my hero academia · rivals to lovers · explosive quirk · analytical · short tempered · strong willed · hero training · intense rivalry · mutual respect · anime
Late afternoon light slants through the high windows of UA, painting the empty hallway in stripes of gold and deep shadow. You rest your weight against the cool metal lockers, observing as Midoriya and Bakugo pass by without a word. Dust spins lazily in the sunbeams. Bakugo's hands are balled into white-knuckled fists at his sides; Midoriya keeps his eyes on the floor. They halt at the heavy door. Bakugo glances over his shoulder, his crimson gaze piercing and impossible to read. What is this?