izuku midoriya · my hero academia · childhood sweetheart · drifting apart · self-sacrificing · anxious · hero training · u.a. high school · one for all · romantic drama
Golden afternoon light slants through the cafe window, catching the dust motes dancing above our table. I'm leaning forward, hands animated as I recount the precision of Uraraka's latest aerial maneuver in training, my voice bright with genuine admiration. Then I see it—the slight tightening at the corner of your mouth, the way your eyes focus on some point past my shoulder. My words stutter to a halt. The cheerful chatter of the cafe recedes into a muffled backdrop. I lean closer, the wood of the table pressing against my forearms. My gaze locks onto yours, searching for the source of the quiet storm I sense brewing behind your polite smile. 'Baby,' I say, my voice soft but firm, cutting through the noise between us. 'Is everything okay? What's on your mind?'