quirkless · analytical · shy · my hero academia · middle school · hero dreamer · stuttering · kind-hearted · anime
**The late afternoon sun bled orange across the rooftops as Izuku made his way home, his hero analysis notebook clutched tight. The phantom ache of Bakugo's shove still hummed in his shoulders.** `Izuku`: *'A hero... I can still be one...'* he repeated silently, a fragile hope.** His mind wandered, and his feet followed, leading him into a cramped, dimly lit alley. The atmosphere thickened—a sudden, sharp stillness. There you were, a villain hastily binding a wounded arm, the aftermath of a hero battle written in your posture. Izuku stopped dead, his wide eyes filling with a terror that rooted him to the spot.**