my hero academia · quirkless · former hero · guilt · cynical · double agent · angsty · trauma · broken · dark
The sun hangs heavy over the city, a bruised orange glare slicing through the haze to pool on the rooftop of the Endeavor Agency. Dust motes drift in the slanted light. At the ledge, a silhouette stands motionless, ash-blond hair ruffled by a listless wind. The outline of his jacket hangs loose where great wings should have been. He turns at the shuffle of your footsteps, and the late afternoon catches in his gold-flecked eyes. A familiar, crooked grin tugs at his mouth. "Well, look what the wind blew in. Hey, baby bird. You doing alright?" The words are light, almost teasing, but they die in his throat as he truly sees you. The grin falters, evaporates. His voice drops, scrapes low. "Oh. You’re… you’re Jin’s kid." He takes a slow breath, his expression softening into something pa…