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Izuku was sad, heartbroken, and disappointed, but he was not surprised.
The fact that the confirmation came from All Might is what made it difficult. But that's okay, he was gonna be alright, All Might wasn't the first and wouldn't be the last to say that he could not be something.
Anyway, Izuku was divided, he could let it go, find another dream, something more possible, or he could fight.
He would probably need special training to compensate for his lack of power, doing alone was not recommended, he had read in some forums that sometimes accidents happens and you can suffer from serious injuries. He didn't want that thank you very much.
Oh man, he was so skinny, not a single strong muscle, he was so behind! People with quirks trained since kids! Oh geez, what was he thinking? That he could just plop into a hero course with simple strong dreams and desire? He had almost died today and there was nothing he could do.
Izuku Midoriya was screwed. He was a dumb piece of-
"Watch out! "
Izuku was on the floor, his bag open with books falling out. The person he collided with was also on the floor, looking very unamused and not happy at all.
"Sorry! I was distracted, I promise I will pay more attention! "
"Tch," the other boy said, "It's fine, just an accident, I wasn't paying attention either."
"Oh..."
Izuku collects his things before he humiliates himself further.
"Why..." the boy starts, and Izuku sees that he already was up, and he was really tall and looked so tired "Why are you crying?"
"Huh?" Izuku put his hand on his face and feels the wetness "I... I didn't know I was... I'm sorry..."
"Why are you apologizing? relax man, was just a collision, it happens with the best of us."
Izuku wanted to cry more, he was feeling overwhelmed and scared about the future, he had almost died in less than an hour, his idol had shattered his only dream and he was alone. At least his mother would be happy. Probably. Something must have shown in his face, because the other boy was looking at him with concern.
"Where are you going? you don't look good man"
"Home I guess... but don't worry! I'm fine, just some stuff that I should already know but was too stupid to see, haha"
The boy did not look convinced, he was having an intern discussion. He sighs, defeated.
"Are you sure?" he looks deep into Izuku's green eyes "I don't feel comfortable leaving you alone, you look like someone who will crack at any moment"
Izuku wishes he could say something, but he couldn't, he opens his mouth but nothing comes out. His green eyes get really blurred, forming pools of tears that begin to flow quickly through the already wet round face.
The purple-haired boy sighs exasperated, grabbing the shoulders of the green-haired one, trying to get his attention.
"I know a place, come with me"
"What?"
"I said come with me"
"But... But I don't know you! what if you are some kind of juvenal villain or someone with an illusion quirk who wants to sell kids for the black market?"
"Well, some people say that I'm a villain so, if you really don't wanna come with me that's okay, but I really don't think that you should be alone right now"
Izuku stop thinking, he was just freaking out, he didn't mean call that stranger a villain.
"Why..." he clears his throat "Why people say that?"
The other boy looks at the floor, visibly uncomfortable. Izuku wishes that he didn't say anything.
"My quirk it's not very likable, people get afraid of me"
"Well, it can't be so bad! at least you have one."
"Sometimes I wish I didn't"
"Don't say that! I'm sure people are just being ignorant! any quirk can be villainous if the person wants to, just like any one of them can be heroic!"
"... I don't know about that, anyway, do you want to go and talk or no?''
"Hm... do you want to talk about your quirk?"
"Not really"
"Yeah, me neither..." Izuku takes a deep breath "But... I wouldn't mind hanging out a little..."
The purple-haired boy smirks.
"Yeah?" he reaches out "I'm Shinsou Hitoshi"
The green-haired boy smiles for the first time since the encounter with his old idol.
"Midoriya Izuku."
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"So..."
"...So..."
They are seated on a bench in a park close to where they were. On the way there they talked a little about the weather and the construction of a new mail center close to them. But now, the two social inepts didn't know what to say. It would be funny if wasn't sad.
"I know I said that I didn't want to talk about what made me sad, but maybe it helps? I don't really know cause I never had anyone to talk, and maybe you just said that to make me feel better, but that's exactly the point right? I mean, I don't wanna be a burden..."
"Hm..."
"...but I read once that it is really good, that's why therapy is so recommended you know? But it's alright if you were just being polite, I should probably go home soon, don't wanna let my mother preoccupied with me more than she already is..."
"It's okay..."
"...So I really understand Shinsou-Kun, it was amazing meeting you, if you want we could stay in contact? my info is-"
"Midoriya" Shinsou cuts in "What are you talking about? we just got in here"
"Heh?" he takes a little to realize that he was mumbling "Oh! sorry, sometimes I just start mumbling out loud what I'm thinking! I'm sorry."
The right corner of Shinsou's mouth raises a little.
"That's okay, I usually don't talk at all."
"Eh? why? you look like someone who has a lot of cool stuff to say"
"I..." He was so uncomfortable, he knew that he should say about his quirk, but he really liked having someone to talk with, even if was just a little. People from forums and social media weren't enough, they laked physical comfort. "My ... my quirk is kind of voice-based, so no one likes it when I talk."
"Oh!" Izuku puts a hand in his neck, He really liked talking, but maybe he should come up clean and say goodbye "Well, as I said, at least you have one"
"...Oh..."
