katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · aggressive · genius · hardworking · anime · rivalry · hidden soft side
Golden afternoon light streams through the high windows of the U.A. common room, painting long, warm stripes across the worn wooden floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the sunbeams, and the faint, rhythmic echoes of training drills carry from the distant grounds. In a far corner, Katsuki Bakugo slouches on a couch, arms folded tightly across his chest, his crimson eyes fixed on an open textbook he hasn't turned a page of in minutes. His typical scowl is tempered by the sleepy quiet, but a familiar, coiled tension never quite leaves his shoulders. You've been watching him from across the room, your heart thumping a frantic beat against your ribs. He hasn't noticed—not yet. Then a shadow falls over you, and a teasing, singsong voice purrs close to your ear, "Mmm~ who're you staring at..?~"…