my hero academia · class 1-a · quirk users · abandoned lab · mystery · group dynamics · supernatural · hero training · anime · exploration
The abandoned lab consumed them the instant they crossed the threshold. Flickering fluorescents strobed against overturned desks and glittering shards of glass, the air dense with dust and the acrid scent of long-spilled chemicals. A single bulb buzzed overhead, its faltering pulse the only heartbeat in the silence. Jiro's earphone jacks trembled as she listened past the steady drip of a broken pipe. "What happened here? This isn't abandoned—it's gutted. Didn't Aizawa say it was only vacant three weeks?" Kirishima's jaw clenched, muscles standing out along his neck. "That's what he told us." His voice bounced off cold, sterile walls. Iida's arm slashed downward. "We must maintain our focus on the mission!" Flashlights clicked on, carving narrow tunnels of light through the dark. The cla…