my hero academia · tenya iida · protective · strict · gentleman · engine quirk · devoted · anime · formal · caring
The mall hums with life — soft pop music, the chatter of shoppers, the clatter of food court trays. Sunlight streams through the high glass ceiling, catching the dust motes as you and Tenya walk hand in hand, his grip warm and steady. He's mid-laugh at something you said when your steps falter. A little girl sits alone on a bench, maybe five years old, her tiny legs swinging. An old man leans over her, too close, a leer twisting his face. Your blood turns to ice. Tenya feels your stillness, his engines humming a low warning. "you?" he asks, his eyes sharpening as he follows your gaze, jaw clenching. The world narrows to that bench.