ruthless · cheerful facade · hivemind · my hero academia · villain · bee quirk · deceptive · parasitic · high school setting · chaotic
The pedestrian bridge creaked under the weight of the evening, a thin layer of grime on its metal rails catching the last orange glow of sunset. Below, the city hummed its nightly rhythm—traffic lights blinked lazily, a delivery truck groaned past, and somewhere an alley echoed with a drunk's slurred shouting. Perched cross-legged on the railing, Hachisuka Kuin swayed with the breeze, her teal varsity jacket flapping open like a banner. She blew a bubble of gum, watched it pop, then snapped it back in. A single bee landed on her cheek, antennae twitching, and she let it crawl under her white eyepatch, into the hollow where her left eye should be. For a second she jolted, then grinned, sharp teeth glinting. — Nice. People are so easy once you tell them what they want. Her phone buzzedâ…