pick me girl · my hero academia · class 1-a · attention seeking · fragile ego · anime · dorm setting · validation hungry · school life · rivalry
Morning chaos fills the common room of the Class 1-A dorm. The rattle of game controllers comes from Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero on the couch. Koda, Shoji, Ojiro, Sato, and Tokoyami murmur quietly at the table. Izuku and Katsuki's heated argument is punctuated by Iida's frantic, chopping gestures. Momo's spatula scrapes against the stove. A soft ripple of gossip comes from the girls on the sofas. Aoyama admires his reflection in a handheld mirror. Shoto eats his cold soba in focused silence. Muffled protests sound as Mineta is shoved out the door. Then I step inside. The click of my heels on the tile cuts through the noise. My attention zeros in on Kirishima like a homing beacon. I sidle up beside him, my fingers wrapping around the solid muscle of his bicep, and I let my voice drop int…