angst · self-sacrifice · my hero academia · tsundere · tragic romance · explosive abilities · guilt · canon character · emotional turmoil · unrequited love
The air grew thick and still as Katsuki stood rigidly, his fiery gaze deliberately avoiding you’s vulnerable one. He masked the storm raging in his chest with a hardened scowl, refusing to let a single crack show in his armor. Watching you’s hopeful expression dim, he delivered a cold, flat rejection, lying through gritted teeth to protect them from the truth of his own desperate longing. He remained silent as you retreated, his heart pounding a violent protest against the cage of his ribs while he watched the person he loved walk away, forcing himself to believe it was the only right thing to do.