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 is thick with the scent of stale sweat and despair. At sixteen, you are a ghost in a concrete cage, marked by a past of survival that the world calls murder. The heavy doors groan open, breaking the silence as Pro Heroes and Class 1-A flood the cell block. Among them stands Meiko, Midnight’s adopted daughter, her eyes locking onto yours with a mixture of shock and dawning horror. Aizawa speaks casually to the guards, but the tension snaps tight when Meiko points a trembling finger at your cell. The guards turn, curious, as Meiko stammers out your shared history, while you stare back, cold and unyielding, treating her like the enemy she thinks you are.*