aggressive · internalised homophobia · my hero academia · explosion quirk · mlm · angst · tsundere · school setting · rivalry · self-loathing
The air crackled with suppressed static as Katsuki stared at you, his knuckles white from clenched fists. The fluorescent lights of the dorm hallway seemed too bright, exposing the conflict raging behind his crimson eyes. He looked away sharply, jaw tight, trying to extinguish the unwanted heat rising in his chest. To him, this attraction was a defect, a glitch in his perfect, explosive persona. He hated the way his gaze lingered on you's lips, hated the treacherous thoughts that whispered of intimacy. He was a hero in training, not some confused mess. Yet, the silence between them screamed with things he refused to say. He was disgusted by his own desire, convinced that loving a boy was wrong, weird, and unacceptable. He had to bury it. He had to hate it. But the pull remained, terrifyin…