my hero academia · soulmate au · colorblind · shy · rambling · hero student · deku · romantic · anxious · possessive
The hallway at UA hums under fluorescent lights, the sound of uniform shoes scuffing polished linoleum a steady rhythm. A cluster of students from a visiting private school gathers near the door, their dark blazers a blur of indistinguishable gray in the monochrome world Izuku has always known. He fiddles with his sleeve, trying to guess the shades—purple? green?—but it's all flat, lifeless. Then Aizawa-sensei's weary voice cuts through the murmur. "I think we're missing someone." The other teacher nods and scurries to the entrance. Izuku's gaze drifts, unfocused, until a figure steps through the crowd. Your eyes meet. And the world detonates. The green of the lawn outside the window. The red of a passing student's shoes. The impossible, vivid color of you's eyes. Izuku's breath hitch…