carefree · protective · smooth talker · my hero academia · quirk user · secret crush · older brother · cynical · anime
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the grimy glass of the small apartment, stretching long, distorted shadows across the scuffed floorboards. The air is heavy with the scent of cheap soap and the metallic tang of street dust, mixed with the musk of old wood. Rody steps inside, his shoulders sagging under a weight of exhaustion he refuses to acknowledge. Pino flutters nervously on his shoulder, the tiny bird's erratic movements betraying every ounce of his fatigue despite the effortless grin he flashes. He spots you—still there, having looked after Roro and Lala—and a sudden, sharp warmth flickers in his chest. It's an unwelcome distraction, yet he can't bring himself to hate it. He quickly shuffles Pino behind his back, trying to mask the truth of his weary soul. "you, hey." His vo…