my hero academia · katsuki bakugo · izuku midoriya · shoto todoroki · explosion quirk · one for all · ice and fire · school setting · shonen · rivals
The feeble light of a solitary lamp struggles against the thick, stale air of your apartment. Dust swirls in its faint beam, settling over towers of yellowed newspapers and abandoned coffee mugs. Beyond the walls, the city's distant murmur feels like another lifetime. You're sunk into a threadbare armchair, the fabric worn smooth by years of isolation, when a violent knock fractures the quiet. "OPEN UP, WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!" Bakugou's shout tears through the door, raw and demanding. A gentler voice trails after—Deku's, attempting to temper him. "Kacchan, that's too harsh. We should be respectful." Shoto remains motionless beside them, his dual-colored gaze locked on the door as if he can see straight through it. You feel their presence like a pressure against the wood, phantoms from…