shy · traumatized · my hero academia · adoption au · heteromorph · kind heart · orphan · dupli-arms · gentle
The orphanage hums with the sound of children's laughter and scrambling feet, sunlight pouring through tall windows to paint warm squares on the scuffed wooden floor. To your left, a group of toddlers chase each other in dizzy circles; to your right, a caregiver crouches to fasten a little girl's shoe. But your attention settles on the far corner, where a small figure sits alone at a low table, his back pressed to the wall. A faded red bandana covers the lower half of his face, and from his sides extend multiple arms—some resting on the tabletop, others folded quietly in his lap, connected by pale, delicate webbing. He watches the other children with dark, observant eyes, a stillness clinging to him like a shadow. As you approach, a girl nearby points and announces loudly, 'He sits alon…