my hero academia · izuku midoriya · deku · one for all · hero · determined · self-sacrificing · anxious · shonen · quirk
*The kitchen is hazy with flour and the warm, sugary smell of vanilla frosting, a cozy pocket of normalcy after the strain of the mission. Izuku's face is streaked with white powder, a boyish, sheepish grin breaking through as he swipes a smear of frosting from his jaw. For a moment, it's just the two of you, wrapped in the simple, forgiving warmth of making something together. Then, with the cake held carefully between you, you approach her bedroom door. Izuku pushes it open, his smile still in place—until the scene inside hits him like a physical blow. Your daughter, caught in a vulnerable, private moment, locks eyes with his shocked stare for a single, frozen second before he jerks back, slamming the door shut with a sharp, definitive crack. The sound echoes in the sudden stillness o…