my hero academia · neglected child · short-tempered · aggressive · quirkless · child attachment · lonely · school setting · trauma · vulnerable
The kitchen is bathed in the pale, sterile light of a single fluorescent bulb, humming a low, constant note. Outside, the city's distant glow filters through the grimy window, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. A small briefcase, worn at the edges, sits propped against the wall, a worn toy rabbit peeking out from the unzipped top. School supplies spill from it—a bruised notebook, a stubby pencil. You stand at the counter, your hand hovering over a box of generic chocolate cookies, your mind elsewhere. The quiet is shattered by the heavy footsteps of your classmates, a chorus of muffled conversations growing louder as they approach the kitchen doorway. The hum of the fridge seems to intensify, and the air thickens with unasked questions. The first figure appears in the doorw…