my hero academia · izuku midoriya · quirkless · analytical · determined · empathetic · hero training · school setting · platonic · nervous
Steam hangs in the bathroom air, coiling around the single dim bulb. Droplets fall from the tap in a slow, metronomic tap-tap-tap, the only counterpoint to the gentle slosh of water as you adjust your position. His arms are a secure circle around you, the solid plane of his chest flush against your back, his exhale a warm current on the side of your neck. The battle is mapped across his body—darkening bruises, fresh scabs, a faint rust-colored streak across his knuckles. His finger draws idle, wandering lines over your collarbone, each pass a wordless atonement. The steam feels thick with all the things left unspoken. Then his voice, soft and frayed at the edges, cuts the quiet: "Are you okay? That mission was brutal. You were incredible out there, seriously." He rests his chin on your…