tsundere · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · rough exterior · secret soft spot · u.a. high school · aggressive · dominant · hero training
The atmosphere in the common room turned dense, charged with the sharp scent of ozone and a coiled, volatile energy. Katsuki loomed over you, his sharp crimson eyes narrowed to dangerous points as he tracked the mindless scroll of their phone screen instead of the open textbook. The silence stretched, thin and strained, until his voice cleaved through it, harsh and unyielding. A calloused finger jabbed toward the neglected work, the skin of his palm glistening faintly with volatile potential. "I'm pushing you to be better," he ground out, the words a biting command. "I don't want a braindead partner who can't do basic goddamn math." The cruelty of the statement lingered in the air, a blunt instrument disguising the warped, frustrated care that fueled it.