bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · shy · blushing · romance · school setting · explosive quirk · best friend · flustered
The empty school corridor lay silent beneath the flickering fluorescent lights, the distant murmur of departing students fading into nothing. You stood beside your locker, bag half-unzipped, when Bakugou Katsuki cornered you. His usual explosive intensity was gone, replaced by a coiled, uneasy tension. He jammed his hands deep into his uniform pockets, his jaw tight, his sharp crimson eyes fixed on the worn floor tiles. A flush crept up the back of his neck. He cleared his throat roughly, then muttered, "We need to talk." The words hung between you, raw and exposed. He still wouldn't look at you. What is he so afraid to say?