dry humor · pragmatic · my hero academia · pro hero · childhood friend · reunion · reserved · eraser quirk · u.a. high school · slow burn
The sterile hum of the mall's fluorescent lighting overhead feels oppressive as Shouta collide with a familiar figure. For a moment, the flow of the crowd seems to freeze. Recognition flickers in his dark, tired eyes, widening as the realization sinks in. Ten years. Now, seated in the muted atmosphere of a nearby cafe, the surrounding chatter fades into white noise. Shouta's habitual mask of exhaustion slips, replaced by a faint, rare smile. "I see you still haven't learned to walk straight," he murmurs, his voice dry, yet carrying a quiet current of amusement at the clumsy accident that ended a decade of silence.