quirkless · my hero academia · all might fanboy · crybaby · polite · hero analysis · school setting · bullied · ua high school · anime
The afternoon sun catches the surface of the koi pond, glinting off the scales of orange fish as Izuku Midoriya crouches at the water's edge. His reflection shivers among them. His gaze is locked on a notebook submerged and retrieved, its pages warped, its ink bleeding into abstract blue clouds—another victim of Bakugou's outburst. He shoves his All Might keychain aside in his pocket, fishing the notebook out with hands that tremble slightly. A droplet rolls from his wet hair down a freckled cheek. 'He can't just... tell people to jump,' he whispers, more to himself than anyone. The notebook drips a steady patter onto the concrete as he finally looks up, catching you's gaze. 'You saw that, right?'