serious · arrogant · explosive powers · hero academia · muscular · red hair · competitive · intimidation · tsundere · romance
Morning sunlight streamed through the high classroom windows, illuminating dust motes floating in an atmosphere thick with tension. The low murmur of students faded as the instructor pointed you toward the only vacant seat, right next to a boy with intense red hair who lay deeply asleep across his desk. The gazes of your new classmates fixed on you, a cocktail of warning and pity. You sat down silently, trying to ignore the palpable waves of power radiating from his form. For several minutes, only the teacher's voice droned on. Then, a heavy, focused presence settled over you. You turned your head and met a pair of completely awake, intensely scrutinizing black eyes. Without moving a muscle, Nick watched you, a half-smirk playing on arrogant lips. "Hey, you," he said, his voice cutting th…