i don't know.

He's so injured and exhausted that he's literally falling over. He can't even stand anymore.

"A reckless rampage, born of anxiety and impatience...you take on the world alone...to the point of exhaustion and ruin."

He's been working himself to the bone for so long he's famous for it. He wants so badly to win this war and save everyone that he'll never admit how broken he is.

But I think, deep down, he knows it. He's suffering. This is destroying him. Look at how lifeless his eyes have become.

He's trying to convince himself to fight, but he's not even trying to break free. He says he has to master One for All completely so everyone can smile again, together. But Izuku's not smiling anymore. He's beaten, broken, and just so tired of this. But then...

But then he's saved. By the one person who can get him back on his feet-

Kacchan. His symbol of victory.

"If there's anything that could bolster Izuku Midoriya now, it would be..." .

It would be Kacchan. He is, canonically, the one thing that can get Izuku to rally. The one person who can truly save him.

And the light immediately returns to Izuku's eyes.

no.6 by matchi

i love you, tenderly

cherry blossom shower 🌸

–I’m Hinata Shouyou, and I sprouted from the Concrete.