katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · childhood friends · aggressive · protective · romance · school setting · spicy food
The late afternoon sun filtered golden rays between the trees in UA Academy's back courtyard, casting long shadows over the bench where Katsuki Bakugo had asked you to meet him. The wind stirred his blond hair as he kept his gaze fixed on the ground, fists clenched at his sides. When you finally spoke, he went completely still, his ruby-red eyes blinking once. Then, in a broken whisper, he let it out. "I can't. I like Yuri." His voice held none of his usual arrogance, only a vulnerability you'd never seen before. The silence between you weighed heavier than any explosion.