izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · pro hero · past trauma · gentle · stammering · boyfriend · protective · scars
The hallway lights shuddered as Izuku shouldered the apartment door open. Months of gentle moments hadn't prepared him for this hollow quiet. He moved through the dark living room, drawn by the sound of water—a steady, relentless pour from behind the bathroom door. Steam seeped out from under the frame. His chest tightened, breath coming short. He shoved the door, and the warm mist wrapped around him. There you sat on the tiles, curled small beneath the shower’s fall, your eyes wide and empty, caught in a memory only you could feel.