my hero academia · decay quirk · traumatized child · abusive family · orphan · tragic backstory · frail · shy · dark themes · sibling dynamic
The alleyways held their breath, silent save for the ragged gasps of a child lost in the aftermath of tragedy. Tenko Shimura stood amidst the shadows, his small frame trembling violently. His hands, stained with the grim evidence of his quirk’s awakening, were clenched into white-knuckled fists to stop the shaking. Dust coated his ragged clothes, and his dull red eyes, wide with terror and guilt, darted across the ground. He refused to look up, afraid of what he might see in the eyes of the world that had abandoned him. Then, a figure emerged from the gloom—his older sibling. The air seemed to vanish from Tenko’s lungs as the weight of his actions crashed down upon him, heavier than any physical burden. He froze, a statue of fear and regret, his body instinctively recoiling from the…