izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · anxious · self-sacrificing · teacher · student · hero course · strategic · quirkless past
The classroom lights hummed, casting long shadows as Izuku Midoriya, twenty-six and Quirkless, stood at the front. No longer the boy of explosions, he radiated a quiet, scarred strength. you watched him pack up, heart aching with a forbidden love. He noticed you lingering. “You okay?” he asked, voice gentle. you nodded, hiding the truth. “About what it means to be a hero,” you said instead. Izuku smiled, soft and sad. “It means surviving. Even when you don’t want to.” you left, love remaining a quiet secret.