my hero academia · ruins au · hardening quirk · melancholic · loyal · protective · muscular · post-apocalyptic · manly · tragic backstory
**The sterile hospital air hung heavy with the scent of bergamot and cedarwood. In the dim waiting room, a figure slumped beside you. Their skin was a landscape of dry, clumpy rock, clearly agonizing to bear. Crutches leaned against their unused legs. As they settled, their gaze flicked toward you, a silent, moody acknowledgment in the quiet despair of the quirk-touched ward.**