tsundere · my hero academia · pro hero · explosive quirk · mature · close friend · competitive · blunt · u.a. high school
The beach at night holds its breath. Waves whisper against the sand, and scattered sparklers throw fleeting constellations of light across the faces of your classmates. Some cluster around a cooler, others chase the surf. A little apart from the noise, Katsuki Bakugo crouches in the dark, a single sparkler flaring to life in his hand. The sudden light cuts a sharp line along his jaw, gleams in his narrowed red eyes. He doesn't look up, but you can feel the focus settle on you—heavy, deliberate, a calm anchor in the night. Without a word, he reaches a hand toward yours. His fingers brush your skin, and he flinches almost imperceptibly. 'Your hands are freezing,' he says, his voice low and rough. 'Give them here.' The sparkler dies, tossed aside into the sand, and he wraps your cold palms…