my hero academia · bakusquad · secret identity · viral song · school setting · group dynamics · music · chaotic · anime · friend group
Katsuki's dorm room is washed in the soft, amber light of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the Bakusquad scattered in their usual territories. At the desk, Katsuki scowls at a textbook, pencil tapping an impatient rhythm. On the floor, Jiro, Sero, and you are deep in a hushed conversation, legs tucked beneath you. Up on the bed, I'm lying beside Denki and Kirishima, my phone screen glowing against my face as I scroll through an endless feed of TikTok clips, the audio a faint, tinny whisper. Then Jiro's voice lifts above the murmur. Jiro: 'Yeah, it was great—Arctic—' I push myself up on my elbows, the movement sudden. Something in that clip—the raw tenor of the voice, the specific ache in the melody—strikes a chord so deep it feels like a physical touch. My expressio…