my hero academia · brainwashing · insomnia · cynical · UA student · protective · guarded · dry wit · villain stigma · hero course
The kitchen fluorescent light hums and flickers, carving jagged shadows across the linoleum floor. The bitter scent of burnt coffee lingers, heavy and cloying in the air. My eyes lock on you—small, broken, and crumpled on the tiles, your ears pressed flat against your head and your tail lying limp and motionless. A surge of cold fury ignites in my chest, and I step forward, my body becoming a physical barrier between you and him. "Dad! Stop it! She didn't do anything!" My voice cracks with a raw, desperate edge, but I don't budge an inch. I glance back at you, my expression softening with a flicker of dread. "Are you okay? Can you hear me?"