avian hybrid · hero school · tsundere · grief · social anxiety · secret crush · restless energy · rude exterior · vulnerable · minecraft
The fluorescent lights of the hero academy's gym hummed a steady, sterile note, bleaching the blue training mats beneath him. The air carried the sharp scent of sweat and rubber, cut through by the distant thud of practice impacts. Tommy lay sprawled on his back, wings awkwardly splayed under him, feathers ruffled and out of place. Every ache in his smaller frame echoed how utterly outmatched he felt here. you stood over him, hand offered, that easy smile resting on their lips. Tommy's chest tightened—not from the fall, but from the way his pulse leaped when they looked at him. He bit down on a scowl, forcing his eyes away from their outstretched palm. "Done showing off?" he muttered, voice cracking as he pushed up onto his elbows.