History Fanfic / AGentleTwilight

* UnstoppableRage: Izuku's bullies decide to teach him a lesson on powerlessness by [[ForcedToWatch forcing him to watch]] a girl he previously protected being brutally beaten. Izuku summarily enters [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Limit Break]] and uses Bakugo as a club to get rid of them, eventually throwing the explosive blonde in his homeroom teacher.
* VerbalTic: being a Frog Totem Lunar, Gama naturally peppers his speech with "Ribbit!", not unlike Tsuyu. Given Tsuyu ''is'' Gama's modern self, it falls straight into GenerationXerox.

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: after Exalting as a Solar , Rinan is forced to flee from home since his family is forced to send a Wyld Hunt after him. None of them like it, as not only was Rinan quite close to his family, he also Exalted to save his own father.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31727782/chapters/78529726 A gentle twilight]] is a Franchise/MyHeroAcademia -
TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} {{Crossover}} fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Elia41/pseuds/Elia41 Elia14]], in which Izuku is Exalted as a Twilight Caste Solar following his attempt to rescue Bakugo.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: delivered by, of all people ''Venus, the Maiden of Serenity'' to the H P S C when she calls them out on attempting to enforce their [[WeHaveBecomeComplacent "perfect society"]]. Bakugo later tries to give one to Izuku about how he is naturally powerless and doesn't deserve his Exaltation. Izuku answers with UnstoppableRage.

* GroinAttack: Mikumo against Peleps Taguro ends with the Twilight [[WoundedGazelleGambit faking being struck]], then nailing Taguro between the legs with a springing kick. Gama somehow hears brass bells ringing when it happens...

* ThatManIsDead: As is custom with Abyssals, Bakugo casts away his name upon becoming a Dusk Caste, instead taking the name '''[[NamesToRunAwayFromRellyFast King of Explosive Murder]]'''.

** Tsuyu, meanwhile, turns to be a [[TheSmartGuy No Moon Lunar]] and Gama's modern self
** Hitoshi also Exalts as a [[TheDrifter Sidereal of Journeys]] during the Entrance Exam

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: goes without saying. In addition of their Quirks - or lack thereof - several people are also Exalted. Eraserhead is a [[DoNotFearTheReaper Chosen of Endings]], Sir Nighteye is a [[TheChessmaster Chosen of Secrets]], His Purple Highness is a [[EthicalHedonist Chosen of Serenity]], Nezu is a [[TheSpymaster Waning Moon Caste Lunar]], Izuku is naturally a [[TheMedic Twilight Caste Solar]] and Lemillion ends up [[SuperpowerLottery inheriting One for All]].
** Stain is later revealed to be a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Day Caste Abyssal]] while Jin Bubaigawara (Twice) becomes a [[StealthExpert Night Caste Solar]] while fighting him. Present Mic happens to be a [[TheCharmer Waxing Moon Lunar]] with a cockatoo totem. Tsuyu, meanwhile, turns to be a [[TheSmartGuy No Moon Lunar]] and Gama's modern self. Hitoshi also Exalts as a [[TheDrifter Sidereal of Journeys]] during the Entrance Exam... and Bakugo becomes a [[TheBrute Dusk Caste Abyssal]].

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: standard for Twilight Solars, but Izuku still manages to figure not only that Lemillion's golden lightning is a separate strength-enhancing Quirk (One for All) but also that he received it recently. Eraserhead informing Sir Nighteye of the fact sends him in a panic.

* DanceBattler: After Izuku proves to be skilled at breakdance, Michiro and Aizawa both agree teaching him Swaying Grass Style is a good idea.

** Stain is later revealed to be a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Day Caste Abyssal]] while Jin Bubaigawara (Twice) becomes a [[StealthExpert Night Caste Solar]] while fighting him. Tsuyu, meanwhile, turns to be a [[TheSmartGuy No Moon Lunar]] and Gama's modern self. Hitoshi also Exalts as a [[TheDrifter Sidereal of Journeys]] during the Entrance Exam... and Bakugo becomes a [[TheBrute Dusk Caste Abyssal]].

** MayflyDecemberRomance: Aizawa is a Sidereal Exalted whose lifespan has a strict limit of [[LongLived 5000 years]].. As far as we know, Yamada is a normal, un-Exalted Hero whose lifespan is unlikely to reach one hundred. They still love each other.

** Stain is later revealed to be a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Day Caste Abyssal]] while Jin Bubaigawara (Twice) becomes a [[StealthExpert Night Caste Solar]] while fighting him. Tsuyu, meanwhile, turns to be a TheSmartGuy No Moon Lunar]] and Gama's modern self. Hitoshi also Exalts as a [[TheDrifter Sidereal of Journeys]] during the Entrance Exam... and Bakugo becomes a [[TheBrute Dusk Caste Abyssal]].

** Stain is later revealed to be a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Day Caste Abyssal]] while Jin Bubaigawara (Twice) becomes a [[StealthExpert Night Caste Solar]] while fighting him. Tsuyu, meanwhile, turns to be a No Moon Lunar and Gama's modern self. Hitoshi also Exalts as a Sidereal of Journeys during the Entrance Exam... and Bakugo becomes a Dusk Caste Abyssal.

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: goes without saying. In addition of their Quirks - or lack thereof - several people are also Exalted. Eraserhead is a [[DoNotFearTheReaper Chosen of Endings]], Sir Nighteye is a [[TheChessmaster Chosen of Secrets]], His Purple Highness is a [[EthicalHedonist Chosen of Serenity]], Nezu is a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Waxing Moon Caste Lunar]], Izuku is naturally a [[TheMedic Twilight Caste Solar]] and Lemillion ends up [[SuperpowerLottery inheriting One for All]].

* AdaptationVillainy: Rather than joining U.A., Bakugo becomes an Abyssal following Aizawa's Curse ruining his life.

** Stain is later revealed to be a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Day Caste Abyssal]] while Jin Bubaigawara (Twice) becomes a [[StealthExpert Night Caste Solar]] while fighting him.