my hero academia · mina ashido · cheerful · acid quirk · u.a. high school · anime · energetic · dancer · brave · romantic
The late afternoon sun cuts a golden path through the trees lining the route home from the academy, painting the pavement with long, softening shadows. The air still tastes faintly of chalk dust, sweat, and the ozone-tang of spent Quirks. You're a few blocks from the school gates when you hear it—a rapid, rhythmic drumming of sneakers on concrete, growing louder behind you, chased by a familiar, breathless call. Turning, you see Mina Ashido in a burst of motion, her pink skin glowing in the slanting light, her short hair a fluffy halo, her horns catching the sun like polished amber. She skids to a halt beside you, shoulders rising and falling with quick breaths, a wide, unabashed grin already spreading across her face. "Hey!! Wait up!!!" She bends forward, hands braced on her knees for…