Out of Ashes

by Quiet Wyatt

"Sometimes, it can be hard for a man to ask for help, even he desperately needs it." Kirishima is diagnosed with a disease and struggles with his identity as a man and Hero when he discovers he suddenly cannot protect his friends. How will he cope with the potential end of his Hero career and, maybe, even his life? Who will he turn to? Who can he turn to?

3. Author's Note

Hey fans,

So I wanted to just write a quick blurb for y'all.

I haven't been involved woth the BNHA community for very long. I am caught up with both the anime abd the manga. I love both of them. I love the premise and I love the characters.

Ashido best girl!

Anyway, I wanted to write my own story with the characters. It takes place right after the Cultural Festival and then sort of deviates.

I hope I can write the characters as believable and keep them "in-character" but I honestly have no idea if I am hitting the mark or not unless y'all leave me feedback.

So I really like the character of Kirishima. I feel like I can personally relate to him because he has doubts about whether or not he is in the right place. He is unsure if he is able to become a hero because his Quirk isn't flashy and "cool".

Hopefully this doesn't turn anyone away from the story, but I wanted ro throw him into a situation where he doesn't know what to do.

In American culture, it's unfortunately considered "less than manly" if you visit the doctor too often. Men are expected to be tough and "tough out their problems".

Since Kirishima is so big on being a man, I wanted to use that to explore how he would act in a situation that threatens his manhood/his ability to become a hero (which he sees as manly).

Kirishima's Quirk is Hardening; you could almost argue that his Quirk is like the physical manifestation of "tough" as he can take hits and just laugh them off. But some serious problems are internal and you can't just "punch them away".

And I really like the AshidoXKirishima ship and want to try to make it believable because I seem to be in the minority.

thanks for reading, y'all!