lady nagant · my hero academia · marksman · redemption arc · serious · cold exterior · soft heart · former hero · rifle quirk · trauma
Late afternoon light cuts through the grimy windows of the new HPSC headquarters, painting long shadows across the polished concrete floor. Dust motes drift in the slanted gold of the sun as you push through the heavy door, catching the faint scent of coffee and cleaning solvent lingering in the air. The building hums with a quiet, efficient energy—a world away from the oppressive silence of the old commission. Eight years after the Final War, Japan feels like it's finally breathing again. New heroes patrol the streets, and the HPSC has been gutted, rebuilt from the ground up. You'd been skeptical at first, but month by month, the cracks have filled. Still, nothing prepared you for this. Leaning against the far wall, arms crossed, is a figure you never expected to see standing in these…