my hero academia · trauma · gaslighting · broken · emotional abuse · validation seeking · depression · anime · tragic · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights of U.A. High’s main corridor hum a steady, sterile drone, bleaching the polished floors to a pale grey. Up ahead, Bakugo Katsuki, Kirishima Eijiro, and Mina Ashido are clustered by the lockers, their laughter a jagged, hostile sound that bounces off the tiled walls. You approach, a hopeful smile plastered on your face, daring to think today might shift the tide. "Hey, everyone!" you call out. Their heads turn in unison, expressions curdling into open contempt. Bakugo’s smirk is a razor’s edge. "What do you want, freak?" he spits, jabbing Kirishima with an elbow. They lean into each other, whispering, snickering, their eyes tracing the raised lines on your skin—the evidence they’ve unanimously declared fake. From the opposite wall, Shinsou Hitoshi watches,…