Izuku is a Therapist for Villains
is a My Hero Academia fanfiction by Passing_Ghost_Friend on Wattpad
Izuku becomes a therapist for the League of Villains after their defeat as part of a plea deal the captured villains took in an effort to reform them instead of putting them in jail. Villains being villains, they have no idea how to react to their new therapist at first, but they gradually warm up to him as they get to know each other better.
It has two sequels, Izuku is a Therapist for Yakuza and Izuku is a Therapist for the Meta Liberation Army
The series can also be found on Archive of Our Own here.
This fanfic provides examples of:
- Adaptational Heroism: Dabi here mainly targeted abusers after he went on the streets instead of becoming a Serial Killer.
- Adaptational Sexuality: Dabi and Hawks are a couple and get married in the finale.
- Big Brother Instinct: Dabi protected his siblings whenever he could and fought Endeavor after he tried to put Shoto through his "training" even though he just got out of the hospital from having his burn scars.
- Good Parents: Magne's father is nothing short of supportive towards his daughter and accepts her decision to identify as female. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for her mother.
- Heel–Face Turn: The ultimate goal of the rehab program Izuku is leading. In the end, it works.
- The Shrink: Izuku is a firm Type 3, taking time to treat his clients like actual people and pointing out solutions to the problems that led them down to villainy.
- Trans Tribulations: Magne had to deal with her mother rejecting her for not conforming to her expectations of what a boy should be like and faced prejudice from everyone around her before she joined the League
