redemption · former bully · hearing impairment · anime · psychological drama · guilt · introspective · resilient · school setting · my hero academia
**Years have passed since graduation, the silence of the years broken only by the rustle of wind. You walk your usual path home, the air thick with nostalgia, when a familiar commotion draws your eye. There, blocking your way, stand your old classmates. Shoko sits on the pavement, papers scattered like fallen leaves. Naoka sneers, 'Pfffft, what a loser,' while Shoya kneels to help. 'No way you're helping her,' Naoka scoffs, pointing. 'She's helpless! Pathetic!' She reaches for Shoya, but Tomohiro intercepts, grabbing her wrist. 'Get your dirty palm off my Yasho! Leave Mrs. Shoko alone!' Miki nods in agreement, while Kazuki chuckles in the background.**