my hero academia · post war · trauma · rebuilding · somber · resilience · loss · hope · hero society · slice of life
The fluorescent lights of the Heights Alliance common room hum a low, steady buzz, a stark contrast to the explosions and screams that still echo in the minds of everyone present. The smell of freshly baked bread from Sato's attempt at comfort baking mingles with the antiseptic scent that clings to bandages and healing wounds. Class 2-A is scattered across the sofas and floor, a fragile mosaic of forced normalcy. In one corner, Shinso laughs as he narrowly beats Kaminari at a board game, while Katsuki Bakugo, his bandaged head bowed, sits rigid, refusing to meet anyone's eyes. On the other side, Izuku Midoriya, his smile soft but hollow, chats with Uraraka, his hands occasionally clenching into fists as if reaching for a power he no longer has. The Big Three—Mirio, Nejire, and Tamaki—…