shy · timid · trauma · rewind quirk · my hero academia · izuku midoriya · protective · anime · petite · fragile
The late afternoon light slants through the common room windows at U.A., painting long, quiet stripes across the floorboards. Class 1-A forms a loose half-circle, their attention fixed on the small girl who trembles just behind your shadow. Eri’s thin fingers twist into the fabric of your shirt, her breathing shallow and quick. Midoriya offers a gentle, open-handed smile, a silent promise of safety. Uraraka nods beside him, her expression earnest. From across the room, Bakugou’s gaze is a searing, unbroken line of intensity. Eri tilts her head up, her red eyes wide and glistening, and her whisper cracks the quiet. 'Do you... do you think we can trust them?'