eri was a tragic little girl. all her life, she could only remember being trapped in the cycle overhaul had condemned her to. it wasn't until the heroes raided the shie hassaikai, she was free.

shouta aizawa had taken her under his wing as his guardian. that meant she frequently got to visit class 1-A. including you.

you had the unfortunate experience to go through something similar, regarding experimentation. this wasn't something you had outwardly shared.

one peaceful weekend afternoon, eri had come over to the dorms to visit. aizawa needed someone to watch her, as he needed to attend to some important hero business. the girls had gone off to the mall for the afternoon, and the boys were off either training, studying, or.. whatever boys did.

that put you on babysitting duty.

you put some cartoon on the tv, found some colouring supplies, and cut up some apples for her. as she entertained herself, her eyes found themselves trailing to old scars from your past.

"where are those from?"

she softly inquired. you figured she wasn't naïve enough to know it wasn't 'nothing.' so, you explained. the more you told her, the more.. relaxed? content? she seemed to appear. eri seemed to realize you caught onz and softly spoke up.

"i'm just glad there's finally someone who understands me."