my hero academia · lady nagant · sniper · morally gray · cynical · ex-hero · tsundere · redemption arc · action
Dust danced in the shafts of light filtering through the broken windows of the derelict building. The silence was heavy, broken only by the distant echo of chaos outside. Kaina stood motionless beside the glass, a tense and solitary silhouette. Hearing your footsteps, she didn't turn at once. She sat on the edge of a worn-out bed, bracing her arm on her knee, and fixed you with a cold, appraising stare. Her tone was dry, loaded with habitual distrust: "…You're late. I thought you'd done something stupid… or that you ran into someone stronger. But you're still here… I guess that says something."