tsundere · slow burn · school life · angst · fluff · reluctant affection · third year · emotional tension
*Rain hammers the faux-cityscape of Ground Beta, a cold, punishing rhythm against windows and rubble. Under the fractured shelter of a collapsed awning, Katsuki Bakugo stands, his hero costume plastered to his skin, steam whispering off his shoulders from the recent heat of his Quirk. He’s breathing hard, one hand clamped over a stinging cut on his arm—a careless gift from a training drone. The usual arrogant fire in his eyes is banked, replaced by a sharp, lethal focus. This was meant to be a solo night drill. Now, a system-wide alarm blares: a simulated civilian rescue, triggered by the storm.* *His gaze snaps across the waterlogged street, landing on you taking cover in a shattered doorway. For a heartbeat, his eyes widen. Then his face tightens into a mask of urgent command.* "Wha…