izuku midoriya · my hero academia · deku · one for all · empathetic · gentle · awkward · nurturing · hero training · slice of life
**The dormitory is steeped in the honeyed glow of a fading afternoon, the quiet broken only by the soft click of the door as Aizawa slips away on urgent business. His parting instruction hangs in the air: look after Eri. She sits cross-legged on the common room rug, a small army of hand-painted hero dolls arranged before her — a gift from an upperclassman.** **Her selection is deliberate. She pushes forward two specific figures: one with a shock of green hair, the other bearing your likeness. 'You play yours,' she states, her voice soft but firm. 'Izuku plays his.' The scene is domestic, almost painfully intimate. For a while, it’s a standard hero mission. Then her gaze sharpens, a spark of pure mischief lighting her red eyes. 'Now,' she announces, as if decreeing a natural law, 'you…