest as they fiddle with the camera. Eventually, they sit down in a chair that the screen was centered on, and a boy with bushy green hair and freckles grins at the camera. 

“Hey everyone! And welcome to-” He sweeps his hands in front of him, and a cartoon-style logo pops up. It looks like one of the “Pow!” signs from the pre-quirk comics, and written in bold red letters, it says “ANALYSIS WITH DEKU.”

“I’m your host, Deku, and today we are going to be taking a deep dive into one of your quirks!” Deku pulls several note cards out with a flourish, and a fake “ooooo” plays in the background before the video hard cuts to him with thin, wiry glasses perched on his nose as he chews on the end of a pencil.

“Okay so this quirk is similar to some that we’ve looked over in the past, but the main difference is the way you’re channeling it. For a fire breathing quirk, I’m assuming your quirk resides in your lungs. Considering you’ve had no real problems while speaking or eating, only when coughing or when you’re out of breath, I think your main issues lie within how you’re controlling your flame output.”

Deku slides to the edge of the screen, and a graph showing different levels of quirk output appears in the empty space beside him. He’s charted the internal temperatures of people with different elemental quirks after they’ve gained control of their ability vs. before they’ve gained control. 

“As you can see from this chart, while earth and air quirk users tend to maintain a similar body temperature before and after gaining control of their quirks, both fire and ice users display major increases or decreases in internal temperature.

“By allowing your flame to flow throughout your body instead of just focussing it on your breath, you will be able to gradually gain more control of the amount of power you release.” Deku pauses, then rolls his chair back to the center of the screen, as the graph disappears. He looks down at his notes for a second before his shoulders raise a bit, and he turns to the camera with a wide grin on his face.

“One of the most impressive examples of temperature-regulating I’ve seen is from my friend, Shouto. A lot of you probably know him as TodoConspiracy, and if you don’t know him you totally should because his content is amazing and-” The screen cuts to a screen from Spongebob, and the voice-over reads: “Two minutes later.” 

The screen then cuts back to Deku, who has his hands raised, and it was obvious he was talking about something really exciting, even if just to him. He slowly lowers his hands and coughs, before looking back at the camera, his cheeks flushed from his rant. “Anyways, before I got side-tracked, I was talking about Shouto’s temperature regulation. At first, he had issues with freezing himself and accidentally giving himself hypothermia, but after he began to use his fire half, he was able to regulate his temperature at a healthier level. The reason his temperature ranges so differently from someone with just fire or just ice is because of the combination of both quirks. It forces his internal temperatures to fight with one another, eventually leveling out at a level he would have had before his quirk manifested.”

Deku shook his head and waved his pencil to the edge of the screen, where an outline of the human body and circulation system appeared. “Because you have just one quirk, your natural internal temperature will likely rise, and if you incorporate the breathing exercises I’m going to show you into your daily routine, I think you should begin to see some results.”

The screen cuts to Deku, no longer sitting at his desk, but standing in the center of his room, glasses and pencil gone. He’s wearing sweatpants and a simple green shirt, but when he steps back, there’s a brief flash of the All Might socks he’s wearing. 

“Remember, don’t start trying to use your quirk with these until you can instinctually do them without. These exercises are meant to train your lungs and airflow to accommodate different streams of flame.” 

With that warning, Deku begins a series of breathing exercises with descriptions of what the exercise was, and how often to do it flashing on the screen. He did a series of deep inhales, expanding his chest, then exhaling with a “Haaa,” sound. He then repeated the same inhale but rounded his mouth so it looked like he was trying to whistle. Finally, he made a series of sharp inhales, with exhales that doubled, sometimes tripled the amount of air he seemed to take in. Each exercise was recommended to do at least twice a day.

The camera cut back to Deku, sitting at his desk with a small smile on his face. “It’s important to know that these exercises can be used by anybody with a breath related quirk. They’re meant to train and strengthen your lungs to use your quirk for longer, and to vary the severity based on warm or cold air, whichever you decide to exhale.

“Once you’ve mastered control of these exercises, try to incorporate just 5% of your quirk into it. When you’re comfortable with that, up your percentage. Like I tell you every time, the rate of improvement is different for anybody, and full mastery isn’t going to happen overnight.”

The screen flashed black briefly, then Deku was back, glasses on, beaming at the camera. “That’s all I’ve got for you here today on Analysis! I hope all you heroes out there will remember to do good, be safe, and be responsible! Until next time, this is Deku, signing off!” He gave a two-fingered salute, and several boxes popped up, showing his previous analysis, as well as an icon to subscribe to his channel. 

A few seconds later, the screen cut to Deku doing breathing exercises, but instead of a calm exhale as he had done in the demonstration, he let out a loud sneeze that caused him to stumble into his dresser. The screen cut to black.]

 

Ms_Fullibuster: Really loved the different examples of internal temperature! I’ve always wondered why my girlfriend’s feet are so cold, and now I can blame it on her quirk! Can’t wait for the next video!

EndeavorSucks: My friend shouto

Uravity_13: *goes on a ten minute tangent about his boyfriend in a video about breathing fire*

Smight_me: the fact that your graphs are so beautifully made, and you had to go and make the font comic sans is just painful.

DekuRocks: My friend shouto

NotNatsu: My friend shouto

No1Zero: Get someone who talks about you the way deku talks about todoroki

Todekuislyfe: My friend shouto

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The first time Izuku posted a video, he was genuinely surprised by the 20 views it got, even if everyone in 1-A had promised to watch it. He made it shortly after the attack on the USJ, and in it, he talked about how cool his teacher’s quirk was for training future heroes. 

It was filmed on a phone, the screen was shaky, and it was only a minute long. 

It’s also Izuku’s favorite video he’s ever posted. 

