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Before the incident, Izuku stewed in quiet knowledge. Knowledge beyond his years, what he was being taught, anything and everything he knew about he kept hidden.
No one would believe him if he said he was a genius, he is quirkless after all.
But after the incident?
People feared him, to say the least.
Advice to take a swan dive off the roof turning into Izuku making fully functional wings and literally swan diving off the roof with them on.
Advice to kill himself lead to making a clone and killing that.
In front of the person who so dared to say such a thing.
But the advice that truly stuck with him?
All Mights.
Now, if the hero knew what he was capable of, he probably would've said yes to Izuku being a hero. But he didn't, he focused on the word Quirkless.
That was his downfall.
Izuku would've ignored it, or actually jumped, or cried until there were no tears left on any other day.
But that day? The day when all his buttons were pushed, and he couldn't stop himself from growing anger? He changed that day.
He became petty.
--
"Honey, when are you gonna get up? I thought you made an alarm to stop this happening." Inko gently shakes her son awake, who groans.
"I didn't finish..." He rubs his eyes and slowly sits up. "I got distracted by a medical case."
"My little boy, always running around with that brain of his. You gotta rest it too, you know."
"I know." He smiles at her.
"I'll leave you to get dressed."
Izuku does not dress in a school uniform. He does not dress in a suit. He wears a comfortable green hoodie, sleeves rolled up, black jeans, and a white lab coat. "Revenge is nearing."
Evil cackles echo from his room.
"Izu! What did we say about using evil lab laughter?"
"..not to..Sorry, mom."
"It wasn't not to, it was not to unless you're in the lab." Inko sighs softly, smiling at the sight of her genius son. "Ready for the exam?"
"100%."
"Good."
--
At the sight of U.A, Izuku let some tension leave him.
His plan, the true reason for his pettyness, was going perfectly.
All he had to do now, was pass the hero exams.
Maybe he'd get lucky and see All Might while he was here too.
"Name?"
"Midoriya Izuku."
"School?"
"Which one?"
That makes the person behind the desk look up. "What do you mean which one?"
"I've attended several educational institutions this year. Aldera Middle School, Aldera university, Hosu central education, online school. You'll have to be more specific."
"..why?"
"I'm a..." He hums as he searches for the words, smirking to himself. "An aspiring hero. Why wouldn't I want to be prepared?"
"You said Aldera Middle?" He nods. "I'll just put that.."
"Great."
"Quirk?"
"Quirkless."
"...yeah, okay. Here's your card. Just..just go." The person holds out a small peice of thick paper, which Izuku takes and walks off inside with.
--
Izuku does the written test in silence, calmer than most else in the auditorium.
He has nothing to fear, after all. With his brain? This test is a breeze.
Which is why he finds himself sighing half way through the time limit, flopping his head on the desk dramatically as he loudly announces "I'm doooone."
That draws attention.
He loves it.
"Already, listener?"
"Yeah. And I went over it 3 times." Izuku sighs again. "Can I sneak into your labs? I wanna make some stuff I can't at home."
"uh..I guess?..."
"Great!" Izuku stands and skips off. "See you later, Kacchan."
"Fuck off, Deku."
"You don't wanna see that." He winks.