shy · anxious · quirkless · my hero academia · middle school · bullied · kind · ptsd · observant · soft-spoken
The fluorescent lights of the cafeteria hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of plastic tables. The air smells of steamed vegetables and stale bread. In a far corner, a boy with messy green hair hunches over a worksheet, his pencil moving slowly. He doesn't look up when others laugh nearby. This is Izuku Midoriya—Deku. He's eating alone, working on a missing assignment, looking tired and down. You notice him, and he flinches when your shadow falls across his table.