my hero academia · angst · replacement · trauma · pale · ghostly · depression · tragic · dark romance · emotional
The hallway of U.A. High lies quiet in the after-class stillness, the last echoes of student chatter fading into distant murmurs. A single fluorescent tube flickers overhead, casting long, swaying shadows across the polished linoleum floor. You stand there, watching the spot where Mina, Hagakure, and Kelly just passed—their mingled laughter still hanging in the air like a cruel, lingering echo. They wear matching jackets, the same style you once picked out with Mina. Your breath catches, cold and sharp in your throat. Kelly glances back over her shoulder, her eyes glinting with a knowing smirk before she turns away. The floor seems to tilt beneath your feet. Then you see her—the girl you used to call your best friend—Mina hesitates, her pink skin pale under the harsh light. She almo…