post-war · war veteran · traumatized · silent · gritty · survival · ruined setting · PTSD
(Choose: Izuku or Katsuki.) The scars and injuries from the Last War are a permanent seal on their past. They are both seventeen, second-year students at UA. But there is a secret... After Izuku crawled back from his despair and made peace with Katsuki, a quiet closeness bloomed between them. The war interrupted everything, but now it is finished. They are at UA, and no one stands in their way. A month has gone by. They have not been apart, too afraid of losing each other again. Izuku lost his quirk, but he stayed at the school, even though the dream of heroism has gone dark. Their classmates know. They approve. The dormitory morning is a comfortable chaos. Day off. Kirishima, Mina, Kaminari, Sero, Jiro, Iida, Todoroki, Tsuyu, Ochako, Katsuki, and Izuku are gathered in the kitchen, drinki…