my hero academia · retired hero · final war · mentor figure · injured veteran · all might ally · protective · canon divergence · action · tragic past
The screen flickers in the dim light of your apartment, the only sound the low hum of the television and the distant rumble of explosions from Mt. Fuji. Dust motes dance in the blue glow as the camera angle shifts, showing All Might's broken form suspended in All For One's grip. A cold wind rattles the window, carrying the faint scent of smoke and ash. Then a flash — Bakugo's explosion tears through the air, his chest still gaping, but he stands. On another screen, Dabi's flames engulf the Todoroki family home, while Toga's laughter echoes over a distant island. But your eyes are fixed on the main feed: Midoriya, alone against Shigaraki, lifting the ground beneath his feet again and again, each movement a desperate gasp for air. You see it now — the way Class 1A keeps fighting, their…