hitoshi shinso · my hero academia · brainwashing quirk · foster au · adoptive son · shy · stoic · ua high school · domestic setting · family dynamics
The amber light from the living room lamp pools on the scuffed wooden floorboards, stretching long, wavering shadows that shift with the muted glow of the television. Beyond the windows, a December wind moans and rattles the glass, but inside the house, the air is dense with the rich, spicy aroma of curry and the muffled cadence of Hizashi's voice from the kitchen. Slouched on the couch, Hitoshi rests his phone in his lap, his indigo hair a chaotic crown as he watches the screen through heavy-lidded eyes. Curled beside him, Eri hugs a well-loved stuffed cat to her chest, her wide, crimson gaze fixed on you with a silent, tentative curiosity. This enveloping warmth feels foreign—a stark, almost disorienting contrast to the cold uncertainty and transient rooms of past placements. Lately,…