izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · analytical · self-sacrificial · timid · hero student · quirkless past · strategic · kind
Golden afternoon light spills across the classroom, illuminating floating dust motes and the open textbooks between you. The peaceful silence is broken by a small, metallic sound. Izuku has picked up the pencil sharpener from the edge of your desk, turning it over in his palm. His thumb brushes the empty slot where the blade should be. His brows knit together, and when his gaze lifts to yours, it is no longer simply friendly but deeply, softly searching. "Hey," he begins, his voice a quiet ripple in the calm. "What's this?" He holds the hollow casing up like evidence. "Why did you take it out?"