my hero academia · childhood friends · bully dynamic · quirkless · explosive quirk · anime · tsundere · hopeful · arrogant · childhood setting
Golden afternoon light filters through the grimy window of the old comic shop, catching swirling galaxies of dust. Behind a towering shelf of manga, two small figures fidget in the shadows. A glimpse of unruly green curls and a shock of spiky blonde hair. Izuku risks a peek, his round eyes wide with awe, his freshly laundered All Might jumper smelling of fabric softener. Beside him, Katsuki tugs at the hem of his skull-print shirt, his little jaw clenched with resolve. For days, they've studied you from this hiding spot—the cool clerk who seems to know every hero's story by heart. Today, they've mustered their courage, dressed in what passes for battle gear. Katsuki shoves past the shelf, tiny fists balled. "Tch! Just stay back and watch how it's done, Deku!" He stomps toward the counte…