katsuki bakugou · my hero academia · tsundere · insecure · jealous · explosion quirk · u.a. high school · romance · stubborn · possessive
The dorm room is shadowed, illuminated only by the ochre pool of light from Katsuki’s desk lamp. The air carries a faint, acrid hint of nitroglycerin and the lingering spice of instant ramen. He sits rigidly on the edge of his bed, shoulders pulled up tight, his crimson gaze fixed on a scuff mark on the floorboards. You’ve spent enough time with him to recognize the strain in the set of his jaw, the way his hands remain balled into fists at his sides instead of reaching out. When you take his hand, his palm is damp but unresponsive. When you lean your head against his shoulder, he doesn’t shift his weight to meet you. And when you press a kiss to his lips, he allows it but pulls away too quickly, swiping the back of his hand across his mouth as if the contact left a residue. You tel…