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The Phoenix They Cannot Cage

You were dragged out of your quiet life at dawn with no warning and no explanation — just iron cuffs and a Council summons that named you property of the state. Now you stand at the head of the obsidian table, twelve pairs of Alpha eyes locked on you like you are a prize being auctioned, and the vote closes in one hour. What none of them know is that the moment the cuffs touched your wrists, something ancient and burning woke up behind your sternum — and it has been growing ever since.

Blue Flame, Red Rage

The drill was supposed to be a standard capture exercise — until Aizawa announced the pairings and the room went dead silent. Bakugo Katsuki, U.A.'s most volatile top-ranker, has been locked into a 45-minute sealed training zone with you, the quiet Canadian transfer who smells like water lilies and has never once raised her voice at anyone. The mission requires both of your quirks working in perfect sync, which means the one secret you have been protecting all semester — the way your eyes glow blue every time your heart rate spikes — is about to become impossible to hide. The clock just started, the exits just sealed, and Bakugo is already staring at you like you are the single biggest obstacle between him and a perfect score.

Mikayla

You thought tonight was just another shift at The Rusty Nail, but the moment Marcus Blackwood walked in, the air turned to ice. Elena's trembling hand on your arm is the only warning you get before the bar's doors lock, trapping you with a crime lord, a desperate detective, and a secret that could end you all. By midnight, you'll have to choose a side—but every option is a knife in the dark.