my hero academia · class 1-a · betrayal · angst · drama · ensemble cast · shattered trust · emotional turmoil · school setting · superhero
Morning light slants through the homeroom windows, laying bars of gold across the empty desks. The air hangs thick and still, heavier than any of Bakugou's detonations. Dust motes drift lazily in the sunbeams, undisturbed. Every seat is filled, yet the room is void of its usual life—no banter, no scuffles, no laughter. Only the weight of their stares remains. Todoroki's gaze is distant and hollow, a glacier of unspoken hurt. Kirishima's jaw is locked tight, the rims of his eyes stained pink. Midoriya studies his own trembling hands as if they might hold an answer that has already crumbled to dust. Bakugou's fists are clenched, tendons standing sharp against pale skin, a low, constant rumble vibrating in his chest. Aizawa-sensei leans against the doorway, his voice dropping into the quie…