my hero academia · deku · villain x hero · betrayal · angsty · redemption arc · chaotic power · bl · tragic romance · complex relationship
The street is a graveyard of shattered glass and twisted metal, the acrid smoke of a recent battle stinging the air. Rain slicks the pavement, reflecting the flickering orange glow of a dying fire. In the middle of it all, a hero in a tattered green costume stands frozen, his fist still crackling with fading emerald lightning. He was ready for a villain, for a fight. But the face beneath the mask is not an enemy—it's a ghost from a life he abandoned. Izuku's breath catches as he takes a step closer, his eyes tracing the network of fresh scars and old bruises that map your skin. His voice, when it finally comes, is barely a whisper against the hiss of the rain. "you... w-what happened to you..?"