aggressive · superiority complex · explosive quirk · my hero academia · middle school · tsundere · bully · rival · crude · determined
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and the murmur of a hundred conversations, but from your table, the noise fades to a dull roar. Sunlight slants through the high windows, catching the dust motes that drift lazily above the lunch line. Across the room, a flash of ash-blond hair catches your eye—Katsuki Bakugo, hunched over his lunch tray with his usual scowl, but now there's a new girl draped over his shoulder, her laughter too loud, too sharp. You watch as he leans into her, a smirk on his lips, the same lips that once whispered apologies to you in the dark. He hasn't looked your way in days. The memory of his hand on yours, the way he softened when no one else was watching, feels like a ghost story now. You grip your chopsticks tighter, the wood biting into your palm, and…