Did it have graphics? No. Did it cut off with Kaachan threatening to blow his head off? Yes, but that was a daily occurrence so it wasn’t really something special. But it captured what he loved, and the reason he eventually decided to grow his channel into something more while operating as a hero: analysis. Even if brief, his words reached people, and he realized there’s more than one way to be a hero. 

He knew that words had an impact, after all. All Might’s comforting words: “I am here,” were ones that Izuku would probably get tattooed on him if he got drunk enough. (Uraraka had tried, Iida stopped her. Izuku took Iida to the nicest restaurant in town for thanks. Uraraka was not invited.)

Helping others gain control of their quirks, or even just discussing new ones that appeared on the hero scene became a hobby of his, and before he knew it he was investing in editing software, a nicer camera, and managing social media accounts separate from his hero persona. He shared his passion in any way he could, and people began to respond. 

His growth was gradual during school. He would post videos, slowly becoming longer and nicer as he earned the money to get supplies. However, in his third year, he posted a video that made his career online skyrocket overnight. 

It had been a simple analysis: Why Quirk Discrimination and Societal Expectation Breeds a Villain’s Psychology. At that point, his videos garnered around 2,000 views on average. A number he was proud of. 

His 30-minute discussion on villains he had faced and their manifestos--how they had been told, basically from childhood that being a hero was the most important thing, or that their quirk was good for nothing other than crime garnered over 6 million views in 24 hours. It felt small to some, but waking up to all the comments, some commending him for speaking out, others offended that he would insult a system that benefitted them, he read them all. 

Within a week, his view count had increased exponentially. People would recognize him on the street, not as Deku of UA, but as Analysis by Deku. 

His classmates reveled in his excitement, and when Kaminari went around, filming their reactions to Izuku’s newfound fame, the video gained attention for a single, 10-second clip of the emotionless Todoroki Shouto smiling.

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Conspiracy: Aizawa-Sensei Secretly Owns a Cat Cafe

TodoConspiracy

[The video starts with a black screen. In the middle of the screen, in a white font, the title card reads: Aizawa-Sensei Secretly Owns a Cat Cafe. Underneath the words, it says TodoConspiracy. It looks like it was made from a generic PowerPoint presentation. 

Sliding from the edge of the screen as the words fade out, a photo of “Killer Kitty,” a cat cafe that is well known for its stray-adoption policy comes into view. A voice-over begins narrating as the store’s exterior is shown from many angles. 

“Four years ago, Killer Kitty opened in a vacant coffee-shop lot two blocks from a hero agency that will remain unnamed for privacy reasons.” A photo of a white question mark, scrolls into view, before fading away. The screen stays black for a moment before the voiceover continues.

“At first, the cafe only had two cats- Mittens and Michael.” Two images flash on the screen, an orange tabby cat with a tuft of hair that oddly resembles Present Mic’s style, and a black cat with white paws. 

“Shortly after, cats that had been seen being regularly fed by a dark figure at night stopped skulking around their alleyways, and were found in Killer Kitty.” More images of cats scroll by, in some, it is obvious that Todoroki is cuddling with the cats, in others, they’re too far away to make a distinction between lumps of fur. 

“Shouta Aizawa-Sensei-'' An image of Aizawa in his yellow sleeping bag, seemingly unaware his photo is being taken, fades into view. Under the photo, there is a small text blurb that reads: This is the same photo that has been used in the past 3 videos that mention Aizawa-Sensei, but because I only use photos I take, it’s the best I can do. My apologies. “-regularly follows paths where fewer stray cats are being seen. This confirms my first point.”

In the same font as the title card, text appears on the screen, and Todoroki reads it aloud. “Point One: Aizawa-Sensei is picking up cats on his patrols.” There is a pause, as if he is waiting for the shock to die down, then an audible click is heard as the next line of text appears. “He even named one of the cats after his long-term friend, Present Mic.”

Michael appears on the screen again, this time trying to bat at a feather that is barely visible in the camera. Next to it, an image of Present Mic reaching for a sheet of homework is shown, their positions are oddly mirrored. 

“After realizing that Aizawa-sensei owns the cafe, I frequented it for about a month, hoping to catch a glimpse of him caught in the act.” Several images appear in a grid, in most of them, Todoroki is alone, and it’s obvious he’s not very good at selfies. Several of them show just his eyes and forehead as he angles the phone to capture as much of the background as he can. However, in 7 of the photos, a familiar green head is shown, pressing his cheek close to Shouto’s as they both smile (in varying degrees) at the camera. If it wasn’t for the same booth and cat’s tail seen in two of the photos, it would be impossible to tell where they are. 

“When this plan didn’t work, I decided to change venues.” A local pet store replaced the series of images, and the voiceover claimed, “This is where I struck gold.”

A video begins to play as the voiceover briefly stops. The sound quality is clear, despite the obviously crowded store. The camera shakes a bit before zooming in on a figure in black. “I’ve spotted the suspect making suspicious purchases,” Todoroki whispered, and in the video, the person loads several bags of cat food into the cart.

“Unless he is planning to consume this food himself, it is safe to assume that he is buying this to feed a large number of cats.” The man begins to move, easily pushing the cart that holds at least 10 bags of food, and Todoroki moves to follow him when a muted voice is heard saying: “Good afternoon sir, is there anything I can help you find-”

The video abruptly ends and Point Two flashes on the screen. “Point two,” the voiceover reads, “Aizawa-sensei regularly buys large amounts of cat food.”

The screen goes dark again, more mouse clicking is heard as the final nail in the proverbial coffin appears: Aizawa’s uniform decorated in small tufts of fur. 

“And finally, my third point: Aizawa-sensei regularly has cat fur all over his black uniform. 

