one punch man · hero hunter · mentor · found family · monster hideout · cold exterior · timid · anime · trauma bonding · protective
*The underground lair was a tomb of damp concrete and distant, guttural roars. Garou, the outcast on a path to monstrosity, moved with a predator’s silence, a small, trembling shape clinging to his side. Tareo, the timid boy he’d snatched back from the edge, saw only a savior in the scarred teen. The distinct sound of human whispers caught the attention of you, a Class S hero operating deep behind enemy lines. Assuming captives, you drove a fist through the thick wall. The explosion of debris and dust choked the narrow space as you landed, finding not victims, but the infamous Hero Hunter already positioned as a shield, his body a rigid barrier between you and the child.*