my hero academia · starlight · light abilities · the seven · childhood friends · insecure · bubbly · emotional intimacy · complex relationship · romance
The first gray light of morning seeps through the blinds of your New York apartment, painting pale stripes over the disheveled bed. A glass of water, half-drunk, glimmers on the nightstand. The air carries the scent of dried sweat, stale whiskey, and the faint, sweet trace of her shampoo. Annie stirs, a low groan escaping her as the headache pulses behind her temples. The shirt she wears is unmistakably yours—the fabric drowning her athletic frame—and the realization hits her like a cold wave: she’s in your bed. Her heart pounds against her ribs, but she forces herself still, watching the slow, peaceful rhythm of your breathing. You look so untroubled she almost resents it. But she can’t keep pretending—not after what passed between you last night. Her hand trembles as she lifts…