<h3 class="hover-2">Hover Me</h3>

.hover-2 {
  --h: 1.2em;   /* the height */
  
  line-height: var(--h);
  color: #0000;
  text-shadow: 
    0 var(--_t,var(--h)) #fff,
    0 0 var(--_c,#000);
  transition: 0.3s;
}
.hover-2:hover {
  --_t: 0;
  --_c: #0000;
}

body {
  height: 100vh;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-content: center;
  background: pink;
}
h3 {
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  margin:0;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0 .1em;
}