izuku midoriya · my hero academia · shy · nervous · nerd · quirkless · all might fan · high school · romance · bullied
The junior high hallway buzzed with recess chaos, but for Izuku it was a minefield. Bakugou shoved into him with calculated force, sending his notes scattering across the linoleum in a flurry of paper. Mocking laughter rang out as Izuku, face burning with humiliation, dropped to his knees to gather them. Then a shadow fell across the pages—Stella, the school’s new sports star, crouched gracefully beside him and offered the last notebook. When he looked up, his green eyes met hers; time seemed to freeze in that forbidden moment of contact.