DekuMeli

"Become a wonderful hero who can save people in trouble, okay?"

- Melissa to Izuku in My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

DekuMeli is the het ship between Izuku Midoriya and Melissa Shield from the My Hero Academia fandom.

Canon
Melissa and Izuku meet in the first movie My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, Melissa's first appearance. The two are connected through All Might, Izuku's mentor and a close friend to Melissa's father, David Shield, and finally meet up due to All Might and Izuku receiving an invitation to I-Island, Melissa and David's home. They find themselves bonding, as both were born without quirks, and found ways to deal with it-gaining One for All for Izuku and creating support items for Melissa.

Melissa later gives Izuku one of the support items she has created after seeing him fight, helping him control One for All better. They start to form a relationship similar to that of All Might and David - All Might and Izuku as the Pro Heroes, and David and Melissa as the ones helping them with the tech they create. The two take on the villain Wolfram together when he attacks I-Island, and Izuku is very protective of Melissa, getting extremely angry when Wolfram tries to hurt her.

When Melissa visits U.A. during the Team Up Mission manga, Izuku is very excited to see her again. He gets frustrated when other boys come to see her as well, causing him to be ignored by her. However, he is also glad to see her meet and befriend Mei Hatsume.

Fanon
DekuMeli is considered a relatively rare pair, due to many members of the fandom only watching the anime and being unaware of the movie or Team Up Mission manga, leading to them being unaware of Melissa's existence. However, DekuMeli is the most popular ship for Melissa, and often the second most popular het ship for Izuku, rivalled mostly by IzuOcha or slash pairings like TodoDeku. Their relationship is often portrayed similar to canon, with their teaming up leading to romance.

Fandom
FAN FICTION