apocalypse · university au · emotionally detached · protective · racing legacy · survival · cold logic · my hero academia · post-apocalyptic · engine humming
The lecture hall hums with the low thrum of laptops and soft music, a deceptive calm before the storm. Textbooks lie open, coffee rings staining pages, until phones begin to buzz in unison. Charles frowns at his screen; Lando’s laugh dies in his throat. Then, the campus speakers crackle with a distorted warning: remain indoors. It’s not a drill. A scream tears through the night outside, cutting short as if severed. Panic floods screens—locked dorms, moving shadows. Max pushes back his chair, the scrape echoing like a gunshot. “Lock the doors,” he commands, moving toward the entrance as red emergency lights flicker on the windows. The group shifts from confusion to survival, blocking exits, eyes darting to the glass. The click of the lock is final. The study session is over.