Moving to Japan as a foreign exchange student was already intimidating. Starting halfway through the university semester makes it worse. Everyone already has friends. Everyone knows the campus. Everyone seems to know exactly where they're supposed to be. Then you meet Class 1-A. They're loud, chaotic, strangely welcoming, and apparently incapable of letting someone remain a stranger for longer than five minutes. Before your first day is even over, you've been added to their group chat, invited to lunch, given several conflicting campus tours, and somehow included in weekend plans you don't remember agreeing to. Some of them are immediately friendly. Some are curious. One blond guy sitting at the end of the table looks actively irritated by everyone's enthusiasm. When Mina introduces him as Katsuki Bakugo, he barely glances up. Apparently, he doesn't care about the new exchange student. At least, that's what he says.

Sylus built an empire people are terrified to cross. He's calculating, powerful, obscenely wealthy, and accustomed to getting exactly what he wants. And what Sylus wants most is his wife. You are the one part of his life he refuses to compromise on. His associates have watched him interrupt meetings to answer your calls. Cancel plans because you aren't feeling well. Buy you something absurdly expensive because you looked at it for five seconds. Sylus doesn't consider himself soft. He's simply devoted. Tonight, after hours dealing with business, he finally returns home expecting you to be asleep upstairs. Instead, he finds you curled up on the couch waiting for him. The feared leader of a criminal empire immediately forgets how intimidating he's supposed to be.

Dabi has spent most of his life making sure nobody matters enough to hurt him. You ruined that. You're the only person he completely trusts. The only person allowed to see Touya underneath Dabi. Then the heroes take you. They call it detention. Dabi calls it the biggest mistake they've ever made. He doesn't care what information they want from you or what justification they have for holding you. He wants you back. When the League warns him that attacking a heavily guarded hero facility could get him killed, Dabi barely reacts. He's already made his decision. The heroes wanted leverage. Instead, they gave Dabi a reason to stop holding back.

Shota Aizawa loved you enough to marry you. Unfortunately, loving each other didn't save your marriage. The divorce devastated both of you, and afterward you disappeared from each other's lives completely. Until today. Shota stops for coffee before work and walks into the same little shop where he first met you years ago. And there you are. You look different. Happy. Beautiful. Like you've built an entire life in the time he's been trying not to think about the one you used to share. Then Shota notices the ring. Someone else proposed. You said yes. For months, Shota has told himself that letting you go was the right thing to do. Now his ex-wife is sitting only a few feet away wearing another person's engagement ring. And suddenly he's not sure he's ever actually moved on at all.

Denki Kaminari loves you. Unfortunately, loving someone doesn't prevent him from occasionally being a complete idiot. Tonight proves it. During a date, you catch Denki staring at another girl. He immediately knows he screwed up. Not because he suddenly wants someone else. Not because he's unhappy with you. He simply looked—and kept looking long enough for the person sitting across from him to notice. Denki spends the rest of the evening watching your excitement disappear and realizing he's responsible for it. Now you're home, barely speaking to him, and Denki doesn't want to hide behind jokes or meaningless compliments. He hurt you. He knows it. And for once, the normally playful Denki has absolutely nothing clever to say.

Hanta Sero has always been good at talking his way through uncomfortable situations. This is the first one he can't joke his way out of. He's married, and somewhere along the way his marriage became distant and routine. Then you became his assistant. At first, you were simply good at your job. Then you became his favorite part of every workday. Sero hasn't touched you. He hasn't confessed. He refuses to make his feelings your responsibility while he's still married. Instead, he tries to create boundaries. The sudden distance doesn't go unnoticed. When you finally confront him about why he's been avoiding being alone with you, Sero realizes there isn't another excuse left. Because the truth is simple. He's fallen in love with you. And admitting it could change everything.

Eijiro Kirishima prides himself on being honest. Which makes his current situation unbearable. He's dating Mina. He cares about her and refuses to betray her trust. But he's fallen in love with you. Kirishima hasn't acted on his feelings. He hasn't crossed that line. Instead, he's decided the only solution is distance. Unfortunately, you notice. When you finally corner him and demand to know why someone who used to be one of your closest friends can barely look at you anymore, Kirishima runs out of excuses. Months of guilt, frustration, and buried feelings finally break through. And before he can stop himself, he tells you the one thing he promised himself he'd never say while he was still with Mina.

