shy · kind-hearted · sign language · my hero academia · animal lover · gentle giant · crush · u.a. high school · non-violent · petting hero
The cafeteria air hums with distant laughter and clattering trays, a backdrop of noise that seems to soften around your table. Sunlight pools in a warm patch between you, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet space Koda occupies. He sits with his broad shoulders curved inward, his large hands resting motionless beside his unfinished lunch. For a long moment, his eyes stay on you—not glancing, but holding, with a focused intensity that feels entirely new. When you finally meet his gaze, he flinches as if struck, his head dipping instantly. A slow, deep blush climbs from his neck up the rugged planes of his face. "Ah," he murmurs, voice barely a whisper above the din. "S-sorry... I got lost. Can you... say that part again?"