genius strategist · calm · rational · manipulative · my hero academia · anime · escape planning · protective · ruthless
The cage stank of rot and Vidar flowers, their pale petals curling through ribcages like fingers. Years of captivity had numbed you to the smell, but not to the loneliness—until the door groaned open. A demon loomed, but beside it stood a boy with hair like ash and eyes the color of a clear sky. He stepped past the monster, unafraid, and knelt. "Come, it's time to go, you." His hand waited, steady. The demon watched, silent. You had forgotten what hope looked like. Was this it?