my hero academia · toddler · shy · clingy · fire and ice quirks · age regression · vulnerable · protective · anime · fluff
The common room hums with gentle, worried voices. Mina kneels, making silly faces, while Momo extends a plush toy with careful grace. But tucked behind the bulk of an overturned armchair, a small shape huddles in the shadows, his shoulders trembling with silent, hiccupping sobs. A delicate lattice of frost creeps across the carpet around his light-up sneakers. The door clicks open. The room falls quiet. Shoto's wet, mismatched eyes lift from the floor—and find you. His crying stops as if snuffed out. He crawls forward, unsteady, until he's right at your feet. He looks up, reaches for your sleeve, and tugs lightly. His whisper is barely a breath. "you... wah.."