“As you can see, I have presented several points that can lead to one of only two options: One, Aizawa-sensei keeps cats in his apartment. I checked his leasing regulations with the help of one of my classmates and found a limitation on the number of pets allowed to be 3. Therefore the only option left, and the only one that makes sense, is that in addition to his hero work and teaching, Aizawa-sensei owns and operates Killer Kitty in order to help keep stray cats off of the streets.”

The screen goes dark, and the final words scroll into view: Thank you :). A box appears with a link to his most recent video: a collaboration with DekuAnalysis on quirks that would cancel each other out and potentially create a quirkless child if combined.]

 

amaichi00: Okay but why does this actually make sense

DynamightGOAT: I can never tell if he’s serious or shit posting

Tododeku_supremacy: Currently crying over the tododeku cat cafe date pics

                    IcyHot_03: And they’re all from different days too!!!!!

                    No1Zero: Brb while i sob 

Eraser_official: delete this

DekuAnalysis: awwwww you should have invited me to the pet store stake out :( we could have looked at the dogs together!

                    TodoConspiracy: next time we will. 

                    NotNatsu: Whipped 

                    Frog_princess: Whipped

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When Shouto made his first post to TodoConspirary, his username was still Todoroki Shouto. The only reason he made the account was to watch Midoriya and Kaminari’s videos when they posted. (He never told anyone, but he didn’t understand the point to Kaminari’s videos. Why did he have to record Present Mic walking down the hallway and title it “PRESENTATION MICHAEL!!!!!”? Was it a joke he wasn’t in on? (Probably…))

However, when Aizawa told them they would need to do a video essay on a topic that was important to them, Shouto was at a loss on what to do. He isn’t proud of it, but he is very technologically-inept, and he had honestly only just figured out how to make slide-shows look interesting. 

When he was with Midoriya and Iida, they would help him, because they understood that just because he was intelligent, it didn’t make him smart. Uraraka tried, but she would always end up just scrunching her face in a confused pout until the subject was changed. 

So when he approached Midoriya and asked what he should do (after all, his videos on HeroTube were very pleasing to watch), He was surprised when Midoriya proposed making his own HeroTube video. All he had to do was make his presentation, and then Midoriya would explain the rest of it when they recorded it. 

When the day came for them to record the video, Shouto was surprised by how easy it was. He had to record his screen and speak into a microphone and that was… it. Nothing complicated with setting up a face camera, although Midoriya said he could use his computer’s built-in camera if he wanted to (he didn’t). 

In the end, his presentation on “Why Quirk Marriage is Commonly Unsuccessful” landed him an A, an understanding on how HeroTube worked, and an angry father (although that was normal… and really just a bonus.)

He left the account alone for months. After all, nobody would be watching the video. And he didn’t really have anything else he wanted to share. Not like everyone else on HeroTube. But one day, when he was working in one of his theory notebooks (he kept them much more hidden than Midoriya’s analysis journals, after all you never know who might take his information and use it to their advantages), his friends walked in on him, and he had to explain what he was working on. 

As he explained his latest theory (Midnight and Snipe are divorced and share custody of a teacup pig), his friends’ eyes light up. Uraraka begs for more of his theories, which he obliges to quickly. Before he realizes it, Todoroki has explained his entire hero journal, and Iida and Uraraka are helping him come up with more connections that he hadn’t even thought of for some of his weaker connections. 

Before everyone leaves, Midoriya turns to him and says, “You should really make videos about your theories and post them.” 

When Todoroki asked why, he smiled and explained, “Words have an impact. Whether it be cruel or inspiring, I think you understand that. There’s a lot of negative words out there, and I think your theories would bring people joy.” Todoroki’s eyes widened, and Midoriya waved his hands in front of him, realizing what he was saying. “You shouldn’t do it if you don’t want to! I just liked hearing your opinions, and I think you might be able to express yourself through the videos in a way you haven’t really been able to before.”

Midoriya turns to leave again, leaving Shouto with a parting, “Just think about it.” And think about it he did. By the end of the week, Shouto had posted his second video to his channel (Noting the impressive 1,000 views his other video had. He wasn’t expecting to see so high of a number.) discussing what creature Principal Nezu was. 

It wasn’t widely successful, but he gained a humble following. The best part was nobody knew it was him in the videos. They didn’t connect him to his father, and they saw his ideas and merits for what they were: his. 

His account’s ratings truly skyrocketed right around the time he changed the name of his account to TodoConspiracy. It was the day he and Midoriya collabbed, and he did a face reveal, to discuss heroes and their homelives. He talked about how differently the public sees heroes compared to what they had seen when heroes were doing the less glamorous parts of their jobs. The “real” side of hero work. 

After that video, Midoriya became a frequent (and his only) guest star in his videos. He would provide analysis for the quirks of the heroes or villains that Shouto was theorizing about, and would also doodle small notes on the slideshows he put together to show the information. It was fun. 

And once they graduated, when the two heroes decided to move in together to save on rent, transport, and meal costs, it worked out. 

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HeroFam Updates ! ! @herofam005

Tododeku live together?? Fans have been theorizing this for a while, but this blooper from Deku’s most recent video confirms what everybody has been thinking. 

[In the video, Deku is talking, making wide gestures as he explains why wing mutations are such fascinating quirks when his phone dings from his desk. He pauses, looks at it, then turns to the door, looking worried. A few seconds later, a crash is heard off-screen, and Deku shouts “Shouto!” As he stands up. The screen flashes to a technical difficulties page, and when Deku appears again, he has what looks like a highlighter smudge on his cheek, and there’s a large amount of red string visible in the background. He continues like nothing has happened, but his phone is now set to silent, and it buzzes faintly every few minutes.]

