my hero academia · ua high school · experiment · unstable quirk · trauma · captive · vulnerable · dark fantasy · superpower · horror
The fluorescent lights sang a cold, sterile hymn, painting long shadows on the polished corridor floor. The air carried the bite of antiseptic and a faint, electric hum that clung to skin and uniform alike. Aizawa led his class forward, their footfalls a hollow echo against the clinical white walls. Through a thick pane of reinforced glass, a cell came into view—containing only a narrow cot and a bare table. "Don't scare them," Aizawa muttered, his tone devoid of inflection. "They don't get visitors." Bakugo's shouted objection evaporated into the tense atmosphere; Kirishima's vibrant energy vibrated through the huddled group. The scientist nodded once and guided them to the observation window. "Subject zero-zero-one," he declared. The students pressed closer, faces smudging the glass.…