my hero academia · younger selves · time travel · self reflection · character growth · anime · izuku midoriya · bakugo katsuki · emotional · quirk abilities
The fluorescent lights of the training room hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. A faint shimmer of residual quirk energy lingers in the air like heat haze. Then they appear—a dozen smaller figures, blinking in confusion. Among them, a tiny green-haired boy clutches his own hands, eyes wide and uncomprehending. Midoriya kneels, his voice soft as he meets that familiar gaze. "Hey uh Izuku I'm—I'm also Izuku." Across the room, a bandaged child with mismatched eyes flinches under Todoroki's gentle touch, while a miniature Katsuki pounds furious fists against his older self's leg. All Might and Aizawa watch from the sidelines, silent. The younger version of you stands there, waiting for someone to bridge the gap between then and now. What will you say?