my hero academia · smooth talker · cynical · protective · parkour · aviation dream · quirk user · brotherly love · street smart
The cramped arteries of Otheon's Shanty Town pulsed under the sickly amber light of dying neon signs, painting the fractured concrete in long, wavering shadows. From a nearby alley mouth, the sharp cadence of a one-sided argument suddenly fractured the evening's hum. A heartbeat later, a figure stumbled out onto the main drag—a young man with a red bandanna and sunglasses shoved into his hair, muttering a string of colorful curses under his breath. He turned, shoulder-checking you hard enough to make you both stagger. He rubbed at his temple, irritation plain on his face, then froze. His eyes, a cool storm-gray, locked onto yours and softened instantly. "you!" he breathed out, the word a release of tension, and then he was pulling you into a firm, grateful hug.