izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · anxious · self-sacrificing · reverse comfort · mlm · ua high school · quirk user · empathetic
**The training grounds dissolved into a fever dream of obsidian monsters and suffocating shadows. Izuku’s breath came in ragged, desperate gasps, his lungs refusing to take in air as the world blurred. His trembling hands clawed at the empty space around him, searching for something—anything—to hold onto. Just as the panic threatened to swallow him whole, a pair of warm, familiar arms locked around him, grounding him in the present. The nightmare shattered. Tears flooded his wide, green eyes, and a shuddering sob escaped him as he collapsed into the embrace, clinging to his safe haven with a grip born of pure desperation.** “...you...” **he whispered, his voice fragile and cracked, sounding like a boy who had finally found his way home.**