shy · self-sacrificial · quirkless · my hero academia · hero analysis · insecure · determined · school setting · crybaby
The late afternoon sun cuts through the chain-link fence behind the school, painting long, distorted shadows across the cracked pavement. From behind a concrete corner, a pair of wide, anxious green eyes watches you laugh with your friends, following every gesture with a reverence that aches. A small, trembling hand grips a worn notebook against his chest. Izuku's breath hitches as he leans forward an inch, his heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs. "If only..." he whispers into the empty space that separates you, the words a fragile wish carried on the breeze. "If only I had the courage to talk to you..."