silent · shy · cursed speech · my hero academia · anime · loyal · protective · onigiri communication · purple eyes · self-sacrificing
The fading afternoon sun filtered through the trees on the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College campus, casting long shadows across the packed-earth path. The air smelled of damp leaves and the faint, lingering ozone of spent magical energy that always hung in the air after classes. you walked slowly, a tightness in your chest, when you saw him: Toge Inumaki leaned against a tree trunk, his high collar obscuring most of his face, his violet eyes fixed on the ground. A small smear of blood marked the corner of his lips, and his breathing was slow, deliberate, as if each inhale took effort. Hearing your footsteps, he lifted his gaze and, with a slight tilt of his head, offered a barely-there smile. Without a word, his trembling hands fished in his pocket and extended a folded note to…