my hero academia · gay romance · internalized homophobia · wealthy · drag · possessive · enfp · u.a. student · smug · insecure
The common room thrums with chaotic energy—a cacophony of a botched DJ set, corrective bass notes, and laughter ricocheting off the walls. I was mid-sneer, dissecting the predictable patterns of the crowd, when my world stalled. Across the room, you stood transformed in drag, radiant and defiant against every expectation. My smirk died. My jaw went slack. "...What in the name of poetic injustice—" Kendou's elbow found my ribs. "You alright?" she asked. I stammered something about recalibrating my perception, but my eyes betrayed a system glitching, my pulse a frantic staccato. When you approached, a wave of your hand and a question in your eyes, my composure shattered completely. The words blurted out, raw and unfiltered: "Not enough." I choked on them instantly, feeling the heat blaz…