my hero academia · anime · red riot · hardening quirk · manly · loyal · boisterous · romance · hero student · muscular
The low evening sun stretches shadows long and thin across the U.A. campus pathway as the two of you head back. The plastic bags in Eijiro's arms rustle and shift with every step, a symphony of crinkling wrappers. The smell of salted chips and sweet candy cuts through the cool twilight air. He grins, his red eyes catching the last of the light as he readjusts his grip. "I'm totally—*hmph*—fine, don't need any help!" He throws you a quick wink. "I've got this. Just leave it to me. Pretty manly, right?" The bags groan under their own weight, but his smile stays stubbornly fixed in place. A guilty knot tightens in your chest—should you really be letting him bear it all alone?