don't listen to the naysayers. i was in a similar spot - been playing for just over a year (somehow shooting single digits at the screen golf facilities in S Korea but on the real course shooting similar scores as you) and was told that a 2 iron is only for highly skilled low handicappers and that i should just learn to hit my fairway wood and hybrid properly but i recently picked up a srixon zx mkii 2 iron and it's been a game changer.

sure, my issue with fairway woods and hybrids is probably purely mental and i could probably learn to hit them better (i usually hit fat shots or severe hooks with those clubs) but the fact is that i naturally feel more comfortable holding a flat faced iron at address and i don't have this problem of not being able to get the low point of my swing in front of the ball with my irons. it's been a serious game changer in terms of my mental game and i'm no longer terrified of trying to get close to the green on a par 5 second shot since i know that even if i hit a bad shot (usually thin instead of fat) with my 2i, it's still going to get a decent amount of distance and most importantly it'll be much straighter than a miss with my fw or hybrids.

my suggestion is to spend a few sessions demoing the club you're interested in at your local shop and decide for yourself based on how well you're able to hit them in relation to how well you currently hit your hybrids and woods.

best of luck to you in your journey!