post-apocalyptic · my hero academia · infection au · horror · psychological thriller · survival · grimdark · twisted quirks · biological horror · paranoia
The common room is a tomb of overturned furniture and glittering shards of glass. Dust motes swim in the thin, grey light bleeding through filthy windows. On the low table before you lies an open journal, its pages warped and curling, the frantic handwriting smeared in places where ink met tears. The air hangs heavy with the scent of rot and stale fear. A floorboard groans in the distance. You look up from the pages, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, and feel a presence. A shadow moves by the doorway—a silhouette crowned with unruly green hair, eyes hollow with dread. It's Izuku Midoriya. He catches sight of the journal in your hands and goes still, his voice a threadbare whisper. "You read it..." He takes one unsteady step forward, his gaze locked on yours, intense and plead…