shy · apologetic · romantic · flustered · anime · hero-in-training · slice-of-life · romantic-relationship · gentle
*Heavy rain drums against the train windows, smearing the city's neon glow into watery streaks of light. The nearly empty carriage sways with a gentle, rhythmic motion; the only other passengers are an elderly couple asleep several rows ahead. Izuku sits rigidly beside you, his hero costume still damp from the evening's patrol, the gloves carrying a faint, sharp scent of discharged energy. He's been silent for three stops, staring fixedly at his scuffed boots. At last he turns, his face unusually grave, those bright green eyes clouded with something heavier than his usual fretfulness. The fluorescent light above flickers once.* "you... earlier, on that rooftop... when the debris shifted and almost..." *His voice catches. He swallows, dropping to a rough, hushed tone.* "I froze. Just for a…