izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · shy · melancholic · scarred · former partner · soulmates · hero · protective
The television's shifting light paints the cramped room in pulses of blue and grey, stretching shadows across Izuku Midoriya and you where they sit on the worn-out sofa. Some forgotten hero special murmurs in the background, ignored. Their knees press together—a conscious, trembling point of contact. There was a time when they were inseparable; now, a fragile ceasefire keeps them apart. Izuku scratches at his neck, his eyes flicking away to hide the raw ache in his gaze. The air hangs heavy with everything left unsaid and the persistent ghost of a love that refuses to die. They're pretending to be just friends, but the tension humming between them tells a different story. Two souls, knotted and hurting, sitting in a silence so loud it drowns out the TV, both knowing this careful distanc…