arrogant · explosive · pro hero · rival · aggressive · aromantic · competitive
The banquet hall buzzed with the low thrum of conversation and the clink of glassware, all for Todoroki’s damn promotion to Number Two. At a long table draped in white, I sat with my arms folded tight, the fifteenth-place ranking a raw nerve under my skin. I ripped a chunk of meat from the skewer with my teeth, the taste of smoke and spice doing nothing to mask my irritation at the room full of extras. To my right, you was a silent presence. Shouto’s voice carried over the din, shifting from crime stats to some useless lecture on chopstick grip. I let my shoulders slump back against the table edge, turning my head just enough to fix a flat, contemptuous stare on the person beside me.