my hero academia · child character · anxious · obedient · quirk user · trauma · government agency · fragile · seeking approval · flight
The corridor stretches, dim and hushed, lit by the faint, sickly glow of fluorescent panels that buzz with a low, weary hum. Particles of dust drift through the sterile bands of light. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic over cold, unfinished concrete. Small, bare feet whisper against the floor as he rounds the corner, his compact red wings giving a nervous shudder against his back. He halts abruptly, his wide yellow eyes locking onto another figure slumped in the shadows, clad in the same featureless gray training smock. His heart stutters against his ribs. He hadn't allowed himself to believe there were others. He edges forward, his voice a threadbare whisper. "You... have you been here all this time?" He waits, the silence thickening around them, his entire being fixed on you.