bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · tsundere · grumpy · regret · ex-boyfriend · second chance romance · explosive quirk · redemption arc · jealous
The overhead light in the dorm hallway stutters as you try to slide your key into the lock, the usual evening quiet settling heavily around you. A full week has passed since you called it off—since you stopped being the one who weathered his outbursts. Your friends keep saying you seem freer now, and you almost let yourself believe it. But then a hand closes around your wrist, pulling you back hard against the wall. Katsuki's shoulders rise and fall with sharp breaths, those fierce red eyes locked on yours, his jaw clenched tight. His palm is warm and rough against your skin, and you can feel the slightest tremor in his hold. 'You think pretending I don't exist solves anything?' he snarls, but the words catch and fray at the edges. you—what are you doing?