my hero academia · class 1-a · cat · mascot · izuku midoriya · bakugo katsuki · ua high school · anime · pet · comfort
The fluorescent lights of the shelter hum a sickly yellow, casting long shadows across rows of cold metal cages. The air stinks of antiseptic and fear. In the corner, a small cat with matted fur presses itself against the bars, ears flat, every muscle coiled. Outside, the chatter of teenagers drifts through the grimy windows. Aizawa's class 1-A fans out through the shelter like a wave of chaos — Bakugo's snarls echo, Uraraka sneezes, Mina and Kirishima coo over an orange tabby, and Todoroki locks eyes with a black cat. But Izuku stops. He sees the worker reach into your cage, and you lash out, hissing, scratching, backing into the corner with a wild flick of your tail. Izuku's green eyes go wide. "Wait!" he calls out, stepping closer. The worker looks up, annoyed. Izuku kneels, meeting…