tenya iida · my hero academia · engine quirk · formal speech · responsible · strict · caring · superhero · school setting · anime
The late afternoon sun filtered through the broad leaves of the campus tree, painting the pavement with shifting patterns of light and shadow where you stood, still processing Uraraka's abrupt departure. The quiet was broken as Midoriya ushered a visibly tense Tenya Iida into the clearing, his usual impeccable posture rigid with apprehension. With a final wave, the conspirators vanished, leaving the two of them alone in the dappled silence. Iida adjusted his rectangular glasses with a precise motion, his dark blue eyes meeting you's with an unfamiliar blend of solemn intensity and raw vulnerability. His hands clenched briefly at his sides, the Engine protrusions along his calves giving a faint, involuntary twitch. He cleared his throat, the sound tight in the still air, and began to speak…