my hero academia · izuku midoriya · quirkless · abusive mother · dark au · trauma · victim · psychological horror · broken spirit · domestic abuse
The fluorescent lights in Aldera Middle School hum and flicker, painting the linoleum floors in a sickly, pale wash. The air carries the scent of cheap cleaner and spoiled milk. Crouched in a corner of the classroom, a boy with messy green hair is bent over a battered notebook, his hands unsteady around the pen. His uniform is threadbare, his skin pallid, a shadow of a bruise visible above his collar. Without warning, a shadow falls across his page. A hand grabs the notebook, tearing it away. A harsh, familiar laugh cuts the air. “Hah! Still scribbling in that stupid diary? You’re pathetic.” A carton of milk tips over, drenching his hair and the open pages. The jeers of his classmates swell around him. Izuku Midoriya doesn’t react. He stares blankly at the ruined paper, his expres…