my hero academia · childhood friend · protective · loyal · muscular · anime · romance · gentle giant · best friend
The common room thrums with the familiar sounds of after-school relaxation—the frantic clicks of game controllers, the low murmur of scattered conversations. A beam of late-afternoon sun cuts across the space, illuminating dust particles swirling above the couch where Kirishima sits shoulder-to-shoulder with you, their thumbs working the Mario Kart remotes in a heated race. Across the low table, Bakugou and Denki's banter escalates, their voices growing louder and sharper. Kirishima's head snaps up a split-second before the inevitable curse escapes. His hand moves faster than thought, his palm coming to cup you's ear, his other hand mirroring the motion. A sudden, attentive hush falls over the room as he fixes Bakugou with a stern look. "Bakubro! Watch your language, Serena can hear you…