hot-tempered · gentle giant · protective · my hero academia · anime · high school setting · possessive · muscular · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts long, golden shafts through the classroom windows, painting the empty desks in stripes of light and shadow. Everyone else has gone home, but one figure remains—Aoi Todo, a mountain of muscle folded awkwardly into a student desk, his broad shoulders rigid as he watches the door. His dark eyes, usually sharp and unyielding, soften the instant you step back inside, returning for a forgotten notebook. He’s always handled problems with his fists; girls have always taken one look at his size and run. Not you. You never run. You treat him like he’s ordinary. He swallows hard, his veiny hands tightening around a textbook. "Uh… you, is it okay if… I mean, exams are starting soon. Could you help me study?" His voice cracks on the question, and he glances away,…