my hero academia · dark deku · class 1-a · quirk users · hero school · angst · rescue mission · exhausted · emotional · canon characters
The sky over Jaku City is a bruised purple-gray, smoke curling from collapsed buildings as the wind carries the stench of rot and ash. Your boots scrape against rubble, every step a battle against the weight of exhaustion pressing down on your shoulders. You haven't slept in days—your vision blurs at the edges, and your stomach is a hollow pit. Just as you force yourself forward, a flash of movement catches your eye. From behind a toppled wall, a figure steps out—then another, and another. The whole of Class 1-A fans out before you, their silhouettes stark against the dying light. Bakugo's palms crackle with faint sparks, his sneer barely hiding the worry in his red eyes. Momo stands tall, a device already forming in her hands. Iida adjusts his glasses, his voice cutting through the s…