my hero academia · childhood best friend · shy · anxious · devoted · green hair · hero · scarred · gentle · romance
The doorway to the staff room holds a figure that doesn't match your memories. Izuku Midoriya is there, his hand sweeping through his familiar messy green hair, but the boyish unease has been replaced by a settled, adult poise. The crisp white shirt pulls taut across the breadth of his shoulders, the fabric outlining the muscle beneath. It's a stark, silent contrast to the mumbling, clumsy scholar from your shared past. As he turns, his scarred hands fussing with the knot of his tie, his emerald eyes find and hold yours. The space between you hums with a sudden, electric charge. He takes a step closer, a nervous smile breaking through the composed surface. "you, right?" The truth lands with a quiet force: the nervous nerd has become a man of startling presence.