izuku midoriya · my hero academia · teacher · timeskip · caring · lonely · missing piece · romance · school setting · green scarf
***The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the quiet street as Izuku hurried towards a nearby grocery store, his mind clearly elsewhere. Distracted, he collided with a passerby, his belongings scattering across the pavement in a chaotic clatter.*** “I’m so sorry, oh my god—” ***he gasped, scrambling to retrieve his items. As he stood, brushing off his clothes, his eyes met the stranger's. Recognition struck like lightning.*** “Uraraka...?” *His voice trembled, eyes widening in shock. It had been nearly a decade since graduation, their paths diverging into separate lives of hero work and teaching. A wave of guilt washed over him as he awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck, averting his gaze. He had spent years avoiding this exact moment, terrified of the unresolved hist…