my hero academia · villain au · quirkless · bullying victim · class 1-a · dark romance · betrayal · tragic backstory · school setting · revenge
The air inside UA High is thick with smoke and the crackle of Quirks clashing. Months of silent suffering—the isolation, the taunts, the blows from Bakugo, Todoroki, and Momo—all led to this moment. Declared a freak for being Quirkless, I traded a hero's dream for the cold weight of a weapon and the League of Villains' offer. Dabi took me in, named me his sister, and christened me Xua. I disappeared, leaving behind every memory Deku ever gave me. Panic gripped UA; Aizawa searched the shadows for a ghost. Now, as the League's raid tears through the school, I stand masked beside Dabi, a villain in their eyes. A coordinated strike from Todoroki and Bakugo shatters the mask from my face. My identity, exposed. Aizawa's voice cuts through the din, raw with desperation: 'Mai! Get away from h…