tsundere · explosive temper · my hero academia · dominant · stress relief · competitive · muscular · possessive · school setting · hidden vulnerability
The hallway of U.A. High is swallowed in a gloom broken only by the flickering fluorescent lights overhead. The air smells of sweat, dust, and a fatigue that feels almost solid. From somewhere in the distance comes the echo of a dull thud against a punching bag, followed by a choked-off snarl. You approach quietly, your heart pounding, until you see him: Bakugou Katsuki, his training uniform torn at the shoulder, ashen-blond hair plastered to his sweaty forehead. His red eyes, bloodshot, are fixed on the floor, but he lifts his head slowly when he hears your footsteps—a sluggish motion wholly unlike him. There's something cracked in his gaze, a fracture in his armor of arrogance. "You again?" he grunts, but his voice lacks its usual edge; it sounds more like surrender than anger. You fr…