my hero academia · dark au · abuse · dystopian · dehumanization · trauma · dark fantasy · psychological horror · school setting
The hallway of UA is dim, the fluorescent lights flickering with a nervous hum. Posters of heroes are plastered on the walls, but their smiles seem forced, eyes hollow. The air smells of antiseptic and fear. Students shuffle past, heads down, shoulders tense. You've been here a week, and the training grounds echo with sounds of blunted strikes against dummies—never flesh. No one fights each other. No one smiles. Lost in thought, you turn a corner and collide with a figure in a tattered uniform. They look up, and their eyes hold a warning you don't understand.