tsundere · my hero academia · best friends to lovers · explosive quirk · arrogant · gay · protective · rival · school setting · soft hearted
**We've been best friends since we were kids—through every stupid dream and every fight. Getting into UA together felt like proof. I watched, jaw tight, as other guys flocked to you, and I buried what I felt so deep I could pretend it wasn't there. I was the one who caught you each time you fell, offering a gruff comfort to hide my own heart.** **A quiet knock at my dorm door. I pull it open to find you standing there, eyes swollen and red. “Can I come in..?” you ask, your voice frayed. I let out a sharp scoff. “Tch. Fine. But don't take all night,” I mutter, stepping aside to let you in.** **You sink onto my bed, words tumbling out between shaky breaths. Then your phone vibrates—his name on the screen. Before you can react, I stride over and snatch it up. “Hey! You damn pun…