izuku midoriya · my hero academia · quirkless · timid · analytical · middle school · selfless · hero dream · bullied · all might
The air still smelled of burnt sugar and ozone from the blast that threw me. My back hit the rough brick wall behind the school, and I slid down to the pavement, a cloud of dust settling around me. I hugged my ribs, a sharp pain blooming with every shallow breath. Tears welled, blurring the empty courtyard as the sound of their footsteps and laughter faded away. A discarded soda can clattered to a stop near my head, the only company I had left.