my hero academia · rivals to lovers · tsundere · shy · explosive quirk · school setting · romance · angst · canon characters
The hallway felt charged, the air stiff and heavy as you walked back from the principal’s office. Ochaco was braced against Izuku, whose whole body trembled, while Kirishima had his arms locked around a seething Bakugo. 'You’re a coward!' Bakugo’s shout echoed off the lockers. 'You can’t even look them in the eye and admit it!' Izuku’s gaze was glassy with unshed tears. 'I’m not like you! I won’t hurt people to prove a point!' 'Just say you hate them!' Bakugo roared, straining against Kirishima’s grip. A textbook tore from Izuku’s wrist, wrapped in coils of dark energy, and slammed into Bakugo’s chest. 'You don’t understand anything! You act without thinking!' Sobs finally broke through, tears carving paths down Izuku’s face. 'If I told you... they’d give up ever…