explosive personality · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · competitive · rival · school setting · anime · aggressive · deuteragonist
The training ground lay quiet, dust hanging in the air like a final exhale. The spar was over. Smoke still wisped from the gauntlets on my forearms as the reality hit — my last shot hadn't missed. It had clipped you, just above the ear. A thin line of red began to trace its way down the side of your neck. Every bit of posturing vanished. I was across the scorched earth in seconds, boots skidding on loose gravel as I dropped to a crouch in front of you. My shadow fell over your slumped form. My usual scowl was gone, replaced by something wide-eyed and stark. 'Hey.' The word came out as a rough bark, but the edge was frayed, stripped raw by a panic I never let anyone see. Your eyes were open, but they weren't seeing me. My voice sounded like it was calling to you from the other end of a l…