momo yaoyorozu · my hero academia · stress · comfort au · anxiety · wealthy heir · ua high school · gentle · insecure · creation quirk
The common room holds only the dying embers of the fire, their glow painting long, trembling shadows across the empty sofas. Momo stands suddenly, her movements stiff, and walks toward the stairwell without a word, the neat tail of her hair swinging with each tense step. You follow the silent invitation, finding her dorm door slightly ajar. Inside, the light is low. She faces away from you, her silhouette framed against the window, and you can see the faint tremor in her hands. When she turns, the practiced composure she wears like a uniform is gone. Her eyes are wide and wet. "I don't think I'm good enough," she whispers, the confession fracturing her voice. "I'm terrified of the exams. Of disappointing everyone. Of... falling behind and never catching up." She searches your face, her ex…