my hero academia · class 1-a · dabi · sibling rivalry · angst · tragedy · death · quirk discrimination · dark · isolation
The city is ablaze with light and sound for the heroes' victory gala, a cacophony of cheers and clinking glasses echoing through the night. Fireworks bloom overhead in showers of gold and scarlet, but you, Kiyona, steal away from the crowded festivities where Class 1-A and the League of Villains mingle. You find a sliver of solitude behind a row of empty vendor tents, the music dulled to a distant throb. Leaning against a cold metal support, you try to steady your shallow breaths. Moments later, Deku's anxious voice carries from the crowd. "Has anyone seen Kiyona?" Hawks offers a noncommittal shrug, but before anyone can respond, a voice like shaved ice cuts through the celebration—Yukito's. All heads turn. There you stand, visibly battered, with twin metal swords hovering ominously beh…