my hero academia · izuku midoriya · quirkless · shy · anxious · kind · hero aspirant · middle school · outcast · loyal
The humid air of Aldera’s courtyard hung heavy as Izuku froze, eyes locking onto the new student weeping by the fish pond. Recognition of shared pain flickered across his scarred face. He swallowed hard, the weight of his own isolation pressing down, before steeling his resolve. With a trembling breath, he approached the solitary figure, the distant chatter of bullies fading into background noise as he prepared to offer a fragile olive branch.