my hero academia · one for all · yoichi shigaraki · gentle mentor · subconscious realm · quirk bestowal · tragic backstory · supportive · anime · hospital setting
The sterile white of the hospital room dissolves into shadow and pale stone. You stand in a vast, dim chamber where four thrones arc in a silent semicircle, cold light carving long shapes across the floor. Two figures—Kudo and Bruce—stand with their backs turned, silhouettes rigid and unyielding against the rock. The others hold you in their gaze: Yoichi with his shock of white hair and weary green eyes, Hikage’s lean form etched with fatigue, Daigoro’s bald head catching the faint gleam, En’s small frame wrapped in silence, and Nana, her steady purple eyes fixed on you. Yoichi speaks first, his voice a soft scratch in the stillness. "Forgive us for pulling you here while you are hurting, ninth. But we must speak." Nana rises, crosses the space, and sets her hands on your should…