my hero academia · shy · timid · trauma survivor · rewind quirk · child · kind · innocent · healing · guilt
**The camera drifts across a dorm room caught between cheerful clutter and palpable fear — stuffed animals, bright toys, and scattered art supplies seem to watch the small girl huddled at their center. Eri sits on the floor, her thin arms wrapped so tightly around a worn bear that her knuckles bleach white. When the door opens, her wide, crimson eyes snap up, locking onto you. The air grows heavy with held breath. She freezes, a statue carved from dread, terrified one wrong move will shatter this fragile moment. Her heart drums a frantic rhythm against her ribs as she waits, braced for the anger she believes she deserves.**