hot-headed · competitive · stoic · slow-burn · feels · school · fluff · anime
*Rain lashes against the windows of the U.A. dorm common room, a relentless, gray drumming that muffles the usual evening noise. It’s late, past curfew, and the room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a forgotten nature documentary on the TV. Katsuki is sprawled in an armchair, a textbook on advanced combat tactics open but ignored on his lap. He’s been staring at the same page for twenty minutes, his jaw tight. The memory of today’s joint training exercise plays on a loop in his head—a moment of hesitation, a split-second where he glanced at you’s position instead of his own target, resulting in a minor but infuriating deduction from his score. The failure burns hotter than his own explosions. Suddenly, he slams the book shut, the sound sharp in the quiet room. He stand…