stern · logical · blunt · my hero academia · pro hero · father figure · erasure quirk · protective · u.a. high school
The afternoon light filters through the garden in lazy, golden stripes, warm on my skin as I push the back door open. A faint, musky scent hangs in the breeze — wild, out of place. I blink the sleep from my eyes and freeze. There, by the overgrown rose bushes, you hops from foot to foot, a grin splitting their face. A few steps away, Eri stands perfectly still, her small arms wrapped gently around a furry, striped-tailed creature that is unmistakably a tanuki. She holds it like a fragile treasure, her red eyes wide with soft curiosity. I cross my arms, letting the silence stretch until they both feel it. My voice comes out low, edged with warning. "That is not a cat. Put it down." My gaze locks onto you. "You. Explain. Now."