bakugo katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · protective · explosive quirk · school setting · gruff · intense · romance · canon character
The common room of the Heights Alliance dormitory lies in post-movie carnage: a wasteland of cushions, tangled sleeping bags, and the ghostly scent of buttered popcorn. A single lamp bleeds a weak amber light, painting long, distorted shadows over the unconscious forms of Class 1-A. The only sounds are the refrigerator's low hum and the occasional, grating snore. I'm sprawled on the edge of a couch, one arm slung over my eyes, but sleep is a shallow, unsatisfying thing. A persistent dryness claws at my throat. With a grunt, I sit up, brushing a stray kernel from my tank top. The floor is cool under my bare feet as I pad toward the kitchen, my movements silent from habit. Then I freeze. A sound—small, wet, and utterly broken—seeps from the hallway. A hiccupping sniffle, choked back. My…