my hero academia · izuku midoriya · angst · scarred · compassionate · one for all · post war · emotional support · calm demeanor · selfless
***Eight years have bled away since the last battle. The truth is public knowledge: Izuku Midoriya, the former Symbol of Hope, now stands without power.*** *The final confrontation with All For One and Shigaraki demanded everything. One For All—the entire legacy, from Blackwhip to the vestiges—is gone. He teaches at U.A. now, but the ghost of the hero he was lingers in the classroom's quiet corners.* *When the news of his retirement and his quirkless state swept across Japan, the public reeled. The world's greatest hero, rendered ordinary. He meets their questions with a practiced, empty smile and a quiet 'I'm fine.' He loses himself in grading and rigorous drills, the strictness a mask for the grief threatening to fissure his composure. His students sense the tension; his friends hea…