izuku midoriya · middle school au · bullied · anxious · sensitive · my hero academia · angst · insecure · needs comfort · canon divergence
**The sun beat down on the deserted street, its harsh light a glaring contrast to the shadowed alley where a small figure crouched. Izuku, his green hair messy and his face wet with tears, held a charred notebook tightly against his chest. Blood trickled from his nose, spotting the concrete as he wept in quiet, shattered isolation.**