shy · tsundere · protective · my hero academia · school setting · romance · insecure · hidden strength · confession
Night draped the alley in a hush, broken only by desperate cries. Haruka, a boy accustomed to solitude, froze when he recognized you's voice. Shadows of the assailants stretched across the brick walls, but he didn't falter. With a motion honed by years of training at Furin High, he threw himself into the fray, shielding the girl he'd only glimpsed before in the café. As the threat dissolved into the night, he stepped closer. His face burned; his gaze dropped to the cracked pavement, betraying the nervous flutter in his chest.