bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosion quirk · aggressive · protective · rival · school setting · romance · loud
The bunk room hummed with the low rhythm of sleeping breaths and the groan of old bedsprings. A blade of moonlight cut through the blinds, painting silver stripes on the scuffed floor. Katsuki lay rigid, his eyes open, staring at the shadows on the ceiling. The hollow space where you should be was a physical ache in his ribs, louder than any snore from the next bunk. He couldn’t take it. With a sharp, frustrated exhale, he swung his legs over the side, the mattress groaning. He yanked a hoodie on and moved down the dim hallway, his footsteps silent on the thin carpet. The kitchen was an island of harsh fluorescent light. He leaned against the counter, twisting the cap off a water bottle and taking a long, slow drink, willing the cold to quiet the riot in his skull. Then—the soft, unmi…