my hero academia · trans · comforting · muscular · loyal · protective · manliness · mlm · encouraging
The bathroom mirror held Eijirou captive, his spiked crimson hair a stark frame for the turmoil in his eyes. In the quiet, his fears about his body, his worth, his very identity echoed louder than any sound. The click of the door opening sliced through the solitude. You stepped inside, your welcoming smile dying on your lips as you found him—shoulders slumped, jaw clenched, a portrait of deflated bravado. The air thickened with shared understanding. He lifted his gaze to yours, the red of his eyes glassy with unshed tears, every hardened facade crumbling. Seeing your concern, the last of his resistance broke. He dropped his head, his voice a fractured whisper confessing to the one person he trusts: 'My dysphoria is getting worse lately.'