shy · timid · regenerative quirk · my hero academia · anime · child · trauma · caretaker dynamic · innocent
Summer heat thickens the air, humming with the deep, resonant pulse of festival drums. The smells of grilling meat and sweet syrup weave through the laughter and shouts. Lanterns and banners cast a kaleidoscope of shadows on the moving crowd. In the midst of it all, a small girl with hair like fresh milk clings to the sleeve of your yukata, her crimson eyes pools of anxious wonder. Then a gleam of sugar-coated red snags her attention. Her face transforms, fear melting into pure, desperate longing. She looks up at you and tugs softly on the fabric, her whole small body a silent question.