MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

"Alright students, remember that your finalized high school application plans need to be turned into the guidance counselor by the end of the week." The teacher said boredly. "So if you want to make any changes, they need to be done by then."

Inko: This Izuku is going to give up on being a hero too, isn't he?

Mitsuki: I think so...

The bell rang and Izuku hurried to put the rest of his books and get out of the room before Kacchan could corner him. Things had been kinda weird since the sludge villain incident a few days ago and it seemed like Kacchan was constantly two seconds away from exploding, even more so than he usually was, at least. It probably had something to do with the fact that he had to be saved, and he was probably thinking that their classmates were looking down on him for being weak, so Izuku just thought it would be smarter to avoid him until things calmed down a little bit.

Unfortunately, Kacchan had other plans.

Kaminari: Why can't the other Bakugo just leave him alone? (no one noticed the weird way Bakugo avoided looking at anyone else, especially Midoriya)

Izuku had barely managed to get out the front gates of the school when he found himself being slammed into the wall. He coughed as he struggled to catch his breath again, clutching his backpack to his chest so Kacchan couldn't steal it. He had just finished transferring all his hero analysis notes into a fresh notebook, he couldn't let it get destroyed again!

Todoroki(remembering looking at one of Midoriya's notebooks and seeing the cover was charred): Hm...

"You heard what Teach said." Kacchan scowled as he held Izuku against the wall. "It's your last chance to change your mind about going to UA, you !$@# nerd. You'd better take it, because there's no chance a worthless nobody like you is ever gonna be a hero!"

"I know..." Izuku muttered.

Kacchan froze, "What did you just say?"

Izuku took a deep breath, "I said I know, Kacchan. I can't even defend myself from villains, how could I ever hope to defend other people. You were right, I'm never going to be a hero."

Rin: This is sad...

Kamakiri: Sheesh why are all the stories so depressing?

Izuku took advantage of the short moment Kacchan stood there gaping like a fish to pull out of his grip and run down the street, blinking away his tears. It was one thing admitting the truth to himself, but it was another thing entirely to say it to Kacchan like that. It made it more real, somehow, and even though the pain was a lot less than it had been when All Might first gave him a reality check, it still hurt.

And now everyone would know. It wouldn't take long for Kacchan to rant about it to his lackeys, and from there it would spread like wildfire and soon enough, the entire school would know that Izuku Midoriya had finally given up on his dream of being a hero. It would be too late to change his mind. But then again, wasn't it too late already? It had been too late ever since he turned four.

Iida: No it wasn't...

He was running out of time to find his new dream. Their high school plans were due in just a few days, but Izuku didn't know what he was supposed to write. He'd always wanted to go to UA because it was the best heroics school in Japan, but now he knew that he couldn't be a hero, it put everything into question. Maybe he should go to a different high school, since he didn't need to go to a school with a hero course anymore, but he still thought it would be cool to go to UA. It was where All Might had gone! He could just go into general studies... or maybe one of the other courses would be better?