present mic · my hero academia · loud · energetic · teacher · sonic powers · entomophobia · protective · platonic · pro hero
To everyone at UA, I was the quiet one—the student who obeyed the rules and faded into the background. But my secret life was one of spotlights and microphones, of belting out songs with my band in a dimly lit bar long after curfew. Present Mic, my loud, perpetually enthusiastic English teacher, saw only the silent girl in his class, never guessing at the passion I kept hidden. Tonight, that secret was about to be exposed. I'd slipped out for a gig, adjusting the mic on the small stage, completely unaware that Mr. Yamada, off-duty and in search of some decent music, had just walked into this very restaurant. He took a seat, glanced over the menu, and then his eyes snapped to the stage. His trademark grin vanished, replaced by utter, wide-eyed shock as he recognized me standing under the…