The world of quirks has been believed to have changed the world for the better, but that's only because the quirkless have little to no voice in this world. While many are gifted with powerful and flexible mutations, the once considered normal are forced to live mundane and weak lives. One such example is Izuku Midoriya
He wanted nothing more than to be a hero, someone people can look to and feel safe, a being who can bring peace and safety to those who need it, however the world had different plans for him, as they forced him to be the rarer side of the population, quirkless. Once he was given this stays, everything was changed for him for the worse. His supposed friends shunning him, and his dreams crushed. His hope to be a hero dashed away...or at least that's what he believed. In one lifetime, he would suffer this alone with no one supporting him. In this timeline however, his heroic nature inspires another.
Katsuki Bakugou and his posse were currently in the middle of beating up a quirkless kid, enjoying the sense of feeling bigger and stronger than the helpless boy. The young kid shivers in fear, not knowing what to do, despair setting in as he began to realize his new status as a quirkless kid. Weak, shunned, a lesser being. He almost began to accept his new place in life, if it wasn't for a head of black and green hair to stand in front of him protectively.
"Kacchan! You can't just hurt him. I know I may be quirkless, but I'll stop you if I have to!" Izuku was obviously a nervous mess, not thinking he had any chance of winning, yet he still stood his ground to protect someone he knew nothing about. This shook the young boy on the ground. He had a chance to escape, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. This random kid says he doesn't have a quirk, yet still wants to fight and protect him. It warned his heart, it sent adrenaline through every vein in his body and filling him with a second wind of energy. Climbing up onto his feet, he stood next to Izuku.
"Shut it Deku! I don't mind beating you up as well!" Katsuki makes a few explosions in his hand to prove his point, but frowns as he looks to see the previous victim of his assault standing up with a look of determination in his eyes. Izuku looked to hi left to see the kid standing up next to him.
"Please, run! I'll take care of Kacchan."
Izuku begs the kid, only for him to laugh shakily.
"What kind of person would I be, if I left my hero to fight one against three. We may still be outnumbered, but I refuse to let you fight alone. I'm done living in fear just because I'm quirkless, I'm fighting too!" He raises his fists as he stands proud.
Izuku was staring at him in shock. Hero, he called him a hero when no one else thought he could be one. It filled Izuku with a sense of warmth and he smiles slightly before glaring at Katsuki.
"Whatever, twice the losers means twice the fun!" The blond billy and his two followers rush at the newly formed duo as they cry out with a newfound strength and rage.
After the battle, there was no clear winner. Both teams ended up roughly bruised and battered, even Katsuki had a limp as he walked home, his peers having fled with tears in their eyes a while ago. Izuku and the kid were sitting together exhausted, leaning on each other for support. The two were too tired to move, yet they had smiles on their faces. If they won or lost, they didn't care, they felt like winners just for finding each other, new friends to help each other.
"I'm sorry, I never introduced myself. I'm Izuku Midoriya. I hope we can be good friends."
"Hehe, I'm Maxwell Ignitus, but Max is just fine. And me too, I hope we can be their for each other." Max grins happily at Izuku as the two shake hands weakly before laughing together softly.
(Well hear it is, my first ever My hero academia fanfic. I really hope this premise hasn't been done yet, and is well received by other fans of the beloved manga/anime. I unfortunately have some trouble with how I wanna progress this story. While I wanna make it close to canon, what would I focus on? Max growing jealous or feeling abandoned when Izuku trains and gains One for All? Would this make Max turn into a villain or make him try and get his own quirk? Still trying to think about it. But I decided I might as well put out this chapter. Hope you all manage to enjoy!)