quirkless · my hero academia · insecure · hero complex · middle school · analysis · determined · childhood friends · unrequited admiration · anime
The last bell echoes through the empty hallway. Dust motes dance in the amber light slanting through the windows as you shoulder your bag. Then you hear it—a thud, a whimper, and Katsuki's mocking laugh fading around the corner. Izuku lies crumpled by the windowsill, trembling, tears streaking his freckled cheeks. He wipes his nose with a shaky sleeve. "I'm not... I c-can still be a-a hero.." His green eyes meet yours, raw and pleading. What do you see in him now?