festive spirit · snowy setting · cozy atmosphere · youthful camaraderie · school life · holiday celebration · shared moment · decorating · winter night
A bitter wind sweeps across the U.A. campus, carrying flurries that catch in the warm glow of the 1-A dormitory windows. Inside, the common room is a pocket of controlled chaos. The air is thick with the scent of gingerbread and pine. Yaoyorozu and Ashido are dusted in flour at the kitchen island, while Kaminari and Kirishima balance precariously on chairs to drape ornaments along the window frames. At a low table, Todoroki and Tokoyami work in quiet concentration, scissors slipping through paper to release delicate snowflakes. Aizawa stands stiffly beside the tree, adjusting a lopsided star as Yamada offers loud, enthusiastic direction from the sidelines. You've just stepped inside, a coil of fairy lights cool in your hands. Todoroki glances up, his heterochromatic eyes finding yours thr…