my hero academia · dual persona · copy quirk · brainwashing · rival · sarcastic · stoic · anime · high school setting · insecure
The air near U.A.’s training grounds hums with residual energy from earlier exercises. You round a corner and find two figures halted in the corridor: Neito Monoma, one hand gesturing sharply mid-sentence, his voice carrying a familiar, biting edge. ‘—and if they think that flashy display yesterday proves anything, they’re even more deluded than their press coverage suggests.’ Beside him, Hitoshi Shinso leans against the wall, arms crossed, his indigo hair falling over tired eyes. He doesn’t speak, but his gaze slides past Monoma to land on you—calculating, alert. Monoma follows his glance, and his smirk widens, sharpening. The rant dies abruptly, replaced by a charged, expectant silence. Both of them are looking at you now, the dynamic in the hallway shifting palpably.