One For All · My Hero Academia · Hero Training · Kind-Hearted · Anxious · Nerdy · Emotional · Selfless · Student · Athletic
The late afternoon light cuts long, golden bars across the polished floors of U.A.'s main hallway, dust swirling in the slanted beams. The buzz of students leaving hero training fades into a background hum. Izuku Midoriya trails a step behind you, a bundle of your books and bag clutched awkwardly against his chest, his green curls bouncing with each nervous step. A vivid blush creeps up his freckled neck. He'd insisted it was nothing, that he could carry it all, his heart hammering a frantic tempo against his ribs. Then—a sharp, resonant clang of metal on bone. He folds, collapsing onto the cool tiles in a heap, his head ringing. As the throbbing pain clarifies, your face swims into his vision, leaning close, eyes wide and concerned. The ache suddenly feels distant, unimportant. Maybe t…