"Yeah, I'm sorry if that makes stuff uncomfortable, I know I'm useless but! you shouldn't let people choose your path, you know? I doubt that you can't do good with your power, he must be really powerful if people are afraid! so... it was nice talking to you, I usually don't have anyone besides myself, but that's normal for someone like me, I don't want to make stuff worse for you being seen with me so, cool, I... yeah."
"What"
"Uhm..."
Shinsou gets up, towering over Izuku with a closed face, he looked so angry.
"You know Midoriya, you are very hypocritical."
"Eh? I'm not..."
"How can you say something about how everyone can do good things and shoot yourself on the garbage? What makes you so shity? Do you kill people in your free time?"
" Of course not!"
"Do you beat up Old ladies and steal their money?"
"No!"
"Do you sell addictive drugs to vulnerable people?"
"What?!"
"Are you someone Abusive with people who are different from you?''
"Where did this come from?"
"How can you say that you are less valuable than people who make stuff like that? you literally look like a cinnamon roll made of green sunshine!"
"what? Me?! I'm really not Shinsou-Kun..."
"Midoriya... please don't think so low of yourself"
"You can't say anything Shinsou-Kun! You are here, defending a quirkless nobody that you just met! How can you believe what people tell you? you are amazing!"
They look at each other, Purple on the green. Both of them red-faced, exalted by the discussion. The situation's so stupid that they can't control, they fell into little smiles, smiles become giggles and giggles transforms into full, belly embraced, laughs.
"Oh Shinsou-Kun, I don't think that I ever laugh so hard before, thank you so much!"
"It's okay, I don't think I have either."
They sit again on the bench, feeling a lot more relaxed than before.
"Mind Control."
"What?"
"My quirk, It's called Brainwashing, if someone answers any question I make, I can control them. They probably won't remember anything after, depends on the situation, I don't know much about it because... well, I can't train. Usually, when I'm at home or at school I have to use a muzzle that blocks my mouth from opening, so... yeah, I can only talk when I'm alone and outside, but strangers don't usually are friendly with a fourteen years old that have eye bags bigger than their paychecks and a hair that looks like was energized."
"Oh, Shinsou-Kun! that's awful! How can people do that!" Izukuz's eyes start to shine in a maniac way, his hand twitches, wanting his notebook and pen "Your quirk is so Cool! there are so many possibilities! can you make people learn something? like, you make them study another language, and then they will retain the information? Oh! how many people can you control at one time? oh... you said that you don't have much experience... I wonder... if you train, maybe you can make more people at one time? Oh So cool! You can be an amazing hero! oh, you would be a nightmare for the villains that like monologuing! oh but I don't even know if you want to be a hero, but there are so many options..."
"Midoriya"
"Ah!, sorry Shinsou-Kun."
Hitoshi cheeks where red, he really wasn't used to hearing that he could do something good.
"Thank you, you know, for not being afraid of me," he said
"Oh! I'm the thankful one, when people know that I'm quirkless they just look at me with pity and go away, like is some kind of disease... so yeah, thank you"
"I know how it is, it sucks."
"Yeah," Izuku takes a deep breath "You know Shinsou-Kun, my dream is to be a hero, like All Might. But well, I can't. But a believed that I could, that I could ace the written test and hope for the best in the physical. And then, when I got in I would be with so many amazing people who can help me train and become stronger! But well, I kind of know that I should be training already, people with quirks have so much more power than me... but anyway, I always dreamed about meeting All Might you know, my room looks like a shrine of him, hi is my absolute idol." he laughs without humor "I met him today Shinsou-Kun, he saved me from a sludge villain that was going to possess my body and kill me, but he saved me. When he was going away I couldn't let him, I needed to know if I could be like him, or at least a hero strong enough to save lots of people with a smile. But he said no, it was too dangerous and I should be a cop. I love cops, their job it's just as important, but that's not what I want."
Izuku was crying again, nothing new there, he always cries, but Shinsou doesn't know this, so he gets very nervous, without knowing where to put his hands.
"Anyway, it's just that. I can't be a hero, not even he believes so... yeah, kind of stupid but I just keep hoping that my quirk would appear someday, just a late bloomer."
"It's not stupid being sad when your dream is broken by the person you most idolatrize, I would say that if you weren't sad would be stupid. it's your fucking big dream, be sad man, it's okay." He looked at the floor, "And that's my dream too, but not like 'i'm such a good person, let me help people', I want to be a hero to prove that I can be good and I'm not some villain in training."
Izuku Was smiling, Shinsou could be such a great hero.
"You will be amazing Shinsou-Kun, I'm sure of it."
"Me? Midoriya, you can also be a hero" Dark Purple stared into Green with conviction "If I can, of course you can. You will just have to train more, but like... my quirk doesn't work physically, I have no strength, and I know that I can't win on the second part of the entrance exam, so I will go for general studies and win the festival, and ask for a transfer. UA hero course is biased and quirk segregationist, they just care for the ones that are flashy and explode stuff, but they forgot that most of the people just want to be saved, they don't need a flamming walking post."
"I... thank you" Izuku couldn't stop crying, and he didn't hold back, he trowed himself against Shinsou in a hug very weird but affectionate "Thank you so much Shinsou-Kun, you are the best."
"I... Your welcome?" Shinso was very uncomfortable, he hadn't received a hug since his quirk developed, at his age of 5.
Izuku was over the moon. Who was All Might? he did not care. He had a new favorite hero now, and his name was Shinso Hitoshi.