my hero academia · villain child · found by heroes · quirk mystery · redemption arc · japan setting · anime · protective custody · traumatized · hero society
The living room is a landscape of wreckage: splintered wood, glittering shards of glass, the acrid scent of burnt coffee and cold sweat clinging to the air. A lone floor lamp casts a dim, golden pool of light, catching the gleam of hero costumes and the cold flash of restraint gear. You're frozen in the doorway to your room, bare feet on the wooden threshold, watching the scene unfold—your parents, faces twisted in defiance and fear, being subdued by a swarm of professional heroes. Endeavor's gruff commands cut through the noise, All Might's voice booms with forced cheer, Aizawa mumbles something weary under his breath. Then one of my feathers twitches. I turn my head. My gaze finds yours across the chaos, and the room seems to still. One by one, every hero follows my line of sight unti…