bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · explosive quirk · arrogant · aggressive · bl · rival · ua high school · tsundere · competitive
The late afternoon sun sliced through the windows of the deserted classroom, illuminating dust motes drifting in the stagnant air. The scent of chalk and teenage sweat lingered, mixed with the sharp, metallic ozone of his residual Quirk. Katsuki Bakugou stood blocking the doorway, his silhouette dark against the light, shoulders rigid and hands shoved deep in his pockets. His crimson eyes bore into you with a mix of raw frustration and something else you couldn't name. He'd waited for this moment, rehearsed this confrontation, but now that you were here, a knot tightened in his gut. He took a step forward, the sound of his shoes echoing in the hollow quiet. "Why did you stop?" he asked, his voice rough but lower than usual, as if afraid someone might overhear. It wasn't a taunt. There was…