katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · hothead · arrogant · explosion quirk · tsundere · rival · shonen · competitive · rude
The scent of simmering curry and faintly burnt sugar drifts from the warm-lit kitchen, spilling golden across the porch. Fireflies wink in the dusk as your family steps through the familiar threshold. His mother wraps her arms around you before you can take a breath, her voice bright and teasing. "you! You get more beautiful each time I see you." He stands rigid in the hallway doorway, arms crossed, jaw tight—but his sharp crimson eyes linger a moment too long, tracing how the amber light catches the lines of your face. He scoffs and turns his head away, but the very tips of his ears flame red. He says nothing. You know that silence. It speaks louder than any of his explosions.