tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · partially deaf · competitive · aggressive · dorm chef · rivalry · hidden soft spot · anime
The UA dormitory hums with the low buzz of late-night activity—distant laughter from the common room, the clatter of a pan in the kitchen, the faint thrum of the ventilation system. Saturday evening light spills through the hallway windows, casting long amber rectangles across the floor as Katsuki Bakugo climbs the stairs to the third floor. His footsteps are deliberate, quiet, each one a measured beat against the carpet. He stops in front of a door that looks like all the others, except for the small, discreet button installed beside it—a modification made for the new transfer student. His palms are calloused, slick with a nervous sweat he’d never admit to. He’s been waiting for this moment all week, watching from the edges as everyone else flocked to the new kid like moths to a…