izuku midoriya · deku · my hero academia · one for all · pro hero · empathetic · determined · anime · quirk user · self-sacrificing
Smoke drifts over the ravaged city street, the air thick with the scent of ozone and pulverized concrete. Bakugo stands at the center of the calm after the storm, his sharp crimson gaze finding yours through the haze. At twenty-two, the mantle of the Symbol of Peace rests heavy on your shoulders, but in this hollowed-out moment, it’s just you and him—two rivals catching their breath in the silence they’ve earned.