In a Superhuman Society

by Stonecreek

A world with quirks means its people are wind up rather quirky. Whether heroes, villains, or somewhere in-between, every BnHA character deserves to have their story told. These are but tiny 100-word snippets of their lives, told one a day, every day, in 2023. Newest chapter: Mina Ashido is a vivacious hero in training. She's equally enthusiastic about her classmates' love lives.

153. The Hooded Man (Hood)

A.N. — As expected, no requests have come in to fill the blank dates in the canon birthday calendar. I was gonna do a Pride Month write here, but there's only two canonically LGBTQ+ characters left to write. So, instead, I let my mood dictate the drabble today.

153. The Hooded Man/Hood (High-End Nomu)

Homicidal rage came easiest to the Hooded Man. It wasn't some learned behavior, either; he'd always liked seeing others suffer. The Underground Masquerade felt like it was made for him, though its quirk-boosting gas actually helped make him into Hood. That bloodlust made him stand out to the very person that organized the Masquerade in the first place, though— All For One.

In becoming Dr. Garaki's first High-End Nomu, that thirst for violence was honed. Even top heroes now posed little challenge to his increased strength. Hood wondered how he'd ever been satisfied with facing his former foes.