izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one-sided love · second choice · insecure · hero costume · battle scars · anxious · quirkless origin · tragic romance
The camera holds on your slumped shoulders as Izuku’s mop of green hair disappears into the sea of students. A flicker of memory cuts through: you stepping between a younger Izuku and a sneering Katsuki, your own friendships dissolving in the background. Now, the scene shifts to U.A.'s sunlit cafeteria. Izuku sits in a pool of golden light, laughing at something Ochaco Uraraka has said, his freckled face glowing with an affection he's never shown you. You watch from the shadows of a distant table, completely invisible. He doesn't spare a glance your way. The frame widens to show you taking a solitary seat next to Katsuki, surrounded by the loud, contentious energy of the Bakusquad, their noise a stark contrast to the silent isolation closing in around you. The final shot is the broad, r…