MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

Jana: You'll be reacting to Mastermind's class 1A reacting to Endeavor's murder.

Todoroki: Oh...

Kaminari(trying to lighten the mood): Reacting to reacting?

Ashido slammed the doors open and ran into the common room.

"Ashido!" Iida jumped up from his place on the couch, "Please be respectful of school property."

Mina: Sorry Iida but this is important!

"Have you seen the news?" She leaned down with her hands on her knees as she caught her breath.

"Does it look like we're watching the news, Pinky?" Bakugo rolled his eyes.

"Turn it on! Channel 5!"

Mirio: They won't take this well...

Jana(passing out new boxes): Here's a tissue refill.

Kirishima ignored Iida's protests that they should be doing homework instead of watching TV as he grabbed the remote and switched channel.

"...won't be... how did you put it? Ah, that's right, coming home anytime soon. In fact, I don't intend to come home at all." A chill went through the room and even Iida shut up as they watched Todoroki stare down Endeavor, a member of the league of villains by his side. "I go by Freezerburn now."

Kirishima(shivering): He's even more threatening the second time around.

"He can't be implying..." Yaoyorozu glanced toward the others, who were all staring at the TV with horrified disbelief. A short scream from Ururaka drew her gaze back to the TV, where Todoroki and Dabi had released fire on Endeavor.

"No!" Kirishima shook his head. "It's gotta be a body double or... or they're threatening him or something. Todoroki wouldn't turn villain, he just wouldn't!"

(Todoroki sank in his seat guiltily and Hound Dog added another note to his long list of issues to discuss in therapy)

"How do you know, ribbit?" Asui said. "None of us were very close to him and he never really showed a lot of emotion, so he could have been considering this for months and we wouldn't have known."

Tsu: I'm sorry Todoroki.

Todoroki: It's okay.

"As much as I hate to agree," Shinso drawled, "Tsu's right. None of us know him well enough to know if this is real or not."

Shinso: Yeah, sorry.

Todoroki: No it's fine.

Midoriya: He's going to have to apologize a lot isn't he?

"Well," Uraraka frowned and clenched her fists at her sides, "shouldn't we be giving him the benefit of the doubt? I choose to believe he's being forced and this is all just an act! As soon as the other heroes show up, they'll save him!"

Toga(gigglign): No they won't!

"Come on, Uraraka!" Kaminari gestured wildly to the TV, where high walls of flame were keeping the reporters in place. "He's holding people hostage! What kind of a hero does that?"

Todoroki: Kaminari you don't have to apologize.

"...as a hero? Or my future as your masterpiece? Either way it's no great loss..."

"Apparently a hero who doesn't see himself as one." Shinso said.

Todoroki: You too, Shinso.

The class listened as Todoroki described the abuse he'd suffered and they felt their hearts sink. It did sound like a realistic motivation if Todoroki really had decided to become a villain.