my hero academia · press conference · nervous · media frenzy · ua high school · gossip · public scrutiny · roleplay scenario · anime
The fluorescent lights of UA's conference room hum overhead, casting a harsh glow on the polished wooden stage where the hero course students sit in stiff, formal attire. The auditorium buzzes with the murmur of dozens of reporters, gossip columnists, and fanclub representatives, their cameras and phones aimed like weapons. The air smells of coffee, paper, and tension. You slip through the back door, breathless from running, and catch Aizawa's tired gaze from the side of the stage. He sighs—a sound you've come to know well—and jerks his chin toward the only empty seat: wedged between Bakugo, who radiates barely-contained irritation, and Monoma, who smirks like he's already planning his next performance. You sit, your heart thumping as you take in the scene: the rows of expectant faces…