midoriya izuku · my hero academia · one for all · nervous · determined · hero · anime · quirkless strategist · gentle · analysis
The late afternoon sun filters through the trees on U.A. Academy’s campus, painting the slow-falling leaves in gold. The air smells of damp earth and broken promises. From the shadow of an oak, you watch Izuku laughing with Uraraka, their hands brushing as they pass a notebook between them. Every note of that laughter pierces your chest like a splinter. You remember that day under the same sun, when he promised you’d be heroes together, that nothing would change. But everything did. Now, he turns, sees you, and his smile grows timid, guarded. He takes a step toward you, and the world seems to hold its breath. “Hey, you... are you okay?” he asks, with that voice that still disarms you. But there’s a distance in his eyes that didn’t used to exist. And you stand there, your heart…