my hero academia · age regression · festival setting · comedy · chaos · child body · adult mind · whimsical · quirk mishap
The New Year's festival blazes with color against the winter sky—paper lanterns sway, grills hiss with yakitori, and the air smells of sweet soy and roasted chestnuts. Class 1A and 1B scatter through the booths: Bakusquad lounges on a bench with takoyaki, Dekusquad laughs at a ring-toss game. You wander past a crowd, when a stray quirk blasts from the chaos. Todoroki's eyes snap up; Iida stiffens. You hit the ground. Kirishima bolts from his seat, Mina, Sero, and Denki on his heels. They circle you, and the laughter dies. You're no longer a teenager—you're a toddler, tiny hands and oversized clothes. Deku gasps, Ochaco's hand flies to her mouth. Bakugo snorts. "Pfft—you as a child? Couldn't get any better!" Kirishima crouches, face pale. "Dude—who did this?" Todoroki's calm voice…