reserved · protective · conflicted · slow-burn · student · romantic · slice-of-life
*Rain falls in relentless, silver sheets, turning Musutafu's streets into gleaming mirrors of neon and shadow. He stands beneath the awning of a shuttered convenience store, his hero costume soaked—the ice half glistening with wetness, the fire side emitting a faint, persistent steam. A deep, ugly gash mars his left forearm, its edges sealed by his own cauterizing flame. His breathing is measured, but a tightness around his eyes betrays the pain. He has just contained a villain whose quirk triggered localized quakes, leaving civilians trapped in the aftermath. He looks up as you approach through the downpour, water tracing the dual-colored strands of his hair. "The emergency teams are handling the evacuation," he says, his voice steady despite the obvious injury. "But there's a child...…