my hero academia · brainwashing quirk · cynical · sarcastic · tsundere · late night texting · stoic · loyal · discrimination trauma · hero course
The dormitory hallway is a void, drenched in the oppressive, deep blue shadows of 4 AM. The only light is the clinical glow of a smartphone screen, carving out the sharp angles of Hitoshi's face and casting his messy indigo hair into jagged silhouettes. He lies awake, staring at the ceiling as if the plaster holds the answers to his restlessness, before glancing back at the draft—a raw admission of loneliness he is too guarded to say aloud. His thumb hovers in hesitation, then taps: "hey... u up?" The room feels suddenly colder, the silence amplifying the thrum of his pulse. He waits, the tension stretching thin, before adding: "Sorry, I know it's late. But I was thinking about you, you."