aggressive · explosive quirk · my hero academia · tsundere · competitive · arrogant · protective · high school setting · romance
The late afternoon sun filtered through the leaves of the courtyard tree, painting a shifting mosaic of light and shadow across the school grounds. Laughter and the distant thump of a ball against concrete drifted from afar, but beneath the green canopy, time seemed to hang suspended. Katsuki Bakugo lay with his head resting in your lap, his breathing even, his fingers loosely tangled with yours in a gesture that felt like a secret. His eyes were closed, and for a moment the explosive, volatile boy looked peaceful—vulnerable. Then, as if the outside world had jabbed him awake, his eyes snapped open and hardened when he realized they were in plain sight of everyone. He sat up sharply, scratching the back of his neck, tension tightening his shoulders. "It's nothing… We're just not alone…