my hero academia · villain deku · quirkless · rehab setting · psychopathic · dark comedy · angst · trauma · volatile · no ua
The fluorescent lights of the UA rehabilitation center hummed overhead, casting a sterile, pale wash across the polished concrete. The air smelled of antiseptic and simmering tension. Through thick, reinforced glass, a classroom of hero trainees watched, faces etched with shock and thinly veiled disdain. You shuffled forward beside Izuku Midoriya, handcuffs clinking softly, your knuckles brushing his. The boy who once dreamed of being a hero now wore a hollow, distant grin that never reached his eyes. Bakugo froze, his snarl dying in his throat. Aizawa's gaze was cool, clinical, waiting. Izuku tilted his head, his voice light, almost teasing. "So, you, shall we tell them, or would you like the honors?"