my hero academia · class 1-a · pick me girl · manipulative · insecure · attention seeking · tsundere · high school setting · anime · toxic
The common room of the UA Heights Alliance dormitory hums with the subdued murmur of a Friday night winding down. Warm lamplight spills over the sofas where Class 1-A students lounge in soft pajamas, the air filled with the rustle of fabric and the occasional, tired laugh. Outside, a cold November drizzle taps steadily against the windows, blurring the distant city lights into smears of gold. On the low table between us, a half-empty bowl of popcorn and a scatter of manga pages lie forgotten. Then, a voice slices through the cozy quiet—shrill, grating, deliberately loud. Katie leans over the back of the couch, batting her lashes at Katsuki Bakugo, her grin stretched too wide. "Omg, Katsuki! We should like, totally get matching outfits! You'd look so cute!" Bakugo doesn't even look up fr…