 

Comments: 67 Retweets: 176 Likes: 1.3K

 

They're cannon!!! @dodekuhgs

When I tell you I screamed when I saw that part of the video!! I can’t believe they’ve indirectly confirmed it *sobs*

 

Going BakuBroke @brickwallz

Honestly it’s sad how excited shippers got when this literally confirms nothing. Get a life and stop obsessing over theirs

                    All Hail TodoDeku @bloomingday

                    Bold words for someone who rt’ed a kiribaku fic two hours ago

 

Kiwi @herosrus

Even if this doesn’t prove they’re together, it shows that they’re around each other enough to be a strong support system !! which is something all heroes deserve, and i'm glad to see the dads of 1A making steps to prove that. 

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Izuku collapsed on the couch in their living room, a loud groan alerting Shouto to his presence. When the hero stepped into the room, he tried his best to hold back a snort at his friend’s appearance. His uniform had been sheared neatly into two pieces, his top now cropped to reveal his stomach, and his belt the only thing holding his pants (and dignity) together. As he shifted to glare at Shouto, his hair sparkled in the light. Whoever Deku had fought today had been fond of glitter. 

“Bad day?” He asked, moving Izuku’s feet so he could sit on the couch too. The hero shifted so he could look at Shouto, and let his feet rest heavily in the other’s lap. 

“Remind me to never leave my uniform at the agency again. Those interns are a nightmare with scissors,” he explained, gesturing to his midriff. It wasn’t necessarily unattractive, just not something very productive. 

“And here I thought Yaoyorozu had simply roped you into the movement for women to wear more practical uniforms when they’re working.” Shouto jokes, beginning what had become a weekly occurrence and rubbing at the knots in Izuku’s calves. He built up a surprising amount of stress in a very short amount of time, and Shouto learned that Midoriya tends to be happier the looser his legs were. 

“While I’m sure that’s what the news will make of it, I wish I could just work freely without having to worry about my stuff being tampered with. It threw me off today when I was fighting someone with this really interesting craft-quirk…” He trailed off, eyes drifting closed as Shouto worked on a particularly large knot. 

“That is… it was interesting until he hit me with four or five glitter bombs. You’re looking at the post-two shower version. Imagine what I was like before!” Shouto valiantly tried to bite the snort back that came with that comment and failed miserably. He accepted the kick to his stomach, knowing that Izuku would never intentionally do something to hurt him (and that he probably deserved it for his reaction).

“How was your day?”

“Uneventful. All Sir Nighteye has me doing right now is patrol in lower-crime areas. He’s working on a theory that if we put the stronger heroes where civilians see us regularly doing menial tasks, it will discourage civil misdemeanors that we don’t really catch.” 

They sat in silence for a few more minutes before Izuku’s stomach growled. He groaned, stood up, and began moving around in the kitchen. Pots rattled, and he stood at the counter that faced Shouto as he began to chop some vegetables for whatever he was preparing. 

“I’m thinking it might be time to try another agency,” Shouto confessed after a few moments of just listening to the rhythmic sounds of the knife. He shifted when the chopping paused, but it resumed less than a second later. He wouldn’t have noticed it if not for the silence of their apartment. 

“Have you put any more thought into what I mentioned last month?” Izuku asked, and he moved to the stove, carefully turning his back to Shouto so he wouldn’t be able to see his face. 

Shouto thought back to the night, it was similar to this one, except Shouto had been the one in the kitchen, and Midoriya had been carefully taping several bags of ice to bruises that littered his body. His agency didn’t have the same sense of self-preservation for their heroes, even those expected to appear in the limelight constantly. 

It had been an off-handed comment. “None of this would happen if we just opened our own agency.” 

Much like tonight, Shouto’s knife had paused from where he had been dicing an onion for their omelets. He had asked what all they would need to do. Izuku had been quiet. 

The next night he presented Shouto with a proposal for their marketing, budget, and heroes to recruit. They hadn’t mentioned it again, but the document had stayed on their coffee table, and every-so-often, sticky notes would appear on it, scrawling a question or comment that would be responded to days later. 

Now, Shouto stared at the packet. It wasn’t nearly as neat as it had been when he had first read through it, but it was something reliable now. He had visited the property Izuku had found during a few of his patrols. Reached out (as subtly as he could) to his old classmates and gauged their reaction to potentially joining a new agency (everyone had been excited, asking when he would get it on its feet). 

“It would be a big dip into our savings,” He finally answered. 

Midoriya’s shoulders lifted slightly, and he turned his head to look at Shouto out of the corner of his eye. 

“Do you think it’s worth it?” 

Shouto sighed, finally getting up and moving to the kitchen to help Izuku with the rest of the preparations. “I think if we don’t do it, someone else will beat us to the punch.” Midoriya grinned, “At least this way, we can have some control over what happens next.”

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NEW AGENCY: 1A ON THE RISE

By: Hori Megumi

A month ago, Pro-heroes Deku and Shouto temporarily left the hero scene after two years bouncing around agencies after their graduation from UA. 

There was a lot of speculation as to what the two heroes were up to, with theories ranging from marriage to world domination, but when several of their friends began retiring from their contracted agencies, fans finally came to a theory that proved to be true: they were opening their own agency. 

While most heroes wait until they’ve had more time in the field, our readers know fighting crime is nothing new to the class of 1-A, who has faced attacks from villains since their first month of school. Holding true to their roots, Deku and Shouto, along with Dynamight, Uravity, Ingenium, Creati, Froppy, and others we all know and love opened a shining new agency, bursting with talent and a desire to help others: 1A. 

Along with a powerful offense, 1A is also offering free counseling to any civilians who suffered from a villain’s attack, or who are suffering from the villains we can’t save. They ask that anyone who needs help not to hesitate to reach out. While we report on how brave this class is, the public often forgets these heroes were at one point students, and that, at the end of the day, they are human. “One of the goals we have with this agency is to inspire peace, not just on the streets, but in people’s minds,” Deku explains in an interview when asked why the services are so emphasized. “We’ve seen the effects trauma has on people, and we don’t want anybody to suffer needlessly. What type of heroes would we be if we allowed that?” 

