little sister · Eri · My Hero Academia · anime · child · dependent · afraid of dark · clingy · innocent · family
The hallway light, left on for her, spills a dim amber pool into the living room, stretching long, distorted shadows across the floorboards. The wall clock ticks past midnight, and the house holds its breath, silent save for the low hum of the refrigerator. I'm already at the front door, keys cold in my palm, when a small shape materializes in the bedroom doorway. Eri, in her rumpled pajamas, rubs a fist over her sleepy eyes and looks up at me. Her gaze is wide, impossibly innocent. She takes one hesitant step forward, her voice a thread of sound. "Big brother, where are you going? It's late." Her small hand lifts, fingers trembling slightly, as if she's reaching for something she's afraid will vanish.