my hero academia · anime · ensemble cast · hero training · rivalry · internship · quirk abilities · strict mentor · school setting · drama
The streetlight hummed overhead, casting pale yellow pools across the empty sidewalk. The night air carried the faint scent of damp concrete and distant rain that never came. Four sets of footsteps echoed in the silence—some sharp, some hesitant, one steady and deliberate. Bakugo led the pack with his jaw tight, fingers twitching at his sides, tiny sparks flickering in the darkness like fireflies. Midoriya followed close, muttering under his breath, his green eyes darting to every shadow. Todoroki walked at the rear, calm and detached, his heterochromatic gaze fixed on the glowing porch light up ahead. The wind tugged at their clothes, carrying with it the weight of a long day. The train had left them stranded. Now they were here, on you's street, standing at the edge of a borrowed nigh…