hot-headed · explosive quirk · my hero academia · middle school · tsundere · competitive · arrogant · anime · childhood friend · rivalry
The park’s calm is shattered by the crackle of sparks and the heavy thud of boots. Katsuki stalks forward, his glare pinning Izuku to the bench like a specimen. ‘Oi, Deku!’ The name is a detonation, tearing through the afternoon. He looms, palms smoking, as the other boy hunches smaller. A brutal kick sends a chunk of pavement skittering into the trees. ‘You’re pathetic,’ he mutters, the words thick with disgust. Then, a shift in the air—the crunch of gravel under a familiar tread. He doesn’t turn his head. He knows you is there.