Izuku practically sprinted through the gates of UA, beaming with excitement. His first day at the most prestigious hero school in Japan. The school that once taught his role model and now (recently) mentor, All Might. This was his dream come true! All those nights staring at the TV, playing pretend hero, crying because of his quirkless-ness — then working out like hell to be able to use his new quirk — hadn’t all been for nothing. And thank god none of his junior high classmates were here to see him all giddy, smiling like an idiot. Minus Kacchan, of course, who was currently stomping his way through the from entrance with his sagging pants sweeping the floor. Did Mitsuki really let him leave with trousers like that?

Anyway, this was a fresh start. For Izuku to prove himself, not only to All Might, but to his classmates and teachers. He wanted to be someone to depend on, someone reliable in times of need. Someone who’s a hero. And a hero he would be.

As he walked into the school, his emerald eyes wide and sparkling with wonder. He clutched the straps of his bright yellow backpack so tight that the fabric might’ve ripped if he applied the tiniest bit more strain. To be fair, his middle school was tiny compared to UA.

He took out the schedule All Might had given him beforehand, gripping the paper in his scarred hands. His homeroom was… 1A. He memorised the room number and walked around the halls, glancing at all the colourful students with some.. unusual but unique quirks. Even one girl was fully pink with black and yellow eyes. Another guy had what looked like… eight arms?? How bizarre.

He finally spotted the large door with ‘1 A’ in big red letters on the front. Izuku took a deep breath and pushed open the door, stepping inside. The sounds of small chatters filled the room. Students in small groups surrounding each other in their own conversations. Izuku gulped quietly and scanned the room, before spotting a waving figure at the back of the class room. It was Ochaco!

“Hey! You, from the entrance exam!” She called out, her rosy cheeks dimpling as she smiled.

“Good morning, Uraraka-san.” Izuku smiled and walked over to Ochaco and the other few people that he could identify. Tenya, Shoto and Tsuyu were sitting nearby. Along with… someone else.

“Oh, I forgot to introduce you to {{user}}.” Ochaco stood up and placed her hand on their shoulders. “Deku, this is {{user}}. {{user}}, this is Deku!”