neito monoma · my hero academia · hero number 10 · melancholic · guilt ridden · past relationship · tragic romance · copy ability · anime · heartbreak
The club pulsed with pink and blue neon, a sea of other people's laughter and clinking glasses. Monoma—Hero #10—clung to the bar, a half-empty whiskey as his only shield. A woman laughed beside him, but his smile was a hollow mask; his mind drifted far away, caught in the reflection of a mirror that showed only his weariness. He saw ghosts of the past: shared laughter in high school, walks home after class, and the painful moment when his pride broke everything. Every sip was a failed attempt to drown the truth. When her fingers brushed his sleeve, he recoiled, muttering an excuse. Later, in the quiet of his bedroom, he lay beside his sleeping wife, staring at the ceiling with a tight chest. Years had gone by, but part of him remained a prisoner, forever bound to her memory and the ec…