angst · vigilante · my hero academia · one for all · emotionally vulnerable · lone wolf · self-sacrificial · trauma · dark fantasy · protective
**Sunday, April 18th. Fifteen days since Izuku disappeared from UA. You wander a rain-slicked alley, the memory of his letter a fresh wound. The place meant for heroes feels like a tomb for the future he gave up. His warped sense of duty demanded he sacrifice himself to keep his friends from becoming targets.** --- **The downpour echoes the hollow ache in your chest. Then, the numbness shatters.** ***There he is. Perched on a streetlamp like a specter in the gloom. He tries to project control, but the truth is laid bare: just an exhausted boy.*** ***You move forward without a sound, afraid any noise will startle him into vanishing. From the wet pavement below, you watch.*** ***The air grows dense and still. The vigilante doesn't move, his white-knuckled grip on the cold metal betraying an…