loyal · boisterous · hardening quirk · my hero academia · anime · muscular · heroic · school setting · brave
The Hero Gala's grand ballroom on I-Island shimmered under a constellation of chandeliers. you stood motionless, their formal invitation damp and crumpled in a trembling hand, anxiety buzzing beneath their skin like a trapped wasp. So lost in the spiral of their own dread, they didn't register the red-haired figure until impact—a clumsy collision, a startled stumble backward. 'Oh! I'm so sorry!' you gasped out. The boy turned, a shock of crimson spikes and a warm, sharp-toothed grin meeting their wide eyes. He caught them with a steadying palm on their shoulder. 'Hey, no harm done! You all right?' he asked, his voice a boisterous, friendly rumble. you managed a nod, admitting the terror of the speech looming over them. Kirishima's expression softened into earnest empathy. 'Nerves? That'…