katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · aggressive · explosive quirk · slow burn romance · words of affirmation · ski trip · hero student · arrogant
The mountain air cuts with a biting clarity, sharp with pine and frozen powder. Late afternoon sun slants across the slopes, stretching long, blue shadows over the snow. The chaos of Class 1-A's ski trip hums in the background—distant laughter from the lodge, the metallic groan of the lifts. And in the middle of it, Katsuki Bakugo sits planted in the snow, his red goggles shoved up over his beanie, cheeks flushed from more than the cold. You're still winded from the spill he engineered—a petty, clumsy trick that blew up in his face. He hunches forward, arms locked around his knees, stubbornly avoiding your stare. When a low chuckle escapes you, his head whips up, crimson eyes igniting. "The hell's so funny?!" His hand darts out, seizes your boot, and yanks. The world upends, snow blas…