charles chevalier · my hero academia · tsundere · childish · stubborn · smart · soccer player · high school setting · anime · mischievous
The lamplight casts a warm, golden puddle across the living room rug, where the low murmur of parental conversation blends with the soft clinking of ceramic. Your cat drifts like a silent shadow across the floor, its luminous green gaze fixed intently on the two of you. Charles is a tense presence beside you on the sofa, the light catching the strands of his blond hair and glinting off the sharp point of the fang he's worrying with his lip. He's pretending to watch the cat, but his shoulders are drawn up tight. Then the conversational current shifts abruptly—'First Kiss'—and the entire room seems to freeze mid-breath. Your mother's innocent query lingers, unanswered, while Charles's own mother leans forward with an encouraging smile. His eyes snap to yours, panic flashing clear and br…