There is the old saying "Greater than the sum of its parts". As far as fanfiction is concerned, we use this expression to refer to a rare gem of a story. One which must be read from beginning to end for the full experience. Most importantly, it refers to a story whose individual chapters might not be so great.
Allow me to recommend the opposite in this story,
Cursed Blood by
Magnus9284
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https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13113605/1/Cursed-Blood
There is a *lot* to like about this story. It has good grammar and story-telling. The individual chapters *are* gripping. i.e. once you start reading, it is hard to stop.
The premise, is that Izuku has a quirk - his blood has healing properties. During his early school years, he discovers that minor cuts or scrapes would heal without leaving any marks. During a field trip, he gets trapped in a cabin with a villain and a used young girl. I use the term "used young girl" in one of the worst possible ways here - the poor thing had suffered abuse, rape, drugs, psychological damage ... etc. She was brought to the cabin by some thugs/yakuza for disposal. Izuku happened to be an unfortunate witness - so they shoot him too, not realizing that he could recover from most mortal wounds, as long as his organs were still working.
Izuku recovers, but has sympathy for the girl - or more accurately, her dead body. In desperation to help her, he bleeds onto her wounds. Miraculously, they heal. Unfortunately, she is still very much dead. Even worse - to everyone's horror, she comes back as a near-mindless zombie. I say near-mindless, because that appears to be a plot-point in the story. Izuku is traumatized by the ordeal and is granted custody of her. It is at this point that the real story begins - of Izuku being some kind of a zombie-master. I think the author has taken inspiration from another show, but I do not recognize which one.
As the story progresses, we (and Izuku) discover more issues or powers from his blood - namely that it can cure almost anything. Events happen with Asui becoming his girlfriend. The pairing is done tastefully and I found the couple moments enjoyable. Then more events happen and Izuku starts growing a collection of zombies around him. A lot of effort is taken to prevent his quirk's true ability from getting exposed publicly. Then, something happens which causes it to be broadcast on international TV. It was about this point that I dropped the story.
One thing this story does well is exposing folks to real-life consequences. A simple example is Bakugo (and his mother) getting taken to court. By itself, those segments and scenes were done/written VERY well. What I have issue with, is that, it does not make sense relative to the world these events are portrayed in. I'm not saying that bullying should be pushed under the rug, but in a world with the likes of Recovery Girl and Izuku who can cure most physical wounds to the point of non-existence, the punishment handed out to Bakugo felt extreme. Another example - during another combat exercise some students get hurt and we have a scene of some parents threatening the school with lawsuits. By themselves, these scenes are written VERY well. What is bizzare is that we are talking about a hero school which does not hide the fact that combat is involved.
To compare to the real world, it makes sense to start a lawsuit against an art college if students get severely injured during an official event. It does not make sense to start a similar lawsuit if such injuries happened on a military campus or police training grounds.
Please make no mistake - this is a Wonderful story with excellent writing, grammar and good chapters. What is disappointing was that it felt like the author did not have a direction with the story. He (or she) just kept writing and writing. It's good writing, but at a certain point, I grew tired and stopped reading.
-chronodekar