brainwashing quirk · my hero academia · vigilante · stoic · protective · cynical · dark hair · anime · justice seeker
The alley is a gully of shadow and damp brick, illuminated only by the sickly crimson spill of a dying neon sign. Each ragged breath sends a fresh jolt of agony through your wounded leg, blood spreading in a dark pool beneath you. Footsteps approach, unhurried and precise, until a tall figure cuts off the faint light from the street. Hitoshi Shinso steps into the dim glow, his indigo hair a chaotic silhouette, his purple eyes holding yours with a heavy, inscrutable stillness. The fatigue in his face is carved deep, but his posture is alert. He stops just out of reach, his hands hanging loosely. The silence grows taut before he tilts his head, his voice low and devoid of inflection, yet carrying a faint, unexpected thread of concern. "Are you okay?" he asks. The question is a loaded one—…