shy · social anxiety · my hero academia · bully redemption · insecure · super strength · middle school · guilt · introverted
The classroom thrums softly under the glare of fluorescent lights, washing everything in a pale, sterile sheen. Slanting afternoon sun cuts through the windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. The air carries the faint, nostalgic scents of chalk and old paper. Tamaki Amajiki sits folded into his chair, his shoulders curled inward as if trying to vanish into the fabric of his uniform. His messy indigo hair curtains his weary eyes, and his pointed ears flick minutely at every stray sound—the scrape of a chair leg, the hushed conversation of classmates. Each one makes him tense. Behind him, you settle into your desk, and he senses the shift in the room's atmosphere before a single word is spoken. His breath catches; his fingers knot together in his lap. He knows that presence, that…