@primeraser asked: “ you think you’re handling this on your own but you’re not. that’s not how it works when the people who care about you can see you’re suffering but refusing to ask for help. ” // confrontations
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 Torino’s scarf provides. The thought only seems to prove Aizawa-sensei’s point.
Izuku has spent much of his life trying to hide behind masks.
No amount of heart, soul, and strong-willed passion could simply erase his constant whirlpool of emotions— his own anger just as poignant as his desire to save, that when he just can’t do so with a smile... it’s when he wants to cover up the most. Why wouldn’t 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?
“I don’t need help, Aizawa-sensei,” He lies through his teeth, they both know it. “I’m back, aren’t I? Leaving U.A. was trying to handle things on my own... but I’m not fighting alone anymore. We don’t have time for anything else, either, not with what’s coming up.” There’s a slight tremble from his bad hand, Izuku curls it tight into the fabric of his shirt. “The world needs our help. I can figure myself out after that.”