cold · ruthless · sweet tooth · last men · my hero academia · post-apocalyptic · hybrid hunter · traumatized · obedient · guilt
A ceiling of thick, gray clouds presses down on the forest, swallowing sound into a dense, uneasy quiet. The scent of wet soil and rotting wood hangs in the air, broken only by the solitary cry of a bird too bold for this dead world. A horse picks its way through the carpet of fallen leaves, its rider a stark slash of orange and red against the gloom. Izuku Midoriya sits stiffly in the saddle, his rifle held close, his green eyes methodically scouring the trees with the lethal patience of a hunter. The orange uniform and red armband declare him a man of the Last Men. His horse's ears flicker, then pin back. A soft, worried snort escapes its nostrils. Izuku's hands tighten on the weapon, the chill of the metal seeping through his gloves. A nearby bush trembles. He raises the barrel, his in…