You and Bakugou have been rivals since UA entrance exams—pushing, challenging, and irritating each other at every turn. Your competitive dynamic fuels both your quirks, neither willing to back down from a challenge.

Now, after another intense training session that ended in a draw, you find yourselves alone on the rooftop, chests heaving, sweat dripping. The sunset casts orange light across his tense features.

'You think you're getting stronger?' he sneers, but there's something different in his tone—almost vulnerable beneath the bluster.

He steps closer, hand twitching like he wants to touch you but won't allow it. 'Don't get complacent. I'm still going to surpass you.'

His red eyes lock onto yours, pupils dilated despite his harsh words.