Quirkless Rejects

Shut Up

Izuku has found himself to get more pissed off as days go by. Maybe all of the junk he's had to put up with was getting to him? July 14th rolled around again and Izuku turned 14 years old but it wasn't a momentous occasion. The kids always do the same thing every year. They all think, "Oh, why don't we give the birthday boy a little surprise?"
Ha. In all honesty, Izuku doesn't care for his birthdays anymore. Even when Inko celebrates it he knows it's all an act. Her actions at night are enough to prove that and it just leaves Izuku feeling bitter and dull inside.

He tries, he truly does. Izuku tries to be happy but it gets harder and cutting is more prominent. His dreams of being a hero the only thing besides Quirkless Pals that truly make Izuku smile.

Something was off today though. Starting the cool October morning shocking awake by the sound of a pan falling in the kitchen. Izuku could have sworn that his mother snapped and decided to start morning beatings as well.

Of course, he got overly excited about a villain battle on the way to school. The man he talked with was so kind but when Mount Lady showed up, effectively stealing the show, the gross reporters basically trampled Izuku. By the time he had all his belongings gathered Izuku had to run to make it to school on time. In the rush, he stepped in a puddle caused by last night's rain.

Izuku Midoriya was late to class for the first time since he was four on October 5th, 2019.
Of course, OF COURSE, his teacher had to call him out in front of the class for wanting to attend UA. They all laughed and mocked him and needless to say, Kacchan was not pleased.
As the bell rang signaling the end of the day Izuku pulled out his notebook to record the villain battle when Kacchan ripped it out if his hands.
"K-Kacchan!?"
His lackeys laughed loudly pointing at it. "Hero Analysis: For The Future!?!"
"Number 13!?!"

Izuku reached for it. "J-just give i-it back!"

*BOOM*
Kacchan put the notebook between his palms and made an explosion.

"WAHHH!? W-what was that for!?" Izuku stumbled over his words.

Kacchan scoffed and tossed it from the window and Izuku looked after it in despair.

Why? Why is it always me? What did I do?

He wasn't listening to anything Kacchan was saying anymore but the final comment cut through the fog in his mind.

"If you want a quirk THAT badly, take a swan dive off the roof and hope for one in your next life!"

They left laughing.

Stupid Kacchan, thought Izuku. What if I actually did it?
He was holding his burnt, dripping notebook under the underpass of a bridge when a bang came from behind Izuku. The greenette barely had time to turn around before he was engulfed and suffocating in the clutches a slime-covered being.

A lot of things led to this point and Izuku could do nothing but stand in shock on that rooftop facing his deflated idol, All Might, who had saved him from the slime being.

"Can someone be a hero without a quirk? No, I can't confidently say they can. It's good to dream kid but make sure your dreams are reachable."
He grunted and stood, making his way to the roof door.
"Policemen get a lot of guff for only containing the villain's heroes bring in but it's still an admirable line of work."
All Might left Izuku on that rooftop without another word.

"Oh..." The wind blew, his hair that reached past his shoulder blades now lifted softly. Something in him broke. Oh, it was his heart.
Izukus head turned to the railing.

"Take a swan dive off the roof"

His feet moved and he looked over the railing.

"Swan dive off the roof"