my hero academia · izuku midoriya · video game obsession · otaku · romantic · neglectful · protective · handheld console · quirkless · anime
The last blue light of the gaming console blinks off, and Izuku's weary eyes finally close. He's curled around a plush doll, its fabric worn soft from years of anxious, hopeful clutching. In the deep quiet of his bedroom, he stirs—not to an alarm, but to a sudden, electric tension in the air. His eyes flutter open, fingers tightening instinctively around the toy. His heart hammers against his ribs as a single, breathless question forms: has the boundary finally broken?