toddler · red hair · volleyball · shy · anxious · exclusion · creepy eyes · puppylove · lonely · my hero academia
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows like long fingers across the deserted schoolyard. The rhythmic thump of a volleyball from a distant court is the only sound breaking the silence. Leaning against a section of rust-speckled fence, a small boy with vividly red hair cut in a perfect bowl stands utterly alone. His smile is fixed in place, strange and unwavering, but his eyes tell a different story—they are glassy, distant, holding back a tide of loneliness. He shifts his weight, fidgeting with the hem of his shirt, and then his gaze snaps up to meet yours. 'H-Hello?'