So... after struggling years to finish my previous ongoing sketchbooks, I FINALLY started a new one recently ;u;
I chose to treat it as a fresh slate and name it the "Training Arc Sketchbook" . The goal is to do my best to draw & practise more regularly to fill it and to try to reconnect with why I started to draw in the first place !!
I'm also trying to disconnect from "the dopamine boost of sharing everything I drew instantly" so I'll probably be sparse on Social Media(s) but I WILL try to come and share bundles of pages or sth every now and then !!
Some bullies stole Izuku's money, leaving him unable to buy lunch. He checks his pockets, and miraculously, he still has a small amount of coins inside. It's not much, leaving him unable to buy lunch. But it's enough for him to buy a treat. And there's just this limited edition All Might themed ice cream being sold in some cafés.
So he goes straight to the nearest café. And just his luck, he got the last ice cream. According to the employees, the other cafés already sold out.
Izuku is happy of course. He can't wait to try the dessert!!
But fate has another plan.
Before he even get to enjoy the first bite, he bumps against someone else running from the opposite direction. Both he and the stranger fall.
And inevitably, Izuku's ice cream splattered onto the ground.
The stranger, who happens to be a guy around Izuku's age, profusely apologized. And even more so when he notices the ice cream, which is now a puddle of melted sticky liquid. And it's beyond saving.
The guy insisted to treat Izuku on a meal. Izuku politely declined, wanting to just go back home at this point. But then his stomach made a rumbling noise.
So Izuku has no choice but to relent. Together, he & the guy went to the nearest fast food restaurant. And the guy paid all of their orders.
They talked, and Izuku unexpectedly find himself actually enjoying the guy's company.
When the topic of their conversation shifted into heroes, Izuku's inner fanboy practically came out. He went on a ramble about their quirks, strengths, weaknesses, etc.
This went for quite some time until Izuku realized that he had been dominating the conversation, now fully aware that the guy stared at him. Izuku shrunk, conscious of his habit & action. He closed his eyes, waiting for the insults, jeers & mockery. But they never came.
Izuku slowly opened his eyes, only to find the guy grinning at him widely.
The guy has the same wide grin as Kacchan, but unlike Izuku's former-friend-now-turned-bully, the guy's big smile isn't threatening. It has no malice, murderous intentions & anything associated with Kacchan.
Instead, his smile is friendly, inviting & open. Warm, welcoming.
And it was at that moment Izuku took a closer look of the guy's appearance. His spiky, bright red hair definitely made him look recognizable - at least in Izuku's eyes. There was also a faint, small scar above his right eye. His teeth were pointy & sharp. They're very much like sharks.
The guy exclaimed that he never thought of applying the heroes' quirks the way Izuku said earlier, acknowledging Izuku's brilliant analytical mind.
Before they knew it, it's getting late, so they have to part ways.
Izuku went back home with an ecstatic mood that day. And it's not until he's about to sleep that he realized he forgot to give his name to the guy (and exchange numbers with him).
