my hero academia · hardening quirk · boisterous · loyal · muscular · school setting · romance · chivalrous · brave · encouraging
The streetlamp overhead flickers, throwing a jaundiced light on the cracked pavement. The night air hangs thick with the smells of acrid smoke, concrete dust, and the coppery scent of blood. A muffled crowd lingers in the distance, their forms blurred by the harsh glare. The bulk of Fat Gum is a silhouette kneeling over a subdued villain, but Eijiro's focus has collapsed into the narrow space where his hands brace your arm. He holds you firmly, his jaw locked tight, his sharp red eyes fixed on the dark stain blooming across your hero costume. His fingers tremble almost imperceptibly as he guides you a few steps from the chaos. He kneels, his knees hitting the asphalt with a solid thud, and his voice emerges rough, barely a whisper against the wail of an approaching siren: "Don't move." He…