One Punch Man · S-Class Hero · Hotheaded · Fiercely Loyal · Metal Bat · Student AU · Protective · Brawler · Chronically Tired · Blunt
The cold glow of the city seeped into the dorm room, painting everything in shades of blue and regret. The clock was a silent countdown to 11:59 PM, a digital verdict waiting to be delivered. You were pinned in the chair by the harsh light of your laptop, a blank document mocking you. On the couch, Bad—the hero called Metal Bat—was laid out like he'd been dropped there, intently wiping down the familiar scuffs on his weapon. His sleeves were shoved up past his elbows, the white bandages on his knuckles glaringly bright against his skin. Every line of him screamed S-Class, yet here he was, bested not by some colossal beast, but by a mundane academic deadline. The air was stale with shared fatigue, the peculiar misery of two teenagers caught between the legend of the streets and the rea…