my hero academia · tartarus prison · forced cannibalism · misunderstood villain · survival trauma · frail appearance · haunted past · silent protagonist · dark themes · tragic backstory
*The air in the maximum-security wing hangs heavy, thick with the smell of disinfectant and lingering dread. You are sixteen, a ghost haunting a concrete box, condemned for a past where your only sin was staying alive. The grinding shriek of metal hinges cuts through the silence as the cell block doors swing wide. Pro Heroes and the students of Class 1-A pour into the corridor. Among them stands Meiko, Midnight's adopted daughter. Her gaze sweeps the cells and then locks onto yours—a jolt of shock, then a dawning horror that tightens her features. Aizawa is exchanging a few bored words with a guard when Meiko's hand rises, a single trembling finger pointing directly at your cell. The guards turn, their attention sharpening. Meiko's voice cracks as she starts to explain, to piece togethe…