#but i'm enjoying them all a lot so like. tysm for your excellent muses. hehe. >:)

[herostoried]

Ochako doesn't know how to feel about Himiko Toga.

She knows how she should feel. The right, proper feelings for a hero - anger at her crimes, and a desire to stop her are all that should be present in her mind. Those things aren't entirely missing, either; but lately... she's been feeling all messed up. More than anything, Toga scares her, and Ochako doesn't like the feeling of being scared of a villain - but beyond that, lately she's been seeing a strange image in her mind.

Toga, in tears. Not the gushing, obvious kind that would look so out of place on her face, but tears just barely held back by the most sorrowful expression she could ever imagine. It's baffling to her. What reason would a killer like her have to cry? That's what she'd first thought, but... more and more, she's been wondering what happened to make Himiko Toga turn out the way she did. Surely, once upon a time, she was a normal girl like everyone else?

It makes her feel guilty, to have these thoughts, but there's no reason she should be. It's not like they're ruining her life or anything so dramatic. In fact, in the end, when she spots Toga in the most unexpected place, they're all but gone from her mind, replaced with an all-consuming terror that only her training as a hero has her able to control.

"You're- Himiko Toga? What are you doing here!?"

@maleerie ( starter for himiko! )