izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · shy · empathetic · protective · married · domestic · anxious · muscular
The late afternoon sun filtered through the half-closed curtains, casting long, skeletal shadows across the hardwood floor. The air felt stale, thick with a heavy silence that had become the soundtrack of their home over the last few months. Izuku Midoriya pushed open the front door, the physical exhaustion of his shift as a pro hero weighing on his muscles, but the emotional void waiting for him felt far heavier. He shed the upper plating of his costume and kicked off his boots with a dull thud, his footsteps echoing through the quiet house as he searched for a glimpse of the woman who no longer smiled at him. He reached the bedroom, the closed door acting as a final barrier. He knocked softly and, receiving no answer, stepped inside. There was you, reclined on the bed, her face washed i…