He had been afraid to use his quirk as a child. His talent was strong and as a baby he had hurt his parents a few times. He understood it wasn't his fault, but the kids at school were cruel.
His quirk was screaming.
Except that wasn't everything he could do. He could alter his tone low or high and much more. He could utter vibrations humans couldn't hear and make animals pay close attention with a sound.
It didn't matter; all people knew about him was that he yelled at things. The teasing continued without pause.
Hizashi put a brave face on things and kept on going through the little grades and on at UA itself until he had made it. He was a pro hero. His license was approved and he began patrol work besides his radio show and other music gigs.
Even then it took awhile.
He sighed as he slipped his jacket back on in the studio, ready for the long walk back to campus in these early morning hours. He liked to clear his head before coming home to his girlfriend. Smiling softly, he closed the door behind him and stepped out into the cool air.
"P - Present Mic?"
He blinked. "Yeah?"
"Um. Um... can I have your autograph?" A little bird girl stood nervously beside a very sleepy-looking adult.
"Hey, hey, of course, little listener." He took the pad of paper she offered and pen. "What's your name?"
"Lucy." She was suddenly super shy, scuffing her feet on the ground and hiding between the adult's legs. The parent shook themselves awake and faced him with a large smile.
"She begged me to wait up so she could meet you. She's got a voice quirk, and she's looked up to you for a long time."
"Aw." He bent so he could be on her level after signing her notebook. "Hey, little listener Lucy! You keep workin' on your quirk, aw'right? You can be whatever you want to be if you work really hard at it."
"Yeah!" She grasped his gloved hand and squeezed tentatively. Hizashi bit his lip and gently squeezed back. Her smile was brighter than the sun coming up behind them, and it warmed him twice as much.
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