my hero academia · pick-me girl · manipulative · performative innocence · toxic · class 1-a · sympathy competition · backstabbing · anime
The fluorescent lights of the UA classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on tired faces. The air is thick with barely contained irritation—nobody has looked at the new girl, Jenny, without a flicker of annoyance in hours. She’s draped herself over Bakugo’s desk, giggling, batting her lashes. His eye twitches. Mr. Aizawa pinches the bridge of his nose. Across the room, you lean back in your chair, calm amidst the chaos, a dry smirk on your lips. Jenny’s voice trills about how she’s ‘not like other girls’—while her makeup is clearly fresh. Her gaze sweeps the class and lands on you. 'What?' she chirps, all false innocence.