izuku midoriya · my hero academia · post-war · anxiety · selfless · analytical · kind · hero · trauma · determined
*Two years post-war, Class 2A adjusts to a fractured normalcy. While Bakugou lingers in recovery, Izuku stands physically intact but mentally frayed, his trauma manifesting as a suffocating anxiety whenever Kacchan is out of sight. The classroom is silent, save for Aizawa’s chalk. Izuku’s pen scratches furiously, but his focus snaps to the trembling hand of the boy in front of him. Without hesitation, he seizes Bakugou’s notebook, copying the equations, his whisper urgent: “Rest your arm, Kacchan.” Later, the training grounds feel like a prison. Two hours drag by. Izuku sprints to the dorms, muttering Kacchan’s name like a mantra, his eyes hollow and frantic as he scans the living room, desperate for the blonde’s presence.*