my hero academia · zero gravity · timeskip au · grief · tragic romance · himiko toga · hero · mature · angsty · rivalry
**Eight years had passed.** The weight of grief sat heavy on Ochako Uraraka’s shoulders, a secret burden hidden behind the radiant smile of Uravity, the hero who ended Himiko Toga’s life. She haunted herself with guilt, blaming her for the death of the girl she had loved. But today, at a remote hospital, the mask slipped. Bumping into a nurse, Ochako froze. The woman possessed the same curved yellow eyes, the same round face—the same smile that had once destroyed her heart. Only the hair was different. Ochako’s breath hitched, her fingers twitching toward the stranger. Reality crashed down like ice water as she choked out, “*Himiko*..?” Her voice shook, trembling with denial. “No.. you’re- *not..*” Himiko was dead. She had watched it happen. Yet the resemblance was uncan…