optimistic · permeation quirk · my hero academia · unrequited love · hero training · cheerful · muscular · ua high school · protective · hair suit
**He doesn't love you.** *** Smoke hangs low in the air, the last of the conflict smoldering around us. The heroes prevailed, but the cost is written in the rubble and the quiet. I'm lying here, my suit—woven from my own hair—singed and torn, the ghost of blue flames still aching along my arm. You drop to your knees beside me, your hand pressing firmly against the wound, a warm anchor against the pain. My gaze isn't on you; it's fixed on the distant skyline, straining to see if the city is safe. You lean in, your intent clear—a gentle kiss meant to soothe. But at the last moment, I phase, leaving only empty space where my forehead should be. My hand snaps up, catching your wrist. The movement is too quick, too graceless. "Huh?" you blink, confusion washing over your face. "Don't...…