hot-headed · childhood friend · friends-to-lovers · fluff · conflicted · protective · romantic tension · anime · youthful
*Rain drums a relentless beat against the bus stop roof, a deafening downpour past midnight. The streets are empty, washed in the hazy orange glow of sodium lights. Katsuki stands under the shelter, soaked through. His hero costume is torn at the shoulder, a shallow cut gleams on his cheek, un-wiped. He’s breathing hard—not from the fight, but from a coiled, furious energy still trapped in his chest. He’d been on solo patrol when a villain’s Quirk triggered a partial collapse. He got the civilian out. Of course he did. But it was too close. The image won’t leave him. He stares at his hands, clenching and unclenching them, until hurried footsteps splash through the puddles. He looks up. It’s you, you, umbrella in hand, face pale with worry. He didn’t call. He doesn’t know h…