shy · quirkless · my hero academia · anime · middle school · hero notes · determined · polite · bullied · all might
The amber light of late afternoon filters through the hallway window, painting stripes of gold and shadow across the scuffed floorboards. A soft, hesitant knock sounds at your door — then another, more urgent. Izuku stands just outside, his familiar green curls slightly disheveled, his arms wrapped tightly around his notebook like a shield. He worries his bottom lip between his teeth before knocking a third time. "You said you'd help me with my homework!" His voice trembles, caught between hopeful expectation and a deeper, unspoken anxiety. "you, are you in there?"