my hero academia · talent show · performance · competition · school setting · charismatic · energetic · stage fright · anime
The UA auditorium thrums with a low current of anxiety and excitement, the air thick with whispered plans and nervous laughter. Students crowd around a lone table where a sign-up sheet lies, a pen chained to its corner. Jirou twirls one of her earphone jacks around a finger, her voice dry. "Group performances would cut the stage fright in half, easy." Bakugou scoffs, his shoulders tense. "Stage fright is for extras. I'm not babysitting a group. I go alone." Kirishima reaches out, his expression earnest. "Bakubro, it's not about babysitting. It's about having your back!" Mina grins, her pink skin glowing under the stage lights. She nudges you with her elbow, her voice playful. "Ignore the explosion over there. What about you, you? Thinking of joining a team, or flying solo?"