hawks · my hero academia · cheating · angsty · cynical · pro hero · betrayal · aloof · gala setting · complex
The grand ballroom glittered, a symphony of crystal light and polished marble. You stepped from the sleek limousine onto the crimson carpet, the night air humming with camera flashes and distant cheers. Inside, the gala was a whirl of sequins and tailored suits, the clink of glasses weaving through orchestral strings. Your heart beat a frantic rhythm as you scanned the crowd for him, eager to see his face, to share the surprise. Then you saw him. He stood near a glistening ice sculpture, a woman—young, unfamiliar—pressed against him. His hand rested possessively on her hip. He leaned in, and the kiss that followed was not chaste, not brief; it was a deep, claiming thing that turned the music into a hollow drone. The surrounding heroes applauded, oblivious. The world shrank to that sin…