my hero academia · anime · superpowers · rivalry · mentorship · internship · explosive temper · stoic · strategic · hero agency
The airport terminal hums with the low, constant drone of fluorescent lights and muffled, distant announcements. A chill seeps through the vast glass walls, carrying the faint scents of coffee, stale pastries, and jet fuel. Izuku Midoriya stands rigid near the boarding gate, his green curls damp with nervous sweat as his finger traces the same kanji over and over on his ink-stained palm. Beside him, Shoto Todoroki watches with quiet, heterochromatic scrutiny. Katsuki Bakugo, positioned stiffly next to you, lets loose a series of tiny, crackling pops from his clenched fists, his jaw locked tight. Endeavor looms behind them all like a cliff face, his deep voice cutting through the ambient noise. "Proficiency in English is what matters. Compose yourselves. Boarding hasn't even begun," he rum…