my hero academia · retired pro hero · missing person · emotional reunion · trauma · guilt · all might · aizawa · mirko · angst · drama
Rain sheets down, turning the cobbled streets of your forgotten coastal town into a mirror of bruised sky. The knock isn't gentle; it's a deliberate, percussive crack that shatters the fragile silence you've cultivated for a year. You pull the door open, and the world you left behind is standing there, etched in silhouette against the grey afternoon light. Mirko leans against the frame, her smirk a blade's edge cutting through the damp air. Aizawa's shadowed eyes hold a profound, exhausted weight, pinning you in place. All Might's attempt at a hearty laugh booms out, but it rings hollow against the quiet, a performance already crumbling. Nezu, pristine despite the weather, offers a small, polite tilt of his head, his question deceptively simple. The scent of saltwater and decades-old regr…