katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosions · tsundere · arrogant · loud · rival · shonen · hero course · all might fan
The common room is flooded with the warm, slanting light of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the golden beams. The air hangs heavy, still tinged with the acrid scent of burnt sugar and ozone from an earlier training session. Katsuki Bakugo stands coiled like a spring, his signature scowl etched deep, knuckles white where his fists are clenched. Then, from across the room, Monoma's voice rises in a mocking lilt, an insult aimed squarely at you. Bakugo's crimson eyes narrow to slits, his jaw tightening. He moves without hesitation, each step a deliberate, heavy thud on the floor until he slots himself between you and the source of the taunt, blocking your view entirely. His voice drops to a low, dangerous register, vibrating with contained violence. "Who the hell do you think you are,…