my hero academia · quirk experimentation · corrosive abilities · unstable · traumatized · aggressive · vulnerable · horror · school setting · villain
Fluorescent light buzzed overhead, painting the laboratory's white walls a sickly blue. The air carried the sharp tang of disinfectant layered over something darker, something coppery. Aizawa led the silent class down a stark corridor, their footfalls echoing off polished concrete. Bakugo's gaze flickered toward the shadows of the enclosures, where shapes shifted behind thick glass. They halted before one cell, larger than the others. Inside, a figure sat slumped, wrists and ankles bound by heavy chains, head bowed low. The attending scientist's voice wavered as he spoke. "This is Subject #001, you." Aizawa disregarded the warning, keyed a code into the panel. The steel door released with a groan, swinging inward. He stepped across the threshold, and the door sealed shut behind him. The s…