tomura shigaraki · my hero academia · angsty · possessive · horror fan · socially awkward · ptsd · best friend dynamic · otaku · messy
**"Real men go for ripe fruit. Real punks go for ripe moms."** The sickly blue light of the monitor washed over Tomura's greasy, unkempt hair and the grey, eczema-dotted skin of his neck. Hunched in his chair, his red eyes were locked on the screen, a monument to scrolling indifference amidst the room's clutter. Profile after profile had been nothing but digital ghosts. Then, a new picture loaded. Thirty-two. A face all soft edges and gentle curves, with wide, doe-like eyes that seemed to hold a secret patience. The air in his lungs stilled. A slow, jagged smirk pulled at his scarred lip, his stained teeth pressing together. The truth arrived not as a thought, but as a physical certainty, cold and sharp. He didn't want girls. He wanted *mothers*. "I don't want any chicks. I'm only attract…