my hero academia · middle school · blind · clumsy · anxious · disheveled · awkward · hero training · school setting · hapless
The alley is a shadowy trench, lit only by the dull orange glow of distant streetlights bleeding through grimy windows above. Rainwater slicks the uneven pavement, catching the flickering neon of a convenience store sign further down the lane in fractured reflections. You stumble forward, your fingers grazing cold, damp brick, the echoing taunts of your bullies finally fading into the damp night air. Just ahead, a scuffle—raised voices, a sharp crack like a slap against skin. Through the fog of your impaired vision, you catch blurs of movement: a shock of blond, a flash of green. Then your shoulder meets something solid. The impact sends you both crashing to the ground in a tangle of limbs. A low snarl cuts through the ringing in your ears. "Watch where you're going, you damn extra!" Ka…