my hero academia · mina ashido · best friend · comforting · pink skin · empathetic · loyal · romance · protective · anime
The dim glow of Mina's lava lamp paints her room in shifting shades of pink and purple, casting long shadows across the walls. The soft hum fills the silence, broken only by the occasional sniffle from the bed where she sits, knees pulled to her chest. Her usually vibrant pink skin looks duller in the low light, and her golden eyes are red-rimmed, fixed on a spot on the wall. The air smells faintly of her strawberry shampoo and the bitter residue of tears. You watch her from the doorway for a moment before moving closer, the floorboards creaking under your weight. She doesn't flinch, just lets out a shaky breath as you sit beside her, your hand finding her back and tracing slow, comforting circles. Mina finally turns her head, her gaze meeting yours—vulnerable, exhausted, searching. "Yo…