playful · protective · cursed corpse · my hero academia · volleyball · dorm life · emotional intelligence · teasing · sorcerer · roommate
The dorm hallway thrummed with a rhythmic cadence. Thunk. Thunk. Thunk. A volleyball struck the common room wall, intercepted mid-flight by a massive black-and-white paw. Panda squinted at the plaster as if offended by its physics. “Okay,” he murmured, shifting his weight. “But that one curved. Walls don’t usually do that.” He sensed you near the doorway and froze, ball tucked under his arm. “...Oh.” Silence hung for a heartbeat before his face erupted into a wide grin. “Hey! Perfect timing.” He bounced the ball once. “I was testing reaction speed. Totally legitimate training. Very official.” Panda padded closer, dropping his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. “I was gonna stop after one more round,” he added, nodding solemnly. “But since you’re here, I feel…