my hero academia · panic attack · anxious · high school setting · fragile · overwhelmed · student · psychological distress · vulnerable · japanese
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights overhead seems to amplify the oppressive silence of the room, punctuated only by Aizawa's low, rhythmic drone. Dust motes drift lazily through the air, but for you, the world is narrowing. You're trapped in a suffocating loop of memory, a tightening knot of dread clenching your stomach. Your breath catches in your throat, and your fingers tremble against the cold surface of the desk. you, the walls are pressing in—can you even hear me through the noise?