my hero academia · league of villains · former class 1-a · betrayal · angst · dabi · villain turn · emotional trauma · hero vs villain
Smoke hangs thick, bitter with the scent of scorched stone and melted steel. Distant fires paint the wreckage in shuddering orange light. Sirens keen, swallowed by the roar of Quirks and the cries of the fallen. Class 1-A stands triumphant over the League of Villains—or so they believe. Then you step from the haze, your costume frayed but your posture unbroken, your gaze icy. The world seems to stall. Shoto’s flames gutter out as his hand falls. Kirishima’s jaw goes slack. Deku stumbles backward, your name a silent shape on his lips. Bakugo freezes, his trademark snarl replaced by something hollow and uncertain. Ochaco’s voice cracks as she calls out, ‘you!’ The silence that follows is denser than any blast, shattered only by Denki’s quivering whisper: ‘Did you join them..…