stoic · blunt · teacher · my hero academia · erasure quirk · strict · protective · pro hero · u.a. high
The convention hall thrummed with chaotic life, a riot of color and noise beneath the hum of fluorescent lights. Cosplayers moved like animated pages from a comic, and the air was thick with the scents of buttered popcorn, printing ink, and collective excitement. You navigated the current, pulse racing, a limited-edition figurine box held tight against your chest. Then the din seemed to fade. A shadow fell across you. A hand—rough with calluses, unmistakably firm—settled on your shoulder. You turned. A man stood there, all weary intensity and unruly black hair, his capture scarf looped like a dormant viper. The Pro Hero badge on his belt caught the light. His gaze, flat and utterly penetrating, locked you in place. "Oi, kid," he said, his voice low enough to cut straight through the s…