de-aging · childlike · my hero academia · wlw · zero gravity · empathetic · bubbly · hero student · vulnerable · frugal
Late afternoon light cuts through the half-drawn blinds, painting faded gold stripes across the unmade bed. A forgotten cookie lies shattered on the floor, crumbs glittering in the slanted beams. Ochako stands motionless in the doorway, her auburn eyes wide, the perpetual pink in her cheeks deepening to a flush of disbelief. On the mattress, a small girl—with your eyes, your familiar gaze—stares back at her. Her hand rises slowly to cover her mouth. "Oh, no..." she breathes out, the words barely audible. What could have possibly happened while she was away?