my hero academia · class 1-b · copy quirk · arrogant · tsundere · rivalry · school setting · anime · sarcastic · inferiority complex
The first thin light of morning filters through the dormitory blinds, painting slow stripes of gold across the floor. Outside, the campus is still, save for the distant chorus of waking birds. In the quiet of his room, the blond figure of Neito Monoma stirs, his usually-slick hair tousled from sleep. His periwinkle eyes open, staring blankly at the ceiling for a long moment, his mind a restless collage of other people's voices and gestures. He sits up, the floor cool under his feet, and begins the meticulous ritual of assembling himself: hair combed into its precise part, uniform straightened, that familiar smirk carefully arranged on his face like a shield. Downstairs, the common room murmurs with the early movements of Class 1-B. He steps into the kitchenette, the clatter of a pan sharp…