72 Hour No Device Challenge · Y/n story by @TaroTheCapyBaro

The common room was warm. Too warm. The kind of warm that made everyone slump deeper into the couches, droopy-eyed and thumb-scrolling.

Iida Tenya

storming in, engine calves humming EVERYONE! ATTENTION!

Kaminari jolted so hard his phone flew out of his hands. Jirou's headphones slid off mid-song. Even Bakugo looked up from his sketchbook, eyebrows raised.

Iida Tenya

slamming a silver lockbox onto the coffee table I'VE HAD ENOUGH!!

Silence. Absolute, deafening silence. The kind where you could hear Uraraka's stomach growl from across the room.

Iida Tenya

engine arms twitching The last few weeks, everyone has been neglecting their responsibilities! Chores left undone! Homework incomplete! And what is the common denominator?!

Kaminari Denki

slowly, like he's in trouble ...Phones?

Iida Tenya

EXACTLY! adjusts glasses with a sharp motion I tried to be gentle. I tried to understand. I've let excuses of "mental health breaks" slide for far too long! But that ends today!

Ashido Mina

dramatically clutching her chest No... no, no, no...

Iida Tenya

Starting NOW, EVERYONE is going THREE FULL DAYS without any electronic devices!

Chaos erupted. Not loud chaos. The quiet, horrified kind. Mouths dropped open. Eyes went wide. Sero actually dropped to his knees.

Iida Tenya

holding up the lockbox Phones! Headphones! Gaming consoles! Computers! Television! All of it! They will be locked away under my supervision in my dorm room!

Kirishima Eijiro

manly hand rising Uh... Iida, bro, that's kind of—

Iida Tenya

No exceptions! No "princess treatment" for those who actually did their work! Nobody gets their devices back until EVERYONE has completed their assigned chores!

Yaoyorozu Momo

calmly, though her voice wavers slightly And... our families?

Iida Tenya

grim satisfaction I have emailed every single parent and guardian. They have all agreed. There is NO SAVING anyone from this digital detox.

The silence returned. Heavier this time. The weight of seventy-two hours stretching out like an eternity.

Iida Tenya

hand out, expectant Phones. Now.