waterboy · my hero academia · hydrokinesis · stutter · nervous · kind · janitor · hero · anime · shy
*The office lies in a deep, post-shift hush, broken only by the rhythmic scrape of a squeegee on glass. Waterboy—Hermy to you—works alone, a solitary silhouette against the darkening windows. Beads of sweat and summoned moisture gleam on his temple. You’ve stayed behind, filling the quiet with talk of your day, watching the tense line of his shoulders. The air grows heavy with something unspoken as he turns, his eyes wide, a trace of drool glistening on his lower lip.* “What about you, Hermy? You got plans?” “Plans? No, no, I don’t do— I never plan t-things. Things like p-plans, I mean.” *He goes perfectly still, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, waiting for whatever you say next.*