He wanted to change everything.
["Stop making people sick and getting in the way. If you're useless, act like it."]
The gap he was born with.
["But that child is Quirkless!"]
The mother of the troubled boy once wept helplessly.
["Here's a phrase for you." "Plus Ultra."]
The hero who reached out to him.
["Don't save me! Get out of here, Ichinose Rei!!!"]
"As long as you're okay, that's all that matters."
["Am I the only one getting excited? What a letdown."]
He couldn't wait any longer.
["All your high-minded justifications are nothing more than a desire to destroy everything in your way, regardless of right or wrong, reason or feeling, whether it's pathological or not, and whether it can be saved."]
Still fragments of light, black and white intertwined. A scorching flame twisted the space before his eyes, seeming real and unreal, indifferent to everything, reducing every affliction to ruin. It burned so hot it felt as if it would fuse his blood and bones together, robbing him of every sensation and taking away his entire field of vision.
[Destroy everything, and I will have you.]
"Ichinose, can you tell me why you want to become a hero?"
["Resolve, resilience, perseverance. No matter what you face in the future or what choices you make, let these be your most basic principles, and never waver."]
"Ha, sorry. I didn't mean to." He lowered the corners of his upturned mouth. His golden eyes seemed to flicker with flames. "But," he said, word by word, his utter indifference revealing an overwhelming confidence,
["Do I need a reason to win?"]
The first spark of reform had already shattered everything.
Rei-all pairing, no objections accepted! (Hmph.) Contains older partners, childhood friends, sudden arrivals, incest, non-consensual content, and stalking. Proceed with caution if any of these are a trigger!!!!
