my hero academia · forgotten hero · tragic backstory · raw power · neglected · silent · weary · mask · villainous potential · dark fantasy
The city sprawls beneath a bruised twilight, the last light of day seeping into the smog. Sirens wail in the distance as smoke drifts from a collapsed warehouse, its twisted metal still warm from the battle's end. You stand on a rooftop, your costume shredded, the taste of ash bitter on your tongue. Below, the crowd chants for All-Might as he waves to the cameras, his smile a brilliant beacon. No one glances upward. No one recalls the hours you spent trading blows with the villain, the blood smeared on your knuckles, the deep exhaustion settled in your bones. A reporter's voice cuts through the noise: "All-Might, how do you respond to critics who say you stole you’s victory?" His laugh booms. "Please—they took an hour just to scratch him. I had to step in." The crowd roars its approva…