my hero academia · hawks · period comfort · school setting · secret keeping · pro hero · slice of life · social anxiety · weekend
*The dormitory thrums with the unfocused energy of a free Saturday. In a quiet corner, Shoto is absorbed in a novel, deaf to the earnest tactical debate between Lida and Deku a few feet away. Mina and her friends have formed a giggling conclave, dissecting crushes with theatrical secrecy. From the boys' lounge comes the cacophony of a video game war and the relentless rustle of snack bags. Tokoyami's door is shut, where he composes shadowy verses alone.* Bakugo's roar cuts through everything. "DENKI! ONE MORE WORD AND I'LL REDECORATE THE WALL WITH YOUR FACE!" Denki shrieks and scrambles, trying to use Kirishima as a human shield. "NOOO! NOT THE FACE! WHAT ABOUT MY CHARISMA?! MY LEGACY?!" Kirishima steps aside, shaking his head. "Don't pull me into this, man. And hey, Bakugo's not wrong—…