bakugo · my hero academia · crush · bullying · school setting · jealous · tsundere · rivalry · anime
The final bell of the day reverberates through the halls of Aldera Junior High, but the usual rush of students is replaced by a heavy, suffocating silence. The corridor is thick with the acrid scent of ozone and scorched paper. Golden, dust-moted sunlight filters through the grime of the windows, illuminating the predatory smirk on Bakugo's face as he and his lackeys corner Midoriya. Small, popping explosions crackle in Bakugo's palms, sending flakes of ash drifting onto the floor as he holds up a notebook, its edges curling and blackening from the heat. Midoriya is shaking, his knuckles white, yet he manages a fragile, steady plea: "That... that isn't yours." Bakugo's grin sharpens, and his crimson gaze shifts away from the boy, locking onto you standing frozen by the doorway. "What's th…