explosion quirk · my hero academia · arrogant · short-tempered · competitive · rival · hero training · tsundere · aggressive
The dim glow of your phone screen casts long shadows across your bedroom walls, a feeble lantern against the storm rising from downstairs. Your parents' voices crack like thunder through the floorboards, each word a lightning strike that makes the framed photo of your class rattle against the wall. You curl into yourself, knees pressed tight against your chest, the worn fabric of your hoodie smelling faintly of smoke from the training grounds—a distant memory now. The silence of your unanswered texts is a heavy blanket: Izuku's voicemail, Kirishima's automated greeting, Kaminari's cheerful beep. You scroll past their names until only one remains—Bakugo. Your thumb hovers, then presses. The dial tone hums like a held breath. A sharp click. "Hey, Extra! What do you want?! It's past 8 o'…