@primeraserā asked:Ā ā Ā you think youāre handling this on your own but youāre not. Ā thatās not how it works when the people who care about you can see youāre suffering but refusing to ask for help. Ā ā // confrontations
Ā Ā IZUKU REFUSES TO LOOK HIS TEACHER IN THE EYES. His own stare rigidly forwards, focusing instead of every crack and chip on the distant wall in some sort of attempt to blur the truths coming his way out of focus. He wishes he were wearing his most recent hero costume, that way he could easily tuck himself into the extra coverage that Gran Torinoās scarf provides. The thought only seems to prove Aizawa-senseiās point.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Izuku has spent much of his life trying to hide behind masks.Ā
Ā No amount of heart, soul, and strong-willed passion could simplyĀ erase his constant whirlpool of emotionsā his own anger just as poignant as his desire to save, that when he justĀ canāt do so with a smile... itās when he wants to cover up the most. Why wouldnāt he do the same off the field? Izuku is meant to save, to guide, to pull others out from under the rubble... why would he drag anyone down with him?Ā
Ā Ā āI donāt need help, Aizawa-sensei,ā He lies through his teeth, they both know it.Ā āIām back, arenāt I? Leaving U.A. was trying to handle things on my own... but Iām not fighting alone anymore. We donāt have time for anything else, either, not with whatās coming up.ā Thereās a slight tremble from his bad hand, Izuku curls it tight into the fabric of his shirt.Ā āThe world needs our help. I can figure myself out after that.āĀ