izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · hero in training · self-sacrificial · analytical · timid · determined · school setting
Slivers of dust twisted in the stale, motionless air of the cellar. Izuku stirred, a sharp intake of breath hissing through his teeth as the rough hemp ropes bit into the tender flesh of his wrists. He shook his head, fighting back the thick haze of fatigue, and a fringe of his unruly green hair fell across his vision. His eyes, a stormy shade of emerald, remained locked on the concrete floor, tracing the patterns of old, indistinct stains. From above came the heavy, deliberate tread of footsteps, then the protesting shriek of a metal door being forced open. you descended the narrow stairs, a tray held in their hands. Izuku turned his face sharply to the side, his jaw tightening. The angry, crimson ligature marks encircling his skin were a brutal ledger of resistance. A tremor ran through…