fuck it! let's do a #tododeku fic rec thread for the last day of the year!
i've only been in the bnha fandom for a few months but the people i've interacted with are so nice and sweet and wacky and wild! here's some of my favorite tddk fics so far!

☆ spans over ao3 and twt ☆
You're a kind person. by @sobakasuai (noah! <3), rated G, 2k

One of the very first (soulmate) fics I've read for tddk. I remember reading this as a twitter thread and was just in utter awe of how amazing the flow of writing was. 11/10, bois

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21477136 
RE: Izuku by thecozydragon, rated T, 9k

Warning: Graphic Depictions of Violence

This fic tore my heart out, stomped on it, then shoved it back in its place. Izuku has a quirk that activates on death. Set during the training camp arc.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14414295 
love is nothing stronger by theroyalsavage, rated G, 2.3k

Summary: On the way to school, Izuku saves a woman whose Quirk temporarily removes the feeling of fear from anyone who touches her. It's not a big deal, until it really, really is.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18468601 
no rest for the wicked by crossroadswrite, rated M, 3.7k

sleep deprived!Izuku = no filter!Izuku
also dekushin
this is most definitely a crack fic. rated M for some talks about kinks. nothing explicit.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21649615 
meet you again someday (after we take the long way ’round) by theroyalsavage, rated T, 10k

Summary: [...] (An AU in which Todoroki never attends UA, they never clash at the sports festival, but they come together all the same.)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20271097 
(WIP) Oh my god, this fic??? Go read it right now. This is currently a WIP but the wait is WORTH IT https://twitter.com/kingtododeku/status/1203076878355050496?s=20
(WIP) Okay this is mainly kiribaku but it's got minor established tddk and they're so goddamn loud with how much they love each other but this fic is so funny and it's worth the wait each time https://twitter.com/iIykirishima/status/1198778219903815686?s=20
long nights and daydreams by dreamtowns, rated T, 6.3k

okay but tddk trying to maintain a modicum of privacy for their personal lives and trying to convince the world they haven't been married for 6 years and are just really good bros >>>

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14710736 
every siren is a symphony, every tear's a waterfall by poppyrainstorm, rated T, 6.6k

Warning: Mentions of torture; non-explicit.

This one's a favorite. Touch-starved tddk in which they grow up together in confinement but are separated by a glass pane.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11730057 
More Than Skin-Deep by Emmeri, rated T, 1.8k

Summary: It was a fact, really. That he was ugly. Having a scar which takes up half his face kind of does that, in Todoroki's eyes. So why does he overhear the girls call him the class pretty boy?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10899054 
Not all pines are sappy by NohaIjiachi, rated G, 5.6k

In which Izuku has a latent quirk. It's classified as pining. Ten million points to whoever guesses who it's about.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14939765 
flowers in our eyes by aknightley, 2 works, 21k, both currently rated G

a flowershop au in which izuku, 17 and quirkless, is a flowershop employee, and shouto stumbles in to buy flowers before he visits his mother for the first time

https://archiveofourown.org/series/780207 
Sweather Weather by crispykrimi, 10 works, 73k, rated from G-T

Did yall say slow burn? Here's some slow burn. They both invented mutual pining. Please consider giving this a read.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/802680 
things my heart used to know by aloneintherain, rated T, 11k

Summary: AU where Izuku keeps getting killed during their first year at UA—so Shouto keeps travelling back in time to save him.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21158234 
journey to the past by aloneintherain, rated T, 44k

In case you haven't already read this fic: Class 1-A keeps travelling back in time to save Izuku from villains who are out to kill him at different points in his life. Pre-slash tddk.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15046934 
home is just a room full of my safest sounds by aloneintherain, rated T, 9.4k

Cuddle buddy arrangement. If you think this fic could get any softer, think again.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14303817 
what is right and what is easy by theroyalsavage, rated T, 2.9k

HP AU with the Triwizard Tournament, Shouto is the champion for Durmstrang, and Izuku befriends and eventually falls in love with him.

