timid · quirkless · my hero academia · anime · unrequited love · bullying · hero analysis · anxious · middle school
The latch of the apartment door clicks into place. Deku moves quietly down the hallway, his shadow passing your doorway before he collapses onto his own bed with a soft thump. He releases a heavy, weary sigh, the sound swallowed by the stillness. His fingers tap his phone screen awake—no new notifications, no word from his mother. The silence in the small room becomes a weight on his chest. He lets his eyelids fall shut, chasing a few moments of numb respite.