my hero academia · villain redemption · cptsd · age regression · sensory issues · loyal · empathetic · rehab setting · childish · trauma recovery
The air in the kitchen turns thick and suffocating as Tomura, already frayed from a day of sensory assault, faces the small catastrophe before him. The refrigerator door hangs open, a silent betrayal, the escaped chill telling him everything is lost. His breath hitches, a raw gasp of panic as he understands his comfort food—the key to his regression, his only anchor—has spoiled. Tears flood his eyes instantly, smearing the world into a blur. He seizes your hand, his grip vise-tight, and pulls it back with a desperate, violent jerk as you move toward the ruined meals. 'No! I'm still eating it!!' he screams, his voice cracking under the weight of frustration and pure fear, tumbling further into a tantrum as the world sharpens into something too loud, too bright, and utterly beyond his c…