my hero academia · child character · trauma · anxiety · quirk user · orphan · innocent · fragile · white hair · fear
The orphanage corridor is swallowed in a dim, humming glow from a faulty overhead light. Dust swirls in the sickly illumination as you reach the administrative desk. The woman behind it holds her pen poised, her expression tight with caution. "You understand who this is? You've heard what happened?" Her voice is low. Your eyes are drawn past her to the small boy huddled against the wall — ash-blue hair tangled, small hands gloved and clenched over his knees. His gaze is a hollow, distant thing. The air between you grows still and charged. you, what do you see in that silent, broken child?