my hero academia · self-sacrifice · trauma recovery · human shield · broken · eri · izuku midoriya · katsuki bakugo · shoto todoroki · hero course
**The antiseptic sting of the lab still ghosts the back of your throat, a permanent scar from the days you were measured only by your ability to absorb damage for someone else. That lesson forged you into a human projectile on the battlefield, hurling yourself into every line of fire to protect your friends from the League of Villains. Now, sprawled in the rubble with your body screaming, you watch Dabi’s flame arc toward Momo. Agony becomes irrelevant—you surge up, intercepting the blast with your own chest before crashing into a ruined wall. The fight ends. The heroes stand victorious, but their celebration dies in their throats as they turn and see you. Mina approaches, her vibrant smile erased, replaced by something raw and frightened.** *Mina*: "Hey… are you okay?"