(pls give me hp au recs i love them sm)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8722177 
call the fire department (i'm burning up with love) by Edgedancer, rated T, 22k

Summary: An (abridged) list of things Todoroki Shouto did not have before U.A.: Loud neighbors. Fire alarms. Friends. Midoriya Izuku.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14574993 
lover by @unreeemarkable, rated T, 20k

I initially couldn't find it in my bookmarks but here it is!! This is tddk over the years and I cannot recommend it enough. It's so, so achingly swert and Ree did a REMARKABLE job with it. Please give it a read!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21823201 
Riddles in the Heart by PitViperOfDoom, rated T, 18k

Fantasy AU in which whoever correctly answers the three riddles made by the prince may marry him; however, none have succeeded so far. That is, until a certain traveler rings the gong to try his luck.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10837728 
the end of the world as you know it (and what comes after). by [orphan_account], rated T, 13k

Warning: Major Character Death

Izuku deals with the aftermath of All Might's passing.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5592007 
ascended fanboy by aloneintherain, rated T, 5k

Izuku, five years after graduation, still loves attending hero conventions and cosplaying as his favorite heroes. He just forgets that he nearly gives his fans a heart attack whenever they recognize him.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21799858 
three thousand two hundred and eighty-five by @kingtododeku, rated G, 2.4k

this is a bit of a continuation from one of dee's college aus aka one of my favorite aus so pls visit it here: https://twitter.com/kingtododeku/status/1048317832575049728

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18158588 
rated T, 6k

I found this while I was looking up ghost/supernatural aus. Ghost!Shouto. More gen than slash.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22506193 
I just finished reading this wonderful, breathtaking fic by a wonderful, breathtaking person and I highly recommend that you all do as well. Please heed the warnings, as it may be triggering for some. Rated T, 14k. https://twitter.com/unreeemarkable/status/1231755301738754049?s=20
PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS SMALL BUT BREATHTAKINGLY FLUFFY FIC BY THE WONDERFUL CAIA. 500 WORDS. RATED G. IT'S WORTH IT. THIS IS TOOTH-ROTTING FLUFF FOR YALL. https://twitter.com/izunako/status/1239204997079810050?s=19
Oooh, I really, REALLY like temporary memory loss fics, especially if there's angst. But this one does not give angst and instead gives off a more hopeful vibe, which is just as good as angst, if not better. https://twitter.com/CrzAngel96/status/1233203260653260800?s=19
This is the response to the previous fic rec! Please support the original post and RT the artist's work! It's very cute and sweet and it's what tododeku deserves! https://twitter.com/Jove_bluh/status/1238901954064965632?s=19
Princeguard by indirectkissesiniceland, rated T, 11.8k

I JUST READ THIS FIC THIS MORNING AND IM GLAD REE GAVE ME THE LINK. THE YEARNING...THE SOFT TOUCHES... I'M A SUCKER FOR IT

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23185186 
Checks and Balances by @ikiiceland, rated T, 113.9k

Caia rec'd this to me a long, long time ago and I am ashamed to have only now read this gorgeous hockey cheer au. Soft tddk? ✔ Pining tddk? ✔ Slow burn au?? ✔ Please give all the love for this fic 😭

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19721299/chapters/46673857
CAIA ONCE AGAIN STRIKES WITH THE HURT/COMFORT TDDK THAT'S MOSTLY COMATOSE SHOUTO AND PINING IZUKU. And they were ROOMMATES. The yearning jumped out in this one y'all, so please, please give it a read. https://twitter.com/izunako/status/1240728731250876421?s=20
Ree also strikes again with another fic, this time long-distance tddk and Shouto-centric. There's a feeling of warmth and home each time I read Ree's characterizations of tddk, so I wanted to include that specific feeling in this thread. https://twitter.com/unreeemarkable/status/1241142300090171398?s=20
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