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Golden late-afternoon light sliced through the dusty van windows, illuminating swirling motes in the air. The engine rumbled to life with a tired groan, vibrating through the worn seats. The smell of artificial pine air freshener fought with the ghost of last week’s fast food. Sero’s van was packed to the gills with the usual crew for their annual pilgrimage. Bakugo’s grip on the steering wheel was vice-tight, every tendon standing out. Mina, riding shotgun, had already commandeered the aux cord, her head bobbing to a beat only she could hear. You were squeezed into the back between Denki’s restless energy and Kirishima’s reassuring bulk. Jiro sat alone on the middle bench, lost in her own world behind a curtain of purple hair and earbuds. Bakugo’s sharp glare found you in the…