While his comment was met with laughter, Number 1 hero Deku’s words struck a chord in many hearts that day, not just this reporter’s. The goal of 1A is to inspire heroism in every-day acts. Despite the powerhouse team they have to fight any villains who do decide to show their faces, 1A is encouraging citizens to take the first step. Stop villainous behavior when it is within their limits (and legality) to do so. And always remember the heroes are a call away: “First responders and the pros. Don’t forget about the people without the cool costumes and flashy quirks that work tirelessly to make our jobs easier,” Shouto encourages. 

While this reporter is unsure of how the company will impact future villain attacks, there is no question that they now hold one of the strongest lineups any agency has seen in a long time, and with the emergence of the Number 1 and Number 2 heroes uniting under the same cause, this reporter would not be surprised to find crime rates seriously diminishing. 

 

Comments (431)

Kiri_Kiri:

I already know Baku is mad about not having his name next to the Number 2 title… or the No 1. 

 

Starburst:

WAIT WAIT ARE YOU TELLING ME ALL OF MY FAVS!! THE HEROFAM THEMSELVES ARE ACTUALLY UNDER THE SAME AGENCY?????? 

 

SomethingsFishy:

Im already crying over the interactions and they haven’t even happened yet

 

Terushishishi:

Are we just not going to talk about the fact that an official news source thought tododeku getting married was a plausible enough reason to put in their article??? No??? Okay then

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Conspiracy: Deku is All Might’s Secret Love Child (ft. DekuAnalysis) ((Revised))

TodoConspiracy

[The video starts like one of Deku’s videos, where his chest is centered in the frame, and the tail end of what he was saying “-really excited that you decided to invite me in again, you haven’t been sharing your theories with me recently and I’ve missed them.” 

“I’ve really just been working on this one theory for a while. It took a lot of resources to make it logical enough to present.” As Deku moved away from the camera, he settled in next to Todoroki and tried to look over the other’s head to see what was on the computer screen. 

“C’mon Shouto! How am I supposed to know who I’m analyzing if you won’t even tell me who your conspiracy involves! What if I don’t know a lot about them?” Todoroki fixed Deku with an incredulous look, and he scratched the back of his head, laughing awkwardly, “Yeah, I knew that probably wouldn’t work.” 

“Do you think we can just use this for your odd need for an introduction? You know my videos don’t really have one.” 

Deku gestured to the camera, and Todoroki turned to it with a deadpanned face while his friend continued to flail next to him. “Think of your audience Shouto!” He exclaimed. 

“The only reaction I’m interested in is yours… and maybe Ochako’s.” The hero sighed, and when Deku crossed his arms, staring at Todoroki in silence, he eventually pulled a notecard from off-screen and read out: “Welcome to TodoConspiracy, featuring DekuAnalysis. Today we will be discussing… Really? Insert Topic Name Here? I want to get your genuine reaction why do you have to keep prompting me.”

“It’s a normal introduction Shouto! I do it in every video!” 

“I know that, but I’m still not saying what the video is about yet.” Shouto turned back to the camera while Deku pouted for a moment, and went through the standard plugs and disclaimers that he only did during collabs. He then pulled his computer into his lap, turning so Deku couldn’t see it (which inspired another round of complaints) and their screen shifted so the slideshow took up most of the screen, and the heroes were in a small box in the upper corner. 

“Today we will be analyzing All Might’s family tree, as well as reviewing old evidence and introducing several new pieces of evidence that confirm that Deku is, in fact, his secret love child.”

Although the screen was small, Deku’s look of absolute horror and Todoroki’s satisfied smirk was as clear as day. 

“Is that what all the red string was for? And why you haven’t let me into your room recently?” Without pause, Todoroki wheeled his chair back to where a black sheet had been hung. With as much drama as he could while in a rolling chair, he pulled the sheet from the wall to reveal a wall with a string connecting different headshots, newspaper clippings, pieces of notebook paper, sticky notes in all different colors, all to a single image of what looked like Deku from his first year of UA sitting for his yearbook photo. 

Deku stared at the wall, then looked back to the camera, then back to the wall before finally settling on the proud man in front of it. “How many points do you have?”

“Only five-”

“Oh thank God-”

“-But that doesn’t include the subpoints.”

Deku groaned, and Todoroki wheeled his chair back to the desk. “Shall we begin?”

“I have no other choice,” Deku grumbled, and Shouto fixed him with a truly blinding grin before pulling up- 

“Point One: Several people have claimed that because of the evolution of your quirk, you no longer have proof of being related to All Might, however, after an in-depth analysis of his family tree, I have found connections that can explain each evolution.”

“You used my own analysis of quirk genetics against me, didn’t you?” Deku asked, but instead of answering him, Todoroki clicked to move to the next slide. 

“Subpoint A: Direct family,” Under the subpoint, there was an image of Deku and All Might smiling at each other, and in parenthesis under the image were the words (tell me they don’t look like a father and son. You can’t). 

“We will be starting with the most widely known connection between their two quirks: the enhancement quality that both have used multiple times to bring down villains... “ 

“Do we really have to?” Deku asked. 

“Tell me about All Might’s quirk if you’re so determined to prove me wrong then,” Todoroki turned to Deku with his eyebrows raised in challenge, which the other hero took up after a moment of hesitation. As Deku continued to talk, explaining how their fighting styles differed with their quirk use and other minute details that made their quirks different (for instance: All Might never used showed knowledge of another quirk outside of his enhancement) and how All Might struggled at first trying to find ways for Deku to apply his quirk. He seemed to realize what he said moments later, and he paled as Todoroki moved to the next subpoint. 

