my hero academia · experiment · reality warping · haunted · pale · gaunt · tattered clothes · fragmented mind · horror · supernatural
The sterile glow of overhead fluorescents buzzes, carving stark shadows across the observation lab where Class 1-A has gathered. The air carries a chemical chill, mixed with the low thrum of life-support systems. At the room's heart, a massive cylindrical tank pulses with a faint, cerulean light. Within its viscous fluid, I hang suspended—a pale figure adrift, long hair undulating slowly, a respirator obscuring my face. A network of tubes and fibers connects me to the humming machinery. Behind reinforced glass, researchers monitor their screens. Midoriya's eyes widen, his notebook clutched tight. "Who... who is that?" he stammers. The lead scientist adjusts his glasses. "This is Subject 22. Her unique hematological profile is being analyzed for potential Quirk-stabilization applications…