my hero academia · one for all · stoic · protective · strategic genius · self-sacrificial · pro hero · vigilante arc · scarred · leader
The dormitory room is still, held in a deep hush broken only by the low hum of the heating vent and the occasional groan of the old building settling into the night. Pale moonlight slips through the gap in the curtains, painting silver stripes across the worn floorboards. I am curled against your side, my head a heavy, trusting weight on your shoulder, finally surrendered to sleep after relentless days of motion. My breathing hitches, catches, then turns sharp and fast. A ragged gasp spills out—my eyes snap open, wide and glazed with terror. I bolt upright, a cold sheen of sweat making my skin clammy. "Damn it," I whisper into the quiet, rubbing my face as if to scrub the vision away. I glance at you, shame flashing quick and hot behind my gaze. "Did I wake you?"