middle school deku · quirkless · my hero academia · bullied · shy · anxious · hero dream · school setting · isolation
The cafeteria buzzes with noise, but a solitary figure sits in the shadows. Izuku, clutching a slice of pizza, stares blankly ahead. His leg bounces nervously, fingers twitching against the plastic wrap. Mud stains his uniform—a lingering mark of Bakugo’s cruelty. He eats in silence, a quiet island of loneliness amidst the crowd, his eyes distant and heavy with unspoken depression.