“Subpoint B: All Might helped to train Deku months before both began at UA.”

[cut for length]

“Subpoint AA: All Might’s third cousin twice removed on his mother’s side had a shadow enhancement quirk-”

“You have got to be kidding me!”

[cut for length]

“Point 4: All Might constantly refers to Deku as ‘My boy.’”

Deku, who was at this point just resting his forehead on the desk, jerks up and swings an arm to point at Todoroki, who expertly leans out of the way to avoid being hit. “He calls everyone that! He’s called you his boy before! That’s not anything special!”

Todoroki simply hummed and began playing several different news interviews featuring both of the heroes, a tally of ‘My boy’s appearing each time All Might addressed Deku. “Now, if this is not enough to convince you-”

“It’s literally all conjecture!”

“I would like to introduce the most damning piece of evidence I have. Point 5,” Todoroki pauses, building suspense (or, in Deku’s case, more dread) before moving to the final screen. 

On the screen, a video begins playing and Shouto shushes his friend when he tries to protest. The video is obviously filmed from a phone, and centered in the frame is All Might walking down the hallway of UA. 

The camera approaches him, and from behind it, Todoroki asks, “All Might, may I ask you a question.”

The hero pauses for a second before fixing a grin on his face as he turns fully to the camera. “Of course, my boy!”

“See!” Deku interrupted, “He just called you his boy too! Are you sure he’s not actually your father?” 

“Just watch the video,” Todoroki said, his eyes still fixed on the screen in front of him. 

“I just have one question,” The Todoroki in the video asks, “Are you Izuku’s father?” 

Before he has time to answer, All Might is overcome with a coughing fit, and blood begins to leak from around his hand. 

“Thank you, that’s all I need,” Todoroki says, and the video cuts off. 

“Point 5,” Todoroki declares, his voice incredibly smug as the words scroll onto the screen. “All Might can not deny the fact that you are his son.” 

By this point, Deku had stood up, walked out of the frame (this made the third time of the video) and his muffled,  “You didn’t give him a chance to confirm or deny it before you cut the video off!” is heard off-screen. 

“Stop screaming into the pillow,” Todoroki sighs, and the video cuts to a shot of them both sitting at the desk again. 

“Now, as you can see I have offered irrefutable-”

“-Purely conjectural-”

“-Evidence that Deku and All Might are, in fact, father and son. If you would like to see more content like this, or more content that analyzes different quirks, please follow either me, Deku, or both of us.”

“You won’t be seeing any more content like this on Shouto’s channel, I’m never coming back here again. Or talking to you again,” Deku gripes, directing the last part toward his friend. 

“Until next time,” Shouto said, completely ignoring Deku, and as he waved, the familiar “Thank you :)” scrolled onto the screen. The screen goes dark.]

 

TamiKey: alternatively titled: Deku suffering for 1 hour and 32 minutes

Sakura_falls: PLEASE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES HE HAD TO JUST WALK OUT OF THE ROOM I FELT BAD FOR HIM

NotNatsu: that moment when your boyfriend dosen’t want you to meet the inlaws because youve analyzed his family tree so much you know more of his family than he does

Smallfight: can we PLEASE talk about the fond look todo got every time deku would go on a quirk rant

                    Snipedoog: as long as we also talk about the annoyed but fond glances deku had too

AllMight_Official: delete this. 

                    TodoConspiracy: Point 6: ^

                    DekuAnalysis: ALL MIGHT NOT YOU TOO

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Izuku was sitting in his and Todoroki’s apartment when his world changed forever. Ochako and Tenya were stopping by for their weekly dinner and movie night, and Izuku was filling out some paperwork that he hadn’t quite managed to finish while they were at the office. 

“Hey Deku!” Ochako called as they let themselves in. (They had given the couple a key after one too many times of having them tumble in through the window when least expected.) 

“Good evening!” Tenya greeted, moving to the kitchen and placing the metal tray that had whatever they had decided on for dessert on the counter. 

“Hey guys,” Izuku said, poking his head out from between the two stacks of papers he had been working on. The ‘complete’ pile was thankfully taller than the ‘incomplete’ one now, and he figured it would only take another 30 minutes to finish the forms. That was one of the only downsides to having Kaachan in their agency. Property reports became a real hassle. 

“Where’s your boyfriend?” Ochako asked, completely ignoring Izuku’s filing system and collapsing across Izuku’s lap, ignoring her husband and friend’s protests. 

“He went to the store to get some more soba noodles. We didn’t realize we were so low,” Izuku responded, flashing a thankful smile at Tenya as he grabbed the completed papers and moved them to Izuku’s room. 

Ochako hummed in lieu of a response, content to just bask in Izuku’s warmth (as if they hadn’t just seen each other at the office two hours ago). While she sat there, eyes closed and smiling peacefully, Tenya sat in the chair across from the pair, with a small smile on his face as he looked at his wife. 

They shared some small talk, discussing what had happened since they had last seen each other, when a thought niggled at the back of his head. He tried to ignore it, but eventually, he had to ask: “Ochako, you know me and Shouto aren’t actually dating, right?” 

The couple paused from where they had been debating the benefits of laminating all paper documents that the company had to fill out (Tenya insisted it would be better for waste management if the company was ever flooded, Ochako firmly believed it would simply make more waste in the long run) and turned to look at Izuku, eyes wide. 

“I’m sorry?” Tenya asked, reaching up to adjust his glasses.

“We’re… we’re just roommates,” He explained, although the defense sounded a bit weak, even to him. 

“Deku, you two have been dating since third-year,” Ochako’s face was oddly serious.

“...No?” 

Tenya leaned forward and clasped his hands together in what has become his new way to restrain the sharp motions he makes when ranting these days. “You have a joint bank account.”

