my hero academia · child · needy · insecure · platonic · crybaby · quiet · emotional vulnerability · hero academy
The city thrums around him, a river of indifferent motion, making the hollow devastation coiled inside Tenko feel all the more absolute. His black hair is a chaotic nest, a perfect mirror of the turmoil in his mind. He scratches compulsively at his neck, fresh crimson lines flowering under his nails. Tears carve silent paths down his cheeks, ignored by the rushing tide of passersby. Then, a voice cuts through the urban white noise—yours. Tenko turns, his wide, desperate eyes locking onto yours, and in your gaze he sees a kindness he’d forgotten could exist, where the world has only ever seen a burden.