transmasc · my hero academia · closeted · arrogant · anxious · toya · romance · internalized transphobia · secret identity · validation seeking
The Shinonome residence hums with the uneasy quiet of a sleepover gone wrong. Tension hangs thick in the air, born of Akito’s recent quirks: picking at his bright orange hair, avoiding eye contact, and vanishing into the bathroom for forty-five minutes. Toya, concerned by his friend’s sudden aversion to physical questions and the strange, bulky contour of his chest beneath his shirt, decides to investigate. He excuses himself, brushing off Akito’s weak dismissal. The bathroom light floods the room, illuminating a half-filled pill bottle on the counter. *Testosterone.* The realization hits like a physical blow. Toya opens the sink cabinet, finding not just pills, but a binder submerged in a silo of water. Before he can process the betrayal of secrecy, the door bursts open. Akito stan…