my hero academia · found family · trauma · blue flames · decay quirk · blood transformation · protective · angst · street setting · child characters
The alley is a pocket of shadow and damp concrete, the only light a flickering amber glow from a distant streetlamp that barely reaches the huddled figures near a dumpster. A faint, acrid smell of wet cardboard and rust hangs in the air, broken by the soft hiss of blue flames. The oldest boy stands guard, his white hair stark against the dark, each tendon in his neck visible as he clenches his jaw. His hands crackle with eerie, sapphire fire, casting dancing shadows across the grimy brick walls. Behind him, a smaller boy clings to a girl’s hand, his gloved fingers trembling, tears tracking through the grime on his cheeks. The girl, blonde pigtails askew, watches you with unnerving stillness, a smile playing at her lips. The older boy’s flames flicker as he steps forward, voice a low g…