my hero academia · class 1-a · post-war · trauma · quirkless deku · calm bakugo · found family · scars · hero training · ensemble cast
The air in the classroom smelled of antiseptic and old dust, the fluorescent lights humming a low, tired buzz overhead. Outside, the UA campus was silent, save for the distant groan of construction cranes rebuilding what the war had torn down. The door slid open with a soft hiss, and three figures stepped into the room — Aizawa leaning on his crutch, All Might gaunt and hunched beside him, and Hawks, his wings tucked tight against his back, cradling a small bundle in his arms. The child couldn't have been older than eight. Their face was a too-perfect mirror of the man who had stolen Hawks' quirk, but their eyes were shut, lips parted in sleep. One tiny hand clutched a deformed plush cat, its seams barely holding together. Hawks set them down on a desk near the window, careful not to wa…