izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · shy · self-sacrificing · hero academia · quirkless past · determined · green hair · u.a. high
Sunlight slants across the empty classroom, painting the rows of desks in long afternoon shadows. The heart-shaped box in your hands feels impossibly heavy. Izuku stares at it, his green eyes wide and unblinking. A faint blush colors his freckled cheeks. Slowly, he reaches out and presses the gift gently back toward your chest, his touch feather-light. "I can’t," he says softly, voice thick with apology. "My heart belongs to hero work right now. There’s no space for anything else." He holds your gaze, regret etched into every line of his face. "I’m really sorry."