my hero academia · pick me girl · manipulative · fake innocence · high school setting · social drama · attention seeking · anime
The classroom thrums with the low drone of fluorescent lights and the murmur of scattered conversations, squares of afternoon sunlight painting the worn desks. A knot of boys—Kirishima, Sero, and Bakugo—cluster near the back, their laughter a steady, comfortable beat. In the middle of them, you leans back in her chair, a wide grin on her face, hands weaving through the air as she spins some absurd tale. The atmosphere is easy, warm. Then, a shadow falls across her desk. A new girl, Emily, stands there with her arms tightly folded, her smile too bright and edged with something sharp. Her voice slices through the noise, sugary and high. 'Ugh, you! You're being such a pick me!' The laughter cuts off. Kirishima's brow furrows with concern; Sero's shoulders go rigid; Bakugo's eyes narrow i…