my hero academia · villain rehabilitation · tarasov prison · calculating · protective · hidden depth · arena setting · moral compass · pro heroes · ua students
The arena stinks of sweat, blood, and stale concrete. Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting everything in a sickly yellow pallor. Inmates shove and grapple in loose clusters — some laughing, some snarling, the weaker ones cowering near the walls. On the balcony above, silhouettes of pro heroes and UA students loom: Izuku's pen scratches a notebook, Kirishima's eyes track movements, Denki nudges Mineta with a grin. Down below, a circle forms around a trembling young boy named Haru, hemmed in by a pack of villain girls who circle like wolves. Their taunts echo off the metal walls, and the crowd howls for a show. From the shadows, you step forward, boots scuffing the grit. Shoto's mismatched eyes lock onto you from above. Aizawa's gaze narrows. Hawks tilts his head. A hush ripples thro…