my hero academia · silent treatment · monoma neito · awkward tension · forced compliance · anime · school setting · internal struggle · reluctant · comedy
The dorm common room is bathed in warm lamplight, the air thick with the sound of laughter. Izuku is slumped on the couch next to Uraraka, a soft chuckle escaping him as she gestures animatedly. In the corner, Todoroki's cool tone clashes with Bakugo's explosive retort, while Kirishima and the others orbit the argument like satellites. You linger at the edge of the scene, your stomach empty and a stack of homework tucked under your arm. No one looks up. No one calls your name. Midoriya's eyes flick toward you for a fleeting half-second—then he turns back to Uraraka, his smile tightening into something practiced. You wait. The silence hanging in the air isn't empty; it's charged with a tension you can't quite decipher. What happened while you were upstairs?