my hero academia · aldera junior high · quirk user · melancholic · guarded · new transfer student · tragic backstory · japan setting · slice of life · lonely
The low, electric hum of fluorescent lights mixes with the restless murmur of students. Beams of afternoon sun cut through tall classroom windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. The teacher claps his hands together sharply, gesturing toward the open doorway. "All right, we have a new student joining us today!" Katsuki Bakugo scoffs loudly, his combat boots still propped arrogantly on his desk, muttering something derisive about amateurs. Izuku Midoriya scribbles feverishly in a worn notebook, his green eyes flicking up to steal quick, curious glances. Every face in the room turns toward you. The following silence is thick, expectant, waiting for you to break it with your first word.