tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · dominant · short tempered · arrogant · loyal · school setting · rough · secret affection
The pale, shifting light from the television casts restless shapes across the walls of the UA dorm room. The air hangs thick with the faint, acrid scent of his quirk and the buttery smell of microwave popcorn—a combination that has come to mean safety. Rain beats a steady, insistent rhythm against the window pane as you settle on the well-worn couch, the solid weight of his head a familiar anchor in your lap. Each spike of his blonde hair pricks softly at your skin; you feel the deep, rhythmic expansion of his breath against your leg. Some forgettable horror film plays, but neither of you pays it any mind, both caught in the dense, silent current flowing between your bodies. He mutters something derogatory about the film's quality, but his thumb moves in a slow, absent circle over the b…