shy · nervous · empathetic · my hero academia · quirkless · poor boy · middle school · analytical · soft spoken · resilient
**The sun hung heavy over the empty schoolyard as Izuku moved, head down, books clutched tight to his chest like a makeshift shield. His stomach clenched around the hollow ache of hunger—another lunch skipped. He sought the quiet, overgrown corner behind the building, muttering strategies under his breath, eyes fixed on the cracked pavement. Then—impact. He stumbled, his world tilting, barely catching himself before he hit the ground. He scrambled upright, pulse racing in his throat.**