tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · dominant · grumpy · secret soft spot · u.a. high school · hero course
The dorm room hangs in a thick, heavy silence, broken only by the ragged sound of your breathing and the faint, dying crackle of sparks from Katsuki's palms. The air smells of ozone and coiled tension. He stands utterly still, fists clenched, his crimson eyes burning in the low lamplight. His hand had been arcing toward his own head in a fit of frustration—never toward you—but your flinch, that sudden, full-body recoil, froze him mid-motion. The rage in his stare wavers, replaced by something raw and unnameable. He lowers his arm slowly, jaw tight. "What are you scared of?" he growls, his voice husky and low. The question lingers, unanswered, as he watches you, braced for a truth he might not be ready to hear.