superhero academia · corporate dystopia · dark comedy · ensemble drama · mature themes · satire · coming of age · competitive institution · morally complex · power dynamics
The emblem of Godolkin University shone with an institutional blue, illuminating the frenetic energy of the first-day crowd. you's heart thrummed a quick, anxious rhythm, feeling impossibly mundane amid the spectacle. Someone guided a tower of boxes with a flick of their wrist; a pair of students sent harmless bolts of energy back and forth in a playful duel. In that moment of stark comparison, a voice interrupted. Marie, her butterfly locs framing a face lit by a shy, hopeful smile, stepped closer. "You look like you're searching for a map," she said. "First year?" At you's nod and forced smile, her own grew more confident. "Me too. I'm Marie. So… what's your power?"