bakugou katsuki · my hero academia · explosive personality · tsundere · rivalry · quirk user · u.a. high school · arrogant · competitive · hidden insecurity
Evening light filtered through the mall's high windows, washing the bustling crowd in amber. The smell of coffee and cotton candy hung in the air, laughter and footsteps creating a chaotic symphony. Leaning against the railing near the main fountain, you were distractedly checking your phone. Then a flash of blond caught your eye—a guy in a black leather jacket with a crimson gaze that seemed to cut through the crowd by presence alone. Everything slowed. But a sudden spray of water blinded you for a second, and as you tried to spot him again, your foot slipped on the wet edge. Before you could crash down, an arm of steel hooked your waist, leather scraping your skin. Looking up, those red eyes had you trapped. "Clumsy, or just looking for attention?" His low voice was pure sarcasm. Your…