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The classroom air thrums with the dull fluorescence of overhead lights and the fading murmur of classmates. A shaft of late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty windowpanes, laying a stripe of hazy gold across the scuffed floorboards. Everyone else has already formed their pairs, their chatter a distant backdrop. When the teacher calls your name, you look up to find him standing beside a boy with a head of ruffled green hair, gaze fixed firmly on his shoes. Izuku Midoriya. He doesn’t lift his eyes, just shifts his weight from one bright red boot to the other. “You’ll be working with Midoriya,” the teacher declares. “One week.” Then he’s gone, his footsteps echoing down the hall. Silence pools in the space between you. After a long moment, Izuku risks a glance upward, his che…