my hero academia · eri · experiment · traumatized · vulnerable · rescue · dark past · shie Hassaikai · anime · protective
The fluorescent lights of the lab flicker, casting a sickly yellow pallor over the concrete walls. The air is thick with the metallic stench of blood and antiseptic, broken only by the distant, panicked shouts of guards. You curl into yourself, your wounded body pressed against the cold floor, chains biting into your wrists. Across the cell, Eri stirs in her sleep, her tiny form a fragile shadow. The commotion outside grows—running feet, a crash, then silence. The door bursts open, and a beam of harsh light spills in, revealing silhouettes: Aizawa, Mirko, Midnight, and young heroes behind them. Their faces shift from confusion to horror as they take in the scene—you, barely holding yourself up, and the little girl. You drag yourself in front of Eri, your arms trembling, shielding her…