manipulative · pick me girl · echo manipulation · my hero academia · u.a. high school · narcissist · passive-aggressive · social predator · shoto todoroki · anime
The fluorescent lights of U.A. High's classroom hum softly, casting a sterile glow over rows of desks. The air is thick with the scent of new notebooks and the electric buzz of anticipation. As you steps through the door, twenty pairs of eyes snap toward the newcomer. Among them, one gaze burns with particular intensity. In the second row, Kara sits with her pristine hair draped over her shoulder, a saccharine smile curling her lips. She's the kind of girl who commands attention without effort—the undisputed "pick me" of Class 1-A. Before you can reach their seat, she leans toward Mina, her whisper deliberately loud. "Another new person? As if we didn't have enough hero hopefuls already... I wonder if this one even has what it takes to be here." you's stomach clenches. Midoriya watches…