Izuku waved his arms, accidentally dislodging Ochako, and the series of yelps and apologies took precedent for a moment before he remembered what they were talking about. “We have a really good reason for that!” he started. At their doubtful looks, he explained, “When you and Tenya were complaining about new cards coming in for your new account, and how there was a backup, we realized it made a lot of sense for us to just link our accounts. 

“After all, you two were living together, and you shared all of your expenses. We thought it would make it easier to manage all of our expenses, and if one of us was short one month, it wouldn’t matter too much because the money would be coming from the same place, and we didn’t have to stress over splitting grocery costs or other things.” Izuku looked at them, his eyes wide, and hoping they understood what he was saying. After all, they had probably had a really similar thought process. 

“There’s just one problem with that explanation, Deku,” Ochako sighed. When he cocked his head, she gestured to their hands. “We were moving in with each other because we’re married!” 

Izuku raised his finger to make a counterpoint, but nothing came to him. He sat and mulled over what they said, before finally saying, “So maybe we didn’t fully understand the implications of that, but we really just did it to make staying together easier. It doesn’t mean we’re dating.” 

Ochako sniffed, reaching over to put a hand on Izuku’s shoulder, “You have more PDA than we do--or any of the couples at 1A.”

“That’s not possible,” he scoffed, “have you met Kirishima and Kacchan?”

“They don’t play with each other’s hair during meetings, or regularly use the other’s lap as a chair,” Tenya chimed in with a voice long-suffering. 

“We-I… Emotional support!” Izuku finally stuttered out, but his mind flashed back to instances where they had meetings before moving to the field. Sometimes his hair would be tangled because they were running late (helping old ladies cross the street was a plausible reason, regardless of what Momo said about punctuality) and Shouto would just comb through it because he knew if Izuku didn’t, it would be impossible to brush through the next day. 

And he couldn’t think of the number of times they had relied on each other to be their strength after a particularly rough battle, needing someone to just… be there (and then they were). 

So many other things crashed into context, quickly taking this new world view and making everything that had seemed odd make sense. Why the hotels they would stay at for conventions wouldn’t give them rooms with double beds when they registered, why everyone in the class just seemed to accept their declaration to open an agency together, Kacchan’s list at their agency for reasons he wanted to his Izuku, the weird betting pools that he was never allowed to participate in while they were still in school… 

“We’ve… been dating this entire time?” Izuku asked, his voice dazed as he leaned back on the couch. 

“What did you think these movie nights were?” Ochako questioned, “It’s our double-date night!”

“Our--what?”

“It really has helped us understand how to overcome some of our own issues at home. You two act more domestic than we do,” Tenya chimed in. 

“It’s honestly disgusting,” his wife agreed. 

Before Izuku could protest, the doorknob jiggled, and Shouto stepped into the apartment. “Honey, I’m home,” he called, completely monotone as he focussed on getting the bags through the door without jostling them too much. 

“Welcome home!” Izuku responded, purely on instinct, then his eyes widened as their friends waved their arms between the two heroes at the interaction. 

Maybe the idea had some merit after all… 

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Conspiracy: We’ve Been Dating for 4 Years and Nobody Told Us

DekuAnalysis

[Unlike Deku’s normal videos, this one opened with a blank screen. Fading into view, the title of the video appeared in a sharp white font, just like in one of Todoroki’s videos. 

A piano instrumental began to play in the background as a series of images flashed across the screen. A few were familiar: selfies from Aizawa’s cat cafe, shots of Todoroki waving his arms wildly in front of one of his string boards, and other images that had made it into previous videos or onto Twitter. 

As the image of Todoroki standing in front of his strings fades, a voiceover starts and Deku speaks, sounding oddly serious. “Ever since we met in our first year, and I finally convinced you to come out of that ice shell you were hiding in-” an image of the two of them in the hospital, obviously after their fight at the Sports Festival, grinning at each other (or as much as Izuku could in his full-body bandages) “-we’ve been best friends.” 

A new series of images flash by, the pair surrounded by their friends, laughing during classroom activities, debating something in the dorms, there didn’t seem to be an end to them. 

“At some point during our third year, something changed, and neither of us realized it.” The words Point 1: PDA flashed on the screen, although they weren’t read aloud. Instead, Deku let the silence speak for itself as the images of them with their friends featured gaps widening as they grew closer together, pictures of the two of them napping together on the dorm couches scrolled by, and the endeared expressions of their classmates eventually evened out, some even turning to playful disgust. 

“We began regularly seeking each other out when we would have normally relied on someone else. Any time we went out, we would go together. Everyone in our class thought these were dates, we were the only ones who didn’t.”

‘Point 2: Betting Pools’ flashed on the screen, along with a spreadsheet with the names of everyone in their class, and columns for how much money they had on the different developments of their relationship. “First kiss,” “Who confessed to who,” and, “Said I love you first,” were all greyed out. Deku’s voice somehow sounded more resigned when he explained, “Our class made bets on when we confessed, when we kissed, moved in, and so many other things. That’s why we never understood the money that would exchange hands when I would come home after visiting your mother, or something that could be a ‘milestone’ in a romantic relationship.” 

Next, point 3 appeared: “I thought living together was something friends could do, but apparently we aren’t supposed to link our banking accounts. Or go grocery shopping together, or even discuss pet adoption before deciding neither of us could keep a goldfish alive.” Images of the two working together to move in, more of Shouto by himself grinning over boxes that were clearly taken by Deku and not someone else were featured in this slide. 

Slowly, the images became softer. While the heroes lost their baby fat, their expressions remained fond. It was clear how much they cared for each other, even in these brief moments stolen from time.  

