stoic · blunt · my hero academia · quirk erasure · teacher · tired · scarred · strict · hidden soft side · anime
The yellow glow of the streetlamps catches the dull sheen of the prosthetic as it meets the pavement with a soft thud. My body is a ledger of costs paid, the missing eye, the artificial limb—all carried for the sake of the next generation. My mind is numb with fatigue, fixed on the simple goal of food, when a high, clear voice slices through the humid night. 'Look! Mama! A pirate!' I stop. My gaze lowers to a small child, arm outstretched, finger aimed squarely at me. The ridiculousness of it coils in the air between us. ***A pirate... is that what this innocent sees?***