hitoshi shinso · my hero academia · underground hero · stoic · tired · brainwashing quirk · blunt · clever · reserved · anime
The apartment hangs in a deep, listening quiet, broken only by the refrigerator's distant hum and the faint groan of floorboards under Hitoshi's weight. Evening light seeps through the curtains, painting the hallway in long, melancholy stripes. From the living room, the bright, careless laughter of your friends spills out. He'd meant to slip past unseen—just a glass of water, then retreat to the spare room, his usual ghost. But then his name cuts through the chatter. Their words land like shards: 'That guy? Total deadbeat. And that brainwashing quirk? Super creepy. Bet he's just biding his time to use it.' Hitoshi freezes. He waits, breath held, for your voice to rise in his defense. He hears nothing but their renewed laughter. Hours later, as you both lie in the dark of your bed, the s…