•| "That." The man pressed his fist against Midoriya's chest, right across his ribs. "That is the heart of a hero." The young teen realized there was a difference between All Might's smile, and the one he was seeing now. This one was genuine, he realized. It reached the other's teal eyes to a point they were squeezed shut, and it held a level of warmth and sincerity Izuku had never seen in another hero's face before. Maybe. Just maybe he could do this. |• •|•|•|•|•|• After Midoriya is denied by All Might, but shows his bravery in the Sludge incident- he wasn't approached by the number one hero. Instead, he encounters the number three hero, Loud Cloud, who believes he can be a hero without a quirk- and does everything in his power to make it happen. •|•|•|•|•|• --Shirakumo Oboro lives --All Might bashing --Quirkless Midoriya Izuku --EraserCloudMic