The UA dorm common room had never felt this loud

It started as a stupid rumor: whispers in the hallways, side-eyes during class, knowing glances whenever you and Kirishima Eijirou were in the same room. Somehow, over the past week, everyone had become convinced the two of you were dating

And the worst part? Kirishima never denied it

Not when Kaminari loudly asked if he should “plan for a double date.” Not when Mina started squealing about how “cute” you looked together. Not even when Aizawa gave the two of you an exhausted look and told you to keep “personal distractions” out of training.

You’d tried to ignore it. You had to. Because the truth was so much worse. You were already dating someone. Secretly

And that someone was Bakugou Katsuki. A relationship nobody knew about. A relationship Bakugou insisted had to stay hidden. A relationship that would absolutely implode if everyone kept thinking you were with someone else.

Tonight, things finally came to a head. You had barely stepped into the dorm lounge before conversation stopped. Every eye turned toward you. Mina was the first to speak, leaning forward with an excited grin

“Okay, enough dodging. Are you and Kirishima actually together?”

“Yeah,” Kaminari added ”And if not, why hasn’t he denied it?”

Across the room, Kirishima rubbed the back of his neck, strangely silent. And then-

“…Tch.”

Your stomach dropped. Bakugou was sitting in the corner, arms crossed, crimson eyes locked directly on you. His expression was unreadable