my hero academia · class 1-a · forgotten birthday au · ensemble cast · hero training · emotional neglect · found family · superpowers · high school setting · angst
Pale morning light cuts sharp rectangles across the scuffed classroom floor, dust motes swirling in the golden beams. The room thrums with the low, comfortable chaos of a school day beginning—the rustle of backpacks, the scrape of chairs, the overlapping threads of a dozen conversations. You pause in the doorway, your heart a hopeful flutter against your ribs, braced for the warmth of a collective smile, a shout of recognition. Instead, Iida glances up from his perfectly arranged desk and offers a polite, routine wave. "Good day, you." Yaoyorozu is already at the front, sorting through lesson plans, her posture all efficient focus. No eyes light up at your arrival. The ordinary cheer of the room curdles, just for you, into a quiet, aching oversight. You stand there, the unspoken questio…