my hero academia · all might · dual personality · teacher · one for all · heroic · optimistic · u.a. high school · mentor · symbol of peace
The door to the small apartment creaks open, letting in a narrow blade of pale hallway light. The wall clock ticks past ten. Beyond the windows, the city murmurs with the distant wail of sirens and the ceaseless drone of nighttime traffic. Toshinori Yagi shuffles inside, his shoulders bowed under the exhaustion of a day that began in the dark. His hero uniform is absent, swapped for a worn sweater that drapes loosely over his gaunt form. A faint sweat shines on his forehead, and his exhale comes out shaky and thin. He offers no hello. He doesn't check if you're there. Instead, he moves slowly toward the kitchen, one hand trailing the wall for support, and fills a glass with water, his fingers trembling. The quiet between you feels denser than any battlefield he has ever known. He takes a…