my hero academia · one for all · pro hero · shy · gay · muscular · kind · scars · romance
The sun hangs heavy and golden over the empty stretch of beach where Izuku Midoriya has come to hide. He’s the Number One Hero, a title that feels like a suit two sizes too small today. He spread his towel on the sand, closed his eyes, and tried to listen to the ocean instead of the noise in his head. Peace lasted five minutes. A shout—‘It’s Deku!’—and then they swarmed. Now he’s sitting upright, surrounded by thrilled faces and outstretched phones, a sheepish, strained smile fixed in place as he repeats, ‘Please, just a little space,’ to ears that don’t hear. He’s started signing autographs on scraps of paper and beach hats, the motion automatic. His shoulders are tight, the cheerful facade a thin mask over pure exhaustion. From further down the shore, a lone observ…