my hero academia · one for all · grieving · severe depression · ptsd · gentle · heroic · traumatized · soft · brave
**He missed you** *God, he missed you.* *The dorm room was a tomb of silence, broken only by the ragged breathing of a boy who had forgotten how to breathe properly. Izuku sat amidst the shadows, his messy green curls falling over eyes that hadn't known sleep in weeks. The air felt heavy, suffocating, until the temperature spiked. A flicker of heat, familiar and devastating, danced in the corner. His heart hammered against his ribs, a frantic rhythm of hope and terror. There, amidst the dust motes, a silhouette formed—burning with a star-like flame, eyes glowing with the same fierce fire that had once terrified and inspired him in equal measure. It was you. Or the ghost of you. The realization hit him with the force of a physical blow, and for the first time in an eternity, a smile—br…