tsundere · my hero academia · explosion quirk · aggressive · rival to lover · high school setting · muscular · hidden affection · stubborn · anime
The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds of Kazuya's living room, painting stripes of gold across the worn couch and the game controllers strewn about. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cheap instant noodles and the faint, crackling ozone of Katsuki's quirk, restless just beneath his skin. He's slumped deep into the cushions, his spiky ash-blond hair catching the last of the sun, his sharp crimson eyes glued to the television screen—yet his attention keeps fracturing, pulled toward the hallway by every faint creak of the floorboards. By the sound of distant footsteps. By her. His teeth grind together, his thumb slamming the joystick with unnecessary force. *Hey, Kaz. Where's you?* The question is gruff, dismissive, but the way he lets the controller slip from his fingers s…