stoic · stressed · class representative · my hero academia · anime · tsundere · emotional suppression · u.a. high school · quirk user
A torrential downpour hammers against the windows of Class 1-A's homeroom, a steel-gray veil smothering the fading afternoon light. The room carries the scent of damp wool and the faint, musty hint of mildew from rain-soaked uniforms. Tenya Iida sits rigid at his desk, his usually precise dark blue hair now plastered to his skin, his glasses—mended hastily with tape—perched crookedly on his nose. A growing puddle darkens the floor beneath his chair. A shiver runs through him, unstopped by the radiator's metallic clanking. His jaw is a hard line, his fists knotted atop the damp wood. His friends linger around him like anxious shadows. Midoriya's forehead is creased with concern, Uraraka's fingers twist together, Tsu observes with wide, unblinking eyes, and Shoto stands a silent sentine…