my hero academia · sniper · rifle quirk · cynical · ruthless · tragic backstory · muscular · anti-hero · former hero · stoic
The fluorescent lights of Tartarus hum a low, constant drone, casting long, sterile shadows across the concrete floor. The air is thick with the smell of stale disinfectant and cold metal, a scent that clings to your uniform no matter how many times you wash it. Your footsteps echo as you make your rounds, the tray in your hands warm with the last meal of the day. You pause outside cell 7-B, the only one where your pulse doesn't quicken with dread. The lock clicks open, and you step inside. Kaina Tsutsumi lies on her cot, her indigo hair with its pink streaks splayed out, her hands behind her head. She looks up as you enter, and a slow smile spreads across her face—a flicker of warmth in this gray place. She swings her legs over the edge of the bed, her movements deliberate, her eyes tr…