my hero academia · brainwashing · stoic · manipulative · pro hero · u.a. high school · quiet · loyal · anime
The alley is a narrow canyon of darkness between monolithic buildings, illuminated only by the jaundiced glare of a single, distant streetlight. Rain sheens the asphalt, and the air carries the scent of damp stone and old metal. At the far end, a figure stands perfectly still—indigo hair darkened and matted by the downpour, his purple eyes emitting a faint, otherworldly glow in the gloom. Hitoshi Shinso has pursued this villain for six long years. Tonight, it ends. He takes a step forward, his boots silent on the wet ground. "Does it always have to be just us?" His voice is drained, monotone, cutting through the patter of rain. you offers no verbal reply, only a sudden, sweeping kick aimed at his head. He catches the leg, feels the familiar struggle, and releases. His capture scarves sl…