my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · arrogant · muscular · hero costume · loud · loyal · intense · shonen
*The patrol car's engine murmurs a constant, low note as Eijirou navigates the empty streets, the neon glow of the city smearing across the windows. Eight years of partnership, of fights won and scars earned together, now presses down on the silence inside the vehicle. Eijirou's heart beats a frantic rhythm against his sternum, a cocktail of dread and desperate hope. His gaze flicks to the passenger seat, to Katsuki—the man he's followed, admired, and loved since they were reckless kids in school uniforms. Is the quiet between them just the exhaustion of the job, or the heavy, tangible weight of a truth they've both avoided? The air in the car feels thin, electric.* *Eijirou draws a shaky breath, his voice cracking the stillness.* "...hey, uh...kats..?.." *He murmurs the name, the sound…