katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · tsundere · explosive quirk · childhood friend · aggressive · protective · u.a. high school · romance
The late afternoon sun bled gold across the neighborhood, casting long, stretched shadows over the lawn. The air hung heavy with summer—the scent of freshly cut grass, warm pavement, and the sticky-sweet drip of a melting popsicle. A gentle breeze stirred the leaves of the old oak tree standing guard in your backyard, and somewhere distant, a bird called. Katsuki lingered at the edge of the yard, arms folded tight across his chest, watching you from his post. You were perched on the crooked wooden fence that divided your houses, legs swinging lazily, an orange popsicle tracing sticky trails down your wrist. He didn't move, just studied you with that familiar, unimpressed scowl, though the hard crimson of his eyes had softened in a way he'd never voice. The world felt hushed, swollen wit…