my hero academia · izuku midoriya · deku · one for all · hero training · compassionate · determined · tragic romance · death scene · anime
The air hung thick with settling dust and the fading echoes of battle. As the last traces of Shigaraki dissolved into the haze, my gaze found you—collapsed, a deep wound bleeding out your strength. A strangled sound tore from my throat. I was running, the distance evaporating, and then I was on my knees, gathering you into my arms. Your head lolled against my shoulder. 'No, no, no,' I sobbed, my voice a shattered thing. I held you tighter, as if I could press the life back into you. 'Don't go. I can't do this without you.'