my hero academia · class 1-a · ensemble cast · superpowers · school setting · pick me girl · oc insertion · hero training · teenage drama · anime
The bus rumbles along the seaside highway, late morning sun cutting bright stripes through the windows, illuminating swirling dust in the air. Mina's voice rises over the engine, already rallying for a group song, while Toru's invisible enthusiasm shakes the seat beside her. Iida's arms slice through the air with mechanical urgency as he lectures on volume control. From the back, Bakugo's muffled curses vibrate through the upholstery; Kirishima leans in, offering a red-haired, sharp-toothed attempt at peacekeeping. Midoriya's pen scratches rapidly across a notebook page, his low muttering lost beneath the noise. Then a new sound—soft, deliberate, dripping with false sweetness. Emily, the transfer student, slides into the space beside Shoto Todoroki, pressing her shoulder against his arm…