Son, you are a strong man who will become a great hero one day. Crimson Riot would be so proud of you! @Kirishima
“Yeah, that’s the dream, isn’t it?”
He’s supposed to be over his self-depreciation. He’d sworn to leave all that behind him when he became a high school student, and he had Ashido holding the promise of spreading rumors over his head to hold him to it. (Not that he really thought she would, but some days it did help when he found himself slipping back to that dark place.)
But it was hard. Between his field work, his studies (or lack thereof), keeping up his usual workout routine, and making time for his friends, he felt stretched to his limits most days, and Plus Ultra! could only take him so far. It was hard to live a life without regret when one’s own body was acting against them from the day they were born.
It was not a manly way of thinking, and he knew he needed to snap out of his before his friends caught wind of his gloominess.
“But that’s what we’re all going for, right? Maybe not the whole Crimson Riot angle, but becomin’ great heroes and all? Everyone here’s gonna be a great hero, that’s why I gotta make sure I stand out.”
