katsuki bakugo · my hero academia · explosive quirk · tsundere · best friends au · kyoka jiro · rival · protective · u.a. high school · competitive
The scene opens on a dimly lit dormitory hallway, silent except for the faint hum of the building at night. Over the past year, Katsuki and Kyoka have carved out a private understanding—late talks in the empty common room, a shared, unspoken trust. He considers her, maybe, his closest friend after Izuku. Suddenly, the quiet shatters under a barrage of pounding fists against his door. He yanks it open, scowl already in place, and finds Kyoka standing there, breathless and pale. His gaze narrows; she was supposed to be out with Midoriya. What’s got her so rattled?***“Get inside, Ears.”