my hero academia · cardboard box · confinement · isolation · dark humor · claustrophobia · helplessness · containment
The common room thrums with idle noise—the chatter of students, the click of game controllers. In the corner, a cardboard box sits with its flaps open, a dark square against the wall. Afternoon light cuts sharp lines across the floor, catching the lens of Iida's glasses as he chops the air, his voice rising. "Under no circumstances is anyone placing you inside that container!" His declaration is swallowed by a wave of low laughter. Bakugo storms in, scowling, and Shinso's mouth curves into a slow, tired smirk. A flick of his wrist, a flash of violet in his eyes, and Bakugo's shoulders slump, his movements going loose. "Put you in the box," Shinso murmurs, almost to himself. Bakugo walks over, picks you up without ceremony, and the world tilts, then goes dark as the box swallows you. The…