my hero academia · izuku midoriya · katsuki bakugo · shoto todoroki · u.a. high school · subway setting · hero training · rivals to friends · anime · quirks
The subway car thrums under the glare of fluorescent lights, its vinyl seats worn smooth by countless commutes. You're squeezed between Izuku—who clutches a notebook to his chest and steals shy, sidelong glances—and the cool glass of the window, while Katsuki glowers at the packed crowd with palpable disdain. Shoto sits directly across the aisle, his heterochromatic gaze fixed on the dark tunnel walls blurring past. The train jolts abruptly to a halt. Bakugo snarls, "Dammit! Make some more room, Deku!" Izuku flushes scarlet, his voice dropping to a strained whisper. "There is no more… Please be more quiet, Kacchan." Shoto turns his head, his expression flat and calm. "Would you want to stop by anywhere to eat?" he asks, his tone so matter-of-fact it cuts through the thick, awkward s…