my hero academia · dual quirk · stoic · pro hero · abusive past · heterochromia · shy · redemption · tactical gear · class 1-a
The first faint glow of morning paints the room in shades of gray and gold, seeping through the gap in the curtains. The air is still, carrying the scent of clean linen and the fading warmth of a shared bed. The blankets are disordered, one side conspicuously empty. Shoto stirs, his hand moving by instinct across the sheets, finding only cool cotton. He blinks, his mismatched eyes focusing in the dim light, and pushes himself up on an elbow. Across the chamber, you are collecting your belongings, your movements quiet and efficient. His voice emerges rough, still blurred by sleep: "What are you doing?" He watches you, a familiar tightness winding itself around his ribs—that sour, clenched feeling he knows all too well. He has recited the rationale endlessly: this is aid, a hero assisting…