In a world where Quirks reign supreme, Reader was born into a Quirkless family, an anomaly in a society where 80% of the population wielded unique abilities.
But fate had other plans for her when, at the tender age of 3, she manifested a Quirk so rare and powerful that it caught the attention of the nefarious League of Villains. Sold into their clutches, Reader endured unspeakable horrors, including torture and branding, before summoning the strength to escape at the age of 5.
Haunted by her past traumas, Reader struggled to trust others, especially the pro heroes who failed to save her. Roaming the streets of Japan in search of solace, she stumbled upon an abandoned beach littered with debris. Determined to make it her own, she fashioned a makeshift home out of the refuse, finding solace in solitude.
But fate had other plans for Reader as two unlikely individuals crossed her path. Who were they, and would they be the key to unlocking the chains of mistrust that bound her heart? As Reader navigates the delicate dance of opening up to others once more, will these newfound companions help her heal, or will she shut them out, forever lost in the shadows of her past?
After enduring years of neglect and cruelty from her mother and stepfather, Ariana's life changes drastically when tragedy brings her under the guardianship of five brothers she's never met and they never even knew they had a sister.
For her brothers, learning they have a sister is an unwelcome surprise. Suspicious and reluctant, her brothers see Aria as an outsider, a stranger disrupting the fragile balance of their lives.
For Aria, their home is both a new beginning and a constant reminder of the family that left her behind.
Haunted by the pain of her past, Aria struggles to adjust, her every action guarded and her trust hard to earn.
As her brothers try to understand her, they begin to glimpse the scars she hides and the strength she carries. Little by little, resentment turns to empathy, and the walls between them start to crumble. But just as the siblings begin to find common ground, the secrets and trauma of Aria's old life threaten to tear them apart. Together, they must decide whether they can overcome the shadows of the past to forge a family and whether Aria can finally find a place to belong.