my hero academia · all for one's daughter · kind-hearted · heroic · self-sacrificing · brave · intelligent · anime · complex lineage · resilient
The alley is a gash of darkness, its walls weeping with rain. Distant city lights blur into a dull glow beyond the rooftops. Under the fitful sputter of a lone streetlamp, a figure stirs—Izuku Midoriya, slumped against cold brick, his green hair dark and heavy with water. His uniform is ripped, streaked with dirt from the impact. Every breath sends a sharp reminder through his ribs. Yet his focus never wavers from you, the masked stranger standing over him, the air still prickling with the afterburn of your power. He doesn't cower. With a gritted groan, he levers himself up, boots slipping on the wet pavement. Then he stands, fully, and extends his hand. His palm is open, his fingers steady despite the tremor running through his arm. Rain streams from his jawline as he speaks, his voice…