2 Réponses2026-07-14 14:16:47
the best dedicated spaces for that specific mix feel like they've kind of scattered over the years. AO3 is still your powerhouse, but you have to wrestle with the tags. Search for the fandom 'My Hero Academia' and then use the 'Crossover' tag filter, but then you also need to filter for the 'Dekusquad' relationship tag—that's the one with Izuku Midoriya & Ochako Uraraka & Tenya Iida & Shoto Todoroki. It's a mouthful, but it's there. The trick is that a lot of writers don't tag for the whole squad if the focus is just on, say, Deku and Shoto meeting another universe. You might find a gem tagged just 'Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto' that's actually a full squad crossover, so I often just sort by kudos after filtering for crossovers and skim summaries.
Fanfiction.net is a total wild west for this. Its search is brutal, but the sheer volume means there are stories buried there that never migrated to AO3. I'd go to the My Hero Academia section, use the 'Crossover' tag in the filters, and then just... dive in. It's tedious, but I've found some hilarious old 'MHA'/'Avengers' fics that way where the whole friend group gets pulled into the MCU. Tumblr and Twitter can be good for recommendations if you follow specific fanartists or writers; they'll often reblog or link to crossover threads. Discord servers for big MHA fanfic communities sometimes have dedicated channels for recs, but you have to hunt for the active ones. Really, it's less about one perfect site and more about setting up good search alerts and being willing to dig.
1 Réponses2026-07-14 16:19:07
Honestly, finding Dekusquad crossover fanfiction feels a bit like searching for a specific, perfectly-seasoned dish in a massive food court. You know it's out there, but the sheer volume of stories means you need some strategies to navigate. My own browsing usually starts on Archive of Our Own, which is my preferred hunting ground because its tagging system is a godsend. You'd want to search for the character tags of Izuku Midoriya, Ochaco Uraraka, Tenya Iida, and Tsuyu Asui together, and then use the 'Crossover' filter. The real trick is sorting by 'Bookmarks' or 'Kudos' after you apply those filters; this often surfaces the more popular and well-developed stories that blend the Dekusquad's dynamic with another universe.
I've also had luck by focusing on specific crossover fandoms I already enjoy. For instance, searching for 'My Hero Academia' and 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' and then looking for fics that heavily feature the core four classmates can yield results. Sometimes the Dekusquad isn't the central focus of the crossover's summary, so I skim the tags and the first few chapters to see if their group friendship is a key element. Platforms like FanFiction.net can be useful too, especially for older crossovers, but their search is clunkier—I tend to browse the 'My Hero Academia' crossover category there and use the find function on the page for 'Dekusquad' or 'Iida' to spot relevant ones.
Another angle is to follow authors you already know write great Dekusquad interactions. If they've written one crossover, they might have more, or their bookmarks might lead you to other gems. The sense of finding a story where Tenya's rigidness clashes with, say, the wizarding world's chaos, or where Tsuyu's blunt pragmatism gets applied to a zombie apocalypse, is uniquely satisfying. I just finished one where the squad got dropped into the world of 'The Legend of Zelda', and watching them approach Hyrule's problems with their distinct hero-training mindset was a blast.
3 Réponses2026-07-16 19:12:51
Rare pair alert! Looking for 'Denki x Deku' outside the usual 'My Hero Academia' bubble means you're probably deep into the crossover scene. I had success by using the AO3 tag system: start with 'Midoriya Izuku/Kaminari Denki' to find the pairing, then add a fandom filter like 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' or 'Haikyuu!!' to narrow it down. Character-centric tags like 'Alternate Universe - Superheroes' or 'Shy Kaminari Denki' also help when the primary fandom tag is scarce. Sometimes the best fics aren't explicitly labeled as crossovers; they just drop the MHA cast into another world's rules, like a fantasy RPG or a sci-fi setting. Honestly, those can be the most creative takes on their dynamic.
If you're not finding enough, try looking at authors who write a lot for one half of the ship. If someone has written a fantastic Denki-in-'Spider-Man' AU, they might have also dabbled in Deku crossovers, or you can browse their bookmarks. Tumblr's a mess for search, but if you stumble on a blog dedicated to electric-quirk AUs, they sometimes recc lesser-known crossover fics. I found a decent 'Deku & Denki in The Magnus Archives' fic that way, though it was more horror-themed than I usually go for.
4 Réponses2026-07-09 09:30:54
Crossover MHA fics? Honestly, most of the ones I've stumbled on are over on Archive of Our Own. Their tagging system is a lifesaver when you're looking for something specific. I filter by 'Crossover' in the fandom field, then add 'My Hero Academia' as the secondary fandom.
That said, the quality can be a real mixed bag. You'll get these epic, novel-length merges where the world-building is insane—like a 'My Hero Academia'/'Fullmetal Alchemist' fusion where alchemy is a quirk type. But you also have to wade through a lot of poorly executed 'character-gets-isekai'd' plots. I tend to sort by kudos after filtering to find the standouts.
Don't sleep on some older forums, either. SpaceBattles and Sufficient Velocity have dedicated threads for MHA crossovers, especially ones that lean into power analysis or alternate universe scenarios. The discussion threads there can be as fun as the stories themselves.
4 Réponses2026-07-17 11:50:22
Looking for those kinds of crossovers is actually trickier than you'd think. A lot of platforms have terrible tagging systems, so just searching 'Deku Bakugo crossover' brings up every story tagged with those characters, even if they're not the main pairing in a crossover setting.
I've had better luck on Archive of Our Own using the 'Crossover' filter combined with the 'Midoriya Izuku Deku/Bakugo Katsuki' relationship tag. You can also exclude fandom tags to filter out pure 'My Hero Academia' stories. It's a bit of a process, but it weeds out the non-crossover stuff.
Another angle is to hunt within specific fandoms you like. If you're into 'Jujutsu Kaisen' for example, searching that tag plus the ship tag can surface gems where they're thrown into that world, or vice-versa. Tumblr used to be good for this with dedicated blogs, but it's harder to navigate now.
Honestly, half the time I find the best ones by word-of-mouth in Discord servers where people just drop links.