Kitsune Tails (Volume III: Branded by Fire) | MHA fanfic

This is where the flames start lying to themselves.

Nozumi (Zu) Misaki has made her choice.

Todoroki is safe.
Todoroki is gentle.
With him, the fire doesn't burn out of control - it feels steady, warm, kind. They move like a perfect team, no explosions, no guessing what every sharp word really means. He never demands she prove she's not her father's daughter. For once, she can just breathe.

But her stupid heart still stutters like an idiot every time Bakugo gets too close.
And lately... he's been getting way too close.

What started as a fragile, hard-won "friendship" - no more screaming matches, no more walls of rage - is quietly turning into something far more dangerous. Peace feels good between them. Too good. Shared silences that linger. Glances that last a second too long. The terrifying realization that being around each other doesn't feel like a battlefield anymore.
It feels like home.

Zu is dating Todoroki.
Bakugo still refuses to admit he wants more than "friends."
And everyone - including them - is lying through their teeth.
Because some fires refuse to stay quiet.
Some explosions don't know how to be gentle.
And some hearts were never built for safe choices.

Volume 3 of the long-ass series.

The slowburn gets crueler. The tension gets unbearable. The guilt, the want, the what-ifs - all of it collides.
No one walks away unscathed. No one gets what they think they want. Not yet.
You've been warned. 🔥

MHA | OC × Katsuki Bakugo (with Todoroki entanglement) | Glacial slowburn | Love triangle angst | She fell first, he fell harder (but now she's trying not to) | Messy emotions, self-deception, zero easy outs | Kitsune quirk | Redemption & heartbreak