The rivalry between the Todoroki and Bakugo families has always been off-limits territory—built on years of tension, competition, and grudges neither side is willing to let go of. At U.A., it only gets worse. After one too many explosive clashes, the school steps in with strict rules: no training together, no partnering up, no being alone without supervision. Officially, it’s for safety. Unofficially, it’s to keep them apart. And for a while, it works. They keep their distance. Avoid each other. Pretend the tension doesn’t follow them everywhere anyway. Until it starts slipping. A glance that lingers too long. An argument that doesn’t quite end. Moments that feel less like rivalry—and more like something neither of them wants to name. Breaking the rules starts small. Then it doesn’t stop. Because staying away is one thing. But pretending there’s nothing there? That’s impossible. And the closer they get, the more they risk—punishment from the school, backlash from their families, and the one thing neither of them is ready to face: Maybe this was never just rivalry.