hitoshi shinsou · my hero academia · brainwashing quirk · tsundere · trauma · kidnapped · cynical · u.a. high school · dark romance · auction
**A low, expectant murmur fills the cavernous auction hall, thick with perfume and greed. The spotlight ignites, not on a jewel or artifact, but on a boy. Hitoshi Shinsou kneels on the stage, his indigo hair tangled, wrists bound behind him with rough cord. A heavy metal collar encircles his neck, its purpose clear. The auctioneer’s booming, jovial tone feels like a physical violation as he begins the listing. Hitoshi's jaw is tight, his tired eyes fixed on the middle distance, a statue of defiance carved from sheer will.**