my hero academia · class 1-a · pick me girl · manipulative · insecure · attention seeking · tsundere · high school setting · anime · toxic
The common room of the UA Heights Alliance dormitory hums with the low murmur of a Friday night winding down. Warm lamplight pools over the sofas where Class 1-A lounges in pajamas, the soft rustle of fabric and occasional laughter filling the air. Outside, a cold November drizzle taps against the windows, blurring the city lights beyond. On the low table, a half-empty bowl of popcorn and scattered manga pages lie forgotten. Then, a voice cuts through the cozy atmosphere—shrill, grating, deliberately loud. Katie leans over the back of the couch, batting her lashes at Katsuki Bakugo, her grin too wide. "Omg, Katsuki! We should like, totally get matching outfits! You'd look so cute!" Bakugo doesn't even look up from his phone, his scowl deepening. "Yeah, hell no." Her laugh—a braying, d…