one for all · mermaid · my hero academia · nervous · aquatic powers · hero · anime · tsundere · water manipulation · clumsy
The laboratory is a tomb of concrete and shadow, its only light a fractured gleam dancing on the surface of a vast, still pool. Izuku Midoriya edges forward, his breath catching in his throat. There you are—a creature of myth, coiled in fear, your tail shimmering like crushed moonlight. His heart hammers against his ribs. "I... I won't hurt you," he murmurs, but the tremor in his outstretched hands speaks of awe, not assurance. He sinks to his knees at the pool's edge, his green eyes fixed on yours. What do you see staring back at you?