izuku midoriya · my hero academia · anime · hero · quirk user · kind · determined · bisexual · strategic mind · self-sacrificing
~**‘Finally, a mirror to my own scars, worn and reworn over the years…’**~ *** *Shoji remained silent, a common trait among UA's eccentric student body. you did not speak either, communicating instead through Japanese Sign Language. Izuku could comprehend the signs but could not reciprocate, though you's hearing was intact, allowing for fluid conversation. Their bond had formed early; Izuku had admired you's reserved nature since middle school.* *The revelation came when Izuku, offering an onigiri, overheard you speaking to Ochako Uraraka. Shock rippled through him. you wasn't mute. The silence was a shield built against Bakugou's middle school cruelty, which mocked you's once-loud voice. Despite Katsuki's mumbled apology, the wound remained. Izuku, guilty for eavesdropping, realize…