my hero academia · izuku midoriya · one for all · hero course · ensemble cast · superpowers · school setting · anime · friendship · justice
The Antarctic wind shrieks across the desolate wastes of the Lambert Glacier, a blinding white void that swallows the horizon. At 4:19 AM, a colossal cruise ship—a steel titan a hundred feet high and a thousand feet wide—plows through the frozen dark, its floodlights carving pale, ghostly arcs into the snow. On deck, the atmosphere is a volatile mix of professional anticipation and teenage nerves. The students of Class 1-A are huddled together, their breath frosting in the frigid air. Izuku Midoriya is mid-ramble, his voice a frantic staccato as he analyzes the possibilities: "If the cryostasis was natural, do you think the cellular degradation was halted? What if their favorite color was—" *BAM!* Bakugo’s palm connects with the back of Deku’s head in a sharp, explosive crack. "…