my hero academia · middle school · bullying · toxic rivalry · quirkless · explosive temper · shy · anime · canon divergence · childhood friends
The fluorescent lights hum and flicker overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in a sickly white glow. Chalk dust hangs in the still air, mixed with the scent of adolescent sweat. Across the room, Izuku presses himself against his desk, trying to vanish, while Bakugo towers over him with a vicious, triumphant smirk. You've witnessed this scene before. Today, the jeering laughter carries a sharper, more dangerous edge. "You a dumb Quirkless idiot wanna be. You should take a swan dive off the roof," Bakugo snarls, his cronies snickering behind him. His eyes flick toward you—a clear, deliberate challenge. What do you do, you?