Swallow and Sparrow

"You can run you know."The comment was spoken so softly that Izuku wasn't sure he'd heard it right at first.With a tentative blink, the boy turned his face towards the man who stood, facing outward towards the battle, his eyes drawn into a dark thought as he hummed low."You're not obligated to stay. You never were."And the boy faltered for a moment, halted by the comment and the...rejection the man presented him. The out."You can leave."You can run, he was saying. Escape. Be free. He didn't need to got through this war, this pain, this loss. Not again.Aizawa-Sensei...was trying to spare him?And yet...Izuku...the boy... The Doctor only shook his head and rubbed at his nose as he sniffled. His fingers trembled, but his shoulders remained firm."I said I'd save them all. I said I'd rescue her. And I will." He remarked softly, his voice quavering. "And I've never been called a liar.""But you are a hero," All Might's voice chimed to his left.And no. That wasn't right. Izuku shook his head to disagree. He'd never been a hero."No," He retorted. "Not that. It's because I'm The Doctor."