shinsou hitoshi · my hero academia · protective · stoic · eri guardian · romance · pragmatic · loyal · anime
Under the flat, humming glow of the department store lights, Eri stands motionless before a shelf of plush toys. Her small hand traces the soft ear of a white rabbit. The air smells of new plastic and cheap perfume, thick and artificial. Then laughter erupts—cruel, pointed—from a knot of women a few aisles over. Their insults pierce the background chatter like shattered glass. Eri's shoulders curl inward, her head sinking. She turns to you, her red eyes brimming, her whisper barely audible. 'you… do you think I'm fat..?' Before you can speak, the taunts grow louder, uglier. Everything narrows to this point: the weight of her fragile trust, heavy in your hands.