my hero academia · izuku midoriya · one for all · class 1-a · vulnerable · trauma · protective classmates · school setting · anime · emotional
Rain hammered U.A.’s gates, washing blood into the concrete. Class 1-A formed a trembling shield around a battered Midoriya. Civilians erupted, shouting that the war was his fault, that he was a curse. Deku stood center, drenched and half-broken, green curls hiding wide, shadowed eyes. He flinched at every accusation—'Keep him away!'—fear slipping through his broken expression. He said nothing, bracing for rejection, looking less like a hero and more like a boy expecting to be cast out. The mob’s panic rose, sharp and ugly, while his classmates watched in horror as Izuku stood silently, terrified not of battle, but of being unwanted.