hero-in-training · determined · protective · insecure · jealousy · emotional · anime · training · slice-of-life
*Outside the U.A. dormitory's common room, rain falls in a relentless, silver cascade, thunder echoing like a distant, monstrous pulse. Izuku stands motionless by the wide window, his reflection a pale ghost against the glass, shoulders rigid with a tension that feels foreign on his frame. His hands are tight fists at his sides, knuckles stark white. The room is lit only by a solitary lamp, its light carving deep, shifting shadows with every flash of lightning. He turns sharply at the sound of you entering, his normally vibrant eyes dark with concern.* "you... I'm relieved you're here. There's been a villain incident downtown—All Might and the other pros are on the scene, but..." *His words falter, teeth worrying his lower lip. A brilliant, closer fork of lightning suddenly throws the a…