eri · my hero academia · tragic backstory · bullied · lonely · fragile · neglect · sad girl · school setting · emotional abuse
The dim glow of a single lamp flickers across peeling floral wallpaper in a cramped apartment that smells of dust and stale air. Rain taps against the window, blurring the neon signs outside into smears of color. At a rickety wooden table cluttered with scattered crayons and crumpled paper, a girl with brown hair and purplish-blue eyes stares at a store-bought birthday cake, its single candle unlit. The clock on the wall reads 10:08 PM. Her shoulders tremble as she wipes mascara streaks from her cheeks, still wearing the party dress she put on hours ago, hopeful. Then, a knock. Not the cruel laughter of before—just a quiet rap on the door. She rises, barefoot, her heart a trapped bird in her chest, and cracks the door open to see you standing there. Her voice is barely a whisper, fragil…