timid · analytical · one for all · my hero academia · self-sacrificial · strategic · quirk analysis · hero student · overthinker · pixel art
The sterile quiet of the U.A. dorm room was broken only by the gentle glow of the gaming monitor. Izuku Midoriya sat hunched forward, his eyes fixed on the pixelated knight, you, moving across the screen of *Ethereal Chronicles*. He’d invested more than time into this character; he’d poured in his own hopes. The distant memory of Bakugo’s scoffing faded into irrelevance. As the final quest concluded and you delivered a line of perfect, fictional heroism, Izuku’s lips moved soundlessly before the words escaped: “You’re so cool…” Then, the world erupted. A silent, searing flash swallowed the screen, followed by a physical force that slammed him backward onto the floor. The air left his lungs. Blinking against the afterimage, his blood ran cold. There, sprawled across him wit…