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A Secret Torch

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A reporter figures out the secret of One for All, and now Izuku has to deal with not only the fact that his biggest secret is now common knowledge, but also people's reactions to the fact that he kept it a secret in the first place.

Well, no one said that being All Might's successor was going to be easy.

A Secret Torch is a My Hero Academia One-Shot Fic by myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown, where the world discovers All Might's true Quirk, One for All, post Kamino Raid, and mistakenly assumes that All for One now has it. The only way to quell the rising panic is a press conference to lay bare the secrets of One for All to the public. Even if it means exposing the truth about Izuku.


A Secret Torch has the following tropes:

  • Declaration of Protection: After Izuku reveals that he was Quirkless before having One for All, Aizawa is quick to threaten the rest of Class 1A with expulsion if they start to treat him differently after the revelation.
  • Entertainingly Wrong: The public became unrest after the public discovery of One for All, as they thought that All for One had taken it during the Kamino Raid, hence his permanent skinny form, and that the Quirk is now in the hands of the villain.
  • Internal Reveal:
    • The fic is about people finding out about One for All, and that All Might has to reveal Izuku as his successor and the Quirk's current holder to calm down the public.
    • Class 1A - sans Bakugo - and Aizawa learns of how Izuku used to be Quirkless before being chosen by All Might and has access to One for All's past wielders' Quirks.
  • Locked Out of the Loop: Izuku's phone is dead while he is sleeping through the night, rendering him late to the news that the public has become aware of One for All.
  • Not So Stoic: Even Aizawa seems to get unnerved over the fact that Izuku can talk to and possess the Quirks of One for All's past wielders.
  • Secret Secret-Keeper: Downplayed; Inko just realized that Izuku is the current One for All wielder just as the news of the Quirk's existence starts to spread, as shown by her text to Izuku that she's always available if he needs to talk is sent before the press conference, as she realizes how it all connected to her son suddenly has a Quirk and how All might seems to be personally invested in him back during his and Nezu's visit to convince her to let Izuku moved out to U.A. dorms.
  • So Proud of You: During the phone call after the press conference, Inko tells Izuku how much she is proud of him, not just for being All Might's successor, but how composed and collected he is during the press conference.
  • You Are the New Trend: Subverted; After learning how Izuku first met All Might and how he chose him to be One for All's new owner, Aizawa tells Izuku to omit that part during the press conference to prevent children from following his recklessness.
    Aizawa: Ok, if anyone asks how you were chosen, they’ll probably ask All Might, but if they do happen to ask you, don’t tell them that story.
    Izuku: What? Why not?
    Aizawa: Because impressionable kids are going to be watching. We don’t need them getting the idea that it’s okay to be reckless because they’ll attract the attention of pro-heroes.

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