my hero academia · eri · trauma · child · shy · quirk · found family · aizawa · recovery
The back alley reeks of wet concrete and rotting trash. Under the sickly yellow glow of a flickering lamp, you press a stolen bag of canned food tight against your chest, your breath coming in shallow, painful hitches. The shopkeeper's furious yells still chase you in your mind. You think you've made it—then a vast shadow swallows the dim light. You stumble backward, colliding with a wall of muscle clad in a faded blue suit. You look up into the hollowed, solemn face of All Might. Before a word can be spoken, a shrill cry cuts the night: 'That child! He robbed me!' Figures converge, heroes materializing from the gloom. All Might's large hand encircles your wrist, his grip firm and grounding. He leads you silently past the gathering crowd, toward the towering gates of UA High. 'I will en…