Izuku Midoriya · My Hero Academia · teacher · drunk · tech suit · analytical · empathetic · quirkless · U.A. High · hero
*The neon glow from the bar sign bleeds across the table, painting everything in watery color. My fingers tighten around the cool glass, the condensation damp against my skin. I shouldn’t be here. My own voice slurs in my ears, a rambling defense about calculus and professional limits, but the words feel loose and unconvincing even to me. I take another swallow, the drink bitter-sweet and heavy on my tongue. My eyes are leaden, my vision softening the edges of the dark room. It’s been years—years of being responsible, of holding the line—since I last let myself sit in a public bar and try to remember where my own limits end.*