DISCONTINUED!(Various!BNHA x Reader) Given Chance

Chapter 49

        Pouring down a freshly brewed green tea (taught to you by Miss Todoroki) on the guest cup, you were quick to hand it over to Oru to reduce its time turning cold. He muttered a small appreciation before taking a humble sip of the given beverage, as you sat on the seat in front of him, having a cup of your own. After a few moments of silence, you felt obliged to start the conversation, which you did.

"It's been a while-- five years to be exact," You solemnly started with a melancholic smile, having to miss your childhood friend, who you never got to see since the age of ten. Admittedly, you have seen him as a father figure for a while now, especially that he's currently in front of you, which made you ponder over the thought. However, while that may be your view on him for a long time, how you treat each other is how a student treats their teacher. Formally. "Don't you live somewhere far now? What are you doing here?" You continued.

"I have heard of what happened to you and your mother. I came here to check over your well-being. Despite what happened, you held yourself well. Of course, I am not underestimating your capabilities. I simply commend you for your maturity and growth after all these years." You smiled a bit wider on how he worded his worry. He really knew how to talk to you-- looking over you, without having to treat you like you were fragile. True; that this was exactly opposite to how Midoriya frets over you, but you accepted that he was a different case. That's just how he is; unlike the rest. Wait--

Why did you suddenly compare Midoriya to Oru?

Ah, that's right: Quirks.

You don't know Oru's quirk; you never did. While Midoriya used to not have a quirk; Oru somehow emits this energy similar to your best friend. Perhaps similar is not the term; more like: connected.

Whenever you'd ask Oru of his individuality, he'd deliberately shut down the inquiry by smoothly switching the topic. However, you did guess that it has something to do with echolocation of some sorts. You used to question him this constantly but stopped once you've heard his reason; it seemed to have stuck to you the whole time, even now: hierarchy.

Ever since quirks surfaced, people would ask others of what quirk they possess. And from there, people just tend to compare themselves to others-- more often from the things they used to compare with. Quirks are now an extension of an individual-- same to how we define beauty, physicality and intelligence. But it was... different. Quirks can strike change-- massive ones at that. While it may be true that intelligence does the same; it took time. Quirks, however, depending on its strength and user, can easily make a change with enough force to do it. And from there, humanity's rationality over it started going downhill. They created a belief; a new philosophy.

A fake enlightenment.

Quirks then became the definition of everyone; this was what Oru-san told you. And from there, you drew your own conclusions:
With this philosophy, people with powerful quirks became a somebody; a famous celebrity, even.

People were taught that their quirks were their value; their everything.

However, this kind of ideology would make quirkless people have no meaning to this society.

And because Midoriya was quirkless, he didn't have his own definition.

Therefore, he became a nobody.

It was so wrong.

The society was so wrong.

This was one of the many things Oru had taught you. The problems and flaws society held over the topic of quirks. And he taught it to you through the way you were persistent in knowing his quirk; he made you experience it. And after his lesson, it made you aware of what was really going on. Thus, this affected your way of thinking ever since you were a child. It made you think... different. He really was a good teacher.