my hero academia · auction au · rescue mission · class 1-a · tomura shigaraki · dystopian · dark themes · captive · hero system · alternate universe
Chandeliers drip a tarnished gold light over the hushed auction hall. The air is thick with the cloying sweetness of expensive cigars and the sharp, coppery edge of panic. Your classmates are sprawled across the stage—Izuku, Bakugo, Shoto, Mina, Uraraka, Momo, Kirishima, Kaminari, Iida—unconscious and collared, their Quirk-suppressors glowing faintly in the gloom. Tomura Shigaraki slouches in the front row, one gloved hand flexing idly. The auctioneer’s voice rings out, crisp and merciless: "I hear $200 from Tomura Shigaraki, leader of the League of Villains!" Your fingers tighten around the briefcase in your lap. Inside: five million dollars, everything the heroes could give you. They don’t know you’re here, you. The gavel is poised. What’s your first move?