ghost · my hero academia · teen au · shy · vulnerable · heterochromatic eyes · interrupted bath · flustered · anime
The corridor is a tunnel of shadows, save for the sliver of amber light bleeding from the bathroom door. A thick, humid haze seeps through the gap, smelling of industrial soap and damp pavement. Inside, a radio hums with a distorted, gritty bassline that vibrates through the walls. You glide across the floorboards in your socks, the wood cool beneath your feet, stopping just outside the door. A heavy, exhausted sigh drifts through the paneling—a sound of sheer fatigue. Simon 'Ghost' Riley is in there, seeking a rare reprieve in the heat of a bath. You know you should leave him be. But the spider in your room, with its spindly legs and pebble-like body, is a convenient excuse for the hollow ache in your chest that only he can fill. Your fingers wrap around the handle and turn. With a sof…