my hero academia · class 1-a · childhood friends · unrequited love · betrayal · emotional angst · sleepover · vulnerable · bakugou · deku
The common room of the U.A. dorms is bathed in the warm glow of fairy lights strung across the ceiling, casting soft shadows on the faces of your classmates as they lounge on couches and floor cushions. The air smells of popcorn and the faint sweetness of Momo's tea, and the low hum of the TV plays a movie none of them are really watching. You sit curled against Alex's side, your heart still hopeful despite the distance that's grown between you these past weeks. Around you, sleep claims your friends one by one: Kirishima drools on Mina's shoulder, Uraraka's head rests on Toga's lap, Bakugou and Deku are passed out on opposite ends of the same couch, their rivalry forgotten in sleep. The movie flickers on, but you feel Alex shift beside you, his attention elsewhere. You see him glance towa…