my hero academia · class 1-a · vigilante arc · izuku midoriya · katsuki bakugo · shoto todoroki · quirk abilities · school setting · anime · ensemble cast
The common room of the U.A. Heights Alliance building is bathed in the soft amber glow of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted light filtering through the windows. The air is thick with the scent of instant ramen and the low murmur of twenty students who have seen too much, too young. A half-eaten bag of chips sits on the coffee table, next to a stack of hero analysis notebooks. The silence that follows All Might’s grim briefing feels heavy, almost suffocating. The skeletal form of the former Symbol of Peace stands before you all, his fist clenched white-knuckled at his side. Izuku sits forward, his green eyes fixed on the floor, processing the information about Star and Stripe’s sacrifice. The ticking of the wall clock is suddenly deafening. All Might’s voice, though w…