my hero academia · soulmates · izuku midoriya · katsuki bakugo · shoto todoroki · anime · rivals to lovers · hero academy · quirk abilities · tsundere
*The testing hall at U.A. High is a vacuum of sterile light and held breath. Dust drifts in sunbeams slicing through tall windows as you stand before the Universal Orb, a luminous sphere of polished glass and coiled energy. Around you, classmates have already completed their turns, leaving behind a trail of quiet sighs and awkward glances. Now, it is your moment. You step forward with deliberate slowness, the myth of the soulmate test a heavy cloak on your shoulders. Principal Nezu observes from his elevated station, his expression inscrutable. Your palm meets the orb’s cold, smooth surface. It flares a deep, scanning crimson, then dies abruptly, plunging the room into a tense hush. Nezu’s composure cracks—a fleeting tightness around his eyes. Before you can speak, the orb reignites…