Featherblade || MHA x Male!Reader

Chapter 8

I growl lowly as some of the idiots from my class are taunting Bakugo. This stupid house arrest is bad enough already, I don't need Bakugo pissed the whole time.

"Hey! If you idiots don't shut up and stop taunting us I'll turn you both into my personal pincushions! Maybe I'll even give you the same treatment as my wall!"

Tape Dispenser yelps. "What does that even mean?!"

"Oh, uh... When he can't sleep he throws knives at his bedroom wall... I hear it every time I get up to use the bathroom..." Snaggletooth gives the two a look of pity as Ballsack and Tape Dispenser finally shut up.

"I can't wait to be out of house arrest... I can't believe I actually prefer being in class to this..."

•••

It didn't take long for my house arrest to be over, but things didn't get really interesting until Bush-Head finally got back.

We all take our seats so that class can start, looking ahead at Aizawa.

"Morning. Now that Midoriya is back, we'll go into more detail about what the work studies entail." He turns to the door. "Go ahead and come in. I'll have people who've experienced it firsthand explain." He says as the door slides open. "I suggest you listen carefully as they point out how work studies differ from internships. These three are third years at UA. They rank at the very top of our student body. You may know them as the Big Three."

I look at them with disinterest. "They seem pretty normal to me. Just another set of teenagers aspiring to be heroes. Boring." I put my head down on my desk, knowing they won't see me because I sit behind Octopus. "You guys are way too excited for this."

"Get to it. Introduce yourselves briefly. Let's start with Amajiki."

"It's no good. You two should go, I just can't. Even if I try to imagine them as potatoes, I can see their human bodies. I know that they're still people. No words are coming out. My mind's blank and my mouth is dry. I can't say anything. I wanna... Go home."

"Man, I feel that... I need to have a chat with this guy, clearly."

"Come on, Amajiki, you need to have the heart of a lion, not a kitten! I mean, even though you're a human, you get what I mean? This is our kitten, Tamaki Amajiki! And hi, my name is Nejire Hado. I'm supposed to talk about work studies. You first-years have a really exciting time ahead of you."

"Ugh, too cheerful..." I groan.

"Hey wait, hold on. Why are you wearing a mask? Is it cuz you're feeling sick? Or just... Trying to look cool. Oh, woah, and you must be Todoroki, am I right? Yeah! How'd you get that big burn on your face? And Ashido, if your horns break off, you think you'll grow new ones? Ooh, and can you wiggle them? Mineta, are those balls your hair, or what? I don't get it!" I can feel her eyes land on me and I groan in annoyance, sitting up slightly. "What's with your wings? How fast can you fly? Can I touch 'em?"

Before I have a chance to respond she puts a hand on one of my wings, causing me to jolt upright. I hear a few thumps and a couple yelps, and when I look in the direction of the sounds I can see that I accidentally launched some knives at the wall, narrowly missing my classmates. 

"Don't touch my wings." I say as I push her hand away, trying to calm myself down. 

"Sorry, got a little carried away! Those knives are super cool!" I sigh in relief as she starts bothering someone else, quickly folding my wings up against my back.

"Okay, you guys look like you have no idea what's going on. I guess we are third years who just showed up in your classroom to explain a program that's completely voluntary. I can see how you'd be confused by that. Hm. You guys got your provisional licenses as first years, right? Huh! This batch of new students has proven to be pretty darn energetic. So the problem is, you must not have a sense of humor. That's why my joke didn't land."

"No, it's because you're not funny."

"L/N, that is incredibly rude! How would you feel if-"

"Heads up, the rad new plan is all you first years fight me at once."

"Oh, fuck me! Why can't I ever have a nice, relaxing, normal day? This had better be optional."

•••

Good news, I don't have to participate. Me and Peppermint are over by Aizawa instead, watching the fight. In all honesty, I'm not really interested, so while Aizawa is focused on the fight I sneak my way over to Amajiki.

"Psst, hey." I whisper, getting his attention. I might be able to give you some advice on how to talk to people. "

"...Really?"

"Yeah, I feel like you all the time, but I just act like everyone I'm talking to is an enemy and I'm giving a monologue or a speech to them."

"...I'll try it next time."

I nod before sitting down and staring at the ceiling with a soft sigh.

"...Hey, earlier, when Nejire touched your wings, you freaked out... Why?"

"I don't like it when people touch my wings. It makes me uncomfortable."

"...You didn't look uncomfortable. You looked scared."

"Can you just drop it? I don't wanna talk about it, okay?" I mumble.

"...Sorry...."

"It's fine..." I sigh and walk back over to Aizawa and Todoroki.

"L/N... I didn't know you knew how to be nice to people."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?! I'm nice all the time!"

"Don't lie to yourself." Aizawa chimes in, not looking away from the fight.

"Whatever, I don't really care what you think..." I look back over at the fight, my eyes widening. "I knew he was gonna beat our asses, but holy shit. He's already taken out half the class. I kinda wish Bakugo was here to see this..."

"Why don't you two go and join the fight?"

"But we don't even have our provisional licenses."

"I just don't want to be a part of this. I'd rather not get my ass beat, especially since I still can't fly. I just want this to be over so I can take a nap."

"I bet you'd have an easier time sleeping at night if you didn't take so many naps during the day."

"My sleep schedule is none of your business, Peppermint."

"Todoroki's right, you know. You're practically nocturnal. Just because I'm the same way doesn't make it okay."

"My sleep schedule is fine, you just care too much. I don't need anyone making sure I get enough sleep, I'm just fine as is."

"Are you? You haven't gotten a full night's sleep since I brought you here, and I could tell you weren't sleeping well before then either."

My wings fluff up as I glare at him. "That's none of your business, Eraserhead." 

"Isn't it? I'm your teacher, and when the school took you in I was also made your legal guardian. Legally, it is my business."

"Just because you're my legal guardian doesn't mean you're my dad! I know you even less than I know my real parents, and I haven't seen them since the day my quirk manifested!" My wings shoot out a few feathers before I storm out, knowing he won't leave the rest of his students to follow me.