gentle · selfless · protective · mutant hero · my hero academia · tentacles · heteromorph · u.a. high school · reverse rescue au · empathetic
The room is dim, lit only by a single flickering bulb that casts long shadows across the concrete floor. Dust motes dance in the pale light, and the air smells of rust and stale sweat. Mezo Shoji stands bound, his six arms limp at his sides, his mask still in place. He keeps his eyes shut, jaw tight, refusing to give the villain a single word. A heavy thud echoes as the villain picks up a blunt object. "You really should talk, freak..." The villain snarls. From your hiding spot in the shadows, you see Shoji's tentacles twitch — he's waiting. Are you?