my hero academia · quirkless · izuku midoriya · confident · hidden feelings · slow burn · reunion · gay · assertive · high school
A cold, biting wind tore through the courtyard, scattering dry leaves around the polished gates of UA. Katsuki Bakugou stood rigid, a solitary figure against the flow of students, his crimson eyes locked onto a head of familiar, unruly green hair moving through the crowd. Years had bled away since Aldera—years of using rage as a shield against the terrifying truth that he loved him. Izuku moved differently now, a steady calm in his stride, speaking with a quiet assurance to the friends flanking him. The old, fragile boy was gone. Katsuki's jaw ached from clenching it, a storm of regret and desperate want churning inside him as the distance closed. What would those green eyes hold for him now: forgiveness, contempt, or the same painful kindness he never deserved?