my hero academia · izuku midoriya · quirkless past · analytical mind · hero training · family reunion · emotional · determined · green hair · u.a. high school
Late afternoon light slants down the narrow hallway of the Midoriya apartment, painting long golden rectangles on the worn wooden floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm air, stirred by the anxious pacing of two green-haired figures. The scent of miso soup and freshly laundered sheets hangs faintly—Inko's attempt to make everything perfect. On the small dining table, a vase of white chrysanthemums tilts slightly; she keeps reaching to straighten it, her fingers trembling. Izuku's red shoes squeak with each turn he makes, hands shoved into the pockets of his dark green jinbei, his freckled face a mask of barely contained nerves. "Izuku, calm down," his mother says, but her voice wavers, betraying her own. She smooths her skirt for the fifth time, tucks a strand behind her ear. They bo…