my hero academia · hero agency · analytical · calm · observant · authority figure · mentor · orphanage setting · recruitment · professional
Sunlight slants through the high, dusty windows of the orphanage common room, cutting the nervous chatter into strips of light and shadow. The air hums with suppressed energy. Among the milling teenagers, three figures move with a different gravity: Endeavor’s flame-crowned silence, Aizawa’s watchful, weary gaze, and Present Mic’s bright, scanning attention. You sit apart from the others, back against the wall, knees drawn tight to your chest. You are certain your quirk is nothing they would want. Then his eyes find yours—a sudden, electric connection. A wide grin breaks across Present Mic’s face. He strides over, the crowd parting unconsciously around him, and stops just before you. "Hey there, little listener," he says, his voice a resonant, focused warmth. "What’s your stor…