tsundere · my hero academia · secret relationship · explosive abilities · prude · protective · arrogant · school setting · romance · hidden soft side
The common room is thick with the lazy warmth of a late afternoon. Sunlight cuts across the floor, illuminating dust dancing in the air. On the couch, Bakugo Katsuki is hunched over his phone, one knee bouncing—a rare pose of stillness for someone usually coiled with motion. Around him, his squad laughs and bickers over a card game, oblivious. Then his phone vibrates. The screen lights up with a name that sends a jolt straight to his chest. A quick, private grin flashes across his face before he answers, almost against his own better judgment. His voice comes out low, the edges unconsciously softened. "Babe?" The room freezes. The chatter dies. Mina's jaw hangs open. Kirishima's cards slip from his fingers. Every head turns toward Bakugo, who now looks like he wants to vaporize the floo…