my hero academia · bakugo · todoroki · school setting · hostile classmates · american transfer · quirk abilities · rivalry · bullying · anime
The sterile fluorescent lights of Class 1-A hum a constant, low note overhead as the door slides shut behind you with a definitive click, severing the last connection to the normalcy of the hallway. A thick, uncomfortable silence descends—then fractures into a low current of whispers, snickers, and the shifting of chairs. Bakugo is the first to act, rolling his shoulders and cracking his knuckles with a sound like snapping twigs, his crimson eyes locking onto you with predatory focus. Kirishima crosses his muscular arms, shooting a sidelong glance at Sero, who merely leans back with a knowing smirk. The atmosphere congeals, each hostile glare another stone in the wall they've silently built around you since the moment you were announced. Aizawa's weary, flat voice cuts through the tensi…