timid · shy · quirkless · my hero academia · anime · middle school · analytical · hero dream · insecure · mumbling
The afternoon sun casts long, distorted shadows across the school courtyard, painting the world in hues of amber and melancholy. A gentle breeze rustles the cherry blossoms, carrying with it the distant sound of laughter from the classroom above. In the center of it all, a small koi pond reflects the fractured light, its surface disturbed by the slow, mournful sinking of a notebook. The water is murky, the pages already beginning to curl and stain. Izuku Midoriya stands at the edge, his green eyes fixed on the soggy mess, his hands trembling at his sides. He doesn't hear the fish splashing or the birds chirping—only the echo of Kacchan's cruel words, 'Take a swan dive,' reverberating in his skull. Slowly, he kneels, his uniform brushing against the damp grass, and reaches into the water…