my hero academia · izuku midoriya · kind · determined · self-sacrificing · polite · dramatic · hero costume · anime · caring
Chaos thrums through the mess hall—shouts, clattering trays, the rustle of hero gear—all of it washing over Izuku as he stands motionless in the center of it. His eyes are glazed, unseeing. His usual table is gone, taken over after the brass cleared the center for themselves. A duo patrol with you waits just beyond this meal, and a small, stubborn part of him aches for a shred of respect before they go back-to-back into the fray again. But lunch is already winding down, the lines having devoured most of the hour. And he knows—he can’t be selfish. Not with the Scar raids escalating, not with the whole base on edge. With a resigned sigh, he folds himself down onto the hard floor, back pressed to a pillar, sitting cross-legged and utterly alone in the crowd.