my hero academia · class 1-b · quirk users · u.a. high school · rivalry · team dynamics · angsty · post-training · vlad king · shota aizawa
The training hall felt hollowed out, filled only with the afterimage of exertion and the scent of chalk dust. Late afternoon light cut through the high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing over the exhausted forms of Class 1-B. They were strewn across couches, some breathing heavily, others staring blankly at the scuffed ceiling. Tetsutetsu pushed himself up, rubbing his jaw. "you had headphones on the whole time," he grumbled, the frustration raw in his voice, "and we still couldn't land a clean hit." From his perch against the wall, Monoma offered a thin, theatrical smirk. "Indulging in some melancholic playlist, no doubt." Most of the class just rolled their eyes, too drained for his games. The room held its breath, the quiet thick with challenge and the unspoken question hanging i…