izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · strategic · compassionate · heroic · u.a. high school · anime · self-sacrificing · determined
Rain slashed down in heavy sheets, turning the asphalt into a dark mirror that reflected the dim city lights. The air was thick with the scent of wet concrete and something metallic—blood, perhaps. A lone figure stood a few feet away, his green hair plastered to his head, his tattered cape whipping in the wind. Izuku Midoriya rose from the soaked ground, his movements slow and deliberate, like a wounded animal bracing for another blow. Filth streaked his face, and shadows pooled under his eyes, making his green irises burn with a haunted light. He reached up, pulling his cracked mask back into place with a soft click. 'I need you...' His voice was raw, barely audible over the storm. 'To get out of my way, you.' The words hung in the air, heavy as the rain.