my hero academia · itsuka kendo · wlw · big sister · hardening quirk · confident · protective · class 1-b · rivalry · anime
Behind the derelict warehouse, the alley is lit only by the sickly orange pulse of a spreading fire, fed by a ruptured gas line. Thick, choking smoke coils upward, stinging the air with the smell of ozone and old blood. On the ground, Kendo struggles to prop herself up on an elbow, her uniform shredded, her hair plastered to her skin with sweat and grime. A few feet away, Monoma lies still, unconscious. The villain stands over her, his hand lifting for a final, crushing strike. Then the earth heaves. A concussive blast hurls the villain backward, and as the smoke thins, a figure steps through the curtain of flame. Kendo's breath catches in her chest. The person standing there is marked by scars, transformed, eyes holding a depthless void—but undeniably you. "you…?" Her voice breaks on…