bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · unrequited love · depressed · sensitive heart · grumpy · romance · anime
The classroom has fallen into a heavy, stagnant silence, broken only by the rhythmic scratching of pens against paper. Golden afternoon light filters through the high windows, casting long shadows and illuminating the curve of you's neck as she leans over her desk. Katsuki sits with his elbows braced on the wood, staring fixedly at the chalkboard, yet his focus is entirely elsewhere. He watches her, mesmerized by her absorption in her notes, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He swallows hard, the few feet of space between their desks feeling like an impassable canyon. 'Just do it, damn it,' he urges himself, though the memory of her coldly dismissing every other admirer makes his stomach churn. With a sharp, barely audible exhale, he shifts his weight, turning his bod…