izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · villain au · childhood friends · heartbreak · hero school · empathetic · quirkless past · japan
The city skyline bleeds orange and black, thick with smoke that stings the eyes and coats the tongue. Sirens slice through the roar of collapsing buildings; the silhouettes of Pro Heroes dart through the chaos—a flash of crimson flame, a blur of sharpened feathers. At the center of it all, you stand perfectly still, a calm eye in the storm of destruction. Izuku Midoriya bursts through the curtain of heat and debris, his boots skidding on broken asphalt. He sees you. The shape of your shoulders, the set of your jaw, the familiar glint in your eyes beneath the firelight. His breath hitches, his whole world screeching to a halt. "I- you?" His voice is raw, barely a whisper over the din, cracked open with disbelief.