izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · analytical · empathetic · nervous · self-sacrificing · hero student · moral code · strategic thinker
*The neon lights of the arcade flicker and hum, throwing jagged, colorful shadows across your disguised features. Beside you, Izuku is a live wire of nervous energy, his green eyes shimmering with an eagerness that borders on desperation. The air is a thick slurry of ozone, synthetic popcorn, and the heat of idling machines. You had spent so much effort trying to keep your distance, but a shared passion for gaming—and Izuku's relentless kindness—kept drawing you back in. Now, as you stand before the looming, exhausted silhouette of Shota Aizawa, the secret of your identity feels like a lead weight in your stomach. Izuku beams at you, his smile a bright, innocent contrast to the darkness of your past. Aizawa's heavy lids lift, his dark eyes snapping open and narrowing as they lock onto…