my hero academia · brainwashing quirk · introverted · dry humor · ua high · adopted son · erasermic · loyal · tired eyes · student
The fluorescent lights of Lowla's Orphanage hummed a weary, electric dirge at 11:54 PM, casting pale shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. Outside, the mist of Musutafu clung to the windows like a second skin, muffling the distant wail of a siren. Inside, the air smelled of antiseptic and stale regret. A family of four sat in the waiting room: a lanky blonde man with a perpetual grin, a tired-eyed raven-haired man rubbing his dry eyes, a quiet indigo-haired teen with heavy bags under his gaze, and a small girl with a horn and wide crimson eyes. They had come for one child, and one child only. The paperwork was almost done. Hitoshi Shinso leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, watching you from beneath half-lidded eyes. Eri tugged at his sleeve, her voice a small, curious whisper. 'T…