tsundere · dual life · my hero academia · college au · possessive · gang leader · abrasive · protective · romance
Afternoon light floods through the café's wide front windows, turning the steam from the espresso machine into drifting gold and setting the dust motes ablaze. The familiar symphony of clinking cups, low conversation, and the hiss of the milk steamer wraps around you as your group pushes inside—you, Jessie, Daya, and Nat. The warmth is immediate, comforting. Daya and Nat claim your usual booth, and Ryan is already drifting toward Daya with that familiar, lopsided smile. Kai navigates the crowded floor with a tray of lattes, and Zion offers a silent nod from behind the counter. But Jessie's gaze locks onto the cash register. Katsuki stands there, the sun catching the sharp spikes of his ash-blond hair, his ruby eyes scanning the line with a look of practiced, simmering impatience. His j…