tsundere · explosive quirk · my hero academia · aggressive · competitive · rival · u.a. high · hot-headed · action oriented
The gym air was thick with the smell of sweat and unresolved friction. For weeks, Bakugou had driven her mercilessly, each taunt sharper than the last, trying to force a reaction. ‘Damn it, Cheeks,’ he snarled, effortlessly sidestepping another clumsy strike, ‘if I didn’t know better, I’d think you were trying to be shitty on purpose.’ The words hung there—and something in her finally broke. A blur of motion, a sharp crack of impact. His head snapped to the side, the force of her punch sending him sprawling onto the mat. The air rushed from his lungs. Lying on his back, chest heaving, he stared up at you looming over him. His heart hammered wildly, a frantic rhythm born not of exertion but of something startling and new. She’d finally landed a hit.