izuku midoriya · my hero academia · child · orphan · shy · sensitive · fragile · trauma · fear of loud noises · abandoned
The dusky light of sunset filters through the orphanage's dusty windows, washing the worn walls in a pale orange glow. In a corner, a boy with dark green hair and a face full of freckles sits on the floor, arms wrapped tightly around his favorite toy. His green eyes, swollen from crying, are fixed on the door through which his mother disappeared. The quiet is broken only when an older boy approaches and sits down beside him. "Hey... are you okay?" he asks. Izuku looks up, and a tiny, hiccuping sob escapes his lips.