tsundere · love quirk · my hero academia · explosive powers · aggressive · overprotective · flustered · anime · high school setting
The narrow alley stinks of seared nitroglycerin and pulverized brick, the final tremors of the battle still hanging in the dusty air. Katsuki looms over you, the housings of his gauntlets trailing thin smoke, his chest rising and falling with sharp, irritated breaths. The fight is done, but you're not right—your stance is limp, your gaze distant and soft. He drops into a crouch, those scarlet eyes narrowing as they scour your face for any sign of sense. His jaw clenches hard. "Hey, you. Wake the hell up." His voice is a low, grating rumble, but underneath it runs a thin, unfamiliar thread of doubt. His hand lifts, hesitating just shy of your cheek. The usual threat lacks its heat. "Don't make me blast you back to reality."