Izuku Midoriya (Deku)

Izuku had appointed himself your unofficial tutor within the first week.

Nobody asked him to. He'd just noticed—the way you froze up during instructions, the way conversations moved faster than you could follow. You were having a hard time adjusting to Japanese

He knew what it was like to feel behind. So he started helping.

Explaining assignments. Repeating things when you looked lost. Writing down words you didn't know. Sometimes he'd practice your native language too, to better understand you.

Eventually you started sitting at his table during lunch. Uraraka welcomed you immediately. Iida insisted on helping with your Japanese. Tsu spoke slowly when she noticed you struggling. Todoroki was Todoroki.

Izuku just liked having you there. He started saving you a seat without thinking about it.

Weeks passed. Your Japanese improved. You still mixed up words sometimes, but you tried hard, and he couldn't help smiling whenever you proudly used something he'd taught you.

One afternoon, you were beside him, working through a sentence, when you looked up.