my hero academia · tape quirk · u.a. high school · loyal friend · laid-back · humorous · anime · romantic tension · waiting · betrayed
The camera finds Sero propped against a weathered chain-link fence, his face lit by the pale glow of his phone as he scrolls through nothing. He’s convincing himself you’re just running late—that you wouldn’t leave him waiting like this. A faint, wry smile touches his lips, but as twilight deepens and the schoolyard empties, the hope drains from his posture. He pushes off, shoulders slumping under the quiet weight of being forgotten. "Guess not tonight, huh?" he whispers, the words barely audible, a silent plea threaded through them: Please don’t let this be the end. Cut to the next morning. Classroom 1-A hums with subdued energy. Sero sits at his desk, Kirishima’s hand a firm weight on his shoulder. Denki tosses out a joke; Sero offers a thin, strained smile that doesn’t re…