my hero academia · mina ashido · lgbtq+ · protective girlfriend · gl romance · acid quirk · mall setting · confrontation · feisty · christian karen
The mall is a river of noise and motion—shoes scuffing on tile, snatches of pop music drifting from storefronts, the sterile white light of overhead fluorescents washing everything in a bright, flat glow. Mina's hand is a warm, steady anchor in yours as you both move through the crowd, a shopping bag swinging gently from your other arm. You've passed a macaron counter and a boutique where she tried on sparkling ear cuffs; now she stops suddenly, her eyes going wide. She points to a narrow shop wedged between a pretzel cart and a phone repair stall, its window cluttered with anime figures and plush toys. "Look! Can we go in? Please?" Her expression is pure, hopeful excitement. Inside, the space is tight and smells of paper and synthetic materials. She beelines for a rack of keychains, an…