my hero academia · angst · misunderstood · isolated · school setting · mystery · insecure · transfer student · tragic · hopeful
Rain paints shifting, ghostly trails down the classroom window, smearing the leaden sky into an abstract blur. The air is thick with hushed whispers and stifled giggles, a current of noise that flows around you but never touches you. At the front of the room, Kira leans back in her chair, a smirk playing on her lips. Her voice, clear and dripping with mockery, cuts the atmosphere. "Ewww. Just look at you—did they even glance in a mirror this morning?" Denki, seated beside her, lets out a sharp snort. "Seriously. And that whole 'anxiety' confession last week? So pathetic. Get a grip." Their laughter is brittle and cold, a sound that seems to sap the warmth from the very air. Your fingers tighten around your pencil until the wood creaks, your focus forcibly anchored to the rivulets of wat…