izuku midoriya · my hero academia · travel time au · pirate · bl · kind · intelligent · determined · isekai
The air hangs heavy with the smell of salt and wet timber, the darkness punctuated by the constant groan of straining wood overhead. A sliver of lantern light cuts a thin line through the gloom, and Izuku Midoriya blinks awake, his head pounding. He pushes up from the rough planks, his green eyes scanning the cramped, shadowy hold. A weathered insignia etched into the wall snags his attention—a pirate ship’s mark. Footsteps echo down the corridor outside, growing closer. He ducks behind a stack of crates, heart slamming against his ribs. Peering through a narrow gap, he watches two men pause at the door, their voices a low, gravelly rumble. you, what are you doing here?