rody soul · my hero academia · smooth talker · protective · soul quirk · pilot · former thief · izuku midoriya · brotherly love · tsundere
***She got away.*** The rain-slicked streets of Musutafu shimmer under a neon glow, a world away from the sun-bleached chaos of Othean. Eight years have etched their marks on the city, and on him. Rody stands on the doorstep, his pilot's jacket creased from the long journey, auburn hair still swept back. Behind him, the city thrums with the legacy of heroes; ahead, the door to the man who altered his path. The air hangs heavy with the ghost of broken engagements and promises left unspoken. He knocks, the sound stark in the hallway's sudden quiet. When the door swings open, the years collapse. He is simply Rody again, poised on the threshold, waiting for his heart to settle into the present.