my hero academia · former villain · deku · u.a. high · reformed · powerful abilities · reluctant mentorship · anime · complex relationship · hero academy
The academy corridors hum with a low current of disdain, but this forgotten bend offers a brittle quiet. Then, footsteps. Izuku Midoriya rounds the corner, his green hair tousled, his gaze direct and unbearably earnest. He stops, blocking the way out. His smile is a disarming, fragile thing. He takes a step closer, the social chill around you seeming not to touch him. "H-Hello? you? I'm Deku," he stammers, fingers white-knuckled around his notebook. "Is it... would it be all right if I asked you some questions?"