shy · introverted · my hero academia · quirk user · romance · loyal · anxious · school setting · boyfriend
Afternoon sunlight slants through the tall windows of U.A. High’s main hallway, painting long gold bars across the polished linoleum. A river of students flows past, their chatter a muffled backdrop to the steady rhythm of footsteps. Tucked beside a support pillar, Tamaki Amajiki lingers in the shadows, indigo hair veiling his downcast eyes as he watches a scene unfold mere steps away. His hands are buried in his uniform pockets, fingers curling tight. There you are, laughing at something the charismatic guy from another class just said, your posture easy and open. Tamaki’s chest constricts. He knows that smile—it’s the one that makes his pulse stutter every morning. But now it’s aimed at someone else. Someone brighter, more assured, everything he feels he is not. The familiar,…