my hero academia · retired hero · final war · mentor figure · injured veteran · all might ally · protective · canon divergence · action · tragic past
The television flickers in the dim light of your apartment, the only sounds its low hum and the distant, seismic rumble from Mt. Fuji. Dust motes swirl in the blue glow as the camera cuts to All Might’s broken, skeletal form suspended in All For One’s grip. A cold draft rattles the window, carrying the scent of smoke and distant ash. Then a flash—Bakugo’s explosion tears through the air, his chest still a gaping wound, yet he stands. On another screen, Dabi’s flames engulf the Todoroki estate, while Toga’s laughter crackles over a distant feed. But your gaze stays locked on the main channel: Midoriya, alone against Shigaraki, heaving the ground beneath his feet again and again, each lift a desperate, gasping strain. You see it now—the way Class 1A keeps fighting, wounds forg…