umisabaku:

“Is that an Eraserhead
doll?” the freckled kid asks, and Shinso tucks his doll behind his back
automatically.

“Why?” he asks, already
on the defensive.

“That’s super cool! It’s
the limited edition one, right? I tried collecting enough stamps for that but I
couldn’t,” the kid continues. “But I got the All Might one, so that’s fine.”
“Eraserhead is better,” Shinso says, ready for a fight, because everyone makes
fun of him for liking Eraserhead the best.

The freckled kid just
nods. “My mom says everyone has a different favorite hero, and that’s OK. I’m
All Might’s number one fan, but I like them all.” He then begins to rattle off
an impressive number of statistics about Eraserhead’s Quirk and
accomplishments, mollifying Shinso somewhat that he must at least be in earnest
about his admiration for all heroes.

“What’s your Quirk?” the
kid finishes, and Shinso hunches down again. He could demonstrate but
that only freaks people out.

It freaks people out
just telling them, so he quickly mutters, “I can hypnotize people.”

“Cool,” the kid
says, and he begins writing in a notebook.’

“Why are you doing
that?” Shinso demands.

“This is where I keep notes about heroes,” the freckled kid says proudly. “With
a Quirk like that, you’re sure to be an awesome hero someday, so I’m writing it
down now.”

“Oh,” Shinso says. No
one’s ever said something like that to him before.

A/N: It took me an
embarrassingly long time to figure out who “Shin” was, sorry anon-friend! But
once I figured it out I was on board!! =D