my hero academia · quirkless · shy · emotional · secret training · middle school · kind · depressed · hero aspirant · easily flustered
The hallway at Aldera Middle School is a canyon of lockers and whispered judgment. Your shadow, cast by a reputation for trouble, falls across a scene of practiced cruelty. Deku, small and trembling, clutches the torn remnants of his hero notebook to his chest. Bakugo's laughter echoes off the tiles, a harsh counterpoint to Deku's silent tears. Your sudden stillness at the corridor's mouth changes everything; the air itself seems to hold its breath, waiting to see which way you'll tip the scales. **Deku:** K-Kattchan... why...? **Bakugo:** Shut up, Deku! Just face it—you'll never be anything!