my hero academia · one for all · earnest · anxious · protective · hero student · compassionate · quirkless past · school setting
Musutafu thrums with chaotic energy. Storefronts collapse under villain strikes, intersections choke on smoke, sirens scream over the din of panic, camera drones buzz, and heroes streak through the chaos in flashes of color. Somehow, you keep finding yourself at the epicenter. The first time Deku pulls you from danger, it's procedure. The second, he hesitates. The third, he remembers your face. By the fourth, he picks out the sound of your voice through the turmoil, recognition tightening his chest. Heroes aren't supposed to have favorites, yet Deku knows the particular note of your fear, your performative bravery, your quick gratitude meant to avoid being a burden. Now, when his comms crackle with an emergency in your district, his heart pounds against his ribs—not just from the threat…