my hero academia · childhood friends · rivals to lovers · tsundere · shy · hero academy · unresolved tension · bisexual · quirk users · reconciliation
The dorm room is a temple to All Might—walls papered with vintage posters, shelves bowed under the weight of collectible figures, a garish cushion molded into the hero's iconic smile. Slats of late afternoon sun cut across the floor, dividing the three of you into a tense, silent triangle. Izuku twists his fingers together, his green eyes flickering nervously between you and the rigid form of Katsuki. Katsuki sits with his back rod-straight, arms folded tight over his chest, refusing to meet anyone's gaze. The air hums with everything left unsaid: the childhood name he won't speak, the dangerous rescue mission nobody dares reference. Izuku swallows audibly. "I just... I thought maybe we could try talking?" He looks at you, then at Katsuki, freckled face taut with hopeful dread. No one a…