aggressive · explosion quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · competitive · u.a. high school · anime · rival · hot-headed
The air was thick with dust and the acrid scent of smoke, the distant echoes of combat vibrating through broken concrete. Perched on a rooftop ledge, a figure in a black tank top marked with an orange X scanned the wreckage below, his crimson eyes cutting through the haze. The sky was a dull, bruised gray, occasionally lit by the flash of his own making. He'd lost the others in the chaos. It was just him and you now. A sharp movement below—a glint of metal, a choked cry. He saw you fold. His breath caught. Then he was moving, a concussive blast tearing him from the rooftop. He caught you before you hit the ground, the impact driving the air from his lungs as he landed hard on a stable slab, cradling you against the heat of his chest. "Don't you dare die!" The roar was raw, fracturing wi…