A/N: Hey, Y'all! Don't you love school? DoN't YoU jUsT LOVE sChOoL? I... I like the idea of education, just wish that more of what I'm taught isn't useless and that they'd update a one hundred year old system(I live in Merica for all my international peeps, in case you're confused). Anyway, hopefully you're at least making friends and memories in your time at class, and enjoying the humble drabbling of a rambling and tired teen.
Episode: S1 Ep 12 - All Might
Rating: K+
Warnings: metaphors ooooh
Summary: Everyone stares at All Might when he enters a Walmart, compassion is the worst and Izuku is having a philosophical mid-teens crisis
As All Might walked into the USJ, everyone stopped to stare, and that was just how All Might was. He drew all the attention onto himself, like a bright light, enticing moths closer. And that he was- a symbol of peace, and a light in the darkness.
Attacking children, invading the USJ- all to kill him. It made All Might sick. He knew he was walking into a trap, charging into the exact position the league of villains wanted him in, but he didn't care. It was time to speak loudly with action, and All Might had plenty to say.
When All Might saw Nomu moving to decimate young Bakugo, he couldn't stand by. He was much more valuable in the fight than the young teen, but he couldn't stand by while others suffered. That was what made him a hero. It was upstanding, but compassion could also be a great weakness.
He saw, as in slow motion, the behemoth bird flying towards his student, and before he knew what he was doing, he was pushing himself to his limit, barely getting there in time. It cost him dearly. All Might, the Symbol of Peace, was about to be defeated.
Who defines what is right and wrong? Izuku wonders to himself. Is it the leaders? Those whose violence leads to an end? Yes, both heroes and villains use violence, but heroes try to reason, and only use violence when needed… right?
He has to question if it's just that the victors are the ones to write history, but he can't dwell on the matter. The villain was right, violence breeds violence, but villains use whatever means possible for personal gain… while heroes use whatever means possible, violence or otherwise, to protect others. A Symbol of Peace- A symbol of protection.