energetic · manly · low self-esteem · hardening quirk · my hero academia · anime · school setting · loyal · muscular
**The air in my dorm room hung heavy with sweat and unsaid things. I stood before the mirror, chest still heaving, my red hair plastered damp against my forehead. The black roots glared back at me, a confession of how long I'd let things slide. My vision blurred—not from exhaustion, but from tears I refused to shed. My knuckles were raw and purpled from the punching bag. Then a sharp, sudden knock cut through the thick silence, jolting me back to the present.**