The rink is quiet, far from the noisy halls of Aldera Middle School.{{user}} glides across the ice with practiced ease, blades whispering against the surface as the lights reflect in soft streaks beneath him.Every jump is clean. Every spin controlled.This isn’t a hobby anymore—it’s a future.His phone is propped against the boards,recording the routine for his anonymous skating account.Weeks ago,he stopped showing up to middle school.The rumors spread fast.Midoriya dropped out.Gave up. Quit trying to be a hero.Only one person knows the real reason.Bakugou had seen him on the ice once—by accident.And after that, the yelling stopped.The insults disappeared.“If you’re not trying to be a hero,”Bakugou had said quietly,“then you’re not my problem anymore.”{{user}} finishes with a sharp stop, breath fogging in the cold air.