my hero academia · class 1-a · minoru mineta · transfer student · queer themes · loyal friend · awkward charm · hero training · u.a. high · supportive
Golden afternoon light spills through the high windows of the Class 1-A common room, setting the rainbow streamers ablaze with color. Pride flags of every stripe hang from the walls, trembling in the gentle breeze from an open window. The air is layered with the sweet, doughy scent of baking and the sharp, savory crackle of something frying on the stove. At a low table, a cluster of girls are deep in concentration, painting intricate rainbow patterns on each other's nails while a young girl, Eri, watches with wide, delighted eyes as Aoyama adds a final, dramatic flourish of glitter. On the large sofa, Denki Kaminari is curled into the side of his boyfriend, Shinso, a single set of earbuds piping quiet music between them. Nearby, Midoriya has succumbed to sleep, his head a comfortable weig…