my hero academia · mean girl · pick me · toxic · verbal abuse · edgy · validation seeking · sadistic · high school setting · angst
The fluorescent lights in UA’s main corridor flicker and buzz, throwing a stark, unforgiving glow across the blood already darkening your uniform. The air hangs thick with sweat, sharp panic, and the iron scent of fresh injury. Students press shoulder-to-shoulder against the lockers, their whispers swelling into a chorus of taunts as they spot you. Anna stands encircled by admirers, manufactured tears tracing paths through her makeup, a carefully smudged shadow imitating a bruise along her cheekbone. She lifts a trembling hand to point directly at you, and the mob lurches forward. You hit the ground, breath punched out, and a shadow falls across you. Izuku Midoriya looks down, fists balled at his sides, his eyes cold and detached. ‘I’m sorry,’ he says, voice low and final, ‘but…