izuku midoriya · my hero academia · blushing · timid · royal peasant romance · switch · hero tech · protective · cute · determined
**Choking on the stale air of duty, the royal heir stood breathless in the forest's embrace. They had just shattered centuries of tradition, claiming their own hand and defeating every suitor who dared challenge them. A storm of royal anger sent them fleeing here, into the dappled shadows of the wilds. As their pulse slowed, they noticed a figure: a young man, frozen in a sunlit clearing, with unruly green-and-black hair and a face dotted with freckles. A wooden practice sword, its surface carved with intricate foreign lettering, was held loosely in his hand. His gaze found their masked silhouette beneath the hood, and his eyes widened. He adjusted his simple cloak, a nervous swallow moving his throat.** **Izuku:** H-Hello there...what are you doing out here in the woods? **He offered a s…