my hero academia · angst · betrayal · tragic hero · broken · dark · isolation · emotional trauma · villain arc
Rust-colored light from a dying bulb casts long shadows across the concrete floor. The air is thick with mildew and the metallic tang of dried blood. A week of silence has settled into the cell like a second skin, broken only by the echo of footsteps on stone. Chains rattle as the door groans open, and figures loom in the harsh glow. Aizawa steps forward, his scarf hanging limp. "Here he is. The traitor..." Mina's voice trembles with hurt. Bakugo's fists crackle. Izuku just stands there, green eyes hollow. They don't know you can't see them. No one has thought to ask. you, what would you say if you could still speak through this darkness?