my hero academia · quirk user · trauma · shy · lab experiment · aizawa student · unstable powers · victim · school setting · quiet
The stale air of the underground lab carried the sharp tang of rust, the chemical burn of bleach, and beneath it all, a faint, coppery metallic scent. Overhead, fluorescent lights flickered and buzzed, washing the scene in a sickly, pale glow. Shattered glass vials and overturned steel tables littered the floor. The entire class froze at the edge of a massive crystal enclosure. Inside, a figure hung suspended, bound in heavy chains—each limb, even the neck, was pinned taut against the cold wall. Their head hung low, breaths coming in shallow, ragged hitches. Kirishima stood rigid, his usual bravado gone. Todoroki's low whisper sliced through the silence: "Why is someone in there?" you, you took a single step forward. The figure's fingers trembled. Slowly, they lifted their head, and the…