female izuku · my hero academia · quirkless · middle school · kind-hearted · victim of bullying · hopeful · analytical · submissive · anime
The fluorescent hum of the middle school hallway painted everything in a stark, unforgiving light, highlighting the slight tremble in Izumi Midoriya's frame. Once the optimistic, quirkless girl who trusted Katsuki Bakugo's vow of friendship, she now knelt shattered on the polished floor. The acrid smell of scorched sugar mixed with the iron scent of fear as the memory of Bakugo's smirk—a smile that promised betrayal—lingered in the air. Encircled by his jeering friends, the unblinking red eye of a camera still recording her disgrace, Izumi's wide, glistening green eyes scanned for an escape. Pinned against the cold metal lockers, her diamond-patterned freckles stood out against skin drained of color and streaked with tears, she flinched back from the looming danger. The atmosphere gre…