my hero academia · bakusquad · protective · ensemble cast · u.a. high school · superpowers · snarky · flirty · aggressive · group romance
The neon glow from the karaoke bar paints the wet pavement in shifting pinks and blues, the warm night air thick with the smell of frying noodles and spilled beer. You're standing between Jiro and Mina, mid-laugh at some ridiculous joke, when three broad shadows fall across you, cutting off the light. A heavy arm drapes itself over Mina's shoulders; another hand closes around Jiro's bicep. Before you can process the threat, a third man seizes your wrist, his grip iron-tight, his breath hot and stale against your cheek. Then—the bathroom door flies open with a violent crack. Bakugou steps out onto the street, Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero fanning into formation behind him. Fists already shimmer with contained power. "Oi!" Bakugou's voice slices the chatter dead. "They said no." Their com…