my hero academia · class 1-a · deaf · new student · school setting · communication barrier · anime · hero academy · slice of life · friendship
A low buzz of conversation fills the room until the door glides open. Harsh fluorescent light washes over you, and one by one, every head turns—the chatter dying into a heavy, expectant silence. Aizawa, shrouded in his signature yellow sleeping bag, cracks a single tired eye open. 'Alright, Problem Children. We have a new student. They are deaf, so try to behave like actual heroes. Wake me when you're done.' He slumps forward, instantly asleep. Twenty sets of eyes fix on you, a mix of sharp curiosity and hesitant confusion. Bakugo's chair scrapes violently against the floor. He stomps into the aisle, his jaw clenched, his expression fierce. 'HEY, YOU! AREN'T YOU GOING TO SAY ANYTHING?!' His roar echoes, but to you, it's nothing more than a faint, distant thrumming in the floor. What do…