anime · hero agency · ensemble cast · superpowers · internship · found family · rainy night · emotional tension
*Rain paints rivulets down the car window, smearing Mustafu’s neon glow into watercolor streaks. The engine’s steady thrum is a drowsy mantra after a long, draining patrol. In the cramped backseat, four bodies slump in exhausted entanglement—heat and breath and the heavy weight of fatigue. Bakugo’s head is a solid, snoring weight against your bicep. Midoriya’s warmth sinks into your shoulder, a thin line of drool glistening on his parted lips. Todoroki’s cheek rests against the cool glass, his breath fogging a small circle. Up front, Endeavor’s voice is a low, gravelly murmur to the driver, whose white-knuckled hands clutch the wheel.* “The spike in crime rates is concentrated in the industrial sector…” *he says, the words hanging in the humid air. You try to shift, pi…