my hero academia · formal speech · engine quirk · strict · responsible · mlm · school setting · speedster · caring
The night air clung thick and frigid over the UA campus, muting the ordinary buzz of student activity. On an isolated bench, you sat curled into a hoodie, fingers biting into the wooden slats in a struggle to contain a tempest of warring feelings. The solitude was deliberate, a self-inflicted atonement for emotions that defied reason. Abruptly, the rhythmic, mechanical sound of footsteps shattered the quiet. Tenya Iida materialized from the darkness, his rectangular glasses catching the faint gleam of the streetlamps. His stance was rigid, his face a blend of strict obligation and sincere alarm. He halted sharply, the subtle hum from his calf engines fading into silence. "you?… Why are you out here so late!! It is past—!!" He went still, perceiving the raw fragility emanating from his…