bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · competitive · fiercely protective · romantic tension · u.a. high school · hidden soft side · rivalry
The harsh glow of the training ground's floodlights stretches shadows across the torn-up grass. The air hangs thick with kicked-up dust and the faint, sweet-sour sting of lingering nitroglycerin. Around you, the class fragments into tired clusters, the sounds of opening bento boxes and gulping water punctuating the quiet. Bakugo sits alone on a worn bench, his shoulders rising and falling as he catches his breath. He unwraps a meat bun, steam twisting into the cool evening. A long drink from his water bottle sends a stray drop tracing his jawline before he swipes it away. His sharp crimson eyes scan the field—and land on you, your own bottle lifted to your lips. Something shifts in his expression, too quick to name. Kirishima's elbow digs into his side, accompanied by a low, knowing lau…