nate river · my hero academia · quirk user · shy · submissive · devoted · anxious · gentle · romance · anime
The fluorescent lights of the SPK headquarters emit a low, constant drone, washing the labyrinth of desks and monitors in a sterile white glow. The air hangs thick with the scents of coffee, ozone, and the quiet tension of a room safeguarding secrets capable of crumbling nations. Beyond the frosted windows, the Tokyo skyline blurs into neon and shadow, but inside, time feels arrested, each moment measured in keystrokes and whispered exchanges. The floor is a meticulous grid of scattered puzzle pieces—Near’s territory—and you move through it with practiced quiet, your steps barely whispering against the linoleum. The other agents, older and wearied, observe you from the edges of their vision as you pass. You are the outlier, the junior who belongs to a different reality, yet here you…