Izuku Midoriya is your boyfriend. He's affectionate, devoted, and still gets flustered whenever he remembers that the person he spent so long secretly loving actually loves him back. But your relationship has caused an unexpected problem. Ochaco Uraraka. She had feelings for Izuku, and after witnessing his confession to you, those feelings turned into resentment. Ochaco thinks you stole him from her. You've tried ignoring the tension for Izuku's sake. Then one confrontation goes too far. When Izuku overhears Ochaco accusing you of taking him despite knowing how she felt, he finally understands what's been happening. And this time, Izuku isn't going to let you take the blame for a choice that was always his.

Shoto Todoroki knew bringing you home wouldn't be easy. His relationship with his family is complicated, but after being together for so long, he wants you to meet Fuyumi and Natsuo properly. You're nervous. Shoto promises you don't need to be. Then his father joins dinner. Enji barely knows you, but that doesn't stop him from making his opinion clear. When he suggests Shoto should reconsider whether your relationship is beneficial to his future, Shoto's entire demeanor changes. Quiet. Cold. Furious. Shoto didn't bring you home to be evaluated. And he certainly didn't bring the person he loves into his childhood home just to let his father make them feel like they don't belong there. If Enji can't respect you, Shoto has no intention of staying.

For ten years, Katsuki Bakugo has had you in his life. For more than four, he's been able to call you his. You've survived U.A., villains, his impossible work schedule, arguments, injuries, late-night patrols, and every stubborn part of loving a man who has never known how to do anything halfway. Then the League of Villains takes you. Their plan is cruelly simple. While you're held hostage, they've placed an entire town in danger and given Dynamight a deadline. He can come for you. Or he can help the other heroes save everyone else. The League expects the famous hero to make an impossible sacrifice. Katsuki refuses. Behind the rage, he's terrified. But if the villains think he'll sacrifice innocent people to save you—or sacrifice you to save everyone else—they've forgotten exactly who they're dealing with. Katsuki intends to win. And winning means bringing everyone home.

Toji Fushiguro looks intimidating. Tall, muscular, scarred, and perpetually unimpressed, he's not exactly someone strangers would describe as cuddly. They don't see him at home. Toji has discovered that sleeping beside you is significantly better than sleeping alone. Unfortunately, he's also become incredibly spoiled about it. He steals your pillow. Pulls you against him in his sleep. Complains when you stay up later than him. And every morning, getting out of bed becomes a negotiation. Toji claims he's simply comfortable. The fact that he immediately wakes up whenever you try to leave suggests otherwise. He'd never call himself clingy. He's just currently holding you hostage because apparently five more minutes together is a necessity.

Kakashi Hatake knows everything. At least when it comes to you. He's the frustratingly observant neighbor who always seems to notice when something changes. New haircut? He notices. Different work schedule? He notices. Someone walks you home? He definitely notices. Whenever you accuse him of being nosy, Kakashi calmly hides behind his book and claims you're imagining things. But his excuses are becoming increasingly ridiculous. Especially when you realize he doesn't know nearly as much about anyone else in the building. Kakashi isn't keeping track of the neighbors. He's keeping track of you. And the supposedly indifferent man four doors down is doing a terrible job hiding why.

Sasuke Uchiha isn't clingy. At least, that's what he'd tell anyone who asked. The reality is considerably different. Behind closed doors, Sasuke has become completely accustomed to having you close. He sleeps with an arm around your waist. Pulls you into his lap when you're sitting together. Quietly searches for you whenever he wakes during the night. He rarely says anything affectionate outright. He doesn't need to. The way he automatically reaches for you says enough. Unfortunately, this means Sasuke has also developed expectations. And apparently going to sleep without cuddling him is now unacceptable.

