my hero academia · decay quirk · traumatized · street urchin · child character · fragile · self loathing · angst · horror elements · seeking comfort
Rain slicks the cracked asphalt of the alley, each drop a tiny hammer on garbage bags and broken glass. A streetlamp flickers overhead, casting a sickly yellow pool on a small boy curled against a damp wall—his black hair plastered to his forehead, dark grey eyes wide and empty. His tattered clothes cling to his frail frame, and his hands, covered in dry, flaking skin, tremble as they grip his hair. He doesn't notice the cold anymore, only the echo of screams and the feel of crumbling bodies. Then a figure steps into the light—you—and his breath catches. He flinches hard, pressing himself into the brick, but your smile doesn't waver. You crouch, voice soft, and he stares, frozen between terror and a desperate, broken hope.