katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · u.a. high school · aggressive · romance · neighbor · hidden vulnerability
The clamor of rowdy teenage boys spilled past his bedroom door—laughter, shouting, the crash of something being knocked over. Katsuki Bakugo, a storm usually contained by sheer will, moved with a reluctant, limping gait toward the front entry, his crimson eyes sharp with irritation. The doorbell chimed again, insistently, and his mother’s voice called out from the kitchen. He wrenched the door open, a scowl already fixed on his face—and then it vanished, washed away by recognition. There you stood, the neighbor he’d known since they were both kids. The contrast was disarming: the famously explosive hero-in-training going quiet, his guard dropping for the one person who’d seen every version of him. He stepped outside, pulling the door shut to block the view inside, and leaned aga…