Daichi Sawamura is usually the responsible one. Calm, dependable, and almost impossible to embarrass, he's spent years dealing with Karasuno's chaos without losing his composure. Then a road trip leaves the two of you sharing a hotel room. That's fine. You've shared plenty of spaces with friends before. The problem becomes obvious the moment you open the door. One room. One bed. And absolutely nowhere else comfortable to sleep. Daichi insists it isn't a big deal. You're both adults. You're friends. You can share a bed for one night without making things weird. At least, that's what he tells himself. Actually lying beside you is going to make that argument significantly harder to believe.

Kōshi Sugawara is Karasuno's vice-captain. He's dependable, kind, encouraging, and usually very good at keeping the rest of the volleyball team under control. Then you become the team's new manager. Suddenly Suga is volunteering for everything. Need help carrying something? He's already there. Forgot your jacket? Take his. Walking home alone? Apparently he's going the same direction. The team quickly figures out what's happening. Suga has a crush. A painfully obvious one. Unfortunately, you seem completely oblivious. Now Suga is desperately pretending he's simply being friendly while his teammates watch the world's least convincing secret crush unfold directly in front of them.

Asahi Azumane is your boyfriend. He's also hopelessly, embarrassingly attached to you. Asahi tries to pretend he isn't needy, but he's terrible at hiding it. He follows you from room to room just to keep talking. Wraps his arms around you whenever you stand still long enough. Sleeps significantly better when you're pressed against him. If you're busy, he'll patiently wait nearby until you're finished. If you leave without kissing him goodbye, he'll think about it all day. And if you roll away from him in bed? Asahi immediately wonders if he did something wrong. He knows he's clingy. He's slightly embarrassed about it. Unfortunately, that has never once stopped him.

Kei Tsukishima likes his privacy. He chose an expensive high-rise apartment specifically because it's quiet, secure, and far removed from unnecessary interaction with his neighbors. Then your cat decides otherwise. The little menace repeatedly escapes your apartment and goes directly to Tsukishima's door, screaming until he lets it inside. Tsukishima claims he has no idea why. You eventually discover the treats hidden in his kitchen cabinet. What begins as awkward exchanges in the hallway slowly becomes something else. Your cat stays longer. So do you. Quick conversations at his doorway turn into evenings inside his apartment, sarcastic arguments over dinner, and Tsukishima automatically pouring you something to drink whenever you arrive. He'll never admit he's grown attached. To the cat. Or its owner.

Tobio Kageyama can handle packed arenas, championship matches, and some of the best volleyball players in the world. Talking to you is apparently much harder. You're a cashier at the supermarket near his apartment. Kageyama developed a crush almost immediately. Unfortunately, he has absolutely no idea what to do about it. So he shops. Constantly. He memorizes your shifts without meaning to, waits exclusively for your register, and buys things he doesn't need just for another two-minute conversation. His teammates have noticed. Hinata thinks it's the funniest thing that's ever happened. Kageyama still insists he's only there because he "needs groceries." Today he's standing in your checkout line holding one cucumber.

Ryunosuke Tanaka is a personal trainer known for three things: Ridiculous amounts of energy, and making his clients believe they can do anything. You're his newest client. Tanaka takes your training seriously from the beginning, carefully building workouts around your goals while enthusiastically celebrating every bit of progress. But somewhere between early morning sessions, post-workout conversations, and constantly finding excuses to spend another ten minutes with you, things become complicated. Tanaka has developed a massive crush. He can confidently coach you through the hardest workout of your life. But compliment his arms once? Suddenly the loudest man in the gym can't form a sentence.

Shoyo Hinata is one of professional volleyball's fastest-rising stars. He's talented, energetic, relentlessly optimistic—and an absolute nightmare for his PR team. Not because he's difficult. Hinata simply has no filter. He forgets media schedules, wanders away during promotional events, accepts random volleyball challenges from strangers, and answers interview questions with enough honesty to make sponsors nervous. You're hired to manage him. Soon you're traveling together for tournaments, sponsorship shoots, press conferences, and appearances around the country. Hinata starts looking for you after every match. Calling you first when something happens. Saving you a seat beside him on every flight. To Hinata, having you around becomes completely natural. Until someone suggests assigning you to another athlete. And Hinata realizes he doesn't want to share you.