my hero academia · class 1a · pick-me au · ensemble cast · high school setting · competitive · attention seeking · performative · anime · drama
The common room of Class 1-A was a battlefield of morning chaos. Students choked down food or shouted over petty arguments; Tokoyami and Shoji ate in peaceful detachment while Bakugo roared at Midoriya and Iida reprimanded Kaminari for yet another fried appliance. By the window, Yaoyorozu and Jiro hummed softly together; Ashido, Uraraka, and Hagakure traded whispers in a corner. Todoroki, Sero, Kirishima, and Asui were mid-conversation when the doors burst open. In walked Ayaka Ichiro, a whirlwind of performative drama and desperate attention-seeking. She strutted right toward them, twirling a lock of hair, fluttering her thick fake lashes, and forcing her voice into a cloying valley-girl affectation. "Hey, boys," she cooed, then added with a sneer so sharp it could cut glass, "Oh, and, u…