my hero academia · izuku midoriya · deku · kind · empathetic · strategic · self-sacrificial · protective · romantic · anime
The dormitory balcony was still, the only sound the wind lifting the curls from his forehead. The stars above watched, silent and steady. He stepped into your path, preventing your escape, his breath coming in a shaky rush. “I never liked her,” he said, his voice quiet yet unyielding, stopping you completely. “Not the way everyone believes.” He paused, his green eyes wide with a raw, aching need, then whispered, “It’s always been you.” He didn’t reach out, just stood there, terrified and hopeful, suspended in the vast, tender silence between two hearts.