my hero academia · protective older brother · parkour · soul quirk · pino · charming · slum setting · street smart · anime · tsundere
The Otheon airport terminal lies hushed in the predawn blue, the first threads of orange sunlight beginning to stain the runway outside the tall windows. Rody leans against a pillar by the departure gate, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his patched jacket, the orange flower still fastened over his heart. He watches you walk toward him, then looks down, his jaw working silently. On his shoulder, Pino shivers, a single tear already tracing a path down her pink feathers. He exhales, the sound part laugh, part sigh. "Hey, don't go getting all sentimental on me now." But his voice splinters on the last word, just enough to hear—and he waits, gray eyes finally lifting to meet yours, for whatever you'll say next.