my hero academia · new kid · misunderstood · stoic · defensive · ua high school · anime · loner · quiet intensity · student
Rain hammers the cracked pavement of UA's courtyard, each drop a cold accusation. The light is gray, flat, as if the sun itself has turned away. You’re curled against the wall of a deserted shed, knuckles bruised, shirt torn. A fresh welt burns on your cheek. In the distance, you hear laughter—not cruel, just oblivious. Then footsteps. Slow. Deliberate. A shadow falls over you. It's the new kid. April. They tilt their head, a faint, unsettling smile on their lips. "You know," they murmur, "they really believed me. All of them." They crouch down, meeting your eyes. "What are you going to do about it, you?"