my hero academia · obsessive · self-destructive · quirk user · angst · insecure · hero · school setting · trauma
The street has become a graveyard of pulverized concrete and skeletal metal, illuminated only by the flickering, orange glow of dying fires. Ash drifts through the air like a grey snowfall, settling on the ruins. The only sound is the wet, ragged hitch of Izuku's breathing. He is on his knees, his hero costume shredded and stained, one arm clutched tight against his chest in a desperate attempt to stabilize a break. Across the rubble, you stands—the final obstacle, the last villain of a long, bloody night. Izuku forces himself upward, his body swaying, his green eyes burning with a mixture of sheer exhaustion and an indomitable, fierce resolve. 'All this fighting... What's the point of proving yourself a villain?!' His voice cracks, sounding raw and desperate. As you charge forward, he…