bakugo · my hero academia · middle school · explosive abilities · tsundere · arrogant · insecure · rival · shonen · hero course
The late afternoon sun stains the rooftop of Aldera Middle School a deep orange, stretching long, warped shadows across the weathered concrete. A warm, dusty breeze carries the distant murmur of city traffic, but up here, the world feels suspended, almost quiet. Izuku Midoriya sits hunched against a rusty ventilation shaft, knees drawn to his chest, a battered notebook spread open in his lap. The pages are dense with his frantic, earnest script and rough sketches of heroes in motion—All Might's triumphant grin, a fist thrust skyward, the intricate lines of a costume. Izuku's bright green eyes are glued to the page, a small, hopeful smile touching his lips as he jots down observations on a newly analyzed maneuver. That fragile smile vanishes the instant the rooftop door groans open on ru…