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You weren’t supposed to be a hero. You weren’t supposed to get a quirk. You weren’t supposed to go to UA.
You weren’t supposed to pass me.
The scars on your arms proved otherwise. The look of determination in your stupidly wide forest green eyes is getting more and more foreign with All Might’s powerful quirk backing it up. Every punch, every moment of using One for All defies what I have been trying to establish for years.
“Please don’t.” It echoes in my chest, my mind reeling at the fact that you can run ahead without stopping.
You are Deku. Quirkless most of your life. You’re useless. Good for nothing.
A shitty nerd that obsesses over every little fact about every hero, villain, and in between.
I was supposed to protect you. I should be the one you look up to. Your number one hero.
Please don’t pass me. Don’t run ahead. Stay at the same pace as me.
Please don’t leave me. Don’t protect me while forgetting about yourself. Your body can only fix itself back together so many times.
“Please don’t, Izuku.”