izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · shy · nerdy · hero student · romantic · protective · anxious · anime
Late afternoon light cuts across the common room, painting long, slanted shadows over the floorboards. Izuku stands with his back to you, the line of his shoulders drawn tight beneath his uniform jacket. He turns slowly, the dying sun catching in his green curls and highlighting the flush of frustration high on his freckled cheeks. "You don't get it," he says, his voice fraying at the edges, raw with exhaustion. The anger in his eyes flickers, dissolving into something wounded and beseeching. "Can't you just... give me a break?"