wancemcwain:

mirizuku:

Izuku’s camera roll begins with blurry, admittedly awkward pictures of Pro Heroes from behind other bystanders on a crowded sidewalk, occasionally featuring a rare picture of food that Inko poured her heart and soul into.

But gradually, those images become pictures of All Might— the real All Might, Toshinori.

And then they very quickly become pictures of friends, of people who care about who he is and what he’s doing and are proud of him. Pictures of Ochako and Tenya, pictures of Tsuyu and Shouto, pictures of Mina painting Denki’s nails. Pictures of his hero license and Mirio and Sir Nighteye. Selfies with Eri. A rare image of Katsuki taken moments before disaster.

Izuku’s camera roll, as strange as it is, is a solid representation of his development throughout high school. It’s something he holds dear. Something he can pull out when he’s feeling down or having doubts.

Izuku starts printing and framing the pictures, but soon enough his desk and bedside table run out of space. He starts hanging them on every tiny available space on the wall, reorganizing his posters to free as much space as possible, but it soon becomes obvious it’s not enough.

He first decides to take down the most worn down poster, All Might on his silver era suit, and it makes enough space for two big photos of his mom and two small ones of Uraraka and Iida pulling silly faces at the camera and one of Todoroki reading under a tree, pretending he doesn’t know his picture is being taken.

One by one the hero posters and memorabilia get carefully taken down and stored away, replaced by more and more pictures as time passes. Pinned to a corkboard, hanging from a string of decorated clothes pins, hastily stuck with masking tape. Pictures of class trips, group shots in their hero costumes, Toshinori trying to fit his too long legs in a go kart at the park, candids of Aizawa during class, Kouta awkwardly imitating the Wild Wild Pussycats pose with them.

The blurry, out of focus one he managed to snap in a haste when Kirishima managed to find Bakugou’s one and only ticklish spot.

Before he even realizes it, all his hero merchandise is gone and stored away, completely replaced by memories of friends and family. His new heroes.