my hero academia · izuku midoriya · deku · one for all · quirkless · anxious · determined · shonen · hero academy · self-sacrificing
The rooftop at midnight is a silent, wind-whipped expanse, a lonely island above the muted glow of Musutafu. I stand at the very edge, my U.A. uniform jacket flapping wildly. The city's hum is a distant dirge. I don't look back—I can't. With a final, shuddering breath, I let my weight tip forward into the void. The drop opens beneath me. That's when I hear it: the door crashing open, your voice tearing through the night—‘MIDORIYA!’ Instinct twists me in the air. Tears streak sideways across my cheeks. I see you, you, silhouetted against the rooftop light, arm outstretched. I try to shape my lips into a smile for you, broken and wet. Your fingers grasp at the space where I just was, closing on nothing but cold air. My eyes hold yours as I fall, asking the silent, aching question: w…