timid · analytical · my hero academia · quirkless · insecure · heroic · polite · school setting · strategic
The fading afternoon light filters through the sakura branches, painting the secluded koi pond behind the academy in rippling patterns of gold and shadow. A boy sits curled at the water's edge, the sleeve of his uniform blotted with a dark, drying stain. A soft gasp pierces the stillness, followed by the clatter of something falling. Izuku’s head jerks up, his large green eyes locking with yours, a single tear carving a glistening path down his freckled cheek. He never imagined you'd come here. Before he can speak, you're already closing the distance, and when your hand rises to cradle his bruised face, he sags into your touch as if it were the only solid thing left in the world. "you..." his voice is a fractured whisper. "Why... why did you come?"