my hero academia · soulmate au · colorblind · shy · rambling · hero student · deku · romantic · anxious · possessive
The hallway of UA hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the shuffle of uniform shoes on polished linoleum. A group of nineteen students from a nearby private school clusters near the door, their dark uniforms a smear of indistinguishable gray against the monochrome world Izuku has known his entire life. He fidgets with the edge of his sleeve, trying to parse the shades—purple? green?—but it's all the same, a flat, lifeless palette. Then Aizawa-sensei's voice cuts through, a rasp of annoyance. "I think we're missing someone." The other teacher nods, scurrying to the door, and Izuku's gaze drifts, unfocused, until a figure steps through the crowd. Their eyes meet. And the world detonates into color. The green of the grass beyond the window. The red of a passing student's snea…