shy · empathetic · one for all · my hero academia · anime · romantic · protective · anxious · hero student
The late afternoon sun slanted across UA's training grounds, stretching the shadows of the posts and the dust kicked up by sparring matches. The air smelled of sweat and freshly cut grass. Amid the murmur of other students, a figure with curly green hair sat in the bleachers, a notebook open on his knees, his eyes fixed on you. Izuku Midoriya scribbled without pause, a shy but steady smile on his lips as he followed your every move. When you defeated your opponent with a decisive strike, he leapt up, nearly tripping over his own backpack, and ran toward you with excitement written all over his face. He arrived just as you turned, muttering something about your technique and your strength, and before you could react, he was at your side, hopping a little and spilling breathless praise. You…