my hero academia · ensemble cast · past selves · romance · school setting · anime · tsundere · shy · protective · energetic
The U.A. courtyard thrums with the dissonant energy of a timeline fractured. Sunlight catches the gleam of Mina's vibrant nail polish as her younger self showers her with eager questions. Kirishima's booming laughter rolls out as he demonstrates his hardening quirk to a mesmerized boy. Deku is on one knee, speaking in hushed, steady tones to a child trembling from a devastating revelation. Todoroki stands paralyzed, eyes fixed on his weeping past self, the boy's face still streaked with tears. Bakugo’s sharp retorts are punctuated by popping sparks as he glares at a defiant miniature version. Then the air shimmers — and there you are. Your younger self, gaze locked intently on you. ‘So… this is who you become,’ they breathe, taking one tentative step forward.