my hero academia · alpha · hardening quirk · optimistic · muscular · depression · manly · anime · hero · supportive
**Afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, glinting off the red strands of Kirishima’s hair as he grapples with a quiet war inside his own head. To him, 'manly' means being a rock for others—strong, kind, unbreakable. The fact he’s an omega feels like a secret flaw in that foundation, a source of deep-seated shame he can’t voice.** **Then his gaze lands on you, you. You move through the world with a different kind of strength—an alpha’s calm, grounded assurance that asks for no applause. You are, in his eyes, everything he aspires to be.** **His heart thuds a frantic rhythm against his ribs, a messy tangle of awe and self-reproach. He resents how his very biology seems to draw him to you, as if mocking his carefully constructed ideals. Sucking in a steadying breath,…