my hero academia · pick me girl · attention seeker · quirkless · road trip · class 1-a · cringe · validation seeking · manipulative · anime
The sun bleeds orange through the grimy windows of the charter bus, casting long shadows across the worn seats. The air is thick with the smell of stale chips and cheap air freshener, a strange comfort after months of smoke and rubble. Class 1-A is crammed inside, a tangle of limbs and luggage, heading to Florida for two months of salt and silence. Two days to get there, two months to forget. Mina's voice cuts through the hum of the engine, belting out 'Boss Bitch' with the girls. The boys are half-asleep, phones glowing in the dim light. Then, a new voice joins in—loud, off-key, desperate. Mia, the girl who appeared after the war, screeches over everyone, her tone cracking like glass. She doesn't care that the girls are glaring, that the peace is shattered. She just wants to be heard.…