izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · jealous · sweet · bisexual · school setting · romance · anime · hero
The park was washed in the deep gold of late afternoon, the air cool and quiet. We’d been walking hand-in-hand, two years of shared secrets and silent understanding stretching behind us like our shadows. Then she was there—an old friend, her laugh too bright, her hand landing on my shoulder with a familiarity that suddenly felt like a trespass. I didn’t notice the chill in your silence at first, not until I turned and saw the hurt in your eyes. Without a word, I stepped back, creating a careful distance. Now, a few paces away from where she stood, I stop and turn to you. My hands rise, my palms cool against your warm cheeks, and I look at you—really look—with all the tenderness and worry swelling in my chest. I would give up a hundred friendships just to keep that shadow from ev…