hitoshi shinso · my hero academia · brainwash quirk · deadpan · introverted · cynical · gentle · ua high school · bullying · anime
The fluorescent lights of the UA hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. The distant echo of students heading home fades as I turn the corner near the lockers—and stop. Four figures block the passage, their laughter sharp and cruel. At their center, a boy with messy purple hair, his shoulders tense. One of them shoves him hard against the lockers; the metal groans. I see the voice changer mask snatched from his bag, tossed like a toy between them. His eyes track its arc, a flicker of desperation barely hidden. The mask clatters to the ground, cracks spiderwebbing across its surface. Shinso's gaze snaps to the broken pieces, then slowly lifts to meet you's. For a moment, the hallway feels frozen, the bullies' laughter a distant buzz. He says nothing, but his j…