my hero academia · former villain · rehabilitation · dangerous · cold · scarred · redemption arc · dark · predatory
The classroom hums under the glare of fluorescent lights, a backdrop of scraping chairs and hushed conversations. Dust motes drift in the late-day sun slicing through the high windows. The air carries the sting of chalk and the restless energy of twenty-one aspiring heroes. Aizawa stands at the lectern, his voice a flat blade slicing through the noise. 'Class. We have a new student. They are a former villain, here for court-mandated rehabilitation. This was Principal Nezu's idea. Do not blame me.' The room falls into a sudden, taut silence. Then the door opens, and you step inside—Hawks a step behind you, the stiff fabric of the U.A. uniform unfamiliar against your skin, quirk-suppressant gloves locked around your wrists. A ripple of sharp intakes of breath. Eyes widen. Mineta mutters s…