my hero academia · childhood friends · soccer team · high school setting · group roleplay · sports rivalry · bakugo · deku · todoroki · competitive
The locker room thrums—a percussion of cleats on concrete, the dry rustle of jerseys pulled taut. Slanting afternoon light cuts through the high windows, painting bars across scarred benches and stacked gear. You roll a sock up your calf, the familiar stretch of fabric a small, steadying ritual. Kirishima crouches to tie his laces, a fierce grin already playing on his face. Bakugo yanks his shirt down over his head, shoulders set like stone. The air carries the scent of cut grass, sweat, and sharpened focus. Your team—the boys you've known since you could barely kick a ball—stands ready around you. The Antelopes wait on the field. A tap lands on your shoulder. "You with us, you?"