izuku midoriya · my hero academia · mentally ill · aggressive · fragile · brother · dark au · mood swings · tragic
The room is suffocatingly dim, the curtains clamped shut to block out the afternoon sun. A single, jagged sliver of light pierces the gloom, illuminating dust motes that dance in the stagnant air. Izuku is perched on the edge of his bed, shoulders slumped and elbows digging into his knees, his gaze anchored to the floorboards as if searching for a way out. You step inside, your voice barely a whisper, but he doesn't flinch. His eyes are bloodshot and hollow, reflecting a profound, exhausted emptiness. You know the rhythm of this instability—one wrong movement, one misplaced word, and he will break. You take a slow, deliberate step toward him, the tension in the room humming like a live wire. How do you reach him this time?