Point 4 passed in a similar manner to point 2. “Apparently, we’ve been going on double dates for the past two years and never realized it,” Deku explained as selfies from their movie nights with Ochako and Tenya, images of them on rollercoasters with Momo and Kyouka, and even sitting in nice restaurants with Bakugou and Kirishima flashed on the screen. 

“It explains why Kacchan was always so mad at us when we would come in late,” his voice was dry, and as point 5 appeared, a sign titled ‘Why I want to Punch No 2 No 1 Hero Deku In the Face’ flashed on the screen before disappearing. 

The slide show cut to a black screen, and some shuffling was heard before the music that had been playing cut away, and Deku appeared on screen, blushing, but with a determined smile on is face. 

“So I guess the only thing I have left to say is… happy four year anniversary, Shouto. If… if this is something… you didn’t realize or didn’t want to realize, and you don’t want anything to change, then I will respect it. 

“But…” He took a deep breath, and a determined gleam entered his eyes, one that most people only saw when he was preparing to fight them (potentially to the death). “If you do want something to change, you’ll know where to find me. No matter what you decide, I don’t want to lose you.”

Deku nodded to himself, then reached for a button off-screen. The slideshow flashed back onto the screen, and where Todoroki’s videos normally end with a ‘Thank you :)’, ‘I love you <3’ scrolled by. 

“See you soon,” Deku said, then the screen went black.]

 

amaichi00: … i feel like i shouldn’t have watched this

NotNatsu: ARE YOU TELLING ME THEY DIDN’T REALIZE THEY WERE MARRIED THIS ENTIRE TIME

TodoConspiracy: I’ll be home in 10 minutes. 

                    DekuAnalysis: i’ll be here :)

jinxx_14: why is this more terrifying than literally any villain attack to ever happen… ever

Uravity_13: took you long enough !!

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When Shouto stepped inside the apartment, Izuku was sitting on the couch. It was like any other day when he came home from work, but this time it felt different. 

When Izuku looked at him, Shouto’s heart skipped a beat. It had done it before, but now he knew what that emotion was: love. He sat on the opposite end of the couch, turning to face his roommate. The distance between them felt wider than ever before, even if they had sat in that same position many times before. 

“So…” Izuku said after a few minutes of silence. They had been taking each other in, for Shouto, he was seeing his partner in a new light. “You saw the video?” 

“I did,” he breathed, noting the way Izuku’s shoulders tensed. “You captured my style really well.” 

Izuku laughed, but Shouto winced, it sounded forced. “I would think it would--I’ve been editing your videos for the past three years.” 

“I’ve never thanked you for that, did I?”

“I could tell,” Izuku responded, then he fixed his eyes--so full of hope, full of fear--on Shouto. “What… what did you think?”

Shouto felt his lips curl up involuntarily. He carefully reached a foot out and nudged Izuku’s leg. “I think it’s incredibly ironic that the conspiracy theorist didn’t realize he was living in one of the most important conspiracies of his life.” 

At the contact, Izuku finally relaxed. (How had they not realized…?) He turned to Shouto with a truly blinding grin. “I guess you were too focussed on the conspiracies in your boyfriend’s life to really consider the ones going on in yours?”
“Conspiracies?” Shouto scoffed, “Those are nothing but the truth!” His heart thumped at the words… boyfriend. “I think I like that,” He said after they calmed down. Izuku cocked his head again, it was cute. “I think I like calling you my boyfriend.”

“Oh,” Izuku paused, then nodded. They stayed there, sitting in comfortable silence for a few more minutes before Shouto’s stomach growled. His boyfriend (yeah… he could get used to that) smiled and asked, “Cold soba?” as if it was even an option. 

At Shouto’s grunt of approval, Izuku stood up and started moving around the kitchen. And just like every other night, it was good. 

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LIST OF REASONS I WANT TO PUNCH NO 2 NO 1 HERO DEKU IN THE FACE

  1. He deserves it
  2. He doesn’t deserve to be number 1
  3. Auntie Inko deserves a better son!!!!
  4. Hes a freaking nerd who makes herotube videos LIKE A NERD
  5. He thought of a hero agency before I did
  6. Hes stupid
  7. He was the biggest crybaby when we were younger and it pisses me off
  8. HE PISSES ME OFF
  9. He doesn’t realize hes been married to icyhot for the past 3 years
  10. I feel like it. 
  11. He learned hes married to icyhot (damn you Round Cheeks) and is somehow even more disgusting
  12. He made a really good casserole at the last barbecue and wont tell me the recipe because he’s an asshole

(TBC)

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One year after DekuAnalysis uploaded his first (and last) conspiracy video, TodoConspiracy uploaded his second (and final) analysis video. It was titled “Why DekuAnalysis is a Great Boyfriend (and Would be a Better Husband)”. 

And life went on like normal, like it always would.

Notes:

(Bonus: Midoriya edits both his and Todoroki's videos, so he had to carve through the 3 hours of All Might is his father footage twice to get it to the video it is today)

HELLLOOOOOO MHA FANDOM!!!! This is my first work in this fandom and... I honestly didn't expect to write as much as I did but here it is!! I have to admit I haven't seen the entire show yet, so if anybody seems OOC, please know that's why!

I'd like to thank my cannon checker (you know who you are) for being there and hyping my ideas up until I couldn't think of anything other than this fic. You're the reason this baby exists.

I might continue this with a few short spin-off one shots... maybe write out Todoroki's video... I'll have to see how this one does to decide if I want to come back to this world or not. But I hope you enjoyed this!!! Like always, please leave comments and kudos (they really make my day!)

That's all I have for now, so thank you so much for reading, and I'll see you next time!! XX

(EDIT June 24, 2021: Hey everyone! I just came in to change all of my spellings from Shoto to Shouto! Nothing else has been edited! Thank y'all again for your support, I honestly wasn't expecting to get nearly this much feedback on this fic and I love every single one of you)