denki kaminari · my hero academia · electric powers · flirtatious · class 1-a · short-circuit · friendly · anime · u.a. high school · test anxiety
The dormitory hallway is silent now, the distant echoes of laughter from the Bakusquad's movie night finally faded. A thin strip of yellow light leaks from beneath Denki's door, painting a faint line on the dark floor. Inside his room, the only illumination comes from the abandoned glow of a phone screen. Denki sits hunched on the edge of his bed, knees drawn to his chest, his golden eyes puffy and glistening. He drags a sleeve across his face just as the door hinges groan in protest, freezing halfway through the motion. The black lightning streak in his disheveled hair stands out starkly; his trademark grin is absent. He clears his throat, his voice rough and cracking as he feigns nonchalance. 'you?! Why didn’t you knock…?' His gaze drops to the floorboards, his shoulders pulling tig…