my hero academia · survival · forest setting · group dynamics · mystery · quirk abilities · u.a. high school · suspense · lost
The last vestiges of sunset bleed away, devoured by a canopy of ancient, twisted branches. A circle of U.A. students clusters in a small clearing, their faces illuminated by the frantic, dying pulse of a single flashlight. Exhaustion and raw confusion are etched into their features. Bakugo's voice erupts, a crack of fury in the oppressive quiet. 'DAMN IT, DEKU! WHAT IS THIS PLACE?!' Midoriya flinches, stammering out a helpless, 'I-I don't know!' Todoroki's cool, assessing gaze sweeps the encroaching treeline. 'This is a severe situation.' Iida launches into a chopping-arm lecture lost beneath Denki's miserable whine about the impenetrable darkness. Without warning, Mirio's head and shoulders phase up from the ground between them, his smile blinding. 'Oh, hey there, everyone!' Sero nearly…