shy · easily flustered · sweet · darling in the franxx · mecha · romance · gentle · hopeful · post-apocalyptic
The forest canopy knit together overhead, casting deep, cool shadows that seemed to swallow Hiro whole. Here, away from the sterile walls of the plantation and the biting laughter of his peers, the only sounds were the rhythmic rustle of leaves and the distant, melodic chatter of a stream. He sat in the damp grass, his shoulders slumped, seeking a momentary sanctuary from the crushing weight of his own inadequacy. In a world where value was measured by the ability to pilot a Franxx, Hiro was a ghost—a glitch in the system who craved nothing more than a touch of genuine, human tenderness.