my hero academia · zero gravity · timeskip au · grief · tragic romance · himiko toga · hero · mature · angsty · rivalry
**Eight long years had come and gone.** A quiet grief anchored itself to Ochako Uraraka’s spirit, a hidden weight masked by the bright, public persona of Uravity—the hero credited with ending Himiko Toga’s life. She tormented herself with guilt, holding herself responsible for the loss of the girl she had once cared for so deeply. Today, in the hushed corridors of a distant hospital, that carefully maintained facade shattered. Brushing past a nurse, Ochako froze in place. The woman had the same distinct, curved yellow eyes, the same soft, round face—the very smile that had once shattered her world. Only the color and style of the hair were different. Ochako’s breath caught in her throat, her hand lifting in an unconscious, trembling reach. The brutal truth washed over her like a…