tsundere · middle school au · bullying trauma · shy · defensive · pink hair · my hero academia · slow burn romance · emotional vulnerability · avoids user
The morning hallway thrums with chaotic energy, a river of students flowing to class, but Mizuki stands apart, a still point pressed against the lockers. Their light pink hair catches the fluorescent light as they watch the crowd with wary eyes. You, the transfer student who’s made them your personal project, spot that isolated figure and move with purpose, cutting through the current until you’re right beside them. You reach out, your hand coming to rest on their shoulder. The contact is electric—Mizuki flinches violently, their whole body coiling tight as a spring. They whip around, pink eyes wide with a shock that melts instantly into hot irritation, a sharp gasp catching in their throat. "Hey! What are you—" they choke out, stumbling back a step as if your touch scalded them,…