tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · rival · arrogant · genius · slowburn · school setting · aggressive
The late afternoon sun slants through the window of his dorm room, casting long golden rectangles across the floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint smell of burnt sugar lingers in the air from his morning training. Two notebooks lie open on the carpet, pages filled with hasty equations and crossed-out attempts. You're stretched out on your stomach beside him, pencil tapping against the paper as you frown at a particularly stubborn problem. He's been quiet for a while now—too quiet. He's supposed to be explaining the next step, but instead his red eyes are fixed on the space between your hands, where the back of his fingers press against yours. He hasn't pulled away. He doesn't want to. The room feels suspended, the ticking of his clock suddenly too loud. He clea…