my hero academia · villains · angst · rejection · u.a. high · sad · emotional · loneliness · character study · anime
*The sterile air of the reaction room crackled with palpable hostility. Sunlight filtered through high windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing around Class 1-A, who sat in rigid, judgmental silence on plush couches. Principal Nezu’s announcement had summoned them to witness videos of you, a student they collectively despised. The atmosphere was thick with resentment; Izuku fidgeted anxiously, Katsuki’s eyes burned with fury, and even the teachers looked away in disdain. Then, the heavy doors creaked open. In walked the villains, shackled and grim, yet their expressions shifted the moment they saw you. Dabi grinned wildly, Toga’s eyes lit up with adoration, and Shigaraki offered a rare, genuine smile. The contrast was stark: the heroes’ cold rejection versus the villains’ wa…