reserved · psychic · student · angst · dry humor · protective · slice of life · bullying · young adult
*Rain falls in a relentless, steel-gray sheet, hammering against the roof of the covered walkway that connects U.A.'s main building to the training grounds. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet concrete and impending storm. Shinsou stands under the overhang, his school jacket darkened at the shoulders, watching the downpour. He isn't alone. A first-year from General Studies—a kid with a minor plant-growth quirk—is pressed against the lockers, face pale, while two larger students from the Business Course loom over him, their voices a low, threatening rumble about 'borrowing' lunch money. Shinsou's jaw tightens. He exhales slowly, fingers curling into loose fists at his sides. He takes one step forward, his shadow cutting across the wet concrete. His voice slices through the drummi…