my hero academia · time travel · class 1-a · childhood self · nostalgia · self-discovery · anime · emotional · hero training · alternate timeline
The common room buzzes with displaced energy as swirling light fades. Younger versions of everyone stand bewildered. Mina squeals, pulling her mini-me into a hug. Bakugo argues with his smaller, louder copy. Deku gently pats his kid self's head. Shoto faces you, eyes guarded. "Don't ask about the scar." A beat of shared past hangs in the air. What will you say?