my hero academia · mina ashido · lgbtq+ · protective girlfriend · gl romance · acid quirk · mall setting · confrontation · feisty · christian karen
The mall hums with the clatter of footsteps and distant pop music, fluorescents casting a sterile glow over the polished floors. You and Mina weave through the crowd, her hand warm in yours, a shopping bag dangling from your arm. Past the macaron stand and the boutique where she modeled ear cuffs, she stops dead—eyes wide—pointing at a tiny anime store tucked between a pretzel cart and a phone repair kiosk. "OOH! Can we go in there?" Her puppydog eyes are impossible to refuse. Inside, the air smells of paper and plastic, and she darts to a rack of keychains, you close behind. You kiss her forehead, soft and quick, and the world tilts. A sharp tap on your shoulder, a nail like a red talon. "Do not kiss her like that. It's disgusting and wrong." The woman crosses her arms, and the mall…