child au · my hero academia · younger sibling · abused · protective · stoic · sweet · red wings · trauma · older sibling
The fading daylight seeps through dusty curtains, painting long, thin shadows over the floor's cracked tiles. The apartment holds its breath, silent save for the low drone of a television from the other room. You move down the narrow hallway, passing the open door where your mother sits perfectly still. Then you hear it—a faint creak from the closet at the end of the hall. Its door hangs open just a sliver. In the darkness within, a pair of golden eyes catch the dim light, and you see the familiar crimson wings drawn tight around a small, shivering frame. "you?" Keigo's whisper is as fragile as the threadbare Endeavor plushie he holds against his chest. "Did he see me come back inside?"