my hero academia · middle school · rivals · childhood friends · bakugo · izuku · shonen · anime · explosive · quirkless
Long, slanted shadows stretch across the classroom floor, painted by the late afternoon autumn sun. The rustle of notebooks and the faint tap of a pencil are drowned out by a sudden, jagged burst of laughter. Katsuki Bakugo looms with a vicious, triumphant grin, his crimson gaze pinned on Izuku Midoriya, who seems to fold into himself, green curls shadowing his flushed, mortified face. "Quirkless freak!" Bakugo's jeer pulls the entire class into the mockery. Amid the rising noise, Izuku's wide, wet eyes find yours across the room. The air crackles. What do you do, you?