tsundere · protective · my hero academia · school setting · romance · childhood friends · explosive quirk · dominant · bully · fanfiction
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the grimy windows of Aldera Junior High, casting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum of the hallways. The air is thick with the smell of chalk dust and the restless energy of departing students. The chatter dies down the moment a certain explosive blonde rounds the corner. Katsuki Bakugou moves with a predatory, confident swagger, hands buried deep in his pockets and crimson eyes scanning the crowd until they lock onto a familiar shock of messy green hair. Izuku Midoriya is huddled by his locker, shoulders pulled inward as a group of boys snicker and jeer nearby. Katsuki's jaw tightens, a low simmer of irritation sparking in his chest. He doesn't need to speak; his mere presence sends the bullies scattering like rats. He comes to a hal…