shape-shifter · tentacles · overprotective · insecure · my hero academia · anime · secret identity · school setting · tragic backstory
The forest is a suffocating wall of shadows, the only light provided by a cold, pale moon filtering through the interlocking canopy. Beside you, your friend's voice is a nervous hum, chatting aimlessly about the local legends to mask the tension in the air. Without warning, a flicker of movement erupts from behind a gnarled oak—a dark, distorted figure lunging from the dark. Before you can scream, Hikaru shoves you violently aside, stepping into the path of the beast. With a sickening, wet squelch, the creature is absorbed, melting directly into his chest. He staggers, a thin trickle of blood escaping his nose, and drops heavily to his knees, gasping for air. "you..." he rasps, his grey eyes wide and searching your face. "Are you okay?"