•Manipulation• [BNHA × Male!OC]

Chapter 132: Have you ever had a dream that That you, um, you had, you'll

"You guys were interviewed for a solid hour and only Todoroki's answers made the cut...!" Denki snorted as the class huddled around to watch the interview.

Even though they'd recorded it just this morning, the exclusive came out that afternoon.

'Guess people work fast on Christmas...'

"Even Ryo had more screentime..." Kirishima mumbled, scrolling through the interview video.

Sure enough, my face popped up a few times, alongside the fact that I was clearly underdressed for an interview.

I groaned, slamming my head into my desk.

"Don't even start, I can't believe you guys made me do all that in my pajamas..." I sighed.

'Ah, my public image... Can you see it? It's going down the drain...'

"On the bright side, all the comments mention your grey sweatpants, Ryo! They must like your style!" Mina grinned, trying to cheer me up.

But it just made me all the more mortified.

"Che," Katsuki scoffed, "That's just sexual harassment."

I felt steam coming out of my ears.

"YA FORCED ME TO DO IT YA PIECE OF-"

I'm cut off as the door to the classroom slams open, in walking Midnight and...

"Mount Lady?" Midoriya wonders out loud.

"Mt Lady has dropped in as a guest instructor, she'll be teaching you all how to deal with publicity," Aizawa explained, popping into the class clad in his signature yellow sleeping bag.

'How timely!'

"WHAT PUBLICITY?!" Katsuki hissed through tightly gritted teeth. "I keep getting cut!"

I snort, "Maybe you should pay attention then..."

As Katsuki cusses me out, Kirishima speaks.

"Maybe you'll do better after training!"

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For the class, Mt Lady has instructed us to meet outside in our hero uniforms.

"We'll be doing mock media interviews!" she announced, to a surprising amount of enthusiasm from Kirishima.

She beckoned with her free hand, holding a microphone in another, "Shoto, my dear, you first."

I watched him as he nodded and headed for the stage.

'He should do okay right...?'

Mt Lady pointed the mic at the half-and-half boy before asking her question.

"My goodness! You were amazing out there!"

Shoto tilted his head.

"What are you talking about?"

I stifled a laugh as Mt Lady hurriedly whispered to the boy to play along.

"Hah, fucking dumbass," Katsuki whispered from beside me and I elbowed him.

"Right, like you can do any better."

"HAH?! YOU WANNA GO?!" He yelled before I quickly slapped a hand over his mouth, Mt Lady looking down at us, unimpressed.

I sigh, moving my hand away from the boy.

"Fine, let's see who does better, shall we?" I offer the bait and, as expected, he takes it hook, line and sinker.