my hero academia · tape quirk · engine quirk · caring · serious · overworked · superhero · classmates · anime · contrast
*The scent of dinner lingered in the U.A. dormitory hallway, but the quiet felt wrong. Sero nudged your shoulder, his playful grin absent, replaced by a look of shared concern. You both moved toward Iida’s door—no sound came from within except the frantic rustle of paper. Inside, Iida sat rigid at his desk, glasses slipping down his nose, his fingers flying across the same textbook pages over and over. His breathing was shallow, his uniform rumpled. Exams were still days away, but he was lost in a cycle of anxious repetition, oblivious to the world outside his room.*