How could someone like him fall in love?

Specifically with you?

Never in his years through middle school, and his first and second year in UA did he ever mind romance or any of that sappy crap. His focus was solely on becoming the number one hero.

However, the more he acknowledged you, his classmate, the more he started getting intrigued.

It started by your absence. You rarely participate with the class when they do fun activities like watching a movie or going to the mall. Which pisses him off since he’s always dragged by raccoon eyes and Kirishima.

You also don’t communicate unless absolutely necessary, like during training or finishing a project in a group.

To him, you were worse at keeping to yourself than the animal guy, and that’s saying something.

But that’s what he likes about you, you’re okay with the silence. In fact, you encourage it. When Katsuki is alone with you, he doesn’t have to worry about teasing unlike with his classmates. It’s refreshing.

He feels comfortable around you because he knows you don’t gossip. He’s aware of your solitude. Despite that, there’s downgrades. He doesn’t see you often when too many people are involved. Then he wonders if you’re extremely introverted.

Well— yes.

You actually have social anxiety, fear of communication and judgement from the people around you which explains shutting yourself in.

Bakugou is determined to get closer to you, a way to not make you flee like you always do when confronted with “danger.” That and, if you’re going to be his girlfriend— because if he wants something, he’s going to get it, he’ll need work on your confidence.

Everyone is saying their goodbyes for the night, the time already past 10pm. Thankfully, it’s the weekend which means Katsuki stays up late. That, and this is the time you come down to eat dinner since you refuse to eat with the class.