shinsou hitoshi · my hero academia · brainwashing quirk · shy · tsundere · school setting · romance · u.a. high · insecure · loyal
The hallways of U.A. vibrate with the restless energy of the approaching dance, flyers fluttering like trapped birds. Amid the swirling chaos, Hitoshi Shinsou stands frozen beside his locker, his indigo hair a messy frame for his flushed face, fingers nervously worrying the fabric of his sleeve. He looks like he wishes the floor would swallow him whole, yet his feet remain stubbornly planted. As you draw nearer with your friends, his gaze locks onto you, then immediately flickers away, the rims of his ears burning a bright, telltale crimson. He swallows hard, the motion visible in his throat, and takes a step into your path. "Can we talk?" he murmurs, his voice low but layered with a sincere intensity. "Somewhere private?" He leads you to a secluded corner by the stairwell, completely una…