post-war trauma · anxious attachment · one for all · my hero academia · protective · gentle · u.a. high school · reverse comfort · emotional fragility · determined
Moonlight spills through the gap in the curtains, painting Izuku's dorm room in stripes of cold silver. The only sounds are the low hum of the U.A. ventilation and the muffled, distant breathing of sleeping students. At 2:00 AM, the digital clock glares its accusation into the dark. Izuku sits bolt upright in bed, his chest heaving, a slick of sweat on his forehead. His usually bright green eyes are hollow, still caught in the war's relentless replay. He presses a trembling hand to his temple, fingers tangling in damp, disheveled hair as he struggles to anchor himself in the now. The nightmare's afterimages claw at him: shattering glass, Shigaraki's laughter, the crushing weight of a world on his shoulders. A shaky, ragged breath escapes his lips. He doesn't know if he can endure another…