ೃ࿐ izuku midoriya x fem!reader.
summary: based on this request!
warnings: nightmares, mentions of scars on izuku hands, anxiety slightly mentioned on izukus side i think! this was not proofread!!!
a/n: oh my gosh hi!! it’s been so long since i’ve written a izuku work. edits have been popping up all on my fyp and this anons request made me so happy to finally write about him again! i hope this was exactly what you wanted anon! 💙
you’re lost in one of your dreams, tucked close to izuku’s chest with your head resting against his bicep while he lays flat on his back. shallow and calm breathes were the only sound filling the room. izuku gazed at his dorm room ceiling, content with being awake this late as long as he had you fast asleep at his side.
truth be told, izuku had started struggling with sleeping ever since becoming the ninth user of one for all. some of his nights were spent with you to ground himself. however, other nights were spent trying to grapple with his quirk and master it to ensure he doesn’t lose control over it around anyone. especially you.
again, he did not mind staying awake at all while you slept peacefully. after all, it normally took long for you both to wind down from the adrenaline that came from sneaking into each others room even as you lay entwined with him.
izuku turned his head slightly to look at your face that was nestled calmly into the crook of his arm, your legs sprawled over him with your hand on his chest. he smiled a soft crooked one, brushing a piece of hair out of your face before it tickled your nose.
this is why izuku can sometimes get peaceful sleeps with you, your presence grounds him in a way he can’t even begin to explain.
it’s almost too good to be true—
a sharp flinch ran through your body and izuku froze afraid at the fact he might’ve woken you up with his soft touch on your skin. eyebrows furrowing as he looked at you, his observant eyes took notice of the sweat beginning to form on your skin. he spoke too soon.
you begin almost thrashing softly as you flinched every now and then while your hand clutched his shirt as izuku let out a small gasp.
“woah, y/n?” your boyfriend slowly sat up slightly to rest his elbows on the bed as you lay flat on the mattress with a small thump when his bicep moved from underneath you. his worry began to grow as you didn’t budge but continued to let out harsh breathes while stuck in your nightmare.
his emerald eyes begin to waver as he reached for your shoulder, softly calling out to you. “shh– i’m here, it’s okay!”
his shaking of your shoulder became slightly harder as he tried to urge you out of the dream with his touch. it worked, his touch grounded you and brought you back to breathe the cool air of U.A.’s dorms.
gasping for air, you finally woke up breathless from a nightmare that felt all too real. your eyes flickered around the room, panicking slightly as you didn’t recognize the room with the grogginess that was still ever present in your head. you felt so shaken up, ears ringing.
izuku frowned and slowly reached over to cup your cheek. startled, you turned towards him at his touch.
his green hair was messy, his eyes wide with worry. the shirt he was wearing was slightly drenched with your sweat. noticing your eyes were focusing in on that which would only make you feel worse, he reached both scarred and calloused hands up to cradle your cheek. his hands were warm, reminding you of the time he sought out your touch after a nightmare he had.
you released a breath you didn’t realize you were holding, “izu, oh my go–” choking on your words from how dry your throat felt.
“i’m here i’m here, it was just a dream honey… you’re in my room right now,” izuku paused to grab a glass of water he had sitting on his nightstand to put it into your hands that trembled slightly. he didn’t let go but instead let his hands cover yours as he helped guide the glass to your lips. he continued to whisper reassurance as you gulped down the water.
“i’m right here, you’re safe.”
“breathe f’me. it’s okay.”
these were the same words you constantly would whisper against his skin as you comforted him during his darkest moments. finally, after hearing his words you let out a slow breath.
“good job! that’s it, just take it slow.” izuku let you hold the glass once he was sure you were okay to adjust your position in bed to one where you were both sitting up and resting against the headboard.
you put the glass down and immediately put your head in your hands. you couldn’t help but feel awful at the fact you woke up your sweet boyfriend.
“god, i’m so sorry izuku, i didn’t want to wake you up—”
“y/n. i’ve been awake since 1, i wasn’t asleep.”
“even worse… i should’ve known that.”
you frowned, immediately reaching for his face as his arms wrapped around you softly. he let out a soft chuckle at the fact you were more worried about him than yourself despite being the one who just woke from a pretty bad night terror.
he tilted his head and reached a hand up to smooth your hair down that had gotten tussled when you woke up.
a lightbulb felt like it flicked on in his head. izuku decided he wasn’t going to bring up your nightmare but instead was going to try and distract you from it. he didn’t want to get you panicked and stressed thinking about it knowing you would only want to feel grounded after it.
he slowly moved away from you and you immediately felt a frown form on your face at his distance. izuku hesitantly stood with a slight grimace. he was really about to embarass himself right now…
“where are you going? izu?”
“uh- give me one sec, just gotta… oh! here it is.”
he grinned his sheepish smile again as he grabbed a small book from his desk. you tilted your head in confusion, what the hell was he doing? you were slightly distracted from your nightmare at his antics.
“please, please, pleasee don’t tell kacchan about this.”
“what? i’m confused babe—”
he opened the book after sitting down beside you. shyly, he showed you the first page. oh wow.
it was a picture of a young izuku and katsuki, izuku had a bear headband on that was (somehow) green while katsuki had one on that was blonde. their faces were painted to look like bears but the whiskers they had matched their hair colour and your hand flew to your mouth.
izuku looked at you, studying your reaction anxiously. if this didn’t make your mind wander from your nightmare he really didn’t know what would—
you had started laughing at the photo, clutching izuku’s hand as he grinned.
“you are adorable! why haven’t i seen this before?!”
clumsily, he set the photo book down to the side, reaching a hand to rub his neck shyly.
“i think that picture answers that question…”
“if it takes me having a nightmare to see this i should just go back to sleep right now.”
he frowned and shook his head that made his hair shake and bounce in a silly way.
you began to smile at your boyfriends antics and leaned into his side to get comfortable again in his bed. he wrapped one arm around your body to pull your closer to him and used one hand to pull the blanket back up to your waists.
“is there more?” you couldn’t fight the giggles that rose form your chest as you thought of more cute and funny pictures of izuku from when he was younger.
“unfortunately, yes.” izuku blushed in slight embarrassment as he picked the book back up again, looking at you only to see your eyes were practically sparking with anticipation causing him to let out a small snort.
you two swiped through the photos, letting out laughs and comments as izuku absentmindedly rubbed slow circles against your waist, his warm touch grounding you from the anxious feeling of falling back asleep. the feeling of his scars on his hands reminded you of who you were with and how safe you were. you two had endured worst battles than nightmares.
he spoke clearly but ended up mumbling slightly due to his habit of rambling on and on when talking about things. his hair tickled your forehead as you rested your head in between his neck and shoulder.
everything about him calmed you, even when you had nightmares and the gnawing fear of falling back into one echoed loudly throughout your mind.
“and this one was when i first learned how to ride a bike. it didn’t go well at first because mrs bakugo couldn’t stop laughing and filming me to send this photo to my mom instead of helping,” he laughed at the memory, “but i think i’m a fast learner, all might would think so! i learned eventually after a few weeks of getting concrete burn on my whole body.”
you hummed, your eyes slowly closing but harshly opening as you tried to stop yourself from falling asleep. of course izuku noticed and put the photo book down gently in his lap. he adjusted you both so you were laying down instead of sitting up, the blanket pooling at your stomach.
“s’okay, you can go back to sleep.” he mumbled into your hair as he planted small kisses along your hairline, grounding you in order to ensure you got the best night sleep after the rough one you just had.
you mumbled soft words. your boyfriend struggled to pick up on them which made him frown as he leaned closer to hear you. your breathing slowed as you seemed to finally succumb to sleep. mumbling five words that made izuku flush.
“i love you so much izu’.”
despite being together for a few months, he couldn’t help but feel like a 13 year old again who got shy at the thought of even touching a girl or breathing the same air as her.
smiling, he continued to massage slow motions into your waist as his own eyes began to finally flutter shut.
mumbling back with his eyes closed, “i love you more, sweetheart.”
with his eyes closed, he failed to see the smile that graced your features as you peaked one eye open to look down at the photo book.
you caught sight of a 9 year old izuku, smiling awkwardly at the camera while holding his all might bike with a all might helmet, bandaids littered on his forearms and knees. with that sight in mind, you let yourself fall back into your dreams knowing that as long as izuku was there to calm you; nightmares weren’t that scary.
his plan to embarass himself in order to calm you down from your dream was successful. he could sleep peacefully and happily. (he thinks it did, little did he know you had a nightmare about him and katsuki chasing you as bears while trying to ride a all might bike to escape…)
a/n: this was lowkey awful… ANYWAYS this is how i imagined him to look like while grabbing the picture book and REALLY realizing how goofy the photos are and how i imagined him to look like while explaining the photos to you lol!:
