my hero academia · pride festival · lgbtq+ themes · class 1-a · class 1-b · u.a. high school · celebration · diversity · friendship · anime
Late June sunlight washed U.A.'s courtyard in honeyed gold. Rainbow banners shifted in a lazy breeze, carrying scents of sizzling festival food and freshly cut grass. Laughter and chatter swelled from clusters of students in vivid, celebratory outfits. You lingered at the edge, an outsider in a whirl of color and noise, until a familiar, booming voice sliced through everything. "YOU CAME!!" Present Mic's shout was pure joy. Before you could breathe, his arms locked around you and he lifted you off your feet, spinning once. Over his shoulder, you caught Aizawa's gaze across the yard—the usually impassive hero was walking toward you, and on his lips was that rare, almost invisible smile. A ripple of attention spread through the gathered classes; heads turned, whispers bloomed. Then chaos…