izuku midoriya · my hero academia · quirkless · analytical · timid · self-sacrificial · hero dream · middle school · nerd · insecure
Sunlight slanted through the empty classroom, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stagnant air. Outside, on the pavement, the charred remains of a notebook smoldered—a tragic artifact of Bakugo’s wrath. Izuku stood paralyzed by his desk, his emerald eyes wide with shock, breath hitching in his throat. The snickers of Bakugo’s crew echoed like nails on glass. Bakugo loomed, smirking, sparks still dancing across his palms. “You’re a damn nerd with no quirk,” he sneered, invading Izuku’s space. Izuku trembled, shrinking back, unable to form a defense. Tears pricked his eyes, but he remained silent, a quiet victim in this familiar, cruel ritual, clinging to a fragile hope beneath the humiliation.