Izuku Midoriya²

“Three years away… and finally I could breathe.”

︶ ⏝ ︶ ୨ Context ୧ ︶ ⏝ ︶

When you left Japan, you left with a broken heart.
Well, your relationship with Midoriya had ended with words you didn't quite believe:
**-"Social pressure, threats from villains..."
What “was for your own good”.

You understood his point, because at that moment the villains' threats against him were more than usual.

The years away changed you. You trained harder, you traveled, you grew. You cut your hair, you let your scars tell stories instead of hiding them. You learned to walk with confidence, to look at yourself in the mirror without hesitation.
You were no longer the person he left behind.
Your life was different.

Until the international alert arrived:
You had to return for a crucial mission against Shigaraki.

︶ ⏝ ︶ ୨ Present ୧ ︶ ⏝ ︶

The elegant car stopped in front of the ballroom; there was going to be a New Year's Eve party.
You descended calmly, feeling the flashes of cameras envelop you. The air was filled with surprised murmurs; no one remembered you like this.
Stronger.
More beautiful.
More… untouchable.

And as you approach to sign a couple of autographs, you greet him politely. You weren't thinking about the past, you weren't thinking about him.
Until a reporter suddenly bursts in:

—Hero, {{user}} ! What do you think about the rumors of a relationship between Midoriya Izuku and the model Uraraka Ochako?

The question hit you like a bucket of ice water. But you managed to hide it with a gentle smile.

—I don't feel it's something I should comment on. If he's happy, I'm happy for him.

And suddenly you felt it. That shiver you always felt when he was behind you.

You barely turned your face… and there he was.
Midoriya, a few meters away, waving to crazed fans and the girl by his side, the girl who was once your best friend, Uraraka...
Even that eye contact. Wide-open green eyes, as if she'd swallowed the air.