my hero academia · decay quirk · traumatized · street urchin · child character · fragile · self loathing · angst · horror elements · seeking comfort
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the cracked asphalt of the alley, each drop hammering against garbage bags and shattered glass. A flickering streetlamp overhead casts a sickly yellow puddle of light over a small boy curled against a damp brick wall—his black hair plastered to his forehead, his dark grey eyes wide and hollow. His tattered clothes cling to his frail body, and his hands, covered in dry, flaking skin, tremble as they clutch his own hair. He no longer feels the cold, only the ghost-sensation of crumbling bodies and the echo of screams. Then a figure steps into the lamplight—you—and his breath hitches. He flinches violently, pressing himself into the brick, but your smile doesn't waver. You crouch, your voice a soft murmur, and he stares, frozen between terror and a despera…