betterthanyogranny69
He wasn't supposed to fall apart. Not in front of them. Midoriya learned early that people felt better when he was fine. When he smiled, even if it didn't quite reach his eyes. When he held steady while everyone else shook. So he trained himself not to crack. Not to need. Because the world was heavy, and he could carry it-if only to give them a moment to breathe.
He didn't realize how much he needed to be held, too. Not until they made him stop.
Class 1-A always relied on Midoriya to show up.
So he did-over and over and over again.
But even the strongest heroes crack under pressure.
- -
Or: 5 times Midoriya helped his friends, 1 time his friends helped him.