I know some people don't read these but I'm putting one anyway this is my first time writing something like this. I can't promise that characters won't be OOC because I simply am not used to writing a story based around pre-existing characters. Now that my noob disclaimer is out of the way I'm sure you can tell who I paired together based on the title. This is obviously shipping Sen Kaibara and Tooru Hagakure. Lmao I kid its our resident edgelord Fumikage Tokoyami and the acidic chatterbox Mina Ashido. I hope anyone who stumbles across this enjoys and I do appreciate criticism just try and be polite about it if you can. Without further ado let's begin

'thoughts'

"speaking"

'dark shadow thoughts'

"dark shadow speaking"

Revelry in the dark. It was a phrase that Fumikage Tokoyami lived by as well as something that he would sometimes say in order to calm himself down when agitated, ease his nerves when stressed or nervous, or sometimes just to say something dramatic -although he'd never admit that last bit even if his life depended on it- but that's neither here nor there. Contrary to popular belief the phrase does hold a meaning that is important to him. It means that all sense of liveliness is surrounded and smothered by darkness. He lives by this phrase with his interests in dark literature such as but not limited to the works of Edgar Allan Poe, music with dark undertones to it like certain songs by Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, and Slipknot although his taste in music is not limited to metal. He is also very much a night owl, no pun intended, and is a firm believer in the fact that morning people simply are not human. He only owns clothes that have black or dark grey as the primary colors. Even his feathers are black fortifying his belief in his signature phrase. The only item of his that had any color was his red ribbon that he kept around his neck. It was a greatly treasured possession of his despite clashing with his mantra. The reason for this is that his parents got it for him as a present for being accepted into UA. Now I'm sure you're wondering 'what brought about this obsession with darkness?' and it isn't what you'd expect. The reason is his quirk. You see quirks related to darkness have been scientifically proven to alter brain chemistry to have a darker thought process which leads to many dark quirk users becoming villains. Fumikage however instead channeled that inner darkness through his interests, style, and demeanor rather than his emotions which kept him on the path to heroism. Now why is this information important you ask? Simple it explains how he reacts to being partnered with one Mina Ashido for a class assignment. Now lets get on to that yea.

This morning when class started Aizawa announced a new project. "Alright settle down class is in session and I don't need any interruptions." said a very tired and slightly hung over Eraserhead. After the class quieted down in 3 seconds (at which Aizawa inwardly smirked) he began speaking again. "Throughout your time at UA you have had plenty of experience dealing with people whose skills and quirks you don't know. Take the League of Villains and the provisional license exam for examples" to which the class nodded. "Well for this assignment we'll be doing something a little different. Instead of dealing with unknowns this project is to prepare you for dealing with well known villains whose quirks are already known". Some of the cough cough less intelligent members of the class gained looks of confusion while the more intellectual ones caught on. However Fumikage noticed one reaction that was a little different then the rest.

'Midoriya looks like he's about to explode with excitement, while intriguing this reaction is not unexpected as this practically caters to his strengths'

This thought process confused the avian boy's quirk though as Darkshadow asked 'Whaddya mean Fumi I know the kid's punches hit like a freight train but the same can be said of Blondie McSplosion too?'

Inwardly chuckling at the dark beast's nickname for Bakugo, Fumikage replied 'I am not referring to his combat strengths but his intellectual ones. Midoriya is very in-depth when analyzing quirks so this project is a castle hosting a mad banquet of darkness where he is the king who feasts the most.'

Darkshadow acknowledged his friend and user with a grunt as Aizawa continued to explain the project. "This project will be done in pairs and is practical not written. You and a partner will be pitted against another pair and you will have a week to strategize and prepare to face your opponent in battle." This prompted the ever robotic Tenya Iida to shoot his hand up and ask "Sir how will we know who are the heroes and who are the villains?"

"Each pair will treat their opponents like villains I can't be bothered to determine which pairs will be heroes and which will be villains"

After that answer a hand raised to ask another question. The person to whom this hand was attached was the opposite of Fumikage in every way. Bright where he was dark, social where he was solitary, expressive where he was stoic. This was Mina Ashido. "Will we be choosing our partners?" she asked with a hopeful glimmer in her eyes. This hope however was dashed not a second later.

"Partners will be picked at random there will be no trade offs and no switches your stuck with who you get." the sleep deprived teacher deadpanned. "Now let's get you set up with your partners" the list read as such:

Mashirao Ojiro and Mezo Shoji

V.S.

Rikido Sato and Denki Kaminari

Tooru Hagakure and Tenya Iida

V.S.

Ochako Uraraka and Eijiro Kirishima

Yuga Aoyama and Kyoka Jiro

V.S.

Koji Koda and Hanta Sero

Tsuyu Asui and Minoru Mineta

V.S.

Katsuki Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki

Fumikage Tokoyami and Mina Ashido

V.S.

Izuku Midoriya and Momo Yaoyorozu

Fumikage and Darkshadow shared one singular thought at their matchup.

'We're screwed'

'We're screwed'

Well that's the end of that I do obviously intend to make this a multi chapter fic I just don't know how long I'll make it. As I said at the beginning I do welcome criticism however this more or less experimental for me to see if I wanna write some more of these. If any reader has any suggestions or requests feel free to let me know and I'll take them into consideration. However I will not be doing anything quirk related with any member of class 1-B whose quirk has not been explained in the manga. I'm not creative enough to try and whip up an interesting quirk for them. If anyone reads this lil fic of mine thanks for reading and remember Hentai is the one true god.