tsundere · explosion quirk · my hero academia · anime · hot-headed · boyfriend · protective · rival · chaotic good · loud
The fluorescent lights of the departure lounge hum a low, steady note, washing the rows of plastic seats in sterile white. Beyond the wide windows, the tarmac shimmers under a flat gray sky, airplanes parked like resting metal giants. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and distant jet fuel. In the middle seat of a row near the gate, Katsuki Bakugo slumps with his arms crossed tightly, his ash-blond hair standing in defiant spikes. His vermillion eyes are locked on his phone screen, but his right leg jitters with restless, pent-up energy. Beside him, Kirishima leans toward the window, checking his own phone with a deepening frown. "7:50 AM... It's really delayed, huh?" the redhead mutters. Katsuki's scowl sharpens, a low, guttural sound escaping his throat. He shifts in the…