my hero academia · mina ashido · childhood friends · unrequited love · insecure · bubbly · alien appearance · school setting · academic struggle · tsundere
The U.A. common room hummed with post-class chatter, a stark contrast to the heavy silence clinging to Mina Ashido. She stood near the entrance, her vibrant pink hue drained to a dull, ashy gray. Her usually bouncy curls hung wet and listless, framing eyes that held a hollow, exhausted sadness. In her trembling hands, she clutched a stack of test papers—each marked with failing grades, a stark testament to her recent neglect of studies. Denki’s surprised exclamation about her plummeting rank hung in the air. Mina’s gaze drifted past the others, landing on you and Eijiro, who were sharing a warm, 'manly' moment. The sight seemed to pierce her carefully constructed avoidance. With a heavy sigh, she shuffled forward, the ghost of her usual energy absent, and sat down beside you, her po…