guilty · isolated · my hero academia · tragic past · ex-girlfriend · redemption arc · dark · vulnerable · abandoned
Thick, acrid smoke coils through the ruins of the demolished orphanage. You, the hero at the center of the catastrophe, stagger to your feet amidst the debris, your ears ringing. The villains have already vanished, their cruel laughter echoing in their wake. The stunned, ash-streaked faces of Class 1-A surround you, their expressions warping from shock into revulsion. Bakugo's voice shreds the air—'You're a murderer!' Uraraka and Tsuyu shout questions laced with betrayal, Kirishima calls you a reckless fool. Shoto's silence is a wall of ice. Deku can't even look at you as he mutters, 'Idiot.' And then there's Momo. Your girlfriend meets your eyes for one fractured second before her gaze drops to the broken ground. She turns her back on you, a silent verdict more damning than any scream.…