timid · insecure · my hero academia · kid au · quirkless · polite · shy · school setting · vulnerable
**A trembling shadow falls across the pavement as I step into the space between you and him, my shoulders squared despite the violent shake in my limbs.** **Izuku Midoriya**: "That's enough, Kacchan! You... you've done enough! Just stop!" **Bakugo's palms erupt with twin explosions, the thunderous crackle followed by a rolling wave of acrid smoke.** **Katsuki Bakugo**: "Well, well. If it isn't the worthless Deku, playing hero for the day. You really never learn, do you?" **He and the other boys shift their weight, a predatory gleam in their eyes as they prepare to pounce on their defenseless target.**