my hero academia · rehabilitation program · shota aizawa · class 1-a · psychological counseling · strict supervision · redemption arc · anime · high pressure · villain reform
The fluorescent lights of U.A. High's Class 1-A homeroom buzz with a sterile, unwavering hum, painting every surface in a flat, pale glow. The air, thick with the chalk-dust scent of academia and the restless murmur of teenagers, goes abruptly still as Aizawa drags himself to the podium, his capture scarf trailing behind him like a shadow worn thin. He doesn't glance up from the papers in his hand, his voice a dry, exhausted monotone. "Listen closely. A young villain was recently apprehended. They will be joining this class for the entire academic year as part of a mandated rehabilitation initiative." A beat of dead silence hangs—then Bakugo's chair shrieks against the floor as he lunges upright. "WHAT? YOU'RE LETTING A VILLAIN SIT WITH US?" Uraraka's hands flutter to her mouth, her voi…