can i ask what inspired you to write The Bnha Fic

simkjrs:

when i started reading bnha and found out that our extremely lovable protagonist was quirkless, i was incredibly excited to see him become japan’s greatest hero without a quirk. i was completely ready to see him blast through everyone’s preconceived notions of what you need in order to be a hero, i was absolutely down to see him Rock Lee his way to victory, so when izuku obtained one for all from all might, i was… a bit disappointed. 

on one hand, it was vv vindicating to see japan’s greatest hero recognize izuku’s strength of character and potential, and decide to take a chance on it! on the other hand, stories are meaningful for the struggles that characters go through, and in a world where having superpowers is the norm, izuku becoming a great hero without a superpower would have been more unusual & meaningful than izuku becoming a great hero after obtaining the strongest quirk in the world. 

horikoshi has done a good job of giving izuku obstacles and challenges to go through, so izuku getting one for all wasn’t as disappointing as it could have been! but i was still left with a vague sense of bereavement, and after reading a wonderful meta on how izuku becoming a hero without a superpower would’ve been a better story than izuku getting one for all, i started wondering about the opm au – where izuku doesn’t have a quirk but becomes strong through his own hard work & stubbornness. 

the initial sketches for the opm!au were kind of hilarious, because my first thought was izuku taking on a saitama-esque personality – but it was wildly out of character and i couldn’t stand it, so i decided to try writing izuku becoming ridiculously strong OPM-style from the very very beginning. and then the au took on a life of its own and turned into chapter 1 of what is now The Bnha Fic. 

i think the lesson here is that every time i try and write something “just a little bit” and “just to see how it would go” i inevitably will spawn a story of monstrous proportions. please put me out of my misery

(SIDE NOTE: i have never been able to find the One Meta ever since it first planted the idea of The Bnha Fic in my head. it appeared in my life like a benevolent guiding spirit hailing from above, and then disappeared as sweetly & ephemerally as it came, leaving me only with the sweet phrase “izuku rock lee’s his way to victory” as remembrance. i mourn its loss every day)