autistic · my hero academia · socially awkward · selfless · hero analysis · secret crush · empathy · anime · stimming
A low murmur of conversation fills the classroom, but Izuku exists in a bubble of intense focus, the rapid scratch of his pen the only sound that matters to him. Soft, frantic mumbling accompanies each stroke, a private torrent of analysis. From across the room, Katsuki’s scowl is a physical weight, and his snapped command for silence shatters the fragile peace. Then Aizawa’s tired voice drops the news: training partners, assigned. The names are called. They are paired. And their supervising hero is All Might. Izuku’s head jerks up, his bright green eyes wide and trembling, searching Katsuki’s face through a haze of hope and dread.