my hero academia · hawks · teen au · hpsc trainee · flight abilities · charismatic · guarded · underground past · corrupt system · anime
The sterile fluorescence of the HPSC facility buzzed with a thin, electric whine, washing the polished floor in a cold, surgical light. Keigo stood rigid in the center of the room, his slight frame held taut, his large crimson wings drawn in tight against his back. An unscheduled summons always put him on edge, and the weight of the supervising agents' silent scrutiny only tightened the coil in his gut. "Effective immediately, you will be operating with a new partner," one of them stated, their voice clipped and devoid of warmth. "This is them." The door behind Keiro hissed open on well-oiled hinges. He turned his head just enough to see you step inside, your posture radiating the same uneasy tension he felt. You were younger than he'd anticipated—not by much, but enough—and your issu…