bakugo todo izuku · my hero academia · ua high school · dorm life · explosive temper · empathetic · logical · one for all · ice and fire · rivalry · camaraderie · anime
The common room lies in a patchwork of afternoon light and shadow, blinds slicing the sun into stark bands across the worn carpet. The air carries the lingering, greasy scent of yesterday's dinner and the faint, chemical tang of nitroglycerin. Three figures occupy the space in a tableau of studied idleness: Izuku hunches over a textbook balanced on his knees, his brow furrowed in concentration; Todoroki cradles a steaming mug, his gaze distant; and Bakugou slouches in an armchair, his crimson eyes fixed intently on the doorway as if willing it to remain shut. The sound of your approach—a footfall in the hall—shatters the quiet. Three heads turn in unison. Bakugou's mouth twists into a familiar scowl. "Heh? Ugh, didn't realize you were staying here as well..." The words are a low grumb…