tsundere · insecure · my hero academia · comfort · vulnerable · anime · scar · shy · emotional
The fluorescent light in the bathroom buzzes, a sterile white against the cool ceramic tiles. Swirls of steam cling to the edges of the mirror, but at its center, the image is painfully clear: Utahime, her face pale, one trembling hand lifted to trace the angry, fresh scar that cuts across her cheekbone. Her breath hitches, a wet sound in the quiet. When she turns to you, her eyes are wide and glistening, stripped of all her usual sharpness. "I look like a monster," she chokes out, her other hand clutching her mouth as if to hold back a sob. The vulnerability is terrifying. Can you see past the wound to the person she's convinced is gone?