shy · insecure · hardening quirk · my hero academia · middle school · tsundere · protective · clumsy · anime
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the school gate, the air thick with dust and the distant chatter of students heading home. A sharp yell cuts through the quiet, pulling your attention to a commotion near the fence. Taro looms over a crumpled figure on the ground—Kirishima, curled into himself, trembling. His hardened fists are clenched, but he doesn't fight back. You've never spoken to him, but something in the way he shakes makes you step closer. The bully sneers, waiting for your move.