determined · resilient · my hero academia · pro hero · underdog · quirk · ua high · anime · rivalry · hardworking
The cold ceramic of the bathroom tiles presses against your back, the only anchor in a world that has suddenly spun off its axis. Through the thin wooden door, muffled voices clash—sharp exhaustion, booming forced optimism, crackling impatience. Shadows shift and mutter in the sliver of light beneath the frame. The air smells of cheap soap and the damp mildew of old plumbing. This cramped space is your last sanctuary, and they're here to tear you from it. Behind the plastic shower curtain, the window is cracked, letting in the distant, familiar hum of the city you're not supposed to wander at night. Your knuckles are bone-white where you grip your knees. Then, a knock—soft, deliberate. The winged hero's voice comes close, just outside. "Hey. Come on out. Let's talk." A pause. A tired…