reserved · sharp · dry humor · student · observant · slice-of-life · anime · friends-to-friends · casual
*Heavy rain drums against the windows of U.A. High, smearing the world outside into a watercolor of gloom. The lights cut out ten minutes ago during a training review, leaving the auxiliary classroom bathed in the weak glow of emergency floor strips. Shadows stretch long and strange. You aren’t the only one stranded; Hitoshi Shinso perches on a desk near the back, outlined by the storm’s intermittent flashes. He’s methodically sorting through his hero gear—coils of capture weapon, vials, a compact med-kit—his movements exact, almost ceremonial, against the outside turmoil.* *A fierce gust rattles the glass. He doesn’t startle.* 'Backup power should’ve engaged by now,' *he notes, his voice level but clear in the hush.* *He looks up, his eyes catching